Denis Lawson
Acting • Born 1947-09-27
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.
Filmography
95 credits
Star Wars
Movie • 1977
Red Two (Wedge Antilles)
Local Hero
Movie • 1983
Gordon Urquhart
Hornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
Movie • 1998
Captain 'Dreadnought' Foster
Enid
Movie • 2009
Kenneth Waters
Somnium
Movie • 2019
PAT 1
Perfect Sense
Movie • 2011
Boss
Providence
Movie • 1977
Dave Woodford
The Wee Man
Movie • 2013
Willie Ferris
Fried Crumbed Brains
Movie • 1996
Broken
Movie • 2012
Mr. Buckley
No Holds Bard
Movie • 2009
Miekel
The Chain
Movie • 1984
Keith
The Machine
Movie • 2013
Thomson
Breaking the Mould
Movie • 2009
Alexander Fleming
The Paradise Run
Movie • 1976
Terrorist
The Empire Strikes Back
Movie • 1980
Wedge Antilles
Return of the Jedi
Movie • 1983
Wedge
Fearless Frank
Movie • 1978
The Lighthouse Stevensons
Movie • 2011
Narrator - (Voice)
One Way Out
Movie • 1989
Bernard
The Flipside of Dominick Hide
Movie • 1980
Felix
Lucky Jim
Movie • 2003
Julius Gore-Urqhart
Bitter Cherry
Movie • 1983
Bejewelled
Movie • 1991
Alistair
The Thieving Headmistress
Movie • 2006
Father Plunkett
Above Their Station
Movie • 2010
Chief Constable Keith Boone
A Royal Scandal
Movie • 1997
Henry Brougham
Holocaust 2000
Movie • 1977
2nd Journalist
The Man in the Iron Mask
Movie • 1977
Claude
The Zip
Movie • 1988
Eric
The Black Death
Movie • 2004
Narrator
The Real Hughie Green
Movie • 2001
Himself - Narrator
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Movie • 2019
Wedge Antilles
Burns in the USA
Movie • 2017
Narrator
Born Kicking
Movie • 1992
Victor Grace
Jumping Bean Bag
Movie • 1976
Snare
The Merchant of Venice
Movie • 1973
Launcelot Gobbo
A New Body at Last
Movie • 2007
Narrator
Leonard
Movie • 2001
The Girl Who Walked Quickly
Movie • 1978
David Cooper
Love After Lunch
Movie • 1987
Miles Henderson
This is Stanley Baxter
Movie • 2001
Self - (Narrator)
A Quiet Night In
Movie • 2014
Gerald
Cold Feet
TV • 1998
Jekyll
TV • 2007
Peter Syme
Hornblower
TV • 1998
Captain Foster
The One Show
TV • 2006
Self
Bergerac
TV • 1981
Giroux
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Frank
Bleak House
TV • 2005
John Jarndyce
Mister Eleven
TV • 2009
Len
Feel the Force
TV • 2006
Gordon Campbell
The Kit Curran Radio Show
TV • 1984
Kit Curran
Survivors
TV • 1975
Norman
Rock Follies
TV • 1976
Criminal Justice
TV • 2008
Bill Faber
Other People's Children
TV • 2000
Tom
Bob Martin
TV • 2000
Greg
The Passion
TV • 2008
Annas
Sensitive Skin
TV • 2005
Al Jackson
Natural World
TV • 1983
Narrator
Star Wars: Visions
TV • 2021
Wedge Antilles (voice)
Victoria
TV • 2016
Duke of Atholl
Marchlands
TV • 2011
Robert Bowen
Candy Cabs
TV • 2011
Kenny Ho
The Beauty of Maps
TV • 2010
Narrator (Voice)
New Tricks
TV • 2004
Steve McAndrew
Inside No. 9
TV • 2014
Gerald
The Farmers' Country Showdown
TV • 2017
Self - Narrator
Play for Today
TV • 1970
Felix
Robin Hood
TV • 2006
Hustle
TV • 2004
Benny
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV
TV • 1985
The Genius of Photography
TV • 2007
Narrator (voice)
Pie in the Sky
TV • 1994
Nick Spencer
Dalziel & Pascoe
TV • 1996
John Barron
Dead Head
TV • 1986
Eddie Cass
Death in Paradise
TV • 2011
Philip Marston
Agatha Christie's Marple
TV • 2004
Leo Argyle
Celebrity Gogglebox
TV • 2019
Self
In Plain Sight
TV • 2016
Laurence Dowdell
Them From That Thing
TV • 2012
Various
Play for Today
TV • 1970
Snare
Sister Boniface Mysteries
TV • 2022
Lincoln Leigh Varsey
The Weakest Link
TV • 2021
Self - Contestant
Father Brown
TV • 2013
Walter Sullivan
The Round Tower
TV • 1998
Arthur Brett
Law & Order: UK
TV • 2009
Philip Woodleigh
BBC2 Play of the Week
TV • 1977
Professor Byron Smith / Ernest Dowson
Armchair Thriller
TV • 1978
David Cooper
Natural Lies
TV • 1992
James Towne
Holby City
TV • 1999
Tom Campbell-Gore
The Ambassador
TV • 1998
Die Kinder
TV • 1990
Film Boffin
Timeshift
TV • 2002
Self - Narrator