Dennis Waterman

Minder star Dennis Waterman dies aged 74 ... Dennis Waterman died yesterday at his home in Spain aged 74, his family confirmed. The New Tricks star once admitted ...

Following the end of the series, Dennis explained that he had swapped his home in the UK for a smaller house in Spain. His first acting role was in Night Train for Inverness in 1960 and he also starred in two small stage roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company that same year. Born in Clapham, London, Dennis was the youngest of nine children, where he attended Corona Stage School as a child. He once described his relaxing days in the sunny country in an unearthed interview. Dennis Waterman died yesterday at his home in Spain aged 74, his family confirmed. DENNIS WATERMAN spent his final years "doing f***all" in Spain.

Dennis Waterman has passed away at the age of 74. Dennis is the father of actress Hannah Waterman who starred as Laura Beale in EastEnders from 2000 to 2004 ...

Lifestyle Such a loss to the industry. RIP Dennis Waterman."

TV LEGEND Dennis Waterman has died aged 74 after a career spanning seven decades.The celebrated actor, who has starred in Minder, New Tricks and The S.

It was announced today that the actor - who starred in TV shows Minder, The Sweeney and New Tricks -has diedat the age of 74. He was 74." Loved The Sweeney. Loved Minder more. RIP Dennis Waterman." He was 74." RIP." A genuinely lovely guy. Her parents are actorDennis Watermanand his second wife, actress Patricia Maynard - she has one sister too. He was 74,” Kay wrote. I’ve found out a remarkable thing about myself is that I’m really, really good at doing f***-all." He said that while he was not fully retired, he was spending a lot of time 'lolling in the sun' and playing golf. Speaking to the paper about his time in theMediterranean, Dennis said he was making the most of the weather.

Waterman died aged 74 with his wife Pam by his side, his family confirmed on Sunday. Amanda starred alongside Waterman in the long-running BBC police drama for ...

‘She has seen and is grateful for your messages but can’t respond – the grief is too personal and private. Confirming the news of his death, a statement read: ‘We are deeply saddened to announce that our beloved Dennis passed away very peacefully in hospital in Spain, on Sunday afternoon, with Pam by his side. Thank you for understanding.

Sweeney success was later topped with critically acclaimed television series The Minder.

His Sweeney success was later topped with critically acclaimed television series The Minder, where Waterman played bodyguard, or “minder”, Terry McCann for 10 years from 1979. There was no great panic about whether it was going to be a success in the ratings. John [Thaw] and I were great mates and, it sounds horrible, but it was just a joy to go to work every day.” Waterman became a household name after playing the role of DS George Carter in crime series The Sweeney, in which he co-starred with John Thaw. The worldwide popularity led to two film box office smashes, Sweeney I and Sweeney II. At 16, he starred on the West End in Carving A Statue, which marked the beginning of a recording career and a three-year engagement at the Royal Court. His film debut came in 1960 in the Night Train For Inverness. Also at the age of 12, Waterman was invited to join the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Denis Waterman, actor and singer. Born: 24 February 1948 in Clapham Town, London. Died: 8 May 2022 in Spain, aged 74. By Isobel Frodsham, PA.

His Sweeney success was later topped with critically acclaimed television series Minder, in which Waterman played bodyguard Terry McCann for ten years from 1979. There was no great panic about whether it was going to be a success in the ratings. John [Thaw] and I were great mates and, it sounds horrible, but it was just a joy to go to work every day.” Click on this link for more details. His passion for singing led Waterman to release music with record companies EMI and DJM. He released three albums – Down Wind Of Angels, Waterman and So Good For You – in the 1970s and 1980s and performed around the UK on a tour, dubbed Friends On Tour, with Sheena Easton and Gerard Kenny. At 16, he starred on the West End stage in Carving A Statue, which marked the beginning of a recording career and a three-year engagement at the Royal Court.

The famous actor has died aged 74 at his home in Spain.

Dennis had married four times and has a famous daughter Hannah Waterman who played Laura Beale in the BBC soap EastEnders. Dennis died on Sunday, May, 8 as his family confirmed in a statement. Before his death, Dennis told The Mirror that after New Tricks he had moved to a smaller home in Spain and was not actively looking for work.

His biggest role came with comedy drama Minder, in which Waterman starred in seven series as bodyguard Terry McCann between the years of 1979 to 1989. Waterman ...

According to The Mirror, Waterman spent his time after the New Tricks ended "doing f***-all" in Spain, and said he was not actively hunting for new projects. After the series ended, Waterman said he had downsized his properties, and was enjoying semi-retirement. In 2009, he starred in the BBC’s hard-hitting drama Moses Jones, a role which he said at the time he enjoyed because it cast him in a different light. He began his showbiz career at an early age, and after a part for the Children's Film Foundation, was invited to join the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford. He became famous for singing the theme music to many of his shows, and as a result, was parodied by David Walliams in Little Britain. But how did he die, and what was the cause of his death?

Popular stage and screen actor best known for the much-loved television series The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks.

Waterman, a fanatical supporter of Chelsea FC, had a home in Spain, where he died. In Early Morning, which presented a lesbian relationship between Queen Victoria ( Moira Redmond) and Florence Nightingale (Marianne Faithfull), he played another miscreant teenager who cannibalises a character standing in front of him in a queue. Dennis attended Granard primary school in Putney and, after being inducted into the theatre by an elder sister who was busy in amateur dramatics, trained at the Corona stage school in Hammersmith. Dennis Waterman, who has died suddenly aged 74, was such a familiar face on television for more than 40 years, playing similar sorts of streetwise characters, that it is hard to imagine that he was once a child actor in Hollywood and appeared in the opening season of the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1960. Music, though, was a serious string to Waterman’s bow. Unmistakably and always a south Londoner, Waterman was a tough nut, detective sergeant George Carter, in The Sweeney, a series that coincided with an extensive inquiry into corruption inside the Met itself.