Brian Rawlinson

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Brian Rawlinson (born 12 November 1931, Stockport, Cheshire, d. 23 November 2000 Exeter, Devon) was an English actor and writer who was prolific in films and TV from the 1950s.

Rawlinson appeared in several films (including several from the Carry On stable) but was more frequently on television, his most notable role being that of Robert Onedin in the BBC TV serial The Onedin Line. He also played character roles in many other TV programmes such as Coronation Street, The Baron, Z-Cars, The Bill, Heartbeat, Danger Man, Goodnight Sweetheart and Last of the Summer Wine, in which he played Cyril Gridley, which was his final appearance. He was also in “The Buccaneers” TV series 1956-57. Played Gaff Guernsey.

As a writer Rawlinson wrote several plays, but was most involved in the mid-1970s BBC serial Churchill's People, an adaptation based on Winston Churchill's book A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, one of the most notorious flops in the corporation's history. He was later interviewed about his association with the series on TV Hell, a theme night that BBC Two ran in 1992 on poorly made and conceived television.

Selected filmography

Dangerous Exile (1957)
The Unstoppable Man (1960)
No Kidding (1960)
The Iron Maiden (1962)
Carry On Cruising (1962)
Nurse on Wheels (1963)
Ladies Who Do (1963)
Carry On Cleo (1964)
The Big Job (1965)
Carry On Cowboy (1965)
Far From the Madding Crowd (1967)
See No Evil (1971)

External links

Brian Rawlinson at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Rawlinson, Brian
Alternative names
Short description	British actor
Date of birth	12 November 1931
Place of birth	Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK
Date of death	23 November 2000
Place of death	Exeter, Devon, England, UK

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