Leslie Grantham

Leslie Grantham

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 2003 where it was revealed Den faked his own death to live in exile in Spain. It was widely speculated that Grantham was lured back with a £500,000-a-year contract and some 17 million viewers watched his return - an impressive figure, but not as impressive as the 30 million who tuned in to watch Den divorce Angie on Christmas Day, 1986. Two years later, in 2005, Den Watts was killed off once and for all in an episode that drew in 16.2 million viewers. The reason for Grantham's exit this time was an online sex scandal, revealed by a Sunday newspaper a year earlier. This was not the first time Grantham had courted controversy of course. Not long after finding fame in the soap Grantham's past became front page news; on 3 December 1966, when was serving as a young British soldier in West Germany, he attempted to rob a taxi driver, Felix Reese, in Osnabrück A struggle between Grantham and the driver followed, and Reese died from a gunshot wound to the head.In his statement to the police following his arrest, Grantham said that he did not know the gun was loaded and it had gone off during the struggle, which would have resulted in a conviction for manslaughter if a jury believed this version of events. However, at his trial in 1967 he was subsequently convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Although he had committed the murder in West Germany, he served the entirety of his imprisonment in various British prisons. This was because soldiers and officers convicted of any criminal offence that warrants a sentence of over two years are automatically transferred to Her Majesty's Prison Service, since they are also automatically dishonourably discharged. Grantham was released in 1977, having served 10 years. Whilst in prison, Grantham discovered acting and was encouraged by Labour politician T. Dan Smith and Doctor Who actress Louise Jameson to take up acting upon his release. Away from EastEnders, Grantham enjoyed a high profile career throughout much of the 1990s with the starring role of gangster Danny Kane in the BBC drama The Paradise Club, and maverick undercover cop Mick Raynor in 99-1. Other credits include the sci fi series The Uninvited (which he also produced), Fort Boyard, The Bill and The Stretch, which reunited him with Anita Dobson. He has also appeared in the films The Wedding Tackle, Charlie and Mob Handed, and starred in the titular role of The English Neighbour on Bulgarian TV in 2011. He died on the 15th June, 2018 in hospital following a short illness.

  • Taitara: Leslie Grantham
  • Rongonui: 2.144
  • E mohiotia ana mo: Acting
  • Ra whanau: 1947-08-30
  • Te Whanautanga: Camberwell, London, England, UK
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Leslie Grantham Kiriata

  • 1985
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    Knockback: 2

    Knockback: 2

    1 1985 HD

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  • 1985
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    Knockback: 1

    Knockback: 1

    7.5 1985 HD

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  • 1996
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    Hooligan '96

    Hooligan '96

    1 1996 HD

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  • 1995
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    It's Not Unusual

    It's Not Unusual

    6 1995 HD

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  • 2018
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    Jack Southeast

    Jack Southeast

    1 2018 HD

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  • 1989
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    My Brother David

    My Brother David

    1 1989 HD

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  • 2016
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    Mob Handed

    Mob Handed

    4.1 2016 HD

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  • 2012
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    DeadTime

    DeadTime

    2.8 2012 HD

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  • 2000
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    The Wedding Tackle

    The Wedding Tackle

    1 2000 HD

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  • 2004
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    Charlie

    Charlie

    4 2004 HD

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  • 1998
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    Faith

    Faith

    1 1998 HD

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  • 2000
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    The Stretch

    The Stretch

    1 2000 HD

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  • 1989
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    The Nightwatch

    The Nightwatch

    5 1989 HD

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  • 2013
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    Leslie

    Leslie

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2020
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    Vengeance

    Vengeance

    3.2 2020 HD

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  • 2013
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    The Factory

    The Factory

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2018
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    The Krays: Dead Man Walking

    The Krays: Dead Man Walking

    2.8 2018 HD

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  • 1985
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    Morons from Outer Space

    Morons from Outer Space

    4.667 1985 HD

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  • 2020
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    Search and Destroy

    Search and Destroy

    4.3 2020 HD

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  • 1984
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    Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

    Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks

    7.8 1984 HD

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  • 1998
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    Shadow Run

    Shadow Run

    4.1 1998 HD

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  • 1982
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    Jake's End

    Jake's End

    1 1982 HD

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  • 2013
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    Leslie

    Leslie

    1 2013 HD

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  • 1997
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    The Uninvited

    The Uninvited

    6 1997 HD

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  • 2001
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    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

    5.9 2001 HD

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  • 1985
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    EastEnders

    EastEnders

    4.1 1985 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Bill

    The Bill

    6.6 1984 HD

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  • 1963
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    Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

    7.9 1963 HD

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  • 1992
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    Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

    7 1992 HD

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  • 1995
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    The Ant & Dec Show

    The Ant & Dec Show

    1 1995 HD

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  • 1999
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    It's Only TV But I Like It

    It's Only TV But I Like It

    6 1999 HD

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  • 1989
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    The Paradise Club

    The Paradise Club

    5.8 1989 HD

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  • 1993
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    The Detectives

    The Detectives

    6.7 1993 HD

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  • 2011
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    Английският съсед

    Английският съсед

    10 2011 HD

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  • 1990
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    Cluedo

    Cluedo

    6.4 1990 HD

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  • 1990
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    Cluedo

    Cluedo

    6.4 1990 HD

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  • 1999
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    Loose Women

    Loose Women

    3.4 1999 HD

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  • 1994
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    99-1

    99-1

    1 1994 HD

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  • 1970
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    99-1

    99-1

    6 1970 HD

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  • 1970
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    99-1

    99-1

    6 1970 HD

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