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Leslie Sands (1921–2001)

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Deep-voiced British character actor of stage and screen. Made his theatrical debut at the Lyceum in Sheffield, in 1941. Had several seasons with the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Often performed in works by fellow Bradford-born playwright J. B. Priestley. Popular guest appearances in many TV shows, including "Z Cars", "Blackadder" and "The Two Ronnies". See more trivia »

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Filmography

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1991 Stay Lucky (TV series)
Leonard Hanley
A Roman Empire (1991) … Leonard Hanley
 
1991 The Play on One (TV series)
Gas and Candles (1991)
 
1991 Woof! (TV series)
Mr Bradley
Episode #3.3 (1991) … Mr Bradley
 
1989 Boon (TV series)
Mr. Sandford
All in a Day's Pork (1989) … Mr. Sandford
 
1986 Wilderness Road (TV series)
Arch
The End of the World (1986) … Arch
 
1985 The Winning Streak (TV mini-series)
Bernard Savage
Hot Prospects (1985) … Bernard Savage
Hollow Victory (1985) … Bernard Savage
Local Hero (1985) … Bernard Savage
 
1984 Fresh Fields (TV series)
Mr Wylie
Business Contacts (1984) … Mr Wylie
 
1983 Juliet Bravo (TV series)
Peter Braithwaite
Who Says the War Is Over? (1983) … Peter Braithwaite
 
1983 The Black Adder (TV series)
Lord Graveney
The Archbishop (1983) … Lord Graveney
 
1982 Take Three Women (TV series)
Sir Frederick Marshall
 
1982 BBC Play of the Month (TV series)
Sam Shipley
 
1981 Seven Dials Mystery (TV movie)
Sir Oswald Coote
 
1980-1981 The Good Companions (TV series)
Narrator
Curtain Call (1981) … Narrator (voice)
Salvage Work (1981) … Narrator (voice)
A Wind in the Triangle (1981) … Narrator (voice)
Stumbling Chronicles (1980) … Narrator (voice)
Slippin' Round the Corner (1980) … Narrator (voice)
 
1981 Very Like a Whale (TV movie)
Sir Jock's father
 
1979 The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game (TV series)
Jack Beater
Trackdown (1979) … Jack Beater
 
1979 Bloodline
Doctor
 
1979 One Fine Day (TV movie)
Commissionaire
 
1978 The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (TV series)
Thruxton Appleby
The Trickle of Visitors (1978) … Thruxton Appleby
 
1978 Wodehouse Playhouse (TV series)
Earl of Wivelscombe
The Luck of the Stiffhams (1978) … Earl of Wivelscombe
 
1977 The Upchat Line (TV series)
Mr. Johnson
One Good Turn (1977) … Mr. Johnson
 
1977 Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle (TV series)
Walter Grope
The Flaxborough Crab: Part 2 (1977) … Walter Grope
 
1977 Big Boy Now! (TV series)
Bert Sorrel
She Was Only a Bookie's Daughter (1977) … Bert Sorrel
 
1976 Cilla's World of Comedy (TV series)
Charlie Bradshaw
Get Me to the Church! (1976) … Charlie Bradshaw
 
1976 Murder (TV series)
Peter Brown
Nobody's Conscience (1976) … Peter Brown
 
1976 The Littlest Horse Thieves
Foreman Sam Carter
 
1974-1976 Man About the House (TV series)
Mr. Tripp / Robin's Dad
 
1975 My Brother's Keeper (TV series)
Mr. Rankin
A Multitude of Sins (1975) … Mr. Rankin
 
1975 Cilla's Comedy Six (TV series)
Charlie Bradshaw
Father's Doing Fine (1975) … Charlie Bradshaw
 
1958-1974 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Local police chief / Sir Henry Merritt / Supt. Travers / …
If You Could See What I Can See (1974) … Trevor
The Noise Stopped (1966) … Sir Henry Merritt
Dr Kabul (1959) … Local police chief
I Can Destroy the Sun (1958) … Supt. Travers
 
1973 Wessex Tales (TV series)
Sir John Grebe
Barbara of the House of Grebe (1973) … Sir John Grebe
 
1973 Love Story (TV series)
Walter
Walter (1973) … Walter
 
1973 New Scotland Yard (TV series)
Sebastian Barrios
Crossfire (1973) … Sebastian Barrios
 
1973 The Roses of Eyam (TV movie)
Thomas Stanley
 
1972 Man at the Top (TV series)
Arnold Clayton
The Knackers Yard (1972) … Arnold Clayton
 
1972 Suspicion (TV series)
Mosher
Nobby's Turn (1972) … Mosher
 
1969-1972 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
Harry Masters / Mr. Barfield
The Midsummer Dream of Chief Inspector Blossom (1972) … Harry Masters
Two Feet Off the Ground (1969) … Mr. Barfield
 
1972 The Ragman's Daughter
Doris' father
 
1966-1970 Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series)
Oliver Cromwell / Will Thompson
Tribunal. (1970)
A Personal Affair (1968)
Ships of the Line (1966) … Will Thompson
 
1970 One More Time
Inspector Grock
 
1970 Comedy Playhouse (TV series)
George Hillbright
Better Than a Man (1970) … George Hillbright
 
1970 Department S (TV series)
Draper
The Last Train to Redbridge (1970) … Draper
 
1966-1969 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
Brack / Narrator / Yorky
Happy (1969) … Brack
The Lump (1967) … Yorky
Cock, Hen and Courting Pit (1966) … Narrator
 
