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Personal Info

Birth date

1935-09-09 (89 Years)

Day of death

2010-04-03

Gender

Male

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

London, England, UK

Also known as

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Roland MacLeod

Biography

Roland MacLeod (1935 – 3 April 2010) was an English actor working in film and television. He was born in London.

His television credits include Coronation Street, Softly, Softly, Ripping Yarns, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Sykes, Please Sir!, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Marty, Broaden Your Mind and The Goodies. He also made some appearances in Season Three of Grange Hill as a slightly comical workman sporting a comb over, often seen in confrontation with staff and pupils. However, his character showed a kinder side when he cleaned Duane Orpington's new coat in episode two. He also played the mad Head Teacher in The Boot Street Band, a TV series written by Steve Attridge and Andrew Davies.

He appeared as a vicar in John Cleese's film A Fish Called Wanda as well as in Le Pétomane and The Last Remake of Beau Geste.

Filmography

Acting

TBAMr. Majeika as Unknown

2009Misfits (1 Episode) as Stan

1993The Boot Street Band (12 Episodes) as Unknown

1990Sticky Wickets as Helmut

1988A Fish Called Wanda as Vicar

1987Watching (1 Episode) as Mr. Baxter

1985Lost In London as Man with wallet

1983The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin as Morris Coates

1982The Kenny Everett Television Show (1 Episode) as Various

1978Grange Hill (3 Episodes) as Workman

1977The Last Remake of Beau Geste as Dr. Crippen

1977Charleston as Anwalt Brown

1976Ripping Yarns (1 Episode) as Unknown

1973Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1 Episode) as Unknown

1972Sykes (1 Episode) as Teetotaller

1971Justice (1 Episode) as Mr. Sharp

1970The Goodies (6, 1 Episode) as Unknown, Robert McKenzie

1969The Big Flame as Mr Weldon

1968Please Sir! (1 Episode) as Monsignor Sopwith

1968It's Marty (12 Episodes) as Unknown

1968Nicholas Nickleby (2 Episodes) as Unknown

1967A Series Of Bird's (5 Episodes) as Unknown

1966On the Margin (6 Episodes) as Unknown

1965Always on Sunday as Apollinaire