# Roland MacLeod

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{{Short description|English actor (1935–2010)}}
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'''Roland MacLeod''' (1935 &ndash; 3 April 2010) was an English actor working in film and television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba616fe70|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325135228/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba616fe70|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 March 2019|title=Roland Macleod|website=BFI}}</ref>  He was born in [London](/source/London).

His television credits include ''[Coronation Street](/source/Coronation_Street)'', ''[Softly, Softly](/source/Softly%2C_Softly_(TV_series))'', ''[Ripping Yarns](/source/Ripping_Yarns)'', ''[The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin](/source/The_Fall_and_Rise_of_Reginald_Perrin)'', ''[Sykes](/source/Sykes_(TV_series))'', ''[Please Sir!](/source/Please_Sir!)'', ''[Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em](/source/Some_Mothers_Do_'Ave_'Em)'', ''[Marty](/source/Marty_(TV_series))'', ''[Broaden Your Mind](/source/Broaden_Your_Mind)'', ''[The Howerd Confessions](/source/The_Howerd_Confessions)'',and ''[The Goodies](/source/The_Goodies_(TV_series))''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=21506|title=Roland MacLeod|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> He also made some appearances in Season Three of ''[Grange Hill](/source/Grange_Hill)'' as a slightly comical workman sporting a [comb over](/source/comb_over), often seen in confrontation with staff and pupils. However, his character showed a kinder side when he cleaned Duane Orpington's new coat in episode two. He also played the mad Head Teacher in The Boot Street Band, a TV series written by Steve Attridge and Andrew Davies.<ref>{{IMDb title|0384722|The Boot Street Band}}</ref>

He appeared as a vicar in [John Cleese](/source/John_Cleese)'s film ''[A Fish Called Wanda](/source/A_Fish_Called_Wanda)'' as well as in ''[Le Pétomane](/source/Le_P%C3%A9tomane_(film))''  and ''[The Last Remake of Beau Geste](/source/The_Last_Remake_of_Beau_Geste)''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/roland-macleod/credits/267297|title=Roland MacLeod &#124; TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref>

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==External links==
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Category:English male film actors
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