Warren Clarke dead: Actor dies after 'short illness' aged 67
He was not on the list.
Warren Clarke has died aged 67, his agent has confirmed.
The British actor was best known for his role in TV show
Dalziel And Pascoe.
He also appeared in popular drama Call The Midwife in 2013.
As well as his recognizable appearances on the small screen,
Clarke starred in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange.
Born in Oldham in 1947, he died after a “short illness”, his
agency, the Independent Talent Group, said.
“The actor Warren Clarke died peacefully in his sleep on
November 12 2014, after a short illness,” a statement from the agency read.
“He will be greatly missed by his family and loved ones. At
this time we ask that you respect their privacy in their time of grief.”
He is survived by his wife Michelle.
Leaving school aged 15, he started out as a copy boy working
for the Manchester Evening News before later moving on to amateur dramatics at
the Huddersfield Rep and the Liverpool Playhouse.
His acting career began in the late Sixties, when he scored
roles in TV dramas Softly Softly, The Avengers, Callan and Tinker, Tailor,
Soldier, Spy.
During the Eighties, he made small screen appearances in
Boon, Bergerac, The Manageress and Lovejoy, as well as Blackadder The Third.
In the Nineties, he notched up credits in Sleepers, A
Respectable Trade, Giving Tongue, The Locksmith, and The Mystery Of Men.
But his most famous role was the part of Detective
Superintendent Andy Dalziel in the BBC crime drama Dalziel and Pascoe – a
popular series based on the novels by British author Reginald Hill – which
debuted in 1996. He starred alongside actor Colin Buchanan as Detective Inspector
Peter Pascoe until 2007.
“The man's a chauvinist pig whose idea of a good night out
is swilling back ten pints in the pub with his supper waiting for him and the
little woman tucked up in bed with a welcoming smile,” he told The Mirror of
his character in 1997.
“I like going to the pub but my wife goes with me, too.
Blokes like Dalziel just see women as sex objects.”
More recently, he starred opposite Pauline Quirk in Down to
Earth in 2002 and in the 2005 adaptation of Bleak House as Lawrence Boythorn.
He also played the role of John Lacey in Call The Midwife in
2013.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1969 The Virgin
Soldiers Soldier Uncredited
1970 The Breaking
of Bumbo Gdsm. Andrews
1971 A Clockwork
Orange Dim
1972 Antony and
Cleopatra Scarus
1973 O Lucky Man! Master of Ceremonies (Nightspot) / Warner /
Male Nurse
1979 S.O.S.
Titanic 4th Officer Joseph G. Boxhall
TV movie
1979 The Great
Riviera Bank Robbery Jean
1980 Hawk the
Slayer Scar
1981 From a Far
Country Wladek
1982 Firefox Pavel Upenskoy
1982 Enigma Konstantin
1984 Real Life Gerry
1984 Lassiter Max Hofer
1984 Top Secret! Colonel von Horst
1985 De flyvende
djævle Arno
1985 Gulag Hooker
1987 Ishtar English Gunrunner
1988 Crusoe Captain Lee
1995 I.D. Bob
2000 Greenfingers Governor Hodge
2001 Blow Dry Tony
2001 Arthur's Dyke
Doug Manley
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