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Walter Leonard Sparrow (22 January 1927 – 31 May 2000) was an English film and television actor best known for his appearance as Duncan in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves starring Kevin Costner.Born in Eltham, London in 1927, Sparrow began his career as a stand-up comic before moving to acting with a period with the Royal Shakespeare Company. His first film role was in 1964, in Dr. Terror's House of Horrors, with Christopher Lee. Subsequent films, interspersed between countless TV appearances, included the 1969 sex fantasy Zeta One, Young Sherlock Holmes, and the acclaimed 1988 film The Accidental Tourist starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner and Geena Davis.His career enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s, with Sparrow playing key roles in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves as the blinded retainer Duncan, 1993's The Secret Garden as gruff gardener Ben Weatherstaff, and the 1995 American coming-of-age film Now and Then as tragic drifter 'Crazy Pete'. In 1998 he starred in Tony Harrison 's film Prometheus.Sparrow's even more prolific TV appearances included regular roles in the soap opera Emmerdale Farm, as two different characters, and the comedy Paris, and guest spots on Hugh and I, Adam Adamant Lives!, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Z Cars, The Onedin Line, All Creatures Great and Small, Alas Smith and Jones, Rumpole of the Bailey, One Foot in the Grave and The Bill among many others.Sparrow is also well known for playing Maurice, a peasant who was threatened to be shipped to the Americas, in the 1998 Cinderella remake Ever After.One of his more notable guest appearances was in the 1989 episode Danger UXD of the sitcom Only Fools and Horses, which had 16.1 million viewers, as porn shop owner Dirty Barry. His last appearance was in 2000 in an episode of the BBC's medical drama series Doctors.
Date Of Birth January 22, 1927 Died 2000-05-31 Place Of Birth London, England, UK Profession Actor, Music Department Star Sign Aquarius
Actor Title Year Status Character Doctors 2000 TV Series Dennis Grange Peak Practice 2000 TV Series William Dalziel and Pascoe 1999 TV Series Harry Barstow Simon Magus 1999 Benjamin Sunburn 1999 TV Series Gramps Honky Sausages 1999 TV Series Honky Grandad Treasure Island 1999/II Ben Gunn Prometheus 1998 Grandad Ever After: A Cinderella Story 1998 Maurice Heartbeat 1997 TV Series Tom The Woodlanders 1997 Old Creedle Paul Merton in Galton and Simpson's... 1997 TV Series Mr. Hardacre The Thin Blue Line 1995-1996 TV Series Local Resident / Elderly Man Harry's Mad 1996 TV Series George Jane Eyre 1996 Lord Eshton The Famous Five 1995 TV Series Grandad Now and Then 1995 Crazy Pete The Imaginatively Titled Punt & Dennis Show 1995 TV Series Casualty 1994 TV Series Archie Farrell Birds of a Feather 1994 TV Series Ernie Paris 1994 TV Series Hugo Love on a Branch Line 1994 TV Mini-Series Chitty Buckthorn Screen Two 1992-1994 TV Series Bill / Stallholder Anna Lee 1994 TV Series Alastair Draper Don't Get Me Started 1994 Nurse (uncredited) The Magician 1993 TV Movie Leonard Cox Health and Efficiency 1993 TV Series Jock Shadowlands 1993 Fred Paxford U.F.O. 1993 Old Codger KYTV 1993 TV Series Warty Man The Secret Garden 1993 Ben Weatherstaff In Suspicious Circumstances 1993 TV Series Methodist minister The Pall Bearer's Revue 1992 TV Series Gone to the Dogs 1991 TV Mini-Series Stretch Never the Twain 1991 TV Series Tramp Let Him Have It 1991 Nightwatchman Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 1991 Duncan The Bill 1988-1991 TV Series Joe Horscroft / Wally / Old Man Smack and Thistle 1991 TV Movie Waggy Alas Smith & Jones 1990 TV Series Hale and Pace 1990 TV Series I Hired a Contract Killer 1990 Hotel Porter Chancer 1990 TV Series Rashers One Foot in the Grave 1990 TV Series George All Creatures Great and Small 1989 TV Series Roland Strong Howards' Way 1989 TV Series Jimmy Wilde Somewhere to Run 1989 TV Movie Neighbour The Jim Henson Hour 1989 TV Series Card Trick Beggar Only Fools and Horses.... 