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Leslie Sands(1921-2001)

  • Actor
  • Writer
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Leslie Sands was born on 19 May 1921 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Z Cars (1962), The Avengers (1961) and BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960). He was married to Pauline Williams. He died on 9 May 2001 in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK.
BornMay 19, 1921
DiedMay 9, 2001(79)
BornMay 19, 1921
DiedMay 9, 2001(79)
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Known for

Z Cars (1962)
Z Cars
7.1
TV Series
  • Det. Chief Supt. Miller
  • Det. Supt. Miller
The Avengers (1961)
The Avengers
8.3
TV Series
  • Captain Slim
Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, James Mellor, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
BBC Sunday-Night Play
8.4
TV Series
  • Inspector Hubbard
  • Geoff Aubrey
  • Mr. Simons
Peter Wyngarde in Department S (1969)
Department S
7.4
TV Series
  • Draper

Credits

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Actor

  • Jan Francis and Dennis Waterman in Stay Lucky (1989)
    Stay Lucky
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Leonard Hanley
    • 1991
  • The Play on One (1988)
    The Play on One
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Tom
    • 1991
  • Woof! (1989)
    Woof!
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mr Bradley
    • 1991
  • Boon (1986)
    Boon
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Mr. Sandford
    • 1989
  • Neil Jeffery in A Sort of Innocence (1986)
    A Sort of Innocence
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Fred Edmunds
    • 1987
  • Wilderness Road (1986)
    Wilderness Road
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Arch
    • 1986
  • Leslie Sands, Shaun Scott, and Dinah Sheridan in The Winning Streak (1985)
    The Winning Streak
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Bernard Savage
    • 1985
  • Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett in The Two Ronnies (1971)
    The Two Ronnies
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Criminal Mastermind
    • 1985
  • Fresh Fields (1984)
    Fresh Fields
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Mr. Wylie
    • 1984
  • Juliet Bravo (1980)
    Juliet Bravo
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Peter Braithwaite
    • 1983
  • Rowan Atkinson in The Black Adder (1983)
    The Black Adder
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Lord Graveney
    • 1983
  • Angela Down, Liza Goddard, and Susan Jameson in Take Three Women (1982)
    Take Three Women
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Sir Frederick Marshall
    • 1982
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    BBC Play of the Month
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Sam Shipley
    • 1982
  • Seven Dials Mystery (1981)
    Seven Dials Mystery
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Sir Oswald Coote
    • 1981
  • John Blythe in The Good Companions (1980)
    The Good Companions
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1980–1981

Writer

  • Barry Foster in Van der Valk (1972)
    Van der Valk
    7.1
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1977
  • Jubilee (1977)
    Jubilee
    6.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1977
  • Cathleen Nesbitt, Angharad Rees, and Billie Whitelaw in Ten from the Twenties (1975)
    Ten from the Twenties
    6.8
    TV Series
    • dramatisation
    • 1975
  • Peter Barkworth and Jill Bennett in Intent to Murder (1974)
    Intent to Murder
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1974
  • Gerald Harper in Hadleigh (1969)
    Hadleigh
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1971–1973
  • Philippe Lemaire and Malka Ribowska in Le crime de Janet Preston (1973)
    Le crime de Janet Preston
    TV Movie
    • novel
    • 1973
  • A Family at War (1970)
    A Family at War
    7.8
    TV Series
    • by
    • 1970
  • The Gold Robbers (1969)
    The Gold Robbers
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • by
    • 1969
  • Z Cars (1962)
    Z Cars
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1962–1968
  • Thora Hird in The First Lady (1968)
    The First Lady
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1968
  • Brian Rix Presents ... (1960)
    Brian Rix Presents ...
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1966
  • Sospecha
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • Reginald Marsh, Barbara Murray, and Patrick Wymark in The Plane Makers (1963)
    The Plane Makers
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • story
    • 1963
  • Suspense (1962)
    Suspense
    5.7
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1963
  • Walter Matthau and Frank McGee in The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
    The DuPont Show of the Week
    6.4
    TV Series
    • original teleplay by
    • 1963

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 19, 1921
    • Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 9, 2001
    • Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Pauline Williams1950 - May 9, 2001 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Appeared in George Bernard Shaw's play, "Candida," at the Albery Theatre in London, England, with Deborah Kerr, Denis Quilley, Maureen Lipman, Simon Jones and Patrick Ryecart in the cast. Michael Blakemore was director.
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  • Trivia
    Supporting actor Peter Yates was a paper boy serving Sands' house from 1962-1965, and remembers the actor as a charming and generous man. His regular periodicals included "The Sun" and "The Listener" and he was frequently to be heard busily typing in his study.

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