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Paul Greenwood

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Paul Greenwood
Born (1943-08-02) 2 August 1943 (age 81)
OccupationActor
Years active1968–present
SpouseDiane Keen (1969–1979)

Paul Greenwood (born 2 August 1943) is a British film, television and theatre actor. He is best known for his role as PC Michael "Rosie" Penrose in the short-lived sitcom The Growing Pains of PC Penrose and its successor Rosie, and as Inspector Yelland in Spender.

Career

He has appeared in over twenty-five television productions and also in several films; he has also appeared in theatrical productions including the musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the musical The Wizard of Oz. In 1973, he was a guest on each edition of the 10-part BBC1 variety series It's Lulu.

Greenwood is well known for appearing as PC Michael "Rosie" Penrose in all twenty-seven episodes (1977–1981) of TV comedy series Rosie. His film roles include Sex and the Other Woman (1972), the Hammer horror Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter (1973), TV comedy spinoff The Lovers! (1973) and Pete Walker's horror Frightmare (1974).

His other television roles include the title role in Captain Zep – Space Detective (1983), a children's series; and Mr. Lucas in three episodes (1985–1987) of the comedy The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾. In December 2019, he appeared in an episode of the BBC One soap opera Doctors as Charles Webster.

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