1962-1969 Z Cars (TV series)
Det. Chief Supt. Miller / Det. Supt. Miller
No Time to Think: Part 2 (1969) … Det. Chief Supt. Miller
No Time to Think: Part 1 (1969) … Det. Chief Supt. Miller
One End of the Road: Part 2 (1969) … Det. Chief Supt. Miller
One End of the Road: Part 1 (1969) … Det. Chief Supt. Miller
You Want 'Em - You Find 'Em: Part 2 (1967) … Det. Chief Supt. Miller
 
1969 The Main Chance (TV series)
Charles Arkwright
What About Justice? (1969) … Charles Arkwright
 
1967-1968 ITV Playhouse (TV series)
Alfred / Detective Inspector Buller / The Major General
Camille 68 (1968) … Alfred
The Retreat (1968) … The Major General
The Confession (1967) … Detective Inspector Buller
 
1966-1968 Dixon of Dock Green (TV series)
Chinnery / Harry Selby
The White Mercedes (1968) … Harry Selby
Bullion (1966) … Chinnery
 
1967 The Gamblers (TV series)
Martin Glover
The Man Beneath (1967) … Martin Glover
 
1967 Danger Route
Man in Cinema
 
1966 Out of the Unknown (TV series)
Andrew Maddox
The Eye (1966) … Andrew Maddox
 
1966 The Deadly Affair
Inspector
 
1966 King of the River (TV series)
Captain Gasser
By Guess and by God (1966) … Captain Gasser
 
1965 The Mask of Janus (TV series)
Andrei Borisov
Why Not Call Me Kruschev? (1965) … Andrei Borisov
 
1965 Rapture
First Gendarme
 
1964-1965 Cluff (TV series)
Det. Sgt. Caleb Cluff
 
1964 The Four Seasons of Rosie Carr (TV movie)
Alec Farmer
 
1964 Detective (TV series)
Det. Sgt. Caleb Cluff
 
1964 The Avengers (TV series)
Captain Slim
Lobster Quadrille (1964) … Captain Slim
 
1963 The Saint (TV series)
Sam Purdell
The Well Meaning Mayor (1963) … Sam Purdell
 
1963 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Semel
Nice Break for the Boys (1963) … Semel
 
1963 The Plane Makers (TV series)
Tim Carter
A Matter of Self Respect (1963) … Tim Carter
 
1963 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Too Old for Donkeys (1963)
 
1961-1962 The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Inspector Simons / Sgt. Harris
Death Trap (1962) … Inspector Simons
Clue of the New Pin (1961) … Sgt. Harris
 
1962 Walk in the Shadow
Clyde - newspaper editor
 
1962 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
Inspector Hubbard
 
1962 Death Trap
Inspector Simons
 
1961 Where the Difference Begins (TV movie)
 
1961 The Clue of the New Pin
Sgt. Harris
 
1960 Counter-Attack! (TV series)
Tom Benson
Sealed Orders (1960) … Tom Benson
Escape (1960) … Tom Benson
White Flag (1960) … Tom Benson
 
1957 The Claverdon Road Job (TV movie)
Police Sgt. Cargill
 
Show ShowWriter (14 titles)
1977 Van der Valk (TV series)
The Runt (1977) (writer)
 
1977 Jubilee (TV series)
The White Elephant (1977) (writer)
 
1975 Ten from the Twenties (TV series)
The Anarchist (1975) (dramatisation)
 
1974 Intent to Murder (TV movie)
 
1971-1973 Hadleigh (TV series)
Family Feelings (1973) (writer)
Open Verdict (1971) (writer)
 
1970 A Family at War (TV series)
One of Ours (1970) (writer)
 
1969 The Gold Robbers (TV series)
Dog Eat Dog (1969) (writer)
 
1962-1968 Z Cars (TV series)
Vigilance: Part 2 (1968) (writer)
Vigilance: Part 1 (1968) (writer)
Standard Procedure: Part 2 (1967) (writer)
Standard Procedure: Part 1 (1967) (writer)
Daylight Robbery (1963) (writer)
 
1968 The First Lady (TV series)
A Time of Fear (1968) (writer)
Vacancy (1968) (writer)
 
1963 The Plane Makers (TV series)
One Out: All Out! (1963) (writer)
A Matter of Self Respect (1963) (story)
No Man's Land (1963) (writer)
 
1963 Suspense (TV series)
Deferred Terms (1963) (writer)
 
1960 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
Mr Nobody (1960) (writer)
 
1960 Armchair Mystery Theatre (TV series)
Eye Witness (1960) (writer)
 
1951 Another Man's Poison (play "Deadlock")
 
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Other Works:

(1977) He acted in George Bernard Shaw's play, "Candida," at the Albery Theatre in London, England with Deborah Kerr, Denis Quilley, Maureen Lipman, Simon Jones, and Patrick Ryecart in the cast. Michael Blakemore was director. See more »
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Trivia:

Deep-voiced British character actor of stage and screen. Made his theatrical debut at the Lyceum in Sheffield, in 1941. Had several seasons with the National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Often performed in works by fellow Bradford-born playwright J. B. Priestley. Popular guest appearances in many TV shows, including "Z Cars", "Blackadder" and "The Two Ronnies". See more »

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