Gary Warren (actor)
Gary Warren (born 5 July 1954) is an English former child actor, best remembered for his role as Peter in the 1970 film The Railway Children.
Retired actor Gary Warren was born in Neasden, London. As well as his film appearances, he played Cedric Collingford ("Owl Face") in series 2 of the 1971 TV series Catweazle appearing as the main 20th century contact of Catweazle.[1] and Taplow (the troublemaking pupil) in Whack-O!, as well as starring as Alexander in his own TV sitcom Alexander the Greatest (1971). In the West End, he played the nephew of Mame in the musical Mame starring Ginger Rogers. He played Lambert Simnel in the 1972 BBC series The Shadow of the Tower.[2] He was interviewed by Danny Baker on Radio London twice in 2010. He appeared on the Word In Your Attic YouTube show hosted by David Hepworth and Mark Ellen in 2020. Gary is a fanatical Queens Park Rangers supporter. Gary has written a memoir of his acting years and his passion for music entitled If My Memoir Serves Me Well. It is available on Kindle and the audiobook will be available on Audible shortly.
Filmography[edit]
- 1966 Disney Wonderland (TV series)
- 1967 Z-Cars (TV series)
- 1967 The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists (TV movie)
- 1970 The Railway Children
- 1970–1971 Catweazle (TV series)
- 1972 The Shadow of the Tower (TV series)
- 1972 Whack-O! (TV series)
- 1971–1972 Alexander the Greatest (Title Role)
Works[edit]
- Gary, Warren (23 May 2024). If My Memoir Serves Me Well: A Memoir From The Man Who Played The Boy In The Railway Children. ASIN B0D52BM3F4.
References[edit]
- ^ Ruth Inglis (2003). The Window in the Corner: A Half-century of Children's Television. P. Owen. p. 83. ISBN 978-0-7206-1105-2.
- ^ Michael Klossner (2002). The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company. p. 360. ISBN 978-0-7864-1223-5.
External links[edit]
- Gary Warren at IMDb
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