Michael Attwell | |
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As Kenny Beale in EastEnders
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Born |
Michael John Attwell 16 January 1943 Watford, Hertfordshire, UK |
Died | 18 March 2006 London, UK |
(aged 63)
Years active | 1968–2006 |
Children | 3 |
Michael John Attwell (16 January 1943 – 18 March 2006) was an English film and television actor.
He is possibly best known for his role as Kenny Beale in the television soap opera EastEnders.
In 1979 and 1980 he played Razor Eddie a.k.a. Edward Winston Malone in two series of the comedy-drama Turtle's Progress. The character had originally been created for the ITV drama serial The Hanged Man, where he was played by Gareth Hunt.
In 1978 he played Bill Sikes in the revival of Lionel Bart's musical Oliver! at the Albery Theatre and in 1985 he played Bill Sikes again in the BBC's Sunday afternoon classic serial Oliver Twist.
His other TV credits include: Doctor Who (in the serials The Ice Warriors and Attack of the Cybermen), The First Churchills, Only Fools and Horses, Minder, Bergerac, C.A.T.S. Eyes, Wycliffe, Inspector Morse, Bugs, Silent Witness, Pie in the Sky, Casualty, The Bill, Hotel Babylon, and Are You Being Served?.