Mike Grady (actor)

For the baseball player, see Mike Grady (baseball).

Mike Grady
Born
Michael Grady

(1946-02-06) 6 February 1946 (age 78)
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
OccupationActor
Years active1967-present

Michael Grady (born 6 February 1946) is an English character actor. He is best known for his comedy roles in films and television, particularly as Ken Mills in Citizen Smith (1977-1980) and Barry Wilkinson in Last of the Summer Wine (1986-2010).

Early life

Grady was born on 6 February 1946,[1] in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.[1] He undertook classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.[2]

Career

Grady's theatre career was extensive, including theatre roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company[2] and London's Royal National Theatre,[2] as well the West End, the Royal Court, the Bush, and the Soho Poly, plus many tours and pantomimes around the country.[2]

His television roles have included Minder as Kev in the Series 1 episode, The Bengal Tiger, Steve Bracket in Rooms, Citizen Smith,[2] as series regular, Ken Mills, Look and Read, Dr Ballantyne, Sweet Sixteen, 161 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine,[2] playing Barry Wilkinson, husband of Glenda, Colin's Sandwich,[2] Up the Garden Path,[2] Not with a Bang.[2] His film credits include Carry On Loving (1970), Up the Front (1972), Symptoms (1974), The Return of the Pink Panther (1975),[2] opposite Peter Sellers, I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight (1976),[2] Britannia Hospital (1982), Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989) and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011).[3] He was also in the Wycliffe episode Slave of Duty.[citation needed] He also has starred in advertisements including a Pepsi advertisement from 1976. [4]

A regular performer on radio, Grady played Rob Pengelly in Waggoners' Walk, a BBC Radio 2 soap opera.[5] He has been involved in award-winning productions such as Christianity at Glacier for BBC Radio 3 and comedies Up the Garden Path,[2] Dial M For Pizza,[2] and Giles Wemmbley-Hogg Goes Off.[6]

He continues work in the theatre and on television.[7] In March 2023, Grady portrayed Clyde Taylor in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors.[8]


Filmography

Film

Year Title Role(s) Notes
1970 Carry On Loving Boy Lover
1972 Up the Front Newsboy
1974 Symptoms Nick
1975 The Return of the Pink Panther Bell Boy
1976 I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight Boy Scout
1979 The London Connection Courier
The Prisoner of Zenda Villager
1983 The Pirates of Penzance Pirate
1989 Bert Rigby, You're a Fool Mick O'Grady
2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Train Conductor [9]
Much Ado About Nothing Verges
2013 King of the Railway Sir Robert Norramby Voice
2014 Tale of the Brave Sir Robert Norramby Voice

Television

Year Title Role(s) Notes
1969 Doctor in the House Nervous Boy Episode: Why Do You Want to Be a Doctor?
1969 Medic Episode: "Getting the Bird"
1969 Patrick Episode: "Keep It Clean!"
1970 Scene Dave Episode: "Hero in the Dust"
1971 Public Eye Ted Episode: "The Beater and the Game"
1971 The Fenn Street Gang Batch 2 episodes
1971 Suspicion Brian McGrath Episode: "No Case to Answer"
1972 Tightrope Spud 6 episodes
1972 In for a Penny Wol Episode: "Dan and the U.X.B."
1973 Emmerdale Robin 2 episodes
1973 Public Eye Freddie Episode: "Home and Away"
1973 Look and Read Denis Beasley Episode: "Joe and the Sheep Rustlers"
1973 Once Upon A Time Tibbs Episode: "Sister Alice"
1973 Doctor in Charge Spud Episode: "In Place of Strife"
1973–1974 The Kids from 47A Andy 3 episodes
1974 Second City Firsts Derry Episode: "Sunday Tea"
1975 Coronation Street Les Grimes Episode: #1.1546
1975–1976 My Brother's Keeper Trevor Gribbin 2 episodes
1977–80 Citizen Smith Ken Mills All 30 episodes
1979 Minder Kev Episode: "The Bengal Tiger"
1983 Sweet Sixteen Dr. Ballentine 5 episodes
1986 Troubles and Strife Christopher 5 episodes
1986–1990,
1996–2010		 Last of the Summer Wine Barry Wilkinson 161 episodes
1988–1990 Colin's Sandwich Des 8 episodes
1990 Not with a Bang Graham Wilkins All 7 episodes
1992 An Ungentlemanly Act Patrick Watts TV film
1990–93 Up the Garden Path Dick Barnes All 18 episodes
1996 Wycliffe Michael Morva Episode: "Slave of Duty"
1996 The Willows in Winter Pilot TV film
1997 As Time Goes By Herald Episode: "The Dinner Party"
2001 Bernard's Watch Dr. Stark 6 episodes
2010 Doctors Arthur Bruin Episode: "Last Cut"
2011 Skins Vicar Episode: "Everyone"
2011 Holby City Colin Campbell Episode: "Tunnel Vision"
2013–present Thomas & Friends Sir Robert Norramby Voice; 20 episodes
2015 Doctors Ted Hicks Episode: "Spandex and Secrets"
2017 The Dumping Ground Ralph Episode: "Vox Populi"
2017 Casualty Reg Cutler Episode: #32.4
2018 Midsomer Murders Les Morrison Episode: "Send in the Clowns"
2018 Vanity Fair Horrocks 3 episodes
2019 Endeavour Ernest Croglin Episode: "Pylon"
2019 Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators Adam Oldknow Episode: "The Envious Court"
2023 Doctors Clyde Taylor Episode: "As One Door Closes... A Window Opens"

References

  1. ^ a b "Mike Grady". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Who's Who at Complicite". complicite.org. 18 August 2005. Archived from the original on 18 August 2005.
  3. ^ "Mike Grady - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Chat up" Pepsi Advert. YouTube.
  5. ^ "Waggoners' Walk".
  6. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Dial M for Pizza - Next on". BBC.
  7. ^ "Mike Grady". The BWH Agency Ltd.
  8. ^ Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: Luca McIntyre has a date night DISASTER!". What to Watch. (Future plc). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Mike Grady". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.