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Colin George Blakely (23 September 1930 – 7 May 1987) was a
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actor. He had roles in the films '' A Man for All Seasons'' (1966), ''
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'' (1970), ''
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'' (1974), and '' Equus'' (1977).


Early life

Born in
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, Northern Ireland, Blakely attended
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in
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), England. At the age of 18 he started work in his family's sports goods shop in Belfast, before going on to work as a timber-loader on the railways. In 1957, after a spell of amateur dramatics with the Bangor Drama Club, he turned professional with the Group Theatre, Belfast.


Career

In 1957, at the age of 27, Blakely made his stage debut as Dick McCardle in ''Master of the House''. He also appeared in several Ulster Group Theatre productions, including
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's ''Bonefire'' (1958) and Patricia O'Connor's ''A Sparrow Falls'' (1959). From 1957 to 1959 he was at the
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, appearing in ''Cock-A-Doodle Dandy'', ''
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'' and, to critical approval, ''The Naming of Murderers Rock''. In 1961, he joined the
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at
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and from 1963 to 1968 was with the National Theatre at the
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. On television, Blakely appeared in the "
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" series in 1962, episode "The Hard Knock" and director
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unusually cast Blakely in two different roles during the same run of episodes of the 1967 series ''
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''. In 1969, Blakely's controversial role as an anguished
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's '' Son of Man'' gained him wide recognition. From that time onwards, he was a regular on British television, and in the same year played the leading role in a BBC adaptation of
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''. Among the many stage plays in which he appeared were ''
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'', '' Saint Joan'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and ''Oedipus''. He returned to the Royal Shakespeare in 1972 in
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'' and was subsequently in many West End plays. Notable film roles included Maurice Braithwaite in ''
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'' (1963), Vahlin in ''
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'' (1964),
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's house servant Matthew in '' A Man for All Seasons'' (1966),
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'' (1970), and
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'' (1983). In the 1975 British film, ''
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'', derived from the
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books, Blakely played the eccentric
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. (Blakely's ''Son of Man'' co-star
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would play the role in the 1978-1990
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television series '' All Creatures Great and Small''.) Blakely also appeared in ''
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'' (1972), '' The National Health'' (1973), ''
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'' (1974), ''
The Pink Panther Strikes Again ''The Pink Panther Strikes Again'' is a 1976 comedy film. The fifth film in ''The Pink Panther'' series, its plot picks up three years after '' The Return of the Pink Panther'', with former Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) about t ...
'' (1976), '' Equus'' (1977), '' The Dogs of War'' (1980), ''
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'' (1980) and '' Evil Under the Sun'' (1982). A noted Shakespearean actor, Blakely appeared on television as Antony in ''
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'' (1981), directed by
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as part of the
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series; and as Kent in the 1983
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version of ''
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'' which starred
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. Other television appearances included ''
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'' (1985), ''
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'' (1985) and ''
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'' (1986).


Personal life

Blakely was married to British actress
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for 26 years and had three sons, including twins. He died of
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at the peak of his career as a noted character actor, aged 56.


