Denis Lawson
Date of birth: 1947-09-27
Place of birth: Perthshire, Scotland, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Denis Stamper Lawson
Biography
Denis Stamper Lawson (born 27 September 1947) is a Scottish actor and director. He is perhaps best known for his roles as John Jarndyce in the BBC's adaptation of Bleak House and as Gordon Urquhart in the film Local Hero.
Movie Credits
Star Wars
1977-05-25
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over
Local Hero
1983-02-17
An American oil company sends a man to Scotland to buy up an entire village where they want to build
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998-11-18
Acting Lieutenant Hornblower attempts to study for his promotion examination, but becomes distracted
Enid
2009-11-16
A poignant biography of one of the most successful and wildly-read writers of the 20th century. Her
Somnium
2019-09-06
Joan Kepler is an intergalactic postal worker. She's top of her game, a senior deliverer in an indus
Perfect Sense
2011-09-29
In Glasgow, Scotland, while a mysterious pandemic begins to spread around the world, Susan, a brilli
Providence
1977-01-25
On the eve of his 78th birthday, the ailing, alcoholic writer Clive Langham spends a painful and sle
The Wee Man
2013-01-18
The true life story of the rise to power of Glasgow gangster Paul Ferris.
Fried Crumbed Brains
1996-09-13
After a big car accident, caused by his brother Valerio, Antonio is mentally-ill, fallen to a childl
Broken
2012-08-22
Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences.
No Holds Bard
2009-01-25
Comedy following the lives of five people as they prepare to vie for the 2009 Cup O'Kindness, the tr
The Chain
1984-11-01
Comedy featuring interweaving stories of seven households caught up in a property chain on moving da
The Machine
2013-04-25
Already deep into a second Cold War, Britain’s Ministry of Defense seeks a game-changing weapon. Pro
Breaking the Mould
2009-07-29
A historical drama that tells the story of the development of penicillin in the 1930's/40's, by a gr
The Paradise Run
1976-04-05
Johnny has joined the army because he likes canoeing, but ends up in a war-torn city and is compromi
The Empire Strikes Back
1980-05-20
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns th
Return of the Jedi
1983-05-25
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, th
Fearless Frank
1978-10-04
The outrageous - and not entirely reliable - memoirs of Irish writer Frank Harris, sometime cowboy i
The Lighthouse Stevensons
2011-02-01
The story of the remarkable family who tamed the wild Scottish coastline, told 200 years after the b
One Way Out
1989-09-10
James Carlisle is a successful architect who sees his children every weekend following his divorce f
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
1980-12-09
Dominick Hide, a time traveller from the year 2130, is studying the London transport system of 1980.
Lucky Jim
2003-04-11
A rollicking adaptation of Kingsley Amis's first novel, Lucky Jim stars Stephen Tompkinson as Jim Di
Bitter Cherry
1983-12-01
Set in an open prison, where a former trade union activist subjects his more passive cell mate to an
Bejewelled
1991-01-20
An American's family jewels are stolen during her trip to London and she reluctantly teams up with a
The Thieving Headmistress
2006-06-06
A Headmistress steals from her own school. As a young girl Colleen McCabe asks a priest in confessi
Above Their Station
2010-02-20
One-off comedy special. On the mean streets of Vange in Essex, naive police community support office
A Royal Scandal
1997-10-10
The doomed marriage of the Prince Regent and Caroline of Brunswick.
Holocaust 2000
1977-11-25
An executive in charge of a nuclear power plant in the Mid-East must stop his son-- who turns out to
The Man in the Iron Mask
1977-07-17
Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with t
The Zip
1988-07-07
A man wakes one day to find a zip on the front of his body. Dare he see what's inside?
The Black Death
2004-01-01
The Black Death, a pandemic disease that ravaged in the 1300s, caused a never-before-seen human cata
The Real Hughie Green
2001-08-07
TV Movie documentary exploring the secret life of Hughie Green.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019-12-18
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Damero
Burns in the USA
2017-01-25
Robert Burns was well aware of the revolution taking place across the Atlantic as he grew up. The po
Born Kicking
1992-09-20
Roxanne (known as Roxy) is a star performer in her local soccer team. Her natural talent is noticed
Jumping Bean Bag
1976-02-17
At an end-of-term school play, Ozzie and his band join in with a hard rock contribution. However, th
The Merchant of Venice
1973-10-07
An Edwardian take on the Shakespeare play starring Laurence Olivier.
A New Body at Last
2007-01-27
The cast and crew discussing the transition from Tom Baker to Peter Davison, including exclusive beh
Leonard
2001-10-03
Leonard is the victim of obsessive compulsive behaviour; meticulous and insular, his world is at hom
The Girl Who Walked Quickly
1978-03-28
A man is kidnapped and brainwashed by political extremists. He is then sent on a mission.
Love After Lunch
1987-09-20
Miles Henderson has a few problems. His job, his marriage and his car are all falling apart at the s
This is Stanley Baxter
2001-07-12
BBC Scotland documentary catching up with and celebrating the life of legendary Scottish comedian St