Sean Arnold Explained

Sean Arnold (30 January 1941 – 15 April 2020) was an English actor. 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.[1]

Arnold was born in January 1941 in Wickwar, Gloucestershire, England.

He 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.[2] [3] He played Commander Telson in the 1981 BBC Radio 4 science fiction serialEarthsearch and the 1982 sequel Earthsearch II, and later appeared as the Chief Constable in Merseybeat.[4] He also voiced every character in the 1984 James the Cat series.

His 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).[5]

He died in April 2020 at the age of 79.[6] [7]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980North Sea Hijack Schmidt
1982Remembrance Landlord of the Antelope
1984Haunters of the Deep Dave Shannon
1991Speaking of the Devil Morrison
2003The Gospel of John Elderly Priest
2004Red Rose Edmund Burke
2005Under the Greenwood Tree Farmer
2008Fuel Agent Fox (final film role)

Notes and References

  1. News: Berrett . Caroline . Soap baubles; Corrie beauty Nikki sparkles in pounds 100k gems . . 29 July 2022 . 8 May 2005 . 5 December 2012 . https://archive.today/20121205011125/http://www.thefreelibrary.com/SOAP+BAUBLES;+Corrie+beauty+Nikki+sparkles+in+pounds+100k+gems.-a0132213962 . live.
  2. Web site: BFI Screenonline: Grange Hill (1978–2008) Credits. www.screenonline.org.uk.
  3. Web site: BFI Screenonline: Bergerac (1981–91). www.screenonline.org.uk.
  4. Web site: Earthsearch 11. 6 November 1982. 3078. 29. BBC Genome.
  5. Web site: Sean Arnold. https://web.archive.org/web/20180114204607/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba29e8757. dead. 14 January 2018. BFI.
  6. Web site: Bergerac star Sean Arnold dies. ITV News.
  7. Web site: Grange Hill and Bergerac star Sean Arnold dies aged 79 after long illness. 21 April 2020.