Larry Dann

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

23

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-05-04 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Larry Dann

Biography

Larry Dann (born 4 May 1941 in London, England) is a British film and television actor.

His acting career began by a fluke, with "a chance knock at the door looking for kids to work in films." He made his film debut age five in Adam and Evelyn (1946) with Jean Simmons and Stewart Granger, and worked as an extra before training at the Corona Stage Academy. As a youngster he had a cameo playing a schoolboy in Carry On Teacher (1959), and appeared in two films with Sir Norman Wisdom, Trouble in Store (1953) and The Bulldog Breed (1960). He later rejoined the famous Carry On series of films for Carry On Behind (1975), Carry On England (1976) and Carry On Emmannuelle (1978). His other film roles included What a Crazy World (1963), All Neat in Black Stockings (1968), The Body Stealers (1969), Before Winter Comes, (1969), Our Miss Fred (1972) Ghost Story (1974) and The Bunker (1981).

From 1984 to 1992, he played Sergeant Alec Peters in 227 episodes of the ITV police series The Bill. In 2020, Dann shared his memories of his early work on The Bill for the book Witness Statements: Making The Bill (Series 1-3). A follow-up volume, Witness Statements: Making The Bill (1988) was published in 2022, also featuring memories from Dann about his time as Sgt. Peters during the earliest half-hour episodes of the programme.

Dann joined the Theatre Workshop in 1962 and appeared in numerous plays directed by Joan Littlewood including Oh, What a Lovely War! in London, Paris and New York.

In 2023, Dann wrote his autobiography Oh, What A Lovely Memoir, published by Devonfire Books.

Known For

Robin of Sherwood
7.6%

Robin of Sherwood

Apr 28, 1984

The Million Pound Note
6.8%

The Million Pound Note

Jan 7, 1954

Carry On Behind
5.5%

Carry On Behind

Jun 10, 1975

The Bunker
6.3%

The Bunker

Apr 15, 1981

Carry On Emmannuelle
4.0%

Carry On Emmannuelle

Oct 12, 1978

Carry On England
4.6%

Carry On England

Oct 1, 1976

The Bill
6.7%

The Bill

Oct 16, 1984

Whirlpool
5.8%

Whirlpool

Mar 28, 1970

The Detectives
6.7%

The Detectives

Jan 27, 1993

Sherlock Holmes
6.4%

Sherlock Holmes

May 17, 1964

Before Winter Comes
5.9%

Before Winter Comes

Jan 17, 1969

West 11
6.9%

West 11

Oct 8, 1963

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Acting

1999
Sooty Heights as Mr. Whalley
1993
Sooty & Co.
1993
The Detectives as Hawkeye
1987
Playing Away as John
1984
The Bill as Alec Peters
1984
Robin of Sherwood as Bailiff
1984
The Hope and the Glory as Barman
1981
The Bunker as Moss
1980
Kate: The Good Neighbour as Mr. Turner
1978
Carry On Emmannuelle as Theodore Valentine
1976
Carry On England as Gunner Shaw
1975
Carry On Behind as Clive
1974
Ghost Story as Talbot
1970
Calculated Nightmare as Dave
1970
Sovereign's Company as Hurt
1970
Whirlpool as -
1969
Before Winter Comes
1964
Sherlock Holmes
1963
West 11 as Bullying Youth
1963
What a Crazy World as Chas
1960
Linda as Len
1959
No Hiding Place
1954
The Million Pound Note as Boy
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