1989 TV Series Dirty Barry The Accidental Tourist 1988 Hot Dog Vendor The Storyteller 1988 TV Series Card Trick Beggar King & Castle 1988 TV Series Old Man Norley News at Twelve 1988 TV Series Uncle Norm Doyle London's Burning 1988 TV Series Old Man in High Rise The Two Ronnies 1987 TV Series Old Man Ladies in Charge 1986 TV Series Sid Young Sherlock Holmes 1985 Ethan Engel C.A.T.S. Eyes 1985 TV Series Steeple Hitler's S.S.: Portrait in Evil 1985 TV Movie Klaus Give us a Break 1983-1984 TV Series Bernie / Alan Clegg Big Deal 1984 TV Series Bootsy Wilkinson Miracles Take Longer 1984 TV Series Paula's client A Fine Romance 1983 TV Series Patient Sweet Sixteen 1983 TV Series Furniture Foreman BBC Play of the Month 1966-1982 TV Series Man with basket / 2nd Prisoner / Roberts Into the Labyrinth 1982 TV Series Israel Hands We'll Meet Again 1982 TV Mini-Series Bus Driver County Hall 1982 TV Series Tom Great Expectations 1981 TV Mini-Series Mr. Hubble Maybury 1981 TV Series Jack Arnott Private Schulz 1981 TV Series Becker A Spy at Evening 1981 TV Mini-Series Barman Cream in My Coffee 1980 TV Movie Boatman Emmerdale 1980 TV Series Harry Moore Angels 1979 TV Series Reg Begley Shoestring 1979 TV Series Taxi Driver The Famous Five 1978 TV Series Weston Life Begins at Forty 1978 TV Series Barman Rumpole of the Bailey 1978 TV Series Harry Harris BBC2 Play of the Week 1977 TV Series Tramp The Onedin Line 1971-1977 TV Series Hoskins / Billy Bones / George Bethell Jubilee 1977 TV Series Len Moore Striker 1976 TV Series Coach driver Victorian Scandals 1976 TV Series George Hollamby Druce Sutherland's Law 1975 TV Series Ludwig Skopinsky Whodunnit? 1975 TV Series Joe Marsh Miss Nightingale 1974 TV Movie Cockney Soldier Marked Personal 1974 TV Series Bert Hargreaves Special Branch 1974 TV Series Sprague Crown Court 1973 TV Series Jimmy Dobie The Dragon's Opponent 1973 TV Series Willy Oh, Father! 1973 TV Series Charlie The Roses of Eyam 1973 TV Movie William Torre Z Cars 1963-1973 TV Series Frank Livesey / Driver / Walter Ferguson Play for Today 1971 TV Series Common Lodging House Proprietor Ace of Wands 1971 TV Series The King Follyfoot 1971 TV Series Amos Kellett Budgie 1971 TV Series Reggie The Dirtiest Girl I Ever Met 1970 Cameraman Dr. Finlay's Casebook 1970 TV Series Meadowes Mogul 1966-1970 TV Series Mason / Jack / Jimmy Rice / ... The Wednesday Play 1965-1970 TV Series Lionel's father / Private First Class Jones My Partner the Ghost 1970 TV Series Tramp The Love Factor 1969 Stage Manager The Main Chance 1969 TV Series Joe Philips, Site Foreman The Champions 1969 TV Series George Whetlor Public Eye 1968 TV Series Taxi Dispatcher Sexton Blake 1968 TV Series Skeleton Sims Market in Honey Lane 1967 TV Series Bert Fowler (1967) Armchair Theatre 1963-1967 TV Series Comedian / Bluey Adam Adamant Lives! 1966-1967 TV Series Brooke / Corporal Grey Gentleman Jim 1967 TV Movie King of the River 1966 TV Series Binns Quick Before They Catch Us 1966 TV Series Frost Court Martial 1966 TV Series Dowell The Newcomers 1966 TV Series Mr. Harvester ITV Play of the Week 1965-1966 TV Series 1st Snatch / Blocker Sergeant Cork 1966 TV Series Bill Finch The Great British Train Robbery 1966 TV Mini-Series Softly Softly 1966 TV Series George Foot's Eye View 1966 Short No Hiding Place 1963-1965 TV Series Lefty York / Local Inspector / Phillips Hereward the Wake 1965 TV Series Trewint Our Man at St. Mark's 1965 TV Series Porter The Mind of the Enemy 1965 TV Mini-Series Albert Mercer City in the Sea 1965 Second Fisherman (uncredited) Dr. Terror's House of Horrors 1965 Second Ambulance Man (segment "Disembodied Hand") Gideon C.I.D. 1964 TV Series On Course Bookmaker Count of Monte Cristo 1964 TV Series First Soldier Compact 1964 TV Series Ernie Parkin Story Parade 1964 TV Series Eddie / Train Guard Taxi! 1964 TV Series Frank Emergency-Ward 10 1964 TV Series Mr. Funnell Hugh and I 1964 TV Series The Plane Makers 1963-1964 TV Series Charlie / Mack First Night 1963-1964 TV Series Trog / Coxswain Boyd Q.C. 1963 TV Series Prison Officer Jezebel ex UK 1963 TV Series Sailor ITV Television Playhouse 1963 TV Series Secretary It Happened Like This 1963 TV Series Thin man Bootsie and Snudge 1963 TV Series
Music Department Title Year Status Character First Night 1964 TV Series composer - 1 episode
Self Title Year Status Character Omnibus 1972 TV Series documentary
Known for movies Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) as Duncan
Ever After: A Cinderella Story (1998) as Maurice
The Secret Garden (1993) as Ben Weatherstaff
Now and Then (1995) as Crazy Pete