Leslie Grantham
Birthday
1947/08/30
Day of death
2018/06/15 (70 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Camberwell, London, England, UK
Also know as
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Biography
British actor Leslie Grantham shot to fame in 1985 as Den Watts, the original landlord of the Queen Vic, in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. The character quickly became a national favourite and gained the nickname Dirty Den mostly because of the way he treated his wife Angie, played by Anita Dobson, and the several affairs and nefarious activities he conducted. At Grantham's request the character was killed off in 1988, gunned down by the gangsters he had betrayed. He returned to the soap in 200...Read more
Acting
(1985) Knockback: 1
as Peter
(1985) Knockback: 2
as Peter
(1996) Hooligan '96
as Narrator (voice)
(1995) It's Not Unusual
as Cabbie
(2018) Jack Southeast
as The Boss
(1989) My Brother David
as Den Watts (EastEnders - Archive footage) (Uncredited)
(2012) DeadTime
as ---
(2004) Charlie
as Richard Waldeck
(2016) Mob Handed
as The Detective
(2000) The Wedding Tackle
as George
(1998) Faith
as Manager
(2000) The Stretch
as Terry Greene
(1989) The Nightwatch
as David Smallman
(2020) Vengeance
as Ronnie
(2018) The Krays: Dead Man Walking
as Nipper Read
(2013) Leslie
as Leslie
(2013) The Factory
as Gene
(1985) Morons from Outer Space
as Motorway Policeman
(2020) Search and Destroy
as Anderson
(1984) Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
as Kiston
(1998) Shadow Run
as Liney
(1982) Jake's End
as Bookie
(1997) The Uninvited
as ---
(2001) Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
as Self
(1985) EastEnders
as Den Watts
(1984) The Bill
as ---
(1963) Doctor Who
as Kiston
(1992) Heartbeat
as George East
(1995) The Ant & Dec Show
as ---
(1999) It's Only TV But I Like It
as Self
(1989) The Paradise Club
as Danny Kane
(1993) The Detectives
as Danny Kane
(2011) The English Neighbour
as ---
(1990) Cluedo
as Himself - Special Guest
(1990) Cluedo
as Colonel Mustard
(1999) Loose Women
as Self
(1994) 99-1
as Mick Raynor