Lawrence Douglas Lamb (born 1 October 1947) is an English actor and radio presenter. He played Archie Mitchell in the BBC soap opera ''

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'', Mick Shipman in the BBC comedy series '' Gavin & Stacey'' and Ted Case in the final series of the BBC drama '' New Tricks''. He also appeared on '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' in 2016.

Early life

Lamb was born in Edmonton, Middlesex, to Jessie White and Ronald Douglas Lamb, the eldest of four including his brother, Wesley, and a sister. Lamb had a turbulent childhood; he was verbally abused by his father and often had to keep his parents from fighting. In 2011, Lamb participated in the BBC series ''Who Do You Think You Are?'' and discovered that he is descended from a line of proprietors of a well-known

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named Martini Bartlett. Lamb attended Edmonton County School and later joined the oil industry, which resulted in his working in Libya and Canada, where he attended St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. This developed his amateur interest in acting to a professional level, and he performed at Canada's Stratford Festival in 1975–1976. Lamb is distantly related to Edward Buckton Lamb (1806–1869), a Victorian architect who designed St Martin's Gospel Oak and St Mary Addiscombe.

Career

Acting

After returning to Britain from Canada, Lamb became a regular cast member, along with Kate O'Mara, in the BBC's North Sea ferry-based soap '' Triangle'' (1981–83), in which he played Matt Taylor, the ship's Chief Engineer. Other credits include '' The New Avengers'', ''

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'', '' Get Back'', '' A Touch of Frost'', '' Our Friends in the North'', '' Taggart'', '' Casualty'', ''

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'', '' Spooks'', ''

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'', and '' The Bill''. Between 2007 and 2010, Lamb appeared in '' Gavin & Stacey'' playing Gavin's father, Michael "Mick" Shipman. In 2008, Lamb began playing Archie Mitchell, the father of Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell in ''

''. He based his portrayal of Archie on his own father. He left the show in April, 2009, but returned in July the same year, around the same time that Danniella Westbrook returned to her role of Archie's niece, Sam Mitchell. Archie was killed off in a murder story line at Christmas, 2009. In 2009, Lamb starred alongside Liam Cunningham in '' Blood: The Last Vampire'', in the role of General McKee. On 19 February 2010, Lamb appeared with his son,

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, in ''EastEnders Live: The Aftermath'', after Stacey Branning was revealed to be Archie's killer in the closing moments of the 25th-anniversary live episode. In April, 2011, BBC Learning launched "Off By Heart Shakespeare", a school-recital contest for secondary school pupils. For the project, Larry took on the role of

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'', and delivered the speech: " All the world's a stage". It was announced that Lamb would join the cast of '' New Tricks'' as Ted Case in series 12, taking over from Gerry Standing, played by Dennis Waterman. Lamb's films include ''

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'' and '' Essex Boys''. In 1983, he had a small speaking role in '' Superman III''.

Theatre

Theatre work includes:

Other work

In 2013, Lamb began presenting a regular Sunday morning show on LBC. He is an occasional reporter for the BBC programme '' The One Show''. Lamb took part in ''Gareth's All Star Choir'' in 2014, as part of the BBC's Children in Need appeal. In 2016, he appeared in the sixteenth series of'' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. He became the 6th celebrity to be voted out of the jungle in the 2016 series. On December 1st it was announced he would dance with Nadiya Bychkova for the 2022 Strictly Christmas Special.

Personal life

Lamb has a daughter Vanessa Lamb (born 1969) with his first wife Anita Wisbey. He is also the father of radio DJ and television presenter

, from his second marriage to Linda Martin. Lamb split up with his partner, Clare Burt, with whom he has two daughters: Eloise Alexandra (born 1998), and Eva-Mathilde Lamb (born 2003). Lamb has one granddaughter from his daughter Vanessa, as revealed on '' I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. In 2011, Lamb's autobiography ''Mummy's Boy'' was published by Coronet. He has a sister who works in a supported living for the elderly accommodation in Brighton. Lamb is a supporter of the Labour Party. Lamb resides in Tamworth.

Awards and nominations

Lamb won the award for Best Villain at the 2010 British Soap Awards.

