Biography for
Lennard Pearce More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

9 February 1915, Paddington, London, England, UK

Date of Death

15 December 1984, Archway, London, England, UK (heart attack)

Trivia

Had been ill in 1980, and had considered giving up acting altogether, but in 1981 was offered the part of Grandad in Only Fools and Horses, which shot him to popularity so late in his life.

Died on 15 December 1984 after a second heart attack within a fortnight, in London, England.

Although he did little work on TV he acted widely in theatre

Made an appearance in Coronation Street

Pearce died during the filming of the fourth series of "Only Fools And Horses" in 1984, and most of the episodes had to be re-shot in 1985, with Buster Merryfield replacing him.