{{Short description|British actor (born 1947)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person | name = Ralph Arliss | image = | caption = | birth_name = Ralph Arliss Wanklyn James | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1947|09|11}} | birth_place = Watford, Hertfordshire, England | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actor, party member, charity trustee | yearsactive = | spouse = Victoria Scott ({{abbr|m.|married}} 1978; {{abbr|div.|divorced}} 199?) <br />{{marriage|Belinda Davison|1993}} | website = | relatives = George Arliss (great uncle) | awards = }}
'''Ralph Arliss''' (born 11 September 1947) is a British actor,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba11ce97e|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723053448/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2ba11ce97e|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-23|title=Ralph Arliss|work=BFI}}</ref> and the great-nephew of George Arliss.<ref>{{cite news |title=Recall George Arliss? |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/186976067/ |work=Star Tribune |date=11 November 1979 |page=25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=You enjoyed Poldark? Ralph has own plans |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/812834557/ |work=The West Briton |date=4 December 1986 |page=15}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=A compelling tale of lovers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1175393604/ |work=Telegraph & Argus |date=8 November 1988 |page=13}}</ref>
== Career ==
Arliss began his career performing at Birmingham Rep before moving to television.<ref>{{cite news |title=Passion and power on the Alex stage |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/819242595/ |work=Solihull News |date=21 October 1988 |page=27}}</ref> His television credits include: ''Doctor Who'' (in the serial ''Planet of the Spiders''), ''Z-Cars'', ''Crown Court'', ''The Sweeney'', ''Survivors'', ''Return of the Saint'', ''Secret Army'', ''Love for Lydia'', ''Shoestring'', ''Airline'', ''The Jewel in the Crown'', ''The Day Christ Died'', ''A.D.'', ''Dempsey and Makepeace'', ''Call Me Mister'', ''Boon'', ''Prime Suspect'', ''Casualty'' and ''The Bill''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/people/ralph_arliss.shtml|title=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Series Episode Guide - Cast and crew|work=bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/ralph-arliss-p2238|title=Ralph Arliss movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie|work=AllMovie}}</ref> He played the leading role of Kickalong in the ITV serial ''Quatermass'' opposite Sir John Mills in 1979.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/442672/|title=BFI Screenonline: Quatermass (1979)|work=screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>
His film appearances include roles in ''The Last Valley'' (1971), ''The Asphyx'' (1972), ''Deadly Strangers'' (1975), ''Blood Relations'' (1977) and ''Dead Man's Folly'' (1986).
== Politics and charity ==
He is involved in political training for the Green Party of England and Wales.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/person/9503/ralph-arliss|title=Ralph Arliss: Electoral history and profile - Politics - The Guardian|work=theguardian.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208235453/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/person/9503/ralph-arliss |archive-date=8 December 2014}}</ref> In 2003, he was involved in a failed campaign to make Dorset a Genetically-Modified (GM) crop-free zone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/dorset/2973835.stm|title=GM crop ban defeated|work=BBC News|date=24 April 2003}}</ref> Two years later, Arliss stood for the party in North Dorset, coming fifth with 2.1% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/vote2005/html/197.stm|title=Result: Dorset North|work=BBC News|date=6 May 2003}}</ref>
Since 2012, Arliss has become involved with TRUSTchildren Support Group UK (set up following the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami to look after children in India affected by the disaster), being appointed trustee in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5013977/trustees|title=Trustees - TRUSTCHILDREN SUPPORT GROUP UK - Charity Commission|work=gov.uk}}</ref> Among his work includes opening a children's home in Tamil Nadu<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/news/10000834.actor-plans-to-build-childrens-home/|title=Actor plans to build children's home|work=Salisbury Journal|date=23 October 2012}}</ref> and planting trees with students in Mahabalipuram.
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1971|| ''The Last Valley'' || Claus || |- |1972|| ''The Asphyx'' || Clive Cunningham || |- |1975|| ''Deadly Strangers'' || 2nd Motorcycle Youth || |- |1977|| ''Blood Relations'' || Peter Steiger || |- |1979|| ''The Quatermass Conclusion'' || Kickalong || |- |1982|| ''Who Dares Wins'' || Terrorist #11 || |- |1986|| ''Dead Man's Folly'' || Michael Weyman || |- |1996–1998|| ''Retrace'' || John Fisher || TV series, 9 episodes |- |2001|| ''Two Days, Nine Lives'' || Clive || |}
==References== <references/>
==External links== * {{IMDb name|id=0035201|name=Ralph Arliss}} * [https://theatricalia.com/person/10vm/ralph-arliss Ralph Arliss] at Theatricalia
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