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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

30

Gender

Male

Birthday

null (NaN years old)

Place of Birth

Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK

Also Known As

Bernard Wrigley

Biography

From starting in folk clubs as a child bride, and then writing & performing at the Octagon theatre in Bolton, the career has always combined singing and acting. From TV programmes and films such as Coronation Street, Emmerdale, Phoenix Nights, Dinnerladies, Alan Bennett films, Brassed Off, My Son The Fanatic & Steve Coogan’s Coogan’s Run, to the many radio plays and programmes presented or guested upon, there has throughout been a steady stream of LPs and CDs - eighteen to date, the early ones all now remastered to CD.

Known For

Acting

Soul Music

1997

Soul Music

as

Asphalt (voice)

A Day Out

1972

A Day Out

as

Ernest Tetley

The Insurance Man

1986

The Insurance Man

as

Workmen

Afternoon Off

1979

Afternoon Off

as

Vic

The Parole Officer

2001

The Parole Officer

as

Bike Group Leader

Brassed Off

1996

Brassed Off

as

Chapman

My Son the Fanatic

1997

My Son the Fanatic

as

Drunk man

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

as

Various Characters

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

2002

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

as

Market Trader

A Private Function

1984

A Private Function

as

Painter

Speech Day

1973

Speech Day

as

Arts Master

Strumpet

2001

Strumpet

as

(Scenes Deleted)

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

Brown

Soul Music

Soul Music

as

Asphalt (voice)

The Royal

The Royal

as

Albert

Phoenix Nights

Phoenix Nights

as

Dodgy Eric

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

George Costello

Production

Crew

Directing