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Denis Lawson

Born Denis Stamper Lawson[1]
September 27, 1947 (1947-09-27) (age 60)
Crieff, Perth and Kinross, United Kingdom
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s) Sheila Gish (2004-2005) (her death)

Denis Stamper Lawson[1] (born September 27, 1947) is a Scottish actor. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Crieff (Craoibh meaning "tree" is a Market town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Perth and Kinross ( Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Sheila Gish ( 23 April 1942 - 9 March 2005) was a British stage and Television actress Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works He is best known for his roles as Wedge Antilles in the original Star Wars trilogy and as Gordon Urquhart in the film Local Hero. Wedge Antilles is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded Local Hero is a Scottish Film starring Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Peter Capaldi and Burt Lancaster.

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Biography

Personal life

Lawson was born in Crieff, Perth and Kinross, the son of Phyllis Neno (née Stamper), who sold sweets, and Laurence Lawson, a watchmaker and Glasgow native. Crieff (Craoibh meaning "tree" is a Market town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Perth and Kinross ( Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. Sweet is one of the five Basic tastes and is almost universally regarded as a pleasurable experience Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom [1] His sister, Carol Diane McGregor, is a retired teacher who still lives in Perthshire. She is the mother of actor Ewan McGregor and now serves as his personal assistant. Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971 ˌjuːən məˈgrɛgər is a Scottish Actor, who has had significant success in mainstream indie and art She has a cameo in Shallow Grave. In 1979, Lawson had a child, Jamie,[2] with actress Diane Fletcher, with whom he had a seven-year relationship after meeting in a stage production of Twelfth Night. Diane Fletcher is an English Actress, born 17 April 1944 in Derbyshire. Twelfth Night Or What You Will is a Comedy by William Shakespeare, based on the Short story "Of Apolonius and Silla" by He met his wife, Sheila Gish, on the set of the 1985 film That Uncertain Feeling. Sheila Gish ( 23 April 1942 - 9 March 2005) was a British stage and Television actress That Uncertain Feeling is a comic Novel by Kingsley Amis, first published in 1956 They lived together for nearly 20 years before marrying in March 2004 (Antigua) ; she died of cancer a year later (March 9, 2005). Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Her daughter from a previous marriage, Lou Gish, also succumbed to cancer in 2006. Lou Gish ( 27 May 1967 &ndash 20 February 2006) was an English stage, Film and Television

Education

Lawson was educated at Crieff Primary School (then called Crieff Public School) then, after the 11 plus examination, went on to Morrison's Academy, which at that time took non fee paying pupils as well as fee paying day pupils and boarders, and at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama ( RSAMD) is a Conservatoire of Music, Drama and Dance in the centre of Glasgow

Career

Lawson began his acting career with a small role in a 1969 stage production of The Metamorphosis in London's West End. The Metamorphosis (Die Verwandlung is a Novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London 's "Theatreland" and has since starred in television dramas such as Rock Follies (1976), Dead Head (1986). Rock Follies, and its sequel Rock Follies of '77, was an innovative and groundbreaking Comedy musical Drama shown on Dead Head was a four-part political crime thriller scripted by Howard Brenton, the author of The Romans in Britain. He played X-wing pilot Wedge Antilles in all three original Star Wars movies, and later reprised the role, in voiceover form, for the Nintendo GameCube game Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 2. Wedge Antilles is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Kyoto Japan founded on The, often abbreviated as GCN, is Nintendo 's fourth home Video game console and is part of the sixth generation console era. Star Wars Rogue Squadron II Rogue Leader is a Star Wars video game developed by Factor 5 and LucasArts for the Nintendo He has appeared often on the West End stage, most notably in 527-show 1983-1984 run of the musical Mr. Cinders at the Fortune Theatre. Mr Cinders was a musical which opened at the Adelphi Theatre, London on 11 February 1929. Fortune Theatre is the name of a 432 seat West End theatre in Russell Street near Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, built in 1922-4 by Ernest [3] In 1999, he directed a production of "Little Malcolm & His Struggle Against the Eunuchs" - first at the Hampstead Theatre before transferring to the Comedy Theatre in London's West End. The production starred his nephew Ewan McGregor in the lead role of Malcolm Scrawdyke

He recently appeared on an episode of "Loose Ends" hosted by Ned Sherrin on BBC Radio 4 (December 10, 2005), during which his cell phone rang. Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971 ˌjuːən məˈgrɛgər is a Scottish Actor, who has had significant success in mainstream indie and art Loose Ends is a British Radio programme originally broadcast on Saturday mornings and then transmitted early Saturday evenings from 1998 by BBC Radio Edward George "Ned" Sherrin CBE ( 18 February 1931 &ndash 1 October 2007) was an English broadcaster author Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 2005, he played the leading role of John Jarndyce in the critically acclaimed BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens' Bleak House, receiving an Emmy nomination. As a joke, George Lucas asked him to play the role of Raymus Antilles (who is in no way related to Wedge) in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter This is a list of minor characters in the fictional Star Wars universe who are part of the Rebel Alliance. Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith is a 2005 Space opera Film written and directed by George Lucas. However, Lawson declined.

