Leonard Cracknell
Leonard Cracknell (20 January 1941 – 13 March 1998) was an English actor who worked in television, radio, film and theatre, mainly during the 1960s and 1970s.
He was raised in Hornchurch, London, England.
Life[edit]
He first came to the attention of the British public in the late 1950s when he starred in one of the first BBC television costume dramas, the 1956 production of David Copperfield.[1] He played the lead role as the young David Copperfield, appearing on the front cover of the Radio Times.[2]
As his acting career developed, he starred in the BBC television soap opera 199 Park Lane, created in 1965. Another notable appearance came in The Terrornauts (1967),[3] a cult science fiction movie about an alien invasion of the earth.
He was twice married, firstly to Rosemary, with whom he had one daughter; then to Sylvia, with whom he lived out his days in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.
Acting career[edit]
- The Wednesday Play (2 episodes, 1964–1970)[4]
- If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them (TV, 1960)
- The Terrornauts (1967)
- Dixon of Dock Green (3 episodes, 1959–66)[5]
- Invasion (film, 1965)[6]
- 199 Park Lane (TV, 1965)[7]
- Liza of Lambeth (TV, 1965)
- Z-Cars (1 episode, 1964)
- No Hiding Place (1 episode, 1961)
- Sheep's Clothing (TV, 1960)
- Dead Lucky (1960)
- Volpone (TV, 1959)
- Julius Caesar (1959)[8]
- David Copperfield (4 episodes, 1956)[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "David Copperfield (TV Series 1956)". IMDb.com.
- ^ "David Copperfield: Episode 1". Genome.ch.bbc.co.uk. 28 September 1956. p. 44.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | The CELLAR AND THE ALMOND TREE (1970)". 16 January 2009. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
- ^ "Leonard Cracknell". Tv.com.
- ^ "Invasion | 1965". Britishhorrorfilms.co.uk.
- ^ "Cast: 199 PARK LANE". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "Julius Caesar (1959, Stuart Burge) :: Shakespeare in Performance :: Internet Shakespeare Editions". Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ "BFI | Film & TV Database | Episode One (1956)". 18 January 2009. Archived from the original on 18 January 2009.