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Leslie Dwyer
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Leslie Dwyer

Known for Doctor Who · Laughter in Paradise · The Sweeney

Leslie Dwyer was an English film and tv actor, best known to modern audiences for his role as Mr Partridge, the miserable Punch and Judy man with a dislike of children in television's Hi-de-Hi.

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Born
Aug 28, 1906
Died
Dec 29, 1986
Birthplace
Catford, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

Leslie Dwyer was an English film and tv actor, best known to modern audiences for his role as Mr Partridge, the miserable Punch and Judy man with a dislike of children in television's Hi-de-Hi.

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Known For

TVDoctor Who
Doctor WhoVorg · 1963
★ 7.9
MOVIELaughter in Paradise
Laughter in ParadisePolice Sergeant · 1951
★ 6.5
TVThe Sweeney
The SweeneyTed Greenhead · 1975
★ 8.1
MOVIERoadhouse Girl
Roadhouse GirlGeorge Saunders · 1953
★ 4.9
TVThe Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesLost Property Man · 1971
★ 7.5
TVPlay for Today
Play for TodayAlec's Father · 1970
★ 6.6
TVZ-Cars
Z-Cars3 eps · 1962
★ 7.3
TVArmchair Theatre
Armchair TheatreCharlie Woodburn · 1956
★ 6.0

Filmography

Movies

Cheer UpHotel Guest (uncredited)
1936
In Which We ServeParkinson
1942
The Goose Steps OutGerman Soldier on Train
1942
The Young Mr. PittServant at Lord Auckland's
1942
They Flew AloneLighthouse Keeper (uncredited)
1942
The Lamp Still BurnsSiddons
1943
Yellow CanaryShip's Steward
1943
The Way AheadPvt. Sid Beck
1944
United StatesBritish soldier
1944
Great DayPub Customer
1945
Perfect StrangersStripey
1945
A Matter of Life and DeathARP Warden (uncredited)
1946
I See a Dark StrangerSoldier in Café (uncredited)
1946
Night Boat to DublinGeorge Leggett
1946
Piccadilly IncidentSam
1946
Temptation HarbourReg Slater
1947
WT
When The Bough BreaksGeorge
1947
Bond StreetBarman
1948
The CalendarSam Hillcott
1948
A Boy, a Girl and a BikeSteve Hall
1949
It's Not CricketBatman
1949
Now BarabbasBrown
1949
Poet's PubHolly
1949
TB
The Bad Lord ByronFletcher
1949
Double ConfessionLeonard
1950
Lilli MarleneBerry
1950
Midnight Episode
1950
Laughter in ParadisePolice Sergeant
1951
Smart AlecGossage
1951
There Is Another SunMick Foley
1951
DT
Dodging the ColumnNarrator (voice)
1952
Hindle WakesChris Hawthorn
1952
Judgment DeferredFlowers
1952
My Wife's LodgerRoger the Lodger
1952
The Hour of 13Ernie Perker
1952
Roadhouse GirlGeorge Saunders
1953
The Black RiderRobert Plack
1954
The Good Die YoungStookey
1954
Room in the HouseBenji Pugh
1955
Where There's a WillAlfred "Alfie" Brewer
1955
Cloak Without DaggerFred Borcombe
1956
EyewitnessHenry Cammon
1956
Not So Dusty
1956
TE
The End BeginsSgt. Marks
1957
Stormy CrossingBill Harris, Kitty's Trainer
1958
Under Night StreetsJack Bedwell (voice)
1958
Left Right and CentreAlf Stoker
1959
The 39 StepsMilkman
1959
Seventy Deadly PillsPolice Constable Robinson
1963
Die, Monster, Die!Potter
1965
I've Gotta HorseBert
1965
LionheartCarpenter
1968
The Bliss of Mrs. BlossomBookshop Assistant
1968
Crooks and CoronetsHenry
1969
Up in the AirCoach Driver
1969
A Hole Lot of TroubleEvangelist
1971
AT
A Touch of the VictoriansJack
1972
AL
After Loch LomondMr. Maystead
1973
B
BrendaLes Penny
1973
Doctor Who: Carnival of MonstersVorg
1973
The PeddlerAlec's Father
1976
W
Waxworks
1976
SP
Street PartyGrandad
1977
Dominique
1980

Television

Sunday Night TheatreLovelace Dashworth · 1 eps
1950
Armchair TheatreCharlie Woodburn · 1 eps
1956
No Hiding Place2 eps
1959
Steptoe and SonLionel Sturgis · 1 eps
1962
Z-Cars3 eps
1962
Z-CarsJoe · 1 eps
1962
Doctor WhoVorg · 4 eps
1963
Sergeant CorkBest · 1 eps
1963
Theatre 625Stan · 1 eps
1964
Public Eye1 eps
1965
Public EyeArthur Mack · 1 eps
1965
KO
King of the RiverThe Ganger · 1 eps
1966
Play for TodayAlec's Father · 1 eps
1970
The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesLost Property Man · 1 eps
1971
YO
You're Only Young Twice6 eps
1971
Crown Court1 eps
1972
OA
Oranges and LemonsLes Penny · 1 eps
1973
Seven of OneWillie · 1 eps
1973
Angels1 eps
1975
Late CallArthur Calvert · 4 eps
1975
The SweeneyTed Greenhead · 1 eps
1975
J1
Jubilee 1977Grandad · 1 eps
1977
LI
Leave it to CharlieArnold Merryweather · 1 eps
1978
The Famous FiveGrandad · 1 eps
1978
Terry and JuneUncle Vernon · 1 eps
1979
Hi-de-Hi!Mr. Partridge · 39 eps
1980
TO
Time of My LifeMr Archer · 1 eps
1980

Photos

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