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Profile of Colin Welland
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Colin Welland |
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4th July 1934 |
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Leigh, Lancashire, England, UK |
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Colin Welland is a British actor and screenwriter, writer (born in Leigh, Lancashire, England).
He acted in the television series Z Cars, and films, including Kes (1969), before concentrating on writing.
He made a famous speech including the quotation from Paul Revere, "the British are coming", at the 1982 Academy Awards, where he was accepting the award for Best Original Screenplay for Chariots of Fire.
His other writing credits include the 1979 film Yanks, starring Vanessa Redgrave and Richard Gere, and directed by John Schlesinger..
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