Denis Lawson

Denis Lawson

1947-09-27 Perthshire, Scotland, UK Male 86 Known Credits

Biography

Denis Stamper Lawson (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish actor and director. He is perhaps best known for his roles as John Jarndyce in the BBC's adaptation of Bleak House and as Gordon Urquhart in the film Local Hero.

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-09-27

Place of Birth

Perthshire, Scotland, UK

Known Credits

86

Known For

Acting

Also Known As

دنیس لاسن, Denis Stamper Lawson

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Known For Movies

Known For TV Shows

Movie Credits

Star Wars

1977

Red Two (Wedge Antilles)

The Empire Strikes Back

1980

Wedge Antilles

Perfect Sense

2011

Boss

The Machine

2013

Thomson

Local Hero

1983

Gordon Urquhart

Broken

2012

Mr. Buckley

Holocaust 2000

1977

2nd Journalist

Providence

1977

Dave Woodford

Enid

2009

Kenneth Waters

The Chain

1984

Keith

The Wee Man

2013

Willie Ferris

Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant

1998

Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster

Lucky Jim

2003

Julius Gore-Urqhart

The Thieving Headmistress

2006

Father Plunkett

A Royal Scandal

1997

Henry Brougham

The Zip

1988

Eric

Breaking the Mould

2009

Alexander Fleming

Bejewelled

1991

Alistair

The Black Death

2004

Narrator

One Way Out

1989

Bernard

Somnium

2019

PAT 1

Born Kicking

1992

Victor Grace

The Merchant of Venice

1973

Launcelot Gobbo

No Holds Bard

2009

Miekel

Above Their Station

2010

Chief Constable Keith Boone

The Paradise Run

1976

Terrorist

A New Body at Last

2007

Narrator

Burns in the USA

2017

Narrator

The Real Hughie Green

2001

Himself - Narrator

The Lighthouse Stevensons

2011

Narrator - (Voice)

TV Credits

Star Wars: Visions

2021

Wedge Antilles (voice) (1 episodes)

Death in Paradise

2011

Philip Marston (1 episodes)

Inside No. 9

2014

Gerald (1 episodes)

Father Brown

2013

Walter Sullivan (2 episodes)

Natural World

1983

Narrator (1 episodes)

Play for Today

1970

Felix (1 episodes)

Law & Order: UK

2009

Philip Woodleigh (1 episodes)

Tales from the Crypt

1989

Frank (1 episodes)

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

Leo Argyle (1 episodes)

Bergerac

1981

Giroux (1 episodes)

Victoria

2016

Duke of Atholl (1 episodes)

The One Show

2006

Self (1 episodes)

Hustle

2004

Benny (1 episodes)

The Weakest Link

2021

Self - Contestant (1 episodes)

Cold Feet

1998

(1 episodes)

Celebrity Gogglebox

2019

Self (2 episodes)

Sister Boniface Mysteries

2022

Lincoln Leigh Varsey (1 episodes)

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977

Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson (1 episodes)

Survivors

1975

Norman (1 episodes)

Hornblower

1998

Captain Foster (1 episodes)

Criminal Justice

2008

Bill Faber (5 episodes)

Bleak House

2005

John Jarndyce (15 episodes)

New Tricks

2004

Steve McAndrew (40 episodes)

Jekyll

2007

Peter Syme (6 episodes)

Dalziel & Pascoe

1996

John Barron (2 episodes)

Rock Follies

1976

(12 episodes)

Pie in the Sky

1994

Nick Spencer (1 episodes)

The Kit Curran Radio Show

1984

Kit Curran (12 episodes)

Robin Hood

2006

(1 episodes)

The Farmers' Country Showdown

2017

Self - Narrator (20 episodes)

Them From That Thing

2012

Various (2 episodes)

Armchair Thriller

1978

David Cooper (1 episodes)

Sensitive Skin

2005

Al Jackson (12 episodes)

Marchlands

2011

Robert Bowen (5 episodes)

Other People's Children

2000

Tom (4 episodes)

The Beauty of Maps

2010

Narrator (Voice) (4 episodes)

The Genius of Photography

2007

Narrator (voice) (6 episodes)

The Passion

2008

Annas (6 episodes)

In Plain Sight

2016

Laurence Dowdell (1 episodes)

Candy Cabs

2011

(3 episodes)

Mister Eleven

2009

Len (2 episodes)

Dead Head

1986

Eddie Cass (4 episodes)

Bob Martin

2000

Greg (12 episodes)

Feel the Force

2006

Gordon Campbell (1 episodes)

The Round Tower

1998

Arthur Brett (3 episodes)

Movie Production Credits

The Bass Player

Director

1999

Solid Geometry

Writer

2002

The Lighthouse Stevensons

Production Assistant

2011

TV Production Credits

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