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Leslie Sands was a British actor and writer of TV and film. Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Sands usually specialized