---
name: "Colin Campbell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/colin-campbell"
fi1m_id: "colin-campbell"
imdb_id: "nm0132331"
tmdb_id: 157076
wikidata_id: "Q5601509"
roles: []
born: "17 January 1937"
died: "1 May 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T21:34:09.609114+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Colin Campbell

## Identity

Colin Campbell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/colin-campbell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** colin-campbell
- **IMDb ID:** nm0132331
- **TMDB ID:** 157076
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5601509
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Campbell_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5601509, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0132331/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/157076

Actor. Born 17 January 1937 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK. Died 1 May 2018.

## Details

- **Born:** 17 January 1937, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK
- **Died:** 1 May 2018
- **Active:** 1985–1990
- **Also known as:** Колин Кэмпбелл
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 85 (1), 1990s 54 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Campbell_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5601509, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0132331/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/157076

## Biography

Colin Campbell (17 January 1937 – 1 March 2018) was an English actor. He began his career as a child performer, appearing in a BBC radio adaptation of *Worzel Gummidge* and taking the title role in the 1952 BBC television production of *Huckleberry Finn*. His stage work included seasons at the Old Vic and with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Campbell's best-known film role was as Reggie in *The Leather Boys* (1964). He appeared in numerous British television series, including the main role of David Ashton in the ITV drama *A Family at War* (1970–1972). Later credits include *My Beautiful Laundrette* (1985), *Nuns on the Run* (1990) as Norm, and *I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle* (1990). He continued working into the 2000s, with his final screen appearance in *Saxon* (2007). His granddaughter is singer Shola Ama.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Nuns on the Run* (1990), Fi1m 54, as Norm — [page](https://film.one/film/nuns-on-the-run.md)
- *My Beautiful Laundrette* (1985), Fi1m 85, as Madame Butterfly Man — [page](https://film.one/film/my-beautiful-laundrette.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle* (1990), as Moped Rider
- *Nuns on the Run* (1990), as Norm — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/nuns-on-the-run.md)
- *My Beautiful Laundrette* (1985), as Madame Butterfly Man — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/my-beautiful-laundrette.md)
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Simon
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, as Private Bates
- *The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, as Private Bates
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Gerry
- *The Sweeney* (1975), series, as Det. Insp. Terry Potter — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sweeney.md)
- *Londoners* (1965), series, as Albert
- *Saturday Night Out* (1964), as Jamey
- *The Leather Boys* (1964), as Reggie

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