Colin Blakely - Movies, Bio & Filmography

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★ Acting🎥 57 films📺 17 TV shows📅 1960–1987🔥 0

Also known as: Колин Блекли, Колин Блейкли

Born in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK

1930-09-23 (age 56 at death)

Died 1987-05-07

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Colin George Blakely  (23 September 1930 – 7 May 1987) was a Northern Irish character actor. He was considered an actor of great range.

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Colin George Edward Blakely (23 September 1930 – 7 May 1987) was a Northern Irish stage and screen actor. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Sidney Lumet's Equus (1977), and was nominated twice for a Best Actor in Television (1970, 1987). He was also an Olivier Award nominee. 
According to the British Film Institute, Blakely's "chunky form and rumpled, good-natured features tended to direct him towards hero's-friend roles, but there was also an impressive toughness and intensity about his work."
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