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Sean Arnold (30 January 1941 – 15 April 2020) was an English actor.
Sean Arnold (30 January 1941 – 15 April 2020) was an English actor.
Early life
Arnold was born in January 1941 in Wickwar,Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( , ; abbreviated Glos.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Herefordshire to the north-west, Worcestershire to the north, Warwickshire to the north-east, Oxfordshire ...
, England.
Career
Arnold is known for his roles as Mr. Llewelyn in ''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 ...
'' in the 1970s and 1980s, and as Barney Crozier in the 1980s BBC
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television series '' Bergerac''. He played Commander Telson in the 1981 BBC Radio 4
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science fiction serial
'' Earthsearch'' and the 1982 sequel '' Earthsearch II'', and later appeared as the Chief Constable in ''Merseybeat
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''. He also voiced every character in the 1984 '' James the Cat'' series. For his role as Harry Fisher in the BBC
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soap opera ''Doctors
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'', he was nominated for Villain of the Year at the 2005 British Soap Awards.
Arnold's film credits include roles in '' North Sea Hijack'' (1979), '' Remembrance'' (1982), ''Haunters of the Deep'' (1984), '' Speaking of the Devil'' (1991), and ''Red Rose'' (2005).
Death
Arnold died in April 2020 at the age of 79.Filmography
References
External links
* 1941 births 2020 deaths Actors from South Gloucestershire District English male television actors Male actors from Gloucestershire People from Wickwar {{UK-tv-actor-1940s-stub