Actor

Colin Blakely

Born 1930-09-23Died 1987-05-07aged 56

Colin Blakely (1930–1987) is best known for The World of Don Camillo, Evil Under the Sun and Trail of the Pink Panther.

Colin George Edward Blakely (23 September 1930 – 7 May 1987) was a Northern Irish stage and screen actor. He was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his performance in Sidney Lumet's Equus (1977), and was nominated twice for a Best Actor in Television (1970, 1987). He was also an Olivier Award nominee.

According to the British Film Institute, Blakely's "chunky form and rumpled, good-natured features tended to direct him towards hero's-friend roles, but there was also an impressive toughness and intensity about his work."

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