- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 30, 1947
- Place of Birth
- Camberwell, London, England, UK
- Died
- June 15, 2018
Leslie Grantham
British actor Leslie Grantham shot to fame in 1985 as Den Watts, the original landlord of the Queen Vic, in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. The character quickly became a national favourite and gained the nickname Dirty Den mostly because of the way he treated his wife Angie, played by Anita Dobson, and the several affairs and nefarious activities he conducted. At Grantham's request the character was killed off in 1988, gunned down by the gangsters he had betrayed. He returned to the soap in 2003 where it was revealed Den faked his own death to live in exile in Spain. It was widely speculated that Grantham was lured back with a £500,000-a-year contract and some 17 million viewers watched his return - an impressive figure, but not as impressive as the 30 million who tuned in to watch Den divorce Angie on Christmas Day, 1986. Two years later, in 2005, Den Watts was killed off once and fo…
Filmography
movieThe Kingdom by the Sea
2024 · Man In Film (archive footage)
movieVengeance
2020 · Ronnie
movieTouching The Blue
2020 · Max Langton
movieSearch and Destroy
2020 · Anderson
movieThe Krays: Dead Man Walking
2018 · Nipper Read
movieJack Southeast
2018 · The Boss
movieMob Handed
2016 · The Detective
Leslie
movieLeslie
2013 · Leslie, Additional Writing
movieThe Factory
2013 · Gene
movieDeadTime
2012
tvThe English Neighbour
2011
movieCharlie
2004 · Richard Waldeck
tvFriday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · Self
movieLava
2001 · Aladdin
movieThe Stretch
2000 · Terry Greene
movieThe Wedding Tackle
2000 · George
tvUrban Gothic
2000 · Lenny's Dad
tvLoose Women
1999 · Self
It's Only TV But I Like It
tvIt's Only TV But I Like It
1999 · Self
movieFaith
1998 · Manager
movieShadow Run
1998 · Liney
tvThe Uninvited
1997 · , Producer, Creator
movieHooligan '96
1996 · Narrator (voice)
tvThe Ant & Dec Show
1995
movieIt's Not Unusual
1995 · Cabbie
tv99-1
1994 · DI Mick Raynor
tvThe Detectives
1993 · Danny Kane
Gummed Labels
movieGummed Labels
1992
tvHeartbeat
1992 · George East
tvCluedo
1990 · Colonel Mustard
movieThe Nightwatch
1989 · David Smallman
tvThe Paradise Club
1989 · Danny Kane
Winners and Losers
tvWinners and Losers
1989 · Eddie Burt
movieMy Brother David
1989 · Den Watts (EastEnders - Archive footage) (Uncredited)
movieMorons from Outer Space
1985 · Motorway Policeman
tvEastEnders
1985 · Den Watts
movieKnockback: 2
1985 · Peter
movieKnockback: 1
1985 · Peter
tvThe Bill
1984
movieDoctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984 · Kiston
tvDramarama
1983 · Mo's dad
movieJake's End
1982 · Bookie
tvPlayhouse
1974 · Bookie
tvDoctor Who
1963 · Kiston