Nicholas Donnelly (13 March 1938 – 9 January 2022) was a British actor who was best known for appearing in the television drama series ''
Grange Hill
''Grange Hill'' is a British Children's television series, children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical Comprehensive school (England and Wales), comprehensive school. The show began its ru ...
'' as
Craig MacKenzie from 1985 to 1993, and as Sergeant Johnny Wills in the police series ''
Dixon of Dock Green
''Dixon of Dock Green'' is a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 1955 ...
'' from 1960 to 1976.
Life and career
Donnelly was born in
Kensington, London
Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around west of Central London.
The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensing ...
on 13 March 1938.
He met his future wife, Alrun, whilst undertaking National Service in Germany during the late 1950s.
Donnelly was a supporter of the football team
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...
.
He had two sons and twin daughters, as well as five grandchildren.
Donnelly died on 9 January 2022, at the age of 83.
Filmography
References
External links
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Aveleyman: Nicholas Donnelly
1938 births
2022 deaths
20th-century English male actors
English male television actors
Male actors from London
People from Kensington
Actors from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
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