Mike Grady (actor)

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Mike Grady
Born
Michael Grady

(1946-02-06) 6 February 1946 (age 79)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
OccupationActor
Years active1967–present

Michael Grady (born 6 February 1946) is an English character actor. He is best known for his comedy roles in films and television, particularly as Ken Mills in Citizen Smith (1977-1980) and Barry Wilkinson in Last of the Summer Wine (1986-2010).

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Early life

Grady was born on 6 February 1946, [1] in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. [1] He undertook classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. [2]

Career

Grady's theatre career was extensive, including theatre roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company [2] and London's Royal National Theatre, [2] as well the West End, the Royal Court, the Bush, and the Soho Poly, plus many tours and pantomimes around the country. [2]

His television roles have included Minder as Kev in the Series 1 episode, The Bengal Tiger , Steve Bracket in Rooms, Citizen Smith , [2] as series regular, Ken Mills, Look and Read , Dr Ballantyne, Sweet Sixteen , 161 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine , [2] playing Barry Wilkinson, husband of Glenda, Colin's Sandwich , [2] Up the Garden Path , [2] Not with a Bang . [2] His film credits include Carry On Loving (1970), Up the Front (1972), Symptoms (1974), The Return of the Pink Panther (1975), [2] opposite Peter Sellers, I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight (1976), [2] Britannia Hospital (1982), Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989) and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011). [3] He was also in the Wycliffe episode Slave of Duty.[ citation needed ] He also has starred in advertisements including a Pepsi advertisement from 1976. [4]

A regular performer on radio, Grady played Rob Pengelly in Waggoners' Walk , a BBC Radio 2 soap opera. [5] He has been involved in award-winning productions such as Christianity at Glacier for BBC Radio 3 and comedies Up the Garden Path , [2] Dial M For Pizza , [2] and Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off . [6]

He continues work in the theatre and on television. [7] In March 2023, Grady portrayed Clyde Taylor in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors . [8]


Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1970 Carry On Loving Boy Lover
1972 Up the Front Newsboy
1974 Symptoms Nick
1975 The Return of the Pink Panther Bell Boy
1976 I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight Boy Scout
1979 The London Connection Courier
The Prisoner of Zenda Villager
1983 The Pirates of Penzance Pirate
1989 Bert Rigby, You're a Fool Mick O'Grady
2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Train Conductor [9]
Much Ado About Nothing Verges
2013 King of the Railway Sir Robert NorrambyVoice
2014 Tale of the Brave Sir Robert NorrambyVoice

Television

YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1969 Doctor in the House Nervous BoyEpisode: Why Do You Want to Be a Doctor?
1969MedicEpisode: "Getting the Bird"
1969PatrickEpisode: "Keep It Clean!"
1970 Scene DaveEpisode: "Hero in the Dust"
1971 Public Eye TedEpisode: "The Beater and the Game"
1971 The Fenn Street Gang Batch2 episodes
1971SuspicionBrian McGrathEpisode: "No Case to Answer"
1972TightropeSpud6 episodes
1972In for a PennyWolEpisode: "Dan and the U.X.B."
1973 Emmerdale Robin2 episodes
1973 Public Eye FreddieEpisode: "Home and Away"
1973 Look and Read Denis BeasleyEpisode: "Joe and the Sheep Rustlers"
1973Once Upon A TimeTibbsEpisode: "Sister Alice"
1973 Doctor in Charge SpudEpisode: "In Place of Strife"
1973–1974 The Kids from 47A Andy3 episodes
1974 Second City Firsts DerryEpisode: "Sunday Tea"
1975 Coronation Street Les GrimesEpisode: #1.1546
1975–1976My Brother's KeeperTrevor Gribbin2 episodes
1977–80 Citizen Smith Ken MillsAll 30 episodes
1979 Minder KevEpisode: "The Bengal Tiger"
1983 Sweet Sixteen Dr. Ballentine5 episodes
1986Troubles and StrifeChristopher5 episodes
1986–1990,
1996–2010		 Last of the Summer Wine Barry Wilkinson161 episodes
1988–1990 Colin's Sandwich Des8 episodes
1990 Not with a Bang Graham WilkinsAll 7 episodes
1992 An Ungentlemanly Act Patrick WattsTV film
1990–93 Up the Garden Path Dick BarnesAll 18 episodes
1996 Wycliffe Michael MorvaEpisode: "Slave of Duty"
1996The Willows in WinterPilotTV film
1997 As Time Goes By HeraldEpisode: "The Dinner Party"
2001 Bernard's Watch Dr. Stark6 episodes
2010 Doctors Arthur BruinEpisode: "Last Cut"
2011 Skins VicarEpisode: "Everyone"
2011 Holby City Colin CampbellEpisode: "Tunnel Vision"
2013–present Thomas & Friends Sir Robert NorrambyVoice; 20 episodes
2015 Doctors Ted HicksEpisode: "Spandex and Secrets"
2017 The Dumping Ground RalphEpisode: "Vox Populi"
2017 Casualty Reg CutlerEpisode: #32.4
2018 Midsomer Murders Les MorrisonEpisode: "Send in the Clowns"
2018 Vanity Fair Horrocks3 episodes
2019 Endeavour Ernest CroglinEpisode: "Pylon"
2019 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Adam OldknowEpisode: "The Envious Court"
2023Doctors Clyde Taylor Episode: "As One Door Closes... A Window Opens"

References

  1. 1 2 "Mike Grady". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Who's Who at Complicite". complicite.org. 18 August 2005. Archived from the original on 18 August 2005.
  3. ↑ "Mike Grady - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : "Chat up" Pepsi Advert. YouTube .
  5. ↑ "Waggoners' Walk".
  6. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 - Dial M for Pizza - Next on". BBC.
  7. ↑ "Mike Grady". The BWH Agency Ltd.
  8. ↑ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Luca McIntyre has a date night DISASTER!". What to Watch . (Future plc). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  9. ↑ "Mike Grady". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.
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