Albert Welling (born 29 February 1952) is a British actor. He has appeared in a number of television series including ''

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'', ''The Bretts'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Career

He made his stage debut in '' Zigger Zagger'' in 1967 with the

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. In 1979 he played Keith Everly, a recurring character, in the BBC drama series ''

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''. His film credits include ''

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Ricky Gervais Ricky Dene Gervais ( ; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, writer, television producer and filmmaker. He co-created, co-wrote, and acted in the British television sitcoms ''The Office (British TV series), The Office'' (2001–2003) ...

and Stephen Merchant's directorial debut '' Cemetery Junction'' and ''

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''. He portrayed

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in an episode of ''

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'' entitled "

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". He played

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, in the documentary '' Hindenburg: The Untold Story''. In 2013, Welling wrote and starred in the play ''No Direction'' alongside Ronnie Toms; the play was premièred at the

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. ''No Direction'' was directed by

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and ran for the duration of the festival at Assembly Three, George Square.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Welling, Albert 1952 births Living people British male television actors British male film actors British male stage actors British male voice actors 20th-century British male actors 21st-century British male actors Male actors from London