Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1946-07-17 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Annfield Plain, County Durham, England, UK
Also known As
Αλούν Άρμστρονγκ
Alun Armstrong is a prolific English character actor. Armstrong grew up in County Durham in North East England. He first became interested in acting through Shakespeare productions at his grammar school. Since his career began in the early 1970s, he has played, in his words, "the full spectrum of characters from the grotesque to musicals... I always play very colourful characters, often a bit crazy, despotic, psychotic." His numerous credits include six different Dickens adaptations and seven series as eccentric ex-detective Brian Lane in New Tricks. Armstrong is also an accomplished stage actor who spent nine years with the Royal Shakespe...
2003
as Camille Pissarro
1997
as Inspector Teal
1983
as Torquil
2001
as Baltus Hafez
2006
as Uncle Garrow
1999
as High Constable
1995
as Uncle Vernon
2021
2004
as Cardinal Jinetta (voice)
2004
as Cardinal Jinette
2003
as David
1992
as Thrasher
1992
as Owens
1994
as Capshaw
1994
as Reuben Smith
1995
1990
as Evans
1999
as Uncle Henry
1977
as Lieutenant Lacourbe
1996
as Mick Ross
2004
as Mr. Samuel Evans
2008
as Ernest Whitehouse
1985
as Blackpool Police Sergeant
1996
as Pastor Harold Poelchau
1985
as Maxwell Randall, The Green Baize Vampire
1977
as Mr. Briggs
2004
as Jim
2006
as Bob Jenkins
1991
as John Stone
1990
as Ralph Lockhart
2010
as Monsieur Thenardier (1985 Cast)
1980
as Trahearne
1990
as Dick
1973
as Tommy
1989
as Stefano
1999
as Sammy
1992
as Osgood
2000
as Asst. Chief Const. George Oldfield
1995
as Mornay
1989
as Willy
1976
as Tommy
2007
as Jim
1990
as Dad
1977
as Richard Clewes
1995
as Mickey
2025
2016
as Sid
1994
as Charlie Foster
1971
as Keith
1977
as Cpl. Davies
2000
as Samuel Brubeck
1989
as Zemba
2016
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2002
as Martin
1996
as Jimmy Hardcastle
2018
as Lenny
2005
as Magistrate Fang
2001
as Bill
2004
as Saint Peter
2018
as Maurice
2001
as George
2000
as Himself - Narrator
2000
as Wyatt
1973
as Michael Biddle
1983
as Narrator
2019
as Detective Callaghan
1999
as Lord Holland
1984
as Mr. Smeth
1979
as Provost
1981
as Grimes
1977
as Brodovich
1974
as First docker
1973
as George
1999
as Zaretsky
1989
as Det. Supt. Frank Burroughs
1973
as Mike
1985
as Singer
1991
as Dr. Weeks
1978
as Quinn
1978
as Mikhalevich
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