Filmography

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'' (1 episode, 1979)... Ned Barrow *''The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game'' (1 episode, 1979)... Steve *'' Armchair Thriller'' (4 episodes, 1980)... CPO Chalky White *''

'' (11 episodes, 1980)... Joey Fox *''

'' (1 episode, 1980)... Jack Craine *''Saturday Night Thriller'' (1 episode, 1982)... Mr. Roy Salinger (Only for a second) *'' Triangle'' (78 episodes, 1981–83)... Matt Taylor *'' Jemima Shore Investigates'' (1 episode, 1983)... Max Highams *'' Minder'' (1 episode, 1984)... Greg Collins *'' Christopher Columbus'' (1985)... Don Castillo *'' Boon'' (1 episode, 1986)... Alan Prendergest * '' Slip-Up'' (1986)... Ronald Arthur Biggs *''Harry's Kingdom'' (1987)... Terry Stewart *'' Theatre Night'' (1 episode, 1987)... The Sergeant *''Fratelli'' (1988)... Mauro Barberi *''Pursuit'' (1989)... Davi *''A Little Piece of Sunshine (1990)... Desmond Hannah *''Screenplay'' (1 episode, 1991)... UNKNOWN *''Fool's Gold: The Story of the Brink's-Mat Robbery'' (1992)... Kenneth Noye *''

'' (2 episodes, 1992)... Gerald Somers *'' TV Hell'' (1992)... Himself *'' Between the Lines'' (1 episode, 1992)... Dennis Ralston *'' Get Back'' (3 episodes, 1992)... Albert Sweet *''White Goods'' (1994)... Jonnie Dow *''Doggin Around'' (1994)... Ken *'' In Suspicious Circumstances'' (1 episode, 1994)... Weldon Atherstone *''The Wimbledon Poisoner'' (2 episodes, 1994)... Dr. Donald Templeton *'' A Touch of Frost'' (1 episode, 1995)... Mike Ross *''Strangers'' (1 episode, 1996)... Leonard *'' Our Friends in the North'' (2 episodes, 1996)... Alan Roe *''Annie's Bar'' (10 episodes, 1996)... Terry Dunning *'' The Missing Postman'' (1997)... Trevor Ramsay *''Supply & Demand'' (6 episodes, 1998) ... Simon Hughes *'' The Blonde Bombshell'' (1999)... Will Humphreys *'' Taggart'' (1 episode, 1999)... Martin Strange *'' Casualty'' (1 episode, 1999)... Father Peter Harker *'' Home Sweet Home'' (2001) (Voice) *''

'' (1 episode, 2001)... Alan Rainer *''

'' ( 1 episode, 2001)... Melvyn Stockard *''Cathedral'' (2005) Thomas a Beckett *'' Murphy's Law'' (4 episodes, 2005)... George Garvey *'' The Bill'' (20 episodes, 2004–05)... Jonathan Fox *''

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'' (1 episode, 2006)... Max Wheaton *'' Spooks'' (1 episode, 2006)... Iain Kaillis *'' Gavin & Stacey How It Happened'' (2007)... Himself *''

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'' (1 episode, 2009)... Himself *''

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'' (1 episode, 2009)... Himself *''

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'' (2 episodes, 2004–09)... Himself *''

'' (150 episodes, 2008–09)... Archie Mitchell *'' The Greatest TV Shows of the Noughties (2009) ... Himself/Mick (also archive footage) *'' Gavin & Stacey'' (20 episodes, 2007–10, 2019)... Mick Shipman *'' Gavin & Stacey: The Outtakes'' (2010)... Himself *'' The National Television Awards 2010'' (2010)... Himself *''

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'' (3 episodes, 2008–10)... Himself *''George and Larry Lamb's Parent Trip ''(2010)... Himself *'' The British Soap Awards 2010'' (2010)... Himself *'' An Audience with Michael Buble'' (2010)... Himself *''Men About the House'' (2010)... Himself *'' The Million Pound Drop Live'' (1 episode, 2010)... Himself *''My Life on Books'' (1 episode, 2011)... Himself *'' The Wright Stuff'' (2 episodes, 2010–11)... Himself *''

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'' (1 episode, 2011)...Himself *'' The Magicians'' (1 episode, 2011)...Himself *''When Royals Wed'' (4 episodes, 2011)...Himself *'' Who Do You Think You Are?'' (1 episode, 2011)...Himself *''National Treasures Live'' (1 episode, 2011)...Himself *''A Picture of Health'' (5 episodes)...Himself *'' Rome: The World's First Superpower'' (2014)...Himself *''Gareth's All Star Choir'' (2014)...Himself *'' New Tricks'' (2015)...Ted Case *''

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'' (2016)...Himself *''Britain By Bike with Larry and George Lamb'' (2017) – Co-presenter *''

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'' (2019)... *'' Thunderbirds Are Go'' (2019)...Gomez *'' DNA Journey'' (2021)...Himself *'' Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special'' (2022)... Himself

References

External links

*
Larry Lamb at Biogs.com
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