Larry Dann
Biography
Larry Dann is a British actor who was born in London and began working in films unusually young, making his debut at five in Adam and Evelyne (1946), appearing with Jean Simmons and Stewart Granger. He worked as an extra and then trained at the Corona Stage Academy, and as a boy had a cameo as a schoolboy in Carry On Teacher (1959). He also appeared in two films with Norman Wisdom. Later he rejoined the Carry On series for Carry On England (1976), Carry On Behind (1975) and Carry On Emmannuelle (1978), and his other credits include The Bunker (1981). On television he played Sergeant Alec Peters in The Bill, appearing in 227 episodes between 1984 and 1992. He joined the Theatre Workshop in 1962, working on Joan Littlewood's plays, among them Oh, What a Lovely War! staged in New York, London and Paris. In 2023 he published an autobiography.
85years old
Turns 86 on May 4in 175 days
- Born London, England, UK
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 4
- Career span
- 22 years1959 to 1981
Every film, newest first
- 1981The BunkerIMDb rating 6.8
- 1976Carry On EnglandIMDb rating 4.1
- 1970WhirlpoolIMDb rating 5.6
- 1959Carry On TeacherIMDb rating 6.2
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First role
Dann made his film debut at age five in Adam and Evelyne in 1946, and he worked as an extra before he trained at the Corona Stage Academy.
Beyond film
In 1962 Dann became a member of the Theatre Workshop. He acted in many plays that Joan Littlewood directed, among them Oh, What a Lovely War!, which took him to London, Paris and New York.
Behind the camera
Dann's autobiography, Oh, What A Lovely Memoir, came out in 2023 from Devonfire Books, and he was the one who wrote it.
Larry Dann movies on Netflix
Worked with
Larry Dann shares two films with Joan Sims, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Joan Sims's page
Kenneth Connor's page
Anthony Hopkins's page
Leslie Phillips's page
Michael Lonsdale's page
Piper Laurie's page
Gerald ThomasDirector, 2 films, 1959 to 1976
All films by Gerald Thomas
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