Leslie Grantham
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
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 200...
Known For
Filmography
The Kingdom by the Sea
2024
as Man In Film (archive footage)
Vengeance
2020
as Ronnie
Search and Destroy
2020
as Anderson
Touching The Blue
2020
as Max Langton
Jack Southeast
2018
as The Boss
The Krays: Dead Man Walking
2018
as Nipper Read
Mob Handed
2016
as The Detective
Leslie
2013
as Leslie
The Factory
2013
as Gene
DeadTime
2012
The English Neighbour
2011
Charlie
2004
as Richard Waldeck
Lava
2001
as Aladdin
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self
The Wedding Tackle
2000
as George
The Stretch
2000
as Terry Greene
Urban Gothic
2000
as Lenny's Dad
It's Only TV But I Like It
1999
as Self
Loose Women
1999
as Self
Faith
1998
as Manager
Shadow Run
1998
as Liney
The Uninvited
1997
Hooligan '96
1996
as Narrator (voice)
It's Not Unusual
1995
as Cabbie
Jeremy Hardy Gives Good Sex
1995
The Ant & Dec Show
1995
99-1
1994
as DI Mick Raynor
The Detectives
1993
as Danny Kane
Gummed Labels
1992
Heartbeat
1992
as George East
Cluedo
1990
as Colonel Mustard
My Brother David
1989
as Den Watts (EastEnders - Archive footage) (Uncredited)
The Nightwatch
1989
as David Smallman
The Paradise Club
1989
as Danny Kane
Winners and Losers
1989
as Eddie Burt
Knockback: 1
1985
as Peter
Knockback: 2
1985
as Peter
Morons from Outer Space
1985
as Motorway Policeman
EastEnders
1985
as Den Watts
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984
as Kiston
The Bill
1984
Dramarama
1983
as Mo's dad
Jake's End
1982
as Bookie
Playhouse
1974
as Bookie
Doctor Who
1963
as Kiston