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Michael Wearing(1939-2017)

  • Producer
  • Script and Continuity Department
  • Actor
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Michael Wearing was born on 12 March 1939 in Southport, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a producer and actor, known for Edge of Darkness (2010), Edge of Darkness (1985) and Human Traffic (1999). He was married to Jean Ramsey and Karen Loader. He died on 5 May 2017.
BornMarch 12, 1939
DiedMay 5, 2017(78)
BornMarch 12, 1939
DiedMay 5, 2017(78)
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 3 wins & 9 nominations total

Known for

Mel Gibson in Edge of Darkness (2010)
Edge of Darkness
6.6
  • Producer
  • 2010
Joanne Whalley and Bob Peck in Edge of Darkness (1985)
Edge of Darkness
8.3
TV Mini Series
  • Producer
Lorraine Pilkington and John Simm in Human Traffic (1999)
Human Traffic
7.1
  • Producer
  • 1999
Bernard Hill in Boys from the Blackstuff (1982)
Boys from the Blackstuff
8.5
TV Mini Series
  • Producer

Credits

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Producer

  • Mel Gibson in Edge of Darkness (2010)
    Edge of Darkness
    6.6
    • producer
    • 2010
  • Stockard Channing, Pete Postlethwaite, and Ron Silver in Red Mercury (2005)
    Red Mercury
    5.0
    • producer
    • 2005
  • Mystics (2003)
    Mystics
    5.7
    • associate producer
    • 2003
  • South West 9 (2001)
    South West 9
    5.8
    • co-producer
    • 2001
  • When the Sky Falls (2000)
    When the Sky Falls
    6.4
    • producer
    • 2000
  • Nature Boy (2000)
    Nature Boy
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 2000
  • Gormenghast (2000)
    Gormenghast
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer: BBC
    • 2000
  • The Tale of the Rat That Wrote (1999)
    The Tale of the Rat That Wrote
    6.7
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1999
  • Aristocrats (1999)
    Aristocrats
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer: BBC
    • 1999
  • Lorraine Pilkington and John Simm in Human Traffic (1999)
    Human Traffic
    7.1
    • co-executive producer
    • 1999
  • Charlotte Rampling, Ioan Gruffudd, and Justine Waddell in Great Expectations (1999)
    Great Expectations
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1999
  • A Respectable Trade (1998)
    A Respectable Trade
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • producer: BBC
    • 1998
  • Matthew Modine in The American (1998)
    The American
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1998
  • Frances Grey and Natasha Little in Vanity Fair (1998)
    Vanity Fair
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 1998
  • Gerard Butler in Little White Lies (1998)
    Little White Lies
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1998

Script and Continuity Department

  • Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)
    BBC2 Playhouse
    6.7
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1980
  • Michael Angelis, Gary Bleasdale, Tom Georgeson, Bernard Hill, Alan Igbon, and Peter Kerrigan in The Black Stuff (1980)
    The Black Stuff
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • script editor
    • 1980
  • The Deep Concern (1979)
    The Deep Concern
    5.4
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1979
  • The Other Side
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1979
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1978–1979
  • Pickersgill People (1978)
    Pickersgill People
    6.8
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1978
  • Second City Firsts (1973)
    Second City Firsts
    5.6
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1977–1978
  • BBC2 Play of the Week (1977)
    BBC2 Play of the Week
    6.8
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1978
  • Francis Matthews and Frank Windsor in Middlemen (1977)
    Middlemen
    7.0
    TV Series
    • script editor
    • 1977

Actor

  • In the Red (1998)
    In the Red
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Director General
    • 1998
  • Nostromo (1996)
    Nostromo
    6.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Ernest Gould
    • 1996–1997

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 12, 1939
    • Southport, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 5, 2017
  • Spouses
      Jean Ramsey1965 - ? (divorced, 2 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of Catherine Wearing and Benjamin Wearing.
  • Nickname
    • The Edge

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