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Alan Downer(1930-1995)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Alan Downer in Dempsey and Makepeace (1985)
Alan Downer was born on 12 September 1930 in Swansea, Wales, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Triton (1968), Emmerdale Farm (1972) and To Have and to Hold (1986). He was married to Dilys Laye. He died on 16 March 1995 in London, England, UK.
BornSeptember 12, 1930
DiedMarch 16, 1995(64)
BornSeptember 12, 1930
DiedMarch 16, 1995(64)
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Known for

Triton
TV Series
  • Interpreter
Emmerdale Farm (1972)
Emmerdale Farm
4.9
TV Series
  • Writer
To Have and to Hold (1986)
To Have and to Hold
7.5
TV Mini Series
  • Douglas
Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
Coronation Street
5.6
TV Series
  • Alan Mather

Credits

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Actor

  • Hard Cases (1988)
    Hard Cases
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Chief Magistrate
    • Chairman of Magistrates
    • 1988–1989
  • Rik Mayall in The New Statesman (1987)
    The New Statesman
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Minister
    • 1989
  • The Franchise Affair (1988)
    The Franchise Affair
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Einar Lange
    • 1988
  • Sophia and Constance (1988)
    Sophia and Constance
    TV Series
    • Rostand
    • 1988
  • The Play on One (1988)
    The Play on One
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Owen
    • 1988
  • Yes, Prime Minister (1986)
    Yes, Prime Minister
    8.6
    TV Series
    • French President
    • 1987
  • Bellman and True (1987)
    Bellman and True
    6.7
    • Immigration Officer
    • 1987
  • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Stanley Douglas
    • 1987
  • Star Cops (1987)
    Star Cops
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Paton
    • 1987
  • Leslie Ash, Jill Gascoine, and Rosalyn Landor in C.A.T.S. Eyes (1985)
    C.A.T.S. Eyes
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Zhukov
    • 1986–1987
  • Worlds Beyond (1986)
    Worlds Beyond
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Sussex Vicar
    • 1987
  • To Have and to Hold (1986)
    To Have and to Hold
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Douglas
    • 1986
  • West of Paradise (1986)
    West of Paradise
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Armand Pillay
    • 1986
  • Bluebell (1986)
    Bluebell
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Lefebre
    • 1986
  • Operation Julie (1985)
    Operation Julie
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • C.C.R. Templeton
    • 1985

Writer

  • Emmerdale Farm (1972)
    Emmerdale Farm
    4.9
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1981–1983
  • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
    Coronation Street
    5.6
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1979–1980

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 12, 1930
    • Swansea, Wales, UK
  • Died
    • March 16, 1995
    • London, England, UK(stroke)
  • Spouse
    • Dilys Laye1972 - March 16, 1995 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    He acted in Mrs. Henry Wood's play, "East Lynne," at the Richmond Theatre in London, England with Junius Vavasour, Edgar K. Bruce, Stanley Beard, Robert Jennings, Carolyn Pertwee, Damaris Hayman, and Ingrid Hafner in the cast. Junius Vavasour was also director.

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  • Trivia
    Father of agent/producer/actor Andrew Downer.

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