Mike Grady (actor)
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Mike Grady | |
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Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1967-present |
Michael Grady (born 6 February 1946) is an English character actor. He is probably best known for his comedy roles in films and TV, particularly as Ken Mills in Citizen Smith (1977-1980) and Barry Wilkinson in Last of the Summer Wine (1986-2010).
Early life
[edit]Michael Grady was born on 6 February 1946,[1] in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.[1] After a classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School,[2]
Career
[edit]Grady's theatre career was extensive, including theatre roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company[2] and London's Royal National Theatre,[2] as well the West End, the Royal Court, the Bush, and the Soho Poly, plus many tours and pantomimes around the country.[2]
His television roles have included Minder as Kev in the Series 1 episode, The Bengal Tiger, Steve Bracket in Rooms, Citizen Smith,[2] as series regular, Ken Mills, Look and Read, Dr Ballantyne, Sweet Sixteen, 161 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine,[2] playing Barry Wilkinson, husband of Glenda, Colin's Sandwich,[2] Up the Garden Path,[2] Not with a Bang.[2] His film credits include Carry On Loving (1970), Up the Front (1972), Symptoms (1974), The Return of the Pink Panther (1975),[2] opposite Peter Sellers, I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight (1976),[2] Britannia Hospital (1982), Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989) and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011).[3] He was also in the Wycliffe episode Slave of Duty.[citation needed] He also has starred in advertisements including a Pepsi advertisement from 1976. [4]
A regular performer on radio, Grady played Rob Pengelly in Waggoners' Walk, a BBC Radio 2 soap opera.[5] He has been involved in award-winning productions such as Christianity at Glacier for BBC Radio 3 and comedies Up the Garden Path,[2] Dial M For Pizza,[2] and Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off.[6]
He continues work in the theatre and on television.[7] In March 2023, Grady portrayed Clyde Taylor in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors.[8]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1970 | Carry On Loving | Boy Lover | |
1972 | Up the Front | Newsboy | |
1974 | Symptoms | Nick | |
1975 | The Return of the Pink Panther | Bell Boy | |
1976 | I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight | Boy Scout | |
1979 | The London Connection | Courier | |
The Prisoner of Zenda | Villager | ||
1983 | The Pirates of Penzance | Pirate | |
1989 | Bert Rigby, You're a Fool | Mick O'Grady | |
2011 | Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows | Train Conductor | [9] |
Much Ado About Nothing | Verges | ||
2013 | King of the Railway | Sir Robert Norramby | Voice |
2014 | Tale of the Brave | Sir Robert Norramby | Voice |
Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1969 | Doctor in the House | Nervous Boy | Episode: Why Do You Want to Be a Doctor? |
1969 | Medic | Episode: "Getting the Bird" | |
1969 | Patrick | Episode: "Keep It Clean!" | |
1970 | Scene | Dave | Episode: "Hero in the Dust" |
1971 | Public Eye | Ted | Episode: "The Beater and the Game" |
1971 | The Fenn Street Gang | Batch | 2 episodes |
1971 | Suspicion | Brian McGrath | Episode: "No Case to Answer" |
1972 | Tightrope | Spud | 6 episodes |
1972 | In for a Penny | Wol | Episode: "Dan and the U.X.B." |
1973 | Emmerdale | Robin | 2 episodes |
1973 | Public Eye | Freddie | Episode: "Home and Away" |
1973 | Look and Read | Denis Beasley | Episode: "Joe and the Sheep Rustlers" |
1973 | Once Upon A Time | Tibbs | Episode: "Sister Alice" |
1973 | Doctor in Charge | Spud | Episode: "In Place of Strife" |
1973–1974 | The Kids from 47A | Andy | 3 episodes |
1974 | Second City Firsts | Derry | Episode: "Sunday Tea" |
1975 | Coronation Street | Les Grimes | Episode: #1.1546 |
1975–1976 | My Brother's Keeper | Trevor Gribbin | 2 episodes |
1977–80 | Citizen Smith | Ken Mills | All 30 episodes |
1979 | Minder | Kev | Episode: "The Bengal Tiger" |
1983 | Sweet Sixteen | Dr. Ballentine | 5 episodes |
1986 | Troubles and Strife | Christopher | 5 episodes |
1986–1990, 1996–2010 |
Last of the Summer Wine | Barry Wilkinson | 161 episodes |
1988–1990 | Colin's Sandwich | Des | 8 episodes |
1990 | Not with a Bang | Graham Wilkins | All 7 episodes |
1992 | An Ungentlemanly Act | Patrick Watts | TV film |
1990–93 | Up the Garden Path | Dick Barnes | All 18 episodes |
1996 | Wycliffe | Michael Morva | Episode: "Slave of Duty" |
1996 | The Willows in Winter | Pilot | TV film |
1997 | As Time Goes By | Herald | Episode: "The Dinner Party" |
2001 | Bernard's Watch | Dr. Stark | 6 episodes |
2010 | Doctors | Arthur Bruin | Episode: "Last Cut" |
2011 | Skins | Vicar | Episode: "Everyone" |
2011 | Holby City | Colin Campbell | Episode: "Tunnel Vision" |
2013–present | Thomas & Friends | Sir Robert Norramby | Voice; 20 episodes |
2015 | Doctors | Ted Hicks | Episode: "Spandex and Secrets" |
2017 | The Dumping Ground | Ralph | Episode: "Vox Populi" |
2017 | Casualty | Reg Cutler | Episode: #32.4 |
2018 | Midsomer Murders | Les Morrison | Episode: "Send in the Clowns" |
2018 | Vanity Fair | Horrocks | 3 episodes |
2019 | Endeavour | Ernest Croglin | Episode: "Pylon" |
2019 | Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators | Adam Oldknow | Episode: "The Envious Court" |
2023 | Doctors | Clyde Taylor | Episode: "As One Door Closes... A Window Opens" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mike Grady". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Who's Who at Complicite". complicite.org. 18 August 2005. Archived from the original on 18 August 2005.
- ^ "Mike Grady - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Chat up" Pepsi Advert. YouTube.
- ^ "Waggoners' Walk".
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Dial M for Pizza - Next on". BBC.
- ^ "Mike Grady". The BWH Agency Ltd.
- ^ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Luca McIntyre has a date night DISASTER!". What to Watch. (Future plc). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ "Mike Grady". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- Mike Grady at IMDb