Leslie Grantham

Actor

Born: August 30, 1947
Died: June 15, 2018 (age 70)
From: Camberwell, London, England, UK

British actor Leslie Grantham shot to fame in 1985 as Den Watts, the original landlord of the Queen Vic, in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. The character quickly became a national favourite and gained the nickname Dirty Den mostly because of the way he treated his wife Angie, played by Anita Dobson, and the several affairs and nefarious activities he conducted. At Grantham's request the character…

Filmography (26)

The Kingdom by the Sea (2024)
Man In Film (archive footage)
Vengeance (2020)
Ronnie
Touching The Blue (2020)
Max Langton
Search and Destroy (2020)
Anderson
The Krays: Dead Man Walking (2018)
Nipper Read
Jack Southeast (2018)
The Boss
Mob Handed (2016)
The Detective
Leslie
Leslie (2013)
Leslie
The Factory (2013)
Gene
DeadTime (2012)
Charlie (2004)
Richard Waldeck
Lava (2001)
Aladdin
The Stretch (2000)
Terry Greene
The Wedding Tackle (2000)
George
Faith (1998)
Manager
Shadow Run (1998)
Liney
Hooligan '96 (1996)
Narrator (voice)
It's Not Unusual (1995)
Cabbie
Gummed Labels
Gummed Labels (1992)
The Nightwatch (1989)
David Smallman
My Brother David (1989)
Den Watts (EastEnders - Archive footage) (Uncredited)
Morons from Outer Space (1985)
Motorway Policeman
Knockback: 2 (1985)
Peter
Knockback: 1 (1985)
Peter
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks (1984)
Kiston
Jake's End (1982)
Bookie