In 2007, he portrayed Peter Syme in the BBC One drama serial Jekyll, a modern version of The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Jekyll is a British television drama series produced by Hartswood Films and Stagescreen Productions for BBC One. Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a Novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson and first published in 1886 [4] Lawson also appeared as Captain "Dreadnought" Foster in one of ITV's dramatisations of C.S. Forester's Hornblower - The second episode in the series, "The Examination for Lieutenant". Independent Television (generally known as ITV) is a public service network of British commercial television broadcasters set up under the Independent Cecil Scott Forester was the Pen name of Cecil Louis Troughton Smith ( August 27 1899 – April 2, 1966) an English He recently appeared in the BBC adaptation of Robin Hood, in episode six, For England!, in which he played the Sheriff of Winchester. Robin Hood is a British television programme produced by independent production company Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC One, with co-funding Robin Hood is an archetypal figure in English folklore, whose story originates from medieval times but who remains significant in popular culture where For England! is the sixth episode of series two of the BBC's Robin Hood series

Filmography

Video games

References

  1. ^ a b c Pendreigh, Brian (1999). The Passion is a British television serial produced by the BBC and HBO in association with Deep Indigo Productions telling the story of the Jekyll is a British television drama series produced by Hartswood Films and Stagescreen Productions for BBC One. For the 1987 film by Stuart Gordon, see Dolls (1987 film. For the 2002 film by Takeshi Kitano, see Dolls (film. Sensitive Skin is an English Black comedy / Drama, produced by Baby Cow Productions for BBC Two. Lucky Jim is a comic Novel written by Kingsley Amis, first published in 1954 by Victor Gollancz. Holby City, styled as HOLBY CI+Y, is a BAFTA award winning Medical drama Television serial transmitted by BBC One in the United Bob Martin is a British Situation comedy. Its concept bears significant resemblance to The Larry Sanders Show. Hornblower is the umbrella title of a series of Television Drama programmes based on C The Ambassador is a British Television series produced by the BBC written by Hugh Costello. A Royal Scandal is a 1996 British Television Docudrama produced and directed by Sheree Folkson Dead Head was a four-part political crime thriller scripted by Howard Brenton, the author of The Romans in Britain. That Uncertain Feeling is a comic Novel by Kingsley Amis, first published in 1956 The Chain is a British Comedy Drama film first released in 1984. Star Wars Episode VI Return of the Jedi is a 1983 Space opera Film directed by Richard Marquand and written by George Lucas Local Hero is a Scottish Film starring Peter Riegert, Denis Lawson, Peter Capaldi and Burt Lancaster. The Flipside Of Dominick Hide is a British television play which has attained cult status Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 Space opera Film directed by Irvin Kershner. Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope (originally released as Star Wars) is a 1977 Space opera Rock Follies, and its sequel Rock Follies of '77, was an innovative and groundbreaking Comedy musical Drama shown on Providence is a French/Swiss 1977 film directed by Alain Resnais and starring Dirk Bogarde, David Warner, Ellen Burstyn The Man in the Iron Mask is a 1977 television film loosely adapted from The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas père and presenting several Rock Follies, and its sequel Rock Follies of '77, was an innovative and groundbreaking Comedy musical Drama shown on Survivors was a British television series devised by Terry Nation and produced by Terence Dudley at the BBC from 1975 to 1977 The Merchant of Venice is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1596 and 1598 Star Wars Rogue Squadron II Rogue Leader is a Star Wars video game developed by Factor 5 and LucasArts for the Nintendo Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and Ewan McGregor. Thunder's Mouth Press, 26-27. ISBN10-1560252391.  
  2. ^ Jamie_Lawson
  3. ^ www. musical-theatre. net [1]
  4. ^ An all-star cast to appear in BBC ONE's Jekyll. BBC Press Office (2006-08-29). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Retrieved on 2006-08-30. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and

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NAME Lawson, Denis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Scottish actor
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH September 27, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Crieff, Perth and Kinross
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Crieff (Craoibh meaning "tree" is a Market town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Perth and Kinross ( Peairt agus Ceann Rois in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area.
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