Colin Blakely
Colin Blakely
Irish stage, film and TV actor Colin Blakely worked as a sporting goods salesman before turning to acting in his late 20s. Starting out in theatres in Belfast and Wales, he made his 1959 London debut in Sean O'Casey's Cock-a-Doodle-Dandy. Blakely spent most of the 1960s associated with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. Making his first film, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, in 1960, Blakely kept busy before the cameras until the mid-1980s in an exhausting variety of characterizations. Among his more sizeable movie roles was Dr. Watson in 1969's The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. Colin Blakely's final appearance was in the Masterpiece Theatre TV multiparter Paradise Postponed (1986). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Colin Blakely:
- Galileo with Topol , Georgia Brown , Clive Revill , Margaret Leighton , John Gielgud , Michael Gough , Tom Conti , Edward Fox , Michel Lonsdale , Patrick Magee , John McEnery
- The Big Sleep with Robert Mitchum , Sarah Miles , Richard Boone , Candy Clark , Joan Collins , Edward Fox , John Mills , James Stewart , Oliver Reed , Harry Andrews , Richard Todd , James Donald , John Justin , Dudley Sutton , Tom Laughlin
- King Lear with Laurence Olivier , John Hurt , Jeremy Kemp , Esmond Knight , Leo McKern , Diana Rigg , Dorothy Tutin , Brian Cox
Colin Blakely Trivia
When was Colin Blakely born?
Colin Blakely was born on September 23, 1930
Who did Colin Blakely play in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes?
Colin Blakely was Dr. John H. Watson in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
Who did Colin Blakely portray in Galileo?
Colin Blakely was Priuli in Galileo
Who did Colin Blakely portray in The Pink Panther Strikes Again?
Colin Blakely was Alec Drummond in The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Who did Colin Blakely portray in Evil Under the Sun?
Colin Blakely was Sir Horace Blatt in Evil Under the Sun
Who did Colin Blakely portray in Equus?
Colin Blakely was Frank Strang in Equus
Who did Colin Blakely play in The Dogs of War?
Colin Blakely was North in The Dogs of War
Who did Colin Blakely play in The Vengeance of She?
Colin Blakely was George in The Vengeance of She
What role did Colin Blakely play in Loophole?
Colin Blakely played Gardner in Loophole
Who did Colin Blakely play in This Sporting Life?
Colin Blakely was Maurice Braithwaite in This Sporting Life
Who did Colin Blakely play in The Long Ships?
Colin Blakely was Rhykka in The Long Ships
Who did Colin Blakely portray in A Man for All Seasons?
Colin Blakely was Matthew in A Man for All Seasons
What role did Colin Blakely play in The Big Sleep?
Colin Blakely played Harry Jones in The Big Sleep
Who did Colin Blakely portray in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning?
Colin Blakely was Loudmouth in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Who did Colin Blakely portray in Antony and Cleopatra?
Colin Blakely was Antony in Antony and Cleopatra
What role did Colin Blakely portray in King Lear?
Colin Blakely played Kent in King Lear
Who did Colin Blakely portray in Murder on the Orient Express?
Colin Blakely was Cyrus Hardman in Murder on the Orient Express
