Larry Lamb | |
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Born | Lawrence Douglas Lamb 1 October 1947 |
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Years active | 1975–present |
Spouses | Anita Wisbey (m. 1969;div. 1970)Linda Martin (m. 1979;div. 1996) |
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Children | 4, including George |
Lawrence Douglas Lamb (born 1 October 1947) [1] is an English actor and radio presenter. He played Archie Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders , Mick Shipman in the BBC comedy series Gavin & Stacey and Ted Case in the final series of the BBC drama New Tricks . He also appeared on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2016.
Lamb was born in Edmonton, Middlesex, to Jessie White and Ronald Douglas Lamb, the eldest of four including his brother, Wesley, and a sister Penelope. Lamb had a turbulent childhood; he was verbally abused by his father and often had to keep his parents from fighting. [2]
In 2011, Lamb participated in the BBC series Who Do You Think You Are? and discovered that he is descended from a line of proprietors of a well-known travelling menagerie, Day's Menagerie, and a lion tamer named Martini Bartlett. [3]
Lamb attended Edmonton County School and on leaving school he worked as a lorry driver's mate (assistant) for at that time the UK's largest Waste Paper Merchant J & J Maybank. Later, he joined the oil industry, which resulted in his working in Libya and Canada, where he attended St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. This developed his amateur interest in acting to a professional level, and he performed at Canada's Stratford Festival in 1975–1976. Lamb is distantly related to Edward Buckton Lamb (1806–1869), a Victorian architect who designed St Martin's Gospel Oak and St Mary Magdalene Church in Addiscombe.
After returning to Britain from Canada, Lamb became a regular cast member, along with Kate O'Mara, in the BBC's North Sea ferry-based soap Triangle (1981–83), in which he played Matt Taylor, the ship's Chief Engineer.
Other credits include The New Avengers , The Professionals , Fox , Minder , Lovejoy , Get Back , A Touch of Frost , Our Friends in the North , Taggart , Casualty , Kavanagh QC , Spooks , Midsomer Murders , and The Bill .
Between 2007 and 2010, Lamb appeared in Gavin & Stacey playing Gavin's father, Michael "Mick" Shipman. He returned to the role for a Christmas special in 2019. [4]
In 2008, Lamb began playing Archie Mitchell, the father of Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell in EastEnders . He based his portrayal of Archie on his own father. [5] He left the show in April, 2009, but returned in July the same year, around the same time that Danniella Westbrook returned to her role of Archie's niece, Sam Mitchell. Archie was killed off in a murder story line at Christmas, 2009. In 2009, Lamb starred alongside Liam Cunningham in Blood: The Last Vampire , in the role of General McKee. On 19 February 2010, Lamb appeared with his son, George Lamb, in EastEnders Live: The Aftermath, after Stacey Slater was revealed to be Archie's killer in the closing moments of the 25th-anniversary live episode.
In April, 2011, BBC Learning launched "Off By Heart Shakespeare", a school-recital contest for secondary school pupils. For the project, Larry took on the role of Jaques from the play As You Like It , and delivered the speech: "All the world's a stage". [6]
It was announced that Lamb would join the cast of New Tricks as Ted Case in series 12.
Lamb's films include Buster and Essex Boys . In 1983, he had a small speaking role in Superman III .
In September 2023, Lamb appeared in the Channel 5 drama series The Inheritance , appearing alongside Samantha Bond, Jemima Rooper, Gaynor Faye, Rob James-Collier and Adil Ray. [7]
Theatre work includes:
In 2013, Lamb began presenting a regular Sunday morning show on LBC. He is an occasional reporter for the BBC programme The One Show . Lamb took part in Gareth's All Star Choir in 2014, as part of the BBC's Children in Need appeal.
In 2016, he appeared in the sixteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! . [8] He became the 6th celebrity to be voted out of the jungle in the 2016 series. [9]
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Lamb has a daughter Vanessa Lamb (born 1969) with his first wife Anita Wisbey. He is also the father of radio DJ and television presenter George Lamb, from his second marriage to Linda Martin. Lamb split up with his partner, Clare Burt, with whom he has two daughters: Eloise Alexandra (born 1998), and Eva-Mathilde Lamb (born 2003). Lamb has one granddaughter from his daughter Vanessa, as revealed on I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! .
Lamb's autobiography Mummy's Boy was published in 2011. [10]
Lamb resides in Cornwall.
