Best known for his roles as Andy Dalziel in the TV series “Dalziel and Pascoe” and Dim in the film “A Clockwork Orange”, he also appeared in numerous other films and TV series in a long and distinguished career.
Born in April 1947, Clarke grew up in and around the Oldham, Lancashire area. He was born Alan James Clarke but changed his name to Warren because his girlfriend at the time had a crush on actor Warren Beatty.
His standout movie role was Dim, one of the thugs who indulged in “ultraviolence” with their ringleader played by Malcolm McDowell.
Numerous offers were made from Hollywood after the release of A Clockwork Orange, all of which Clarke turned down saying “It was stuff I didn’t want to be involved with.”
The role of grumpy, police detective Dalziel clocked up 46 episodes. He loved playing a character who, as he said, “farts, scratches, behaves badly with women and did not bow to the liberal views of society.”
In an early role
He was a keen golfer and was a Manchester City FC supporter from the age of seven.
Despite a successful career of over 50 years, Clarke died at the age of 67 on 12th November 2014 after a short illness.
No comments:
Post a Comment