Brian Rawlinson

Brian Rawlinson
File:Brian Rawlinson (1931 – 2000) playing Robert Onedin in the episode "A Cold Wind Blowing" in the series "The Onedin Line".png Brian Rawlinson playing Robert Onedin in the episode "A Cold Wind Blowing" in the series The Onedin Line
Born	Brian Rawlinson (1931-11-12)12 November 1931 Stockport, Cheshire, England
Died	23 November 2000(2000-11-23) (aged 69) Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1960–1980

Brian Rawlinson (12 November 1931 – 23 November 2000) was an English actor and writer for films and TV from the 1950s.

Rawlinson was born in Stockport, Cheshire. He appeared in several films (including several in the Carry On series) but was more frequently on television, a regular role being Robert Onedin in the BBC TV serial The Onedin Line. He also played character roles in many other TV programmes such as Coronation Street, The Baron, Z-Cars, Market in Honey Lane, The Bill, Heartbeat, Danger Man, Goodnight Sweetheart and Last of the Summer Wine, in which he played Cyril Gridley, which was his final appearance. He was also in the series The Buccaneers, playing Gaff Guernsey.

As a writer, Rawlinson wrote several plays, but was most involved in the mid-1970s BBC serial Churchill's People, an adaptation based on Winston Churchill's book A History of the English-Speaking Peoples. He was later interviewed about his association with the series on TV Hell, a theme night that BBC Two ran in 1992 on bad television programmes.

He died in Lyme Regis, Dorset on 23 November 2000 aged 69.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1957	Dangerous Exile	Dylan Evans
1958	Behind the Mask	Mr. Maddox	Uncredited
1960	No Kidding	Will
1960	Sword of Sherwood Forest	1st Falconer	Uncredited
1961	The Unstoppable Man	Moonlight Jackson
1962	Carry On Cruising	Nervous Steward
1962	The Iron Maiden	Albert, Village Constable
1963	Nurse on Wheels	Policeman
1963	Ladies Who Do	Shop Steward
1964	Carry On Cleo	Hessian Driver
1965	The Big Job	Henry Blobbitt
1965	Carry On Cowboy	Burt, Stagecoach Guard
1967	Far From the Madding Crowd	Matthew Moon
1971	See No Evil	Barker

External links

• Brian Rawlinson at IMDb