Person
Leslie Dwyer
Acting · 1906–1986 · Catford, London, England, UK
Biography
Leslie Dwyer was an English film and tv actor, best known to modern audiences for his role as Mr Partridge, the miserable Punch and Judy man with a dislike of children in television's Hi-de-Hi.
Known for
Play for Today
Alec's Father
Doctor Who
Vorg
Crown Court
1972
Theatre 625
Stan
No Hiding Place
1959
Z-Cars
1962
The Sweeney
Ted Greenhead
Sunday Night Theatre
Lovelace Dashworth
Angels
1975
Public Eye
1965
Filmography
- 1980Dominique
- 1980Hi-de-Hi!Mr. Partridge
- 1979Terry and JuneUncle Vernon
- 1978Leave it to CharlieArnold Merryweather
- 1977Street PartyGrandad
- 1977Jubilee 1977Grandad
- 1976The PeddlerAlec's Father
- 1976Waxworks
- 1975Angels
- 1975Late CallArthur Calvert
- 1975The SweeneyTed Greenhead
- 1973BrendaLes Penny
- 1973Oranges and LemonsLes Penny
- 1973Seven of OneWillie
- 1973Doctor Who: Carnival of MonstersVorg
- 1973After Loch LomondMr. Maystead
- 1972Crown Court
- 1972A Touch of the VictoriansJack
- 1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesLost Property Man
- 1971You're Only Young Twice
- 1971A Hole Lot of TroubleEvangelist
- 1970Play for TodayAlec's Father
- 1969Crooks and CoronetsHenry
- 1969Up in the AirCoach Driver
- 1968The Bliss of Mrs. BlossomBookshop Assistant
- 1968LionheartCarpenter
- 1966King of the RiverThe Ganger
- 1965Die, Monster, Die!Potter
- 1965I've Gotta HorseBert
- 1965Public Eye
- 1964Theatre 625Stan
- 1963Doctor WhoVorg
- 1963Seventy Deadly PillsPolice Constable Robinson
- 1962Steptoe and SonLionel Sturgis
- 1962Z-Cars
- 1959No Hiding Place
- 1959Left Right and CentreAlf Stoker
- 1959The 39 StepsMilkman
- 1958Under Night StreetsJack Bedwell (voice)
- 1958Stormy CrossingBill Harris, Kitty's Trainer
- 1957The End BeginsSgt. Marks
- 1956EyewitnessHenry Cammon
- 1956Armchair TheatreCharlie Woodburn
- 1956Cloak Without DaggerFred Borcombe
- 1956Not So Dusty
- 1955Room in the HouseBenji Pugh
- 1955Where There's a WillAlfred "Alfie" Brewer
- 1954The Black RiderRobert Plack
- 1954The Good Die YoungStookey
- 1953Roadhouse GirlGeorge Saunders
- 1952The Hour of 13Ernie Perker
- 1952Hindle WakesChris Hawthorn
- 1952My Wife's LodgerRoger the Lodger
- 1952Judgment DeferredFlowers
- 1952Dodging the ColumnNarrator (voice)
- 1951There Is Another SunMick Foley
- 1951Laughter in ParadisePolice Sergeant
- 1951Smart AlecGossage
- 1950Midnight Episode
- 1950Lilli MarleneBerry
- 1950Double ConfessionLeonard
- 1950Sunday Night TheatreLovelace Dashworth
- 1949Poet's PubHolly
- 1949Now BarabbasBrown
- 1949A Boy, a Girl and a BikeSteve Hall
- 1949The Bad Lord ByronFletcher
- 1949It's Not CricketBatman
- 1948The CalendarSam Hillcott
- 1948Bond StreetBarman
- 1947When The Bough BreaksGeorge
- 1947Temptation HarbourReg Slater
- 1946A Matter of Life and DeathARP Warden (uncredited)
- 1946Piccadilly IncidentSam
- 1946I See a Dark StrangerSoldier in Café (uncredited)
- 1946Night Boat to DublinGeorge Leggett
- 1945Perfect StrangersStripey
- 1945Great DayPub Customer
- 1944United StatesBritish soldier
- 1944The Way AheadPvt. Sid Beck
- 1943Yellow CanaryShip's Steward
- 1943The Lamp Still BurnsSiddons
- 1942The Young Mr. PittServant at Lord Auckland's
- 1942In Which We ServeParkinson
- 1942The Goose Steps OutGerman Soldier on Train
- 1942They Flew AloneLighthouse Keeper (uncredited)
- 1936Cheer UpHotel Guest (uncredited)
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