Colin Welland
Actor · Story · Screenplay · Writer
Born Jul 4, 1934 · Liverpool, England
Active 1956–2015 · Awards: BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
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
Trial & Retribution (1997) - MalloryWar of the Buttons (1994) - WriterFemme Fatale (1993) - Martin HartyFor the Greater Good (1991) - Sir David WhitesDancin' Thru the Dark (1990) - ManagerA Dry White Season (1989) - ScreenplayScreen One (1989) - WriterTwice in a Lifetime (1985) - WriterChariots of Fire (1981) - WriterCowboys (1980) - GeyserYanks (1979) - Story · ScreenplayBlue Remembered Hills (1979) - WillieSweeney! (1977) - Frank ChadwickYour Man from Six Counties (1976) - WriterThe Sweeney (1975) - ToberLeeds United! (1974) - WriterVillage Hall (1974) - TedJack Point (1973) - WriterStraw Dogs (1971) - Rev. Barney HoodVillain (1971) - Tom BinneyKes (1970) - Mr. FarthingThe Hallelujah Handshake (1970) - WriterPlay for Today (1970) - Willie · WriterZ-Cars (1962) - PC David Graham