Mike Grady (actor)

Michael Grady (born 6 February 1946) is an English character actor.[1] He is probably best known for his comedy roles in films and TV.

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

Mike Grady
Born (1946-02-06) 6 February 1946
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, UK
OccupationActor
Years active1967-present

Early life

Grady was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

Career

After a classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School,[2] his career has spanned more than 40 years, and includes theatre roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company and London's Royal National Theatre, as well the West End, the Royal Court, the Bush, and the Soho Poly, plus many tours and pantomimes around the country.

His television roles have included Minder as Kev in the Series 1 episode, The Bengal Tiger, Steve Bracket in Rooms, Citizen Smith (series regular, Ken Mills), Look and Read, Dr Ballantyne, Sweet Sixteen, 161 episodes of Last of the Summer Wine playing Barry Wilkinson, husband of Glenda, Colin's Sandwich, Up the Garden Path and Not with a Bang. His film credits include Carry On Loving (1970), Up the Front (1972), Symptoms (1974), The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) opposite Peter Sellers, I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight (1976), 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.

A regular performer on radio, Grady played Rob Pengelly in Waggoner's Walk, a BBC Radio 2 soap opera.[4] He has been involved in award-winning productions such as Christianity at Glacier for BBC Radio 3 and comedies Up the Garden Path, Dial M For Pizza and Giles Wembley-Hogg Goes Off.[5]

A well known pantomime actor, Grady is also a regular on the after dinner circuit, where he has given accounts of his early days in show business and the stars he encountered, such as Frankie Howerd and Peter Sellers.

He continues work in the theatre and on television.[6]

Selected television roles
YearTitleRole(s)Notes
1977–80Citizen SmithKen Mills
1979MinderKevS1, Ep7: "The Bengal Tiger"
1983Sweet SixteenDr. Ballentine
1986Troubles and StrifeChristopher
1986–90, 1996–2010Last of the Summer WineBarry Wilkinson
1990Not with a BangGraham Wilkins
1990–93Up the Garden PathDick Barnes
1992An Ungentlemanly ActPatrick Watts
1996The Willows in WinterPilot
1997As Time Goes ByHerald
2013King of the RailwaySir Robert NorrambyVoice
2013–presentThomas & Friends
2014Tale of the Brave

References
  1. "Mike Grady". BFI.
  2. Who's Who at Complicite Archived 18 August 2005 at the Wayback Machine, Complicite.org
  3. "Mike Grady - Movies and Filmography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  4. "Waggoners' Walk".
  5. "BBC Radio 4 - Dial M for Pizza - Next on". BBC.
  6. "Mike Grady". The BWH Agency Ltd.
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