Brian Reece

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}}'''Brian Reece''' (24 July 1913 – 12 April 1962) was an English actor.<ref name=BFI>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f89f1ed|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723010246/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f89f1ed|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-07-23|title=Brian Reece|work=BFI}}</ref>

==Biography==
Born in [[Wallasey]], [[Cheshire]], he starred as the eponymous policeman in the BBC radio series ''[[The Adventures of PC 49]]'' (1947–1953).<ref name="Turnipnet">{{cite web|url=http://www.turnipnet.com/whirligig/radio/pc49.htm|title=The Adventures of PC 49|accessdate=26 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="SNT">{{cite web|url=http://www.saturday-night-theatre.co.uk/Radio_Detectives/gregorym101_pc49.html|title=The Adventures of PC 49|accessdate=26 July 2014}}</ref> His films include ''[[Orders Are Orders]]'' (1954), ''[[A Case for PC 49]]'' (1951), ''[[Geordie (film)|Geordie]]'' (1955) and ''[[Carry On Admiral]]'' (1957). On stage, he appeared in ''[[Bless The Bride]]'' (1947), ''[[Bet Your Life]]'' (1952) with [[Julie Wilson]] and [[Arthur Askey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a9b04c96fb2b4f499ef1f8c4acdacaf3|title=Arthur Askey, Julie Wilson Brian Reece, and Sally Ann Howes in part of Act 1 of 4 BET YOUR LIFE'|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwidb/sections/audio/index.php?var=66583|title=BroadwayWorld.com - Bet Your Life [Original London Cast (1952)] [overview]|publisher=}}</ref><ref name=BFI /> He appeared twice as a castaway on the [[BBC Radio]] programme ''[[Desert Island Discs]]'', first on 24 July 1953.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/543eb637#p009ybr1 |title=Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Brian Reece |work=[[BBC Online]] |publisher=BBC |accessdate=25 July 2014}}</ref> and again on 17 April 1961.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/543eb637#p009y6p8 |title=Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Brian Reece |work=[[BBC Online]] |publisher=BBC |accessdate=25 July 2014}}</ref>

In 1955 he appeared at [[Aldwych Theatre]] in the farce ''[[Man Alive! (play)|Man Alive!]]'' by [[John Dighton]]''.

Reece died in London, aged 48.<ref name=BFI />

==Selected filmography==
* ''[[A Case for PC 49]]'' (1951)

== References ==
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== External links ==

* {{IMDb name|nm0715235}}

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Leonard Williams (actor)

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'''Leonard Williams''' (born [[West Derby]], [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]] 1914 - died London 15 November 1962) was an English actor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bac31b3d6|title=Leonard Williams|website=BFI}}</ref> He was best known for playing Sergeant Percy Twentyman on the police television series ''[[Z-Cars]]''. According to [[Brian Blessed]] he was "the joker of the cast", who spent his time on set making his colleagues laugh.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Absolute Pandemonium: My Louder Than Life Story|last=Blessed|first=Brian|publisher=Sidgwick & Jackson|year=2015|pages=346}}</ref>

Williams also played the characters of Theodore Craythorpe & Harry Whittle in the BBC radio comedy series ''[[The Clitheroe Kid]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/9c93df2e8696496d81303de5a1182c42|title=The Clitheroe Kid|date=January 1, 1962|issue=1990|pages=25|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> He also made regular appearances opposite [[Harry Worth]] on television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/f212bc366e9048aebbb5bc4ec097626c|title=Here's Harry: The Voice|date=June 8, 1961|issue=1960|pages=49|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> He died of a heart attack at his flat in [[Lexham Gardens]], [[Kensington]]. He was father to two children; Leon & Marianne, and was husband to Imelda.<ref>{{Cite news|title='Z-Cars' Actor Dies before Rehearsal|date=16 November 1962|work=The Daily Telegraph}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
* ''[[The Magnet (film)|The Magnet]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Orders Are Orders]]'' (1954)
* ''[[Make Me an Offer]]'' (1954)
* ''[[The Passing Stranger]]'' (1954)
* ''[[The Love Match]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Ramsbottom Rides Again]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Timeslip (1955 film)|Timeslip]]'' (1955)
* ''[[Behind the Headlines (1956 film)|Behind the Headlines]]'' (1956)
* ''[[The Gay Dog (TV film)]]'' (1959)

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0931155}}

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