Known For
Acting
Known Credits
34
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 4, 1941 (85 years old)
Place of Birth
London, England, UK
Larry Dann (born 4 May 1941 in London, England) is a British film and television actor.
His acting career began by a fluke, with "a chance knock at the door looking for kids to work in films." He made his film debut age five in Adam and Evelyn (1946) with Jean Simmons and Stewart Granger, and worked as an extra before training at the Corona Stage Academy. As a youngster he had a cameo playing a schoolboy in Carry On Teacher (1959), and appeared in two films with Sir Norman Wisdom, Trouble in Store (1953) and The Bulldog Breed (1960). He later rejoined the famous Carry On series of films for Carry On Behind (1975), Carry On England (1976) and Carry On Emmannuelle (1978). His other film roles included What a Crazy World (1963), All Neat in Black Stockings (1968), The Body Stealers (1969), Before Winter Comes, (1969), Our Miss Fred (1972) Ghost Story (1974) and The Bunker (1981).
From 1984 to 1992, he played Sergeant Alec Peters in 227 episodes of the ITV police series The Bill. In 2020, Dann shared his memories of his early work on The Bill for the book Witness Statements: Making The Bill (Series 1-3). A follow-up volume, Witness Statements: Making The Bill (1988) was published in 2022, also featuring memories from Dann about his time as Sgt. Peters during the earliest half-hour episodes of the programme.
Dann joined the Theatre Workshop in 1962 and appeared in numerous plays directed by Joan Littlewood including Oh, What a Lovely War! in London, Paris and New York.
In 2023, Dann wrote his autobiography Oh, What A Lovely Memoir, published by Devonfire Books.
| 2009 | Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Storyas Himself | |
| 1999 | Sooty Heightsas Mr. Whalley | |
| 1998 | What's a Carry On?as Clive (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1993 | Sooty & Co.as | |
| 1993 | The Detectivesas Hawkeye | |
| 1987 | Playing Awayas John | |
| 1984 | The Billas Alec Peters | |
| 1984 | Robin of Sherwoodas Bailiff | |
| 1984 | The Hope and the Gloryas Barman | |
| 1981 | The Bunkeras Moss | |
| 1980 | Kate: The Good Neighbouras Mr. Turner | |
| 1978 | Carry On Emmannuelleas Theodore Valentine | |
| 1977 | That's Carry On!as Clive (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1976 | Carry On Englandas Gunner Shaw | |
| 1975 | Carry On Behindas Clive | |
| 1974 | Ghost Storyas Talbot | |
| 1972 | Our Miss Fredas German Airman (uncredited) | |
| 1970 | Calculated Nightmareas Dave | |
| 1970 | Tales of Uneaseas Dave | |
| 1970 | Sovereign's Companyas Hurt | |
| 1970 | Whirlpoolas - | |
| 1969 | Before Winter Comesas | |
| 1964 | Sherlock Holmesas | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625as Communist Clerk | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625as Easton | |
| 1963 | West 11as 3rd Thug Threatening Mr Gash (uncredited) | |
| 1963 | West 11as Bullying Youth | |
| 1963 | What a Crazy Worldas Chas | |
| 1960 | The Bulldog Breedas New Dalton's Boy (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | Lindaas Len | |
| 1959 | No Hiding Placeas | |
| 1959 | Carry On Teacheras Student | |
| 1954 | The Million Pound Noteas Boy | |
| 1953 | Trouble in Storeas Orphan (uncredited) |