Larry Dann
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.
Acting
TV
Robin of Sherwood
as Bailiff
1984
Movie
The Million Pound Note
as Boy
1954
Movie
Carry On Behind
as Clive
1975
Movie
Carry On Teacher
as Student
1959
Movie
The Bunker
as Moss
1981
Movie
Carry On Emmannuelle
as Theodore Valentine
1978
TV
The Bill
as Alec Peters
1984
Movie
Carry On England
as Gunner Shaw
1976
Movie
Whirlpool
as -
1970
Movie
That's Carry On!
as Clive (archive footage) (uncredited)
1977
Movie
Trouble in Store
as Orphan (uncredited)
1953
TV
The Detectives
as Hawkeye
1993
Movie
The Bulldog Breed
as New Dalton's Boy (uncredited)
1960
TV
Sherlock Holmes
1964
Movie
Before Winter Comes
1969
Movie
West 11
as Bullying Youth
1963
Movie
Ghost Story
as Talbot
1974
TV
Sooty & Co.
1993
Movie
What a Crazy World
as Chas
1963
Movie
Playing Away
as John
1987
Movie
What's a Carry On?
as Clive (archive footage) (uncredited)
1998
TV
Theatre 625
as Communist Clerk
1964
TV
Theatre 625
as Easton
1964
TV
No Hiding Place
1959