# Larry Dann

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{{Short description|English actor (born 1941)}}
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thumb|Dann at the 2024 Chiswick Book Festival
'''Larry Dann''' (born 4 May 1941 in [London](/source/London), England) is a British [film](/source/film) and [television](/source/television) [actor](/source/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](/source/Adam_and_Evelyne)'' (1946) with [Jean Simmons](/source/Jean_Simmons) and [Stewart Granger](/source/Stewart_Granger), and worked as an extra before training at the [Corona Stage Academy](/source/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](/source/Carry_On_Teacher)'' (1959), and appeared in two films with Sir [Norman Wisdom](/source/Norman_Wisdom), ''[Trouble in Store](/source/Trouble_in_Store)'' (1953) and ''[The Bulldog Breed](/source/The_Bulldog_Breed)'' (1960). He later rejoined the famous Carry On series of films for ''[Carry On Behind](/source/Carry_On_Behind)'' (1975), ''[Carry On England](/source/Carry_On_England)'' (1976) and ''[Carry On Emmannuelle](/source/Carry_On_Emmannuelle)'' (1978). His other film roles included ''[What a Crazy World](/source/What_a_Crazy_World)'' (1963), ''[All Neat in Black Stockings](/source/All_Neat_in_Black_Stockings)'' (1968), ''[The Body Stealers](/source/The_Body_Stealers)'' (1969), ''[Before Winter Comes](/source/Before_Winter_Comes)'', (1969), ''[Our Miss Fred](/source/Our_Miss_Fred)'' (1972) ''[Ghost Story](/source/Ghost_Story_(1974_film))'' (1974) and ''[The Bunker](/source/The_Bunker_(1981_film))'' (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](/source/The_New_York_Times)|date=2014|title=Larry Dann - Filmography - Movies & TV }}</ref>

From 1984 to 1992, he played [Sergeant Alec Peters](/source/List_of_The_Bill_characters_(M-P)) in 227 episodes of the ITV police series ''[The Bill](/source/The_Bill)''. In 2020, Dann shared his memories of his early work on ''[The Bill](/source/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](/source/Joan_Littlewood) including ''[Oh, What a Lovely War!](/source/Oh%2C_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](/source/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](/source/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>

==References==
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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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