
Larry Dann
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.
Known For






Credits
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Sooty Heights 1999Mr. Whalley★ 2
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Sooty & Co. 1993★ 7.2
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The Detectives 1993Hawkeye★ 6.7
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Playing Away 1987John★ 5.6
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The Bill 1984Alec Peters★ 6.7
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Robin of Sherwood 1984Bailiff★ 7.6
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Barman★ NR
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The Bunker 1981Moss★ 6.2
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Mr. Turner★ NR
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Carry On Emmannuelle 1978Theodore Valentine★ 3.9
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Carry On England 1976Gunner Shaw★ 4.6
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Carry On Behind 1975Clive★ 5.5
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Ghost Story 1974Talbot★ 4.7
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Calculated Nightmare 1970Dave★ 6
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Sovereign's Company 1970Hurt★ 7
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Whirlpool 1970-★ 5.8
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Before Winter Comes 1969★ 5.9
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Sherlock Holmes 1964★ 6.4
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West 11 1963Bullying Youth★ 6.9
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What a Crazy World 1963Chas★ 6.2
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Linda 1960Len★ NR
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No Hiding Place 1959★ 3.7
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Boy★ 6.8