Lamb won the award for Best Villain at the 2010 British Soap Awards. [11]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1978 | Superman | Reporter 1 | |
1983 | Superman III | Miner 2 | |
1984 | Flight to Berlin | Specialist Dale Sizemore | |
My Friend Washington | Ben Carlson | ||
1985 | Shadey | Dick Darnley | |
Underworld | Roy Bain | ||
1987 | Ubac | Larry | |
Hearts of Fire | Jack Rosner | ||
1988 | Buster | Bruce Reynolds | |
1998 | Place Vendôme | Christopher Makos | |
2000 | Essex Boys | Peter Chase | |
One of the Hollywood Ten | Will Geer | ||
2004 | Deadlines | Paul Baker | |
Fakers | Harvey Steed | ||
2009 | Blood: The Last Vampire | General McKee | |
2011 | Two Minutes | William | Short Film |
2013 | Verona | Capulet | Short Film |
2014 | Rose, Mary and Time | Barney's Dad | Short Film |
Beachcomber | Stephen | Short Film | |
2015 | Meet Pursuit Delange: The Movie | Sam Walters | |
2017 | The Hatton Garden Job | Brian Reader | |
Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story | Mr. Harris | ||
2019 | Brighton | Derek | |
2021 | Me, Myself and Di | Clifford | |
2022 | Old Windows | Harry | Short Film |
Hounded | Gregory |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1977 | The New Avengers | Williams | Episode: "Trap" |
1979 | Hazell | Ned Barrow | |
The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game | Steve | ||
1980 | Armchair Thriller | CPO Chalky White | 4 episodes |
Fox | Joey Fox | ||
The Professionals | Jack Craine | ||
1981–1983 | Triangle | Matt Taylor | 78 episodes |
1982 | Saturday Night Thriller | Mr. Roy Salinger | |
1983 | Jemima Shore Investigates | Max Highams | |
1984 | Minder | Greg Collins | |
1985 | Christopher Columbus | Don Castillo | |
1986 | Boon | Alan Prendergest | |
Slip-Up | Ronald Arthur Biggs | ||
1987 | Harry's Kingdom | Terry Stewart | |
Theatre Night | The Sergeant | ||
1988 | Fratelli | Mauro Barberi | |
1989 | Pursuit | Davi | |
1990 | A Little Piece of Sunshine | Desmond Hannah | |
1991 | Screenplay | UNKNOWN | |
1992 | Fool's Gold: The Story of the Brink's-Mat Robbery | Kenneth Noye | TV film |
Lovejoy | Gerald Somers | 2 episodes | |
Between the Lines | Dennis Ralston | ||
Get Back | Albert Sweet | ||
1994 | White Goods | Jonnie Dow | |
Doggin Around | Ken | ||
In Suspicious Circumstances | Weldon Atherstone | ||
The Wimbledon Poisoner | Dr. Donald Templeton | ||
1995 | A Touch of Frost | Mike Ross | |
1996 | Strangers | Leonard | |
Our Friends in the North | Alan Roe | 2 episodes | |
Annie's Bar | Terry Dunning | ||
1997 | The Missing Postman | Trevor Ramsay | TV film |
1998 | Supply & Demand | Simon Hughes | |
1999 | The Blonde Bombshell | Will Humphreys | |
Taggart | Martin Strange | Episode: "Fearful Lightning" | |
Casualty | Father Peter Harker | Episode: "Everybody Hurts" | |
2001 | Home Sweet Home | Voice | |
Kavanagh QC | Alan Rainer | Episode: "The End of Law" | |
Midsomer Murders | Melvyn Stockard | Episode: "Who Killed Cock Robin?" | |
2004–2005 | The Bill | Jonathan Fox | 20 episodes |
2005 | Cathedral | Thomas Becket | 5 episodes |
Murphy's Law | George Garvey | 4 episodes | |
2006 | Silent Witness | Max Wheaton | 2 episodes |
Spooks | Iain Kaillis | Episode: "The Cell" | |
2007–2010, 2019 | Gavin & Stacey | Mick Shipman | All 21 episodes |
2008–2009 | EastEnders | Archie Mitchell | 150 episodes |
2013 | Love and Marriage | Tommy Sutherland | All 6 episodes |
2015 | New Tricks | Ted Case | 9 episodes |
2017 | The Keith and Paddy Picture Show | Dr. Houseman | Episode: "Dirty Dancing" |
Mount Pleasant | Callum | Episode: "The Finale" | |
2019 | Pitching In | Frank | All 4 episodes |
Thunderbirds Are Go | Gomez | Voice; Episode: "Getaway" | |
2023 | Billericay to Barry (TV series) | Himself | All 3 episodes |
The Inheritance | Dennis | All 4 episodes |
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