Colin Welland

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Gender	Male
Death	9 years ago
Date of birth	July 4,1934
Zodiac sign	Cancer
Born	Liverpool
	United Kingdom
Date of died	November 2,2015
Died	England
	United Kingdom
Spouse	Patricia Sweeney
Children	Christie Welland
	Genevieve Welland
	Caroline Welland
	Catherine Welland
Job	Actor
	Screenwriter
Books	Say Goodnight to Grandma
	A Roomful of Holes
	Colin Welland's Anthology of Northern Humour
Awards	Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
	BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
	London Film Critics' Circle Award for Screenwriter of the Year
	British Academy Television Writer Award
	Academy Award for Writing (Original Screenplay)
Plays	Chariots of Fire
Parents	Nora Williams
	Jack Williams
Date of Reg.	2019-02-25 20:06:58
Date of Upd.	2023-05-15 22:50:12
ID	475468

Chariots of Fire
Yanks
War of the Buttons
Play for Today
A Dry White Season
Straw Dogs
Z-Cars
Villain
Spymaker: The Secret Life of Ian Fleming
ITV Sunday Night Theatre
Leeds United
Village Hall
Trial and Retribution
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Farmers Arms
Sweeney!
The Fix
United Kingdom
Kes
Cowboys
Blue Remembered Hills
Twice in a Lifetime

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Colin Welland Life story

Colin Welland, born Colin Edward Williams, was a British actor and screenwriter. He won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his script for Chariots of Fire. He won a BAFTA Award for his performance as the empathetic teacher Mr Farthing in the 1969 film Kes.