Sean Arnold
{{Short description|English actor (1941–2020)}}
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Sean Arnold (30 January 1941 – 15 April 2020) was an English actor.
Early life
Arnold was born in January 1941 in Wickwar, Gloucestershire, England.{{cn|date=July 2022}}
Career
Arnold is known for his roles as Mr. Llewelyn in Grange Hill in the 1970s and 1980s, and as Barney Crozier in the 1980s BBC television series Bergerac.{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/461091/credits.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Grange Hill (1978–2008) Credits|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/522248/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Bergerac (1981–91)|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}} He played Commander Telson in the 1981 BBC Radio 4 science fiction serial
Earthsearch and the 1982 sequel Earthsearch II, and later appeared as the Chief Constable in Merseybeat.{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/134ae5c357b94bdfba89f9b8cccb1e78|title=Earthsearch 11|date=6 November 1982|issue=3078|pages=29|via=BBC Genome}} He also voiced every character in the 1984 James the Cat series. For his role as Harry Fisher in the BBC soap opera Doctors, he was nominated for Villain of the Year at the 2005 British Soap Awards.{{cite news |last1=Berrett |first1=Caroline |title=Soap baubles; Corrie beauty Nikki sparkles in pounds 100k gems |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SOAP+BAUBLES%3b+Corrie+beauty+Nikki+sparkles+in+pounds+100k+gems.-a0132213962 |work=The People |access-date=29 July 2022 |date=8 May 2005 |archive-date=5 December 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205011125/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SOAP+BAUBLES;+Corrie+beauty+Nikki+sparkles+in+pounds+100k+gems.-a0132213962 |url-status=live}}
Arnold's film credits include roles in North Sea Hijack (1979), Remembrance (1982), Haunters of the Deep (1984), Speaking of the Devil (1991), and Red Rose (2005).{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba29e8757|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114204607/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba29e8757|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 January 2018|title=Sean Arnold|website=BFI}}
Death
Arnold died in April 2020 at the age of 79.{{Cite news|url=https://www.itv.com/news/channel/2020-04-19/bergerac-star-sean-arnold-dies/|title=Bergerac star Sean Arnold dies|work=ITV News}}
Filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | North Sea Hijack | Schmidt | |
| 1982 | Remembrance | Landlord of the Antelope | |
| 1984 | Haunters of the Deep | Dave Shannon | |
| 1991 | Speaking of the Devil | Morrison | |
| 2003 | The Gospel of John | Elderly Priest | |
| 2004 | Red Rose | Edmund Burke | |
| 2005 | Under the Greenwood Tree | Farmer | |
| 2008 | Fuel | Agent Fox | (final film role) |
References
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External links
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Category:Actors from South Gloucestershire District
Category:English male television actors
Category:Male actors from Gloucestershire
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