Warren Clarke
Birth Name:
Alan James Clarke
Birth Place:
Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Profession
Actor, Director, Producer
Fast Facts
- Began his acting career on stage at the Liverpool Playhouse and the Huddersfield Repertory
- Made his screen acting debut in the TV series "Pardon the Expression" in 1965
- Worked as a copy boy for the Manchester Evening News before becoming an actor
- Quote: "I've never gone into anything thinking 'oh, I'm going to make a fortune here․' I want to see the script, the character․ I've been offered stuff in Hollywood but it was stuff I didn't want to be involved with․"
- Quote: "(On his character in "Dalziel and Pascoe"): "One of the reasons I did the series was because I loved the fact that he doesn't bow to liberal views of society․""
- Best known for his role as Dim in "A Clockwork Orange" and as Det․ Supt․ Andy Dalziel in "Dalziel and Pascoe․"
- Also produced and directed several episodes of "Dalziel and Pascoe" during his time on the show