Colin Welland
Actor · Story · Screenplay · Writer
Born Jul 4, 1934 · Liverpool, England
Active 1956–2015
Actor and writer Colin Welland will perhaps be forever remembered for his triumph at the 1982 Academy Awards, when he won the Best Screenplay Oscar for his screenplay for the hit film Chariots of Fire, proclaiming "The British are Coming!"…
Filmography
Straw Dogs (1971) — Rev. Barney HoodChariots of Fire (1981) — WriterKes (1970) — Mr. FarthingWar of the Buttons (1994) — WriterA Dry White Season (1989) — ScreenplayThe Sweeney (1975) — ToberYanks (1979) — Story · ScreenplayVillain (1971) — Tom BinneySweeney! (1977) — Frank ChadwickLeeds United! (1974) — WriterYour Man from Six Counties (1976) — WriterThe Hallelujah Handshake (1970) — WriterFor the Greater Good (1991) — Sir David WhitesTrial & Retribution (1997) — MalloryTwice in a Lifetime (1985) — WriterZ-Cars (1962) — PC David GrahamDancin' Thru the Dark (1990) — ManagerCowboys (1980) — GeyserPlay for Today (1970) — Willie · WriterScreen One (1989) — WriterFemme Fatale (1993) — Martin HartyJack Point (1973) — WriterBlue Remembered Hills (1979) — WillieITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969) — Writer