Filmography

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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning ''Saturday Night and Sunday Morning'' is the first novel by British author Alan Sillitoe and won the Author's Club First Novel Award. It was adapted by Sillitoe into a 1960 film starring Albert Finney, directed by Karel Reisz, and in 1964 was ...
'' (1960) – Loudmouth * ''
The Hellions ''The Hellions'' is a 1961 British adventure film directed by Ken Annakin starring Richard Todd, Anne Aubrey, Lionel Jeffries, Ronald Fraser and Colin Blakely that was set and filmed in South Africa. Plot A lone law enforcement officer, Sam ...
'' (1961) – Matthew Billings * ''
The Password Is Courage ''The Password Is Courage'' is a 1962 British comedy-drama war film from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, based on John Castle's 1954 World War II memoir of the same name. Written, produced, and directed by Andrew L. Stone, the film stars Dirk Bogarde, Mar ...
'' (1962) – 1st German Goon * ''
This Sporting Life ''This Sporting Life'' is a 1963 British kitchen sink drama film directed by Lindsay Anderson. Based on the 1960 novel of the same name by David Storey, which won the 1960 Macmillan Fiction Award, it recounts the story of a rugby league footb ...
'' (1963) – Maurice Braithwaite * ''
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'' (1963) – Charlie Ruskin * ''
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'' (1964) – Rhykka * ''
Never Put It in Writing ''Never Put It in Writing'' is a 1964 British comedy film directed by Andrew L. Stone and starring Pat Boone, Milo O'Shea, Fidelma Murphy and Reginald Beckwith. Plot While in Ireland, an insurance executive learns that somebody else has been p ...
'' (1964) – Oscar * ''
The Counterfeit Constable ''The Counterfeit Constable'' (French: ''Allez France!'') is a 1964 French comedy film directed by Robert Dhéry and Pierre Tchernia and starring Ronald Fraser, Diana Dors and Arthur Mullard. Plot A French rugby supporter (Robert Dhéry), in ...
'' (1964) – L'aveugle * '' A Man for All Seasons'' (1966) – Matthew * ''
The Spy with a Cold Nose ''The Spy with a Cold Nose'' is a 1966 British comedy film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Laurence Harvey, Daliah Lavi, Lionel Jeffries, Denholm Elliott, and Colin Blakely. The film was nominated for Golden Globe Awards in the Best Engli ...
'' (1966) – Russian Premier * ''
Charlie Bubbles ''Charlie Bubbles'' is a 1968 British comedy-drama film directed by Albert Finney in his feature directorial debut. The film stars Finney alongside Billie Whitelaw and Liza Minnelli. It was screened at the 1968 Cannes Film Festival on the 11t ...
'' (1967) – Smokey Pickles * ''
The Day the Fish Came Out ''The Day the Fish Came Out'' (Greece: Otan ta psaria vgikan sti steria) is a 1967 DeLuxe Color Greek–British comedy film directed and written by Michael Cacoyannis who also designed the film's futuristic costumes. The film stars Tom Courte ...
'' (1967) – The Pilot * ''
The Vengeance of She ''The Vengeance of She'' is a 1968 British fantasy film directed by Cliff Owen and starring John Richardson (actor), John Richardson, Olga Schoberová, Olinka Berova, Edward Judd, André Morell and Colin Blakely. It bears little in common with th ...
'' (1968) – George * '' Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher'' (1968) – Solomon Philbrick * ''
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'' (1969) – Asher * ''
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes ''The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes'' is a 1970 DeLuxe Color film in Panavision written and produced by Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond, and directed by Wilder. The film offers an affectionate, slightly parodic look at Sherlock Holmes, an ...
'' (1970) –
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* ''
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'' (1972) – Blagdon * ''
Young Winston ''Young Winston'' is a 1972 British biographical adventure drama war film covering the early years of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, based in particular on his 1930 book, '' My Early Life''. The first part of the film covers Churchill ...
'' (1972) – Butcher * '' The National Health'' (1973) – Edward Loach * ''
Murder on the Orient Express ''Murder on the Orient Express'' is a work of detective fiction by English writer Agatha Christie featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 1 January 1934. In the U ...
'' (1974) – Cyrus B. Hardman * ''
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'' (1975) – Priuli * ''
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'' (1975) – Siegfried Farnon * ''
The Pink Panther Strikes Again ''The Pink Panther Strikes Again'' is a 1976 comedy film. The fifth film in ''The Pink Panther'' series, its plot picks up three years after '' The Return of the Pink Panther'', with former Chief Inspector Charles Dreyfus (Herbert Lom) about t ...
'' (1976) – Inspector Alec Drummond * '' Equus'' (1977) – Frank Strang * ''
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'' (1978) – Harry Jones * ''
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'' (1979) – Tamil * '' The Day Christ Died'' - Caiphas * ''
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'' (1980) – Vassili * ''
Little Lord Fauntleroy ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' is a novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. It was published as a serial in '' St. Nicholas Magazine'' from November 1885 to October 1886, then as a book by Scribner's (the publisher of ''St. Nicholas'') in 1886. The ill ...
'' (1980) – Silas Hobbs * '' The Dogs of War'' (1980) – North * ''
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'' (1981) – Gardner * '' Nailed'' (1981) – Elder Protestant * '' Evil Under the Sun'' (1982) – Sir Horace Blatt * ''
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'' (1982) – Inspector Alec Drummond (archive footage) (uncredited) *
Red Monarch ''Red Monarch'' is a 1983 British television film starring Colin Blakely as Joseph Stalin. It is directed by Jack Gold and features David Suchet as Lavrentiy Beria and David Threlfall as Stalin's son Vasily. ''Red Monarch'' is a comedy based o ...
(1983) -
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The World of Don Camillo ''The World of Don Camillo '' (in Italy ''Don Camillo'') is a 1983 Cinema of Italy, Italian comedy film directed, produced and starring Terence Hill, and is a remake of ''Le Petit Monde de Don Camillo'' (1952). Both were based on the novel ''Don C ...
'' (1984) – Peppone


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