Biography

June 23, 1942 · Romford, Essex, England, UK

May 4, 2020

Brian T. James

1.77 m

Part of cult cinema legacy as one of Malcolm McDowell's gang members aka Droogs in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange, featuring prominently during the first act, which is the most violent, infamous and downright entertaining. His character, Georgie, is second-in-command after McDowell's Alex. The other Droogs are Warren Clarke (Dim) and Michael Tarn (Pete).

Talking about his least favourite role, that of Bert Ramford in the Clive Dunn show Grandad (1979): "Only last year, I was on my way back from Athens and the plane was diverted and didn't land till 5 am. It had been a long flight, I was really tired and in need of a good shower. Then suddenly at the airport, a group of teenagers shouted, "Oi, it's that geezer from Grandad (1979)!. It seems there's no escape from Bert."

Talking about his rise from printer to actor: "I spent my teenage years in South London, dabbling in rock and roll, playing in pub gigs, before going on to become an apprentice printer. I passed my indentures and was somewhat reluctantly beginning a career in printing while harbouring a dream of becoming an actor. But I didn't really know how to go about it. My wife's sister is married to Roy Marsden's brother so I asked Roy what I should do. He told me to go to drama school and at the age of 24, I successfully applied to the East 15 Drama School."

On his directorial debut Tank Malling: "It was my debut as a feature film director and I found it extremely challenging. It exhausted every particle of my being but it was also very rewarding."