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Ralph Arliss | |
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Born | Ralph Arliss Wanklyn James 11 September 1947 Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
Occupation(s) | Actor, party member, charity trustee |
Spouse(s) | Victoria Scott (m. 1978; div. 199?) Belinda Davison (m. 1993) |
Ralph Arliss (born 11 September 1947) is a British actor. [1]
His television credits include: Doctor Who (in the serial Planet of the Spiders ), Z-Cars , The Sweeney , Survivors , Return of the Saint , Secret Army , Love for Lydia , Shoestring , Airline , The Jewel in the Crown , The Day Christ Died , A.D. , Dempsey and Makepeace , Call Me Mister , Boon , Prime Suspect , Casualty and The Bill . [2] [3] He played the leading role of Kickalong in the ITV serial Quatermass opposite Sir John Mills in 1979. [4]
His film appearances include roles in The Last Valley (1971), The Asphyx (1972), Deadly Strangers (1975), Blood Relations (1977) and Dead Man's Folly (1986).
He is involved in political training for the Green Party of England and Wales. [5] In 2003, he was involved was involved in a failed campaign to make Dorset a Genetically-Modified (GM) crop-free zone. [6] Two years later, Arliss stood for the party in Dorset North, coming fifth with 2.1% of the vote. [7]
Since 2012, Arliss has become involved with TRUSTchildren Support Group UK (set up following the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami to look after children in India affected by the disaster), being appointed trustee in 2015. [8] Among his work includes opening a children's home in Tamil Nadu [9] and planting trees with students in Mahabalipuram.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1971 | The Last Valley | Claus | |
1972 | The Asphyx | Clive Cunningham | |
1975 | Deadly Strangers | 2nd Motorcycle Youth | |
1977 | Blood Relations | Peter Steiger | |
1979 | The Quatermass Conclusion | Kickalong | |
1982 | Who Dares Wins | Terrorist #11 | |
1986 | Dead Man's Folly | Michael Weyman | |
1996-1998 | Retrace | John Fisher | TV series, 9 episodes |
2001 | Two Days, Nine Lives | Clive |