Larry Dann

{{Short description|English actor (born 1941)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} thumb|Dann at the 2024 Chiswick Book Festival '''Larry Dann''' (born 4 May 1941 in London, England) is a British film and television actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba0f3fa9a|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722234631/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba0f3fa9a|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-22|title=Larry Dann|work=BFI}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Oh, What A Lovely Memoir|isbn=9781838281946|last1=Dann|first1=Larry|date=9 December 2023}}</ref>{{page needed|date=June 2024}}

His acting career began by a fluke, with "a chance knock at the door looking for kids to work in films." He made his film debut age five in ''Adam and Evelyne'' (1946) with Jean Simmons and Stewart Granger, and worked as an extra before training at the Corona Stage Academy.<ref name=google>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CVq5BAAAQBAJ&dq=larry+dann+joan+littlewood&pg=PT181|title=Carry-On Actors|isbn=9781908548153|last1=Ross|first1=Andrew|date=19 October 2011|publisher=Apex Publishing Limited, Essex }}</ref> As a youngster he had a cameo playing a schoolboy in ''Carry On Teacher'' (1959), and appeared in two films with Sir Norman Wisdom, ''Trouble in Store'' (1953) and ''The Bulldog Breed'' (1960). He later rejoined the famous Carry On series of films for ''Carry On Behind'' (1975), ''Carry On England'' (1976) and ''Carry On Emmannuelle'' (1978). His other film roles included ''What a Crazy World'' (1963), ''All Neat in Black Stockings'' (1968), ''The Body Stealers'' (1969), ''Before Winter Comes'', (1969), ''Our Miss Fred'' (1972) ''Ghost Story'' (1974) and ''The Bunker'' (1981).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=4164|title=Larry Dann|website=Aveleyman.com|access-date=26 December 2014|archive-date=5 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105102237/http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=4164|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/16918/Larry-Dann/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226155556/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/16918/Larry-Dann/filmography|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-12-26|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|date=2014|title=Larry Dann - Filmography - Movies & TV }}</ref>

From 1984 to 1992, he played Sergeant Alec Peters in 227 episodes of the ITV police series ''The Bill''. In 2020, Dann shared his memories of his early work on ''The Bill'' for the book ''Witness Statements: Making The Bill (Series 1-3)''. A follow-up volume, ''Witness Statements: Making The Bill (1988)'' was published in 2022, also featuring memories from Dann about his time as Sgt. Peters during the earliest half-hour episodes of the programme.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://wearecult.rocks/witness-statements-making-the-bill-1988 | title=Witness Statements - Making the Bill: 1988 | website=We Are Cult | date=17 December 2022 | first=Si | last=Hart }}</ref>

Dann joined the Theatre Workshop in 1962 and appeared in numerous plays directed by Joan Littlewood including ''Oh, What a Lovely War!'' in London, Paris and New York.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/feb/17/oh-what-a-lovely-war-stratford-east|title=Oh What a Lovely War: the show that shook Britain|author=Michael Billington|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/gallery/2014/feb/11/oh-what-a-lovely-war-joan-littlewood-musical-stratford-east-pictures|title=Oh What a Lovely War: Joan Littlewood's musical returns to Stratford East - in pictures|author=Romano Cagnoni/courtesy of Theatre Royal Stratford East Archive Collection|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref><ref name=google /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b8c408997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226160532/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b8c408997|url-status=dead|archive-date=2014-12-26|title=Onstage Footage of 'the Projector' (1970) - BFI|work=BFI}}</ref>

In 2023, Dann wrote his autobiography ''Oh, What A Lovely Memoir'', published by Devonfire Books.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.waterstones.com/book/oh-what-a-lovely-memoir/larry-dann/brian-murphy/9781838281946|title=Oh, What A Lovely Memoir by Larry Dann, Brian Murphy|website=Waterstones}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://televisionheaven.co.uk/interviews/larry-dann|title=Larry Dann|first=Laurence|last=Marcus|website=Television Heaven}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/larry_dann/shop/8080/larry-dann-oh-what-a-lovely-memoir/|title=Larry Dann - Oh, What A Lovely Memoir Paperback by Larry Dann|first=British Comedy|last=Guide|website=British Comedy Guide}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb name|0200347}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070312062840/http://kaplan-kaye.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=39 Larry Dann biography] * [https://soundcloud.com/thebillpodcast/05-larry-dann The Bill Podcast Larry Dann Interview]

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