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Denis Lawson Biography (1947-)

Born September 27, 1947; married Sheila Gish (an actress); uncle of Ewan McGregor (an actor, producer, and director).

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Martius, Titus Andronicus, Round House Theatre, London, 1971
• England's Ireland, Portable Theatre Company, Round House Theatre, 1972
• Another Kaspar, Kaspar, Almost Free Theatre, London, 1973
• Jason, M. Dumas, M. Pitou Armand, and Prince Henri de Ligne, Sarah B.Divine, Jeannetta Cochrane Theatre, London, 1973
• Warder Mullins, Kidnapped at Christmas, Dolphin Theatre Company, Shaw Theatre, London, 1975
• Brother David, The Dog Ran Away, Hampstead Theatre Club, London, 1977
• Stephen, Censored Scenes from King Kong, Open Space Theatre, London, 1977
• Luigi, We Can't Pay? We Won't Pay!, Half Moon Theatre, London, 1978
• Patrick, A Greenish Man, Bush Theatre, London, 1978
• Fifty Words--Bits of Lenny Bruce, King's Head Theatre, London,1979
• Jim Lancaster, Mr. Cinders, King's Head Theatre, then FortuneTheatre, London, 1983
• Bellmour, The Lucky Chance, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1984
• Max, Lend Me a Tenor, Globe Theatre, London, 1986
• Colin, Ashes, Bush Theatre, 1986-87
• Algernon Moncrieff, The Importance of Being Earnest, Royalty Theatre, London, 1987
• Jonathon Balton, The Film Society, Hampstead Theatre Club, 1988
• Mosca, Volpone, Almeida Theatre, London, 1990
• Lust, England, 1993, then Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia, PA,later John Houseman Theatre, New York City, 1995
• Also appeared in the title role, Pal Joey, Albery Theatre, London.
• Stage Director
• Little Malcolm and His Struggle against the Eunuchs, Hampstead Theatre, London, 1998-99
• Burning Issues, Hampstead Theatre, 2000
• Film Appearances
• Dave Woodford, Providence, Cinema V, 1977
• (As Dennis Lawson) Wedge Antilles (Red Two), Star Wars (also knownas Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
• The Chosen (also known as Holocaust 2000), American International Pictures, 1978
• Wedge Antilles (Rogue Three), The Empire Strikes Back (also knownas Star Wars: Episode V--The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars V:The Empire Strikes Back), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1980
• Gordon Urquhart, Local Hero, Warner Bros., 1983
• Wedge Antilles (Red Leader), Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI--Return of the Jedi), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
• Keith, The Chain, Rank, 1985
• Bitter Cherry, 1985
• Robo Vampire (also known as Counter Destroyer), 1993
• Cervellini fritti impanati (also known as Acting Out and Fried Crumbed Brains), 1996
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Ken Church, Rock Follies, 1976
• Ken Church, Rock Follies of '77, 1977
• Title role, The Kit Curran Radio Show, 1984
• Miles, Love after Lunch, 1987
• John Stone, The Ambassador, 1998
• Tom, Other People's Children, 2000
• Greg, Bob Martin, 2000
• Miniseries
• Eddie Cass, Dead Head, 1985
• Dominic Rossi, The Justice Game, BBC-1, 1989
• Towne, Natural Lies, 1992
• Movies
• Claude, The Man in the Iron Mask, NBC, 1977
• Alistair, Bejewelled, 1991
• Captain Foster, Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant (also known as Horatio Hornblower: The Fire Ships), Arts and Entertainment, 1998
• Specials
• Felix, The Flipside of Dominick Hide (also known as Play for Today: The Flipside of Dominick Hide), 1980
• Henry Brougham, A Royal Scandal, PBS, 1996
• Smoke Wrings, HBO, 1996
• Episodic
• Norman, "The Future Hour," Survivors, 1975
• (As Dennis Lawson) Giroux, "Miracle Every Week," Bergerac, 1983
• James Marian, "Bully Boys," Boon, 1986
• "Film boffin," Die Kinder, 1991
• Other Television Appearances
• Launcelot Gobbo, The Merchant of Venice, 1973
• Bernard, One Way Out, 1989
• Victor Grace, Born Kicking, 1992
• Arthur Brett, The Round Tower (also known as Catherine Cookson's The Round Tower), 1998
• RECORDINGS
• Audio Books
• Heir to the Empire, Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1991