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|image = Leslie_Grantham.jpg | |||
|aka = | |||
|birth date = [[30 April (people)|30 April]] [[1947 (people)|1947]] | |||
|death date = [[15 June (people)|15 June]] [[2018 (people)|2018]] | |||
|role = [[Kiston]] | |||
|job title = [[Actor]] | |||
|story = ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'' | |||
|time = 1984 | |||
|non dwu = ''[[EastEnders]]'', ''Waiting for Godot'', ''Woof!'', ''Cluedo'', ''Bernard's Watch'', ''[[The Bill]]'', ''Fort Boyard'', ''Heartbeat'', 'Dad's Army'' | |||
|imdb = 0335714 | |||
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|clip = DVD Special Feature Casting Far and Wide - Resurrection of the Daleks | |||
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'''Leslie Grantham''' ([[30 April (people)|30 April]] [[1947 (people)|1947]]-[[15 June (people)|15 June]] [[2018 (people)|2018]]<ref>[https://news.sky.com/story/eastenders-star-leslie-grantham-dies-agent-confirms-11405679 Sky News]</ref>) played [[Kiston]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'', being credited as "Les Grantham". | |||
Prior to being cast as Kiston, he was considered for the role of [[Gustave Lytton|Lytton]]. ([[DCOM]]: ''[[Casting Far and Wide (documentary)|Casting Far and Wide]]'') | |||
==External links== | == Career == | ||
{{imdb name|id=0335714 | Best known for his work in the soap opera ''[[EastEnders]]'', Grantham had a notorious past that coincided with a longtime ''Doctor Who'' connection. In 1966, whilst serving in the British Army in West Germany, he shot and killed a taxi driver named Felix Reese during a botched robbery attempt. He was convicted of murder and spent a decade in prison.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2006/10/20/leslie_grantham_feature.shtml</ref> During his imprisonment, he met and befriended [[Louise Jameson]] prior to her being cast as [[Leela]]. | ||
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As recounted by Jameson in [[DWM 428]], she and Grantham became pen pals and she encouraged him to become an actor. After being released from prison in 1977, Grantham studied his craft and made his first TV appearance in ''Resurrection of the Daleks''. Soon after, he successfully auditioned for the role of pub landlord Den "Dirty Den" Watts in ''EastEnders''. It was only after he made his first appearance in the soap that his past was made public by UK tabloids. | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:41, 8 February 2023
Leslie Grantham (30 April 1947-15 June 2018[1]) played Kiston in the Doctor Who television story Resurrection of the Daleks, being credited as "Les Grantham".
Prior to being cast as Kiston, he was considered for the role of Lytton. (DCOM: Casting Far and Wide)
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
Best known for his work in the soap opera EastEnders, Grantham had a notorious past that coincided with a longtime Doctor Who connection. In 1966, whilst serving in the British Army in West Germany, he shot and killed a taxi driver named Felix Reese during a botched robbery attempt. He was convicted of murder and spent a decade in prison.[2] During his imprisonment, he met and befriended Louise Jameson prior to her being cast as Leela.
As recounted by Jameson in DWM 428, she and Grantham became pen pals and she encouraged him to become an actor. After being released from prison in 1977, Grantham studied his craft and made his first TV appearance in Resurrection of the Daleks. Soon after, he successfully auditioned for the role of pub landlord Den "Dirty Den" Watts in EastEnders. It was only after he made his first appearance in the soap that his past was made public by UK tabloids.
