Lee Whitlock

Lee Whitlock was a British actor who worked mainly in television and film. Born in Hammersmith, he made his screen debut at twelve in the television series The Gentle Touch in 1980, and in 1982 took the main role of Stanley Moon in Shine on Harvey Moon, playing the character over five seasons and 41 episodes. That year he also appeared as Falstaff's page Robin in The Merry Wives of Windsor. He had a small part in David Leland's Wish You Were Here (1987) and drew further notice in the television drama Two of Us the same year. His most notable role was Sydney Chaplin in the 1989 television movie Young Charlie Chaplin. He also appeared in EastEnders, Casualty (1991), Grange Hill (1993), London's Burning and The Bill, and in 2007 he played a policeman in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. He died in 2023.