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# Leigh Lawson

Actor. Born 21 July 1945 in Atherston, Warwickshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 July 1945, Atherston, Warwickshire, England, UK
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leigh_Lawson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6519623, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0493271/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26257

## Biography

Leigh Lawson is an English actor, director and writer. Born on 21 July 1945 in Atherstone, Warwickshire, he trained at the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

He has appeared in films including *Brother Sun, Sister Moon* (1972) as Bernardo and *Tess* (1979) as Alec d'Urberville. His stage work includes productions with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre; he has also directed plays in the West End and on Broadway.

Lawson has been married to the actress and model Twiggy since 1988.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Tess* (1979), Fi1m 74, as Alec d'Urberville — [page](https://film.one/film/tess.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

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

- *The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler* (2009), as Rabbi Rozenfeld
- *Casanova* (2005), as Tito
- *Silence Becomes You* (2005), as Father
- *Being Julia* (2004), as Archie Dexter
- *Back to the Secret Garden* (2000), as Sir Colin Craven
- *An Unsuitable Job for a Woman* (1997), series, as Andrew Hampson
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, Actor
- *Stick with Me, Kid* (1995), series, as Grant Logan
- *The Nanny* (1993), series, as Lester
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Larry Prince
- *O Pioneers!* (1992), as Frank
- *Battling for Baby* (1992), as Allen
- *Kinsey* (1991), series, as Neil Kinsey
- *Dark Avenger* (1990), as Paul Cain
- *Voice of the Heart* (1989), as Terence Ogden
- *Coach* (1989), series, as Daniel Carter-Dodd
- *Madame Sousatzka* (1988), as Ronnie Blum
- *Tears in the Rain* (1988), as Hamdan al Dubai
- *Deadline: Madrid* (1988), as Robert Minelli
- *Queenie* (1987), series, as Uncle Morgan
- *The Ray Bradbury Theater* (1985), series, as David Leiber
- *Black Carrion* (1984), as Paul Taylor
- *Travelling Man* (1984), series, as Alan 'Max' Lomax
- *Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense* (1984), series, as Paul Chater
- *Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight* (1984), as Humphrey
- *Lace* (1984), series, as Count Charles de Chazalle
- *Journey into the Shadows: Portrait of Gwen John 1876-1939* (1984), as Augustus John
- *The Captain's Doll* (1983), as Freddie Packard
- *Fire and Sword* (1982), as König Marke
- *American Playhouse* (1982), series, as Frank
- *Murder Is Easy* (1982), as Jimmy Lorrimer
- *Hammer House of Horror* (1980), series, as Graham
- *Why Didn't They Ask Evans?* (1980), as Roger Bassington-ffrench
- *Tess* (1979), as Alec d'Urberville — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/tess.md)
- *Disraeli* (1978), series, as Count Alfred D'Orsay
- *Golden Rendezvous* (1977), as Tony Cerdan
- *The Devil's Advocate* (1977), as Giacomo Nerone / James Black
- *The Duchess of Duke Street* (1976), series, as Baron Paul Oppendorf
- *Love Among the Ruins* (1976), as Alfred Pratt
- *Space: 1999* (1975), series, as Zarl
- *Percy's Progress* (1974), as Percy Edward Anthony
- *Death to Sister Mary* (1974), as Larry Turner
- *Ghost Story* (1974), as Robert
- *God King* (1974), as Kasyapa
- *The Song of Songs* (1973), series, as August Kellerman
- *Thriller* (1973), series, as Larry Turner
- *The Adventures of Black Beauty* (1972), series, as Peter Stockman
- *Late Night Theatre* (1972), series, as Gavin Angus
- *Brother Sun, Sister Moon* (1972), as Bernardo
- *The Adventures of Don Quick* (1970), series, as Oleander
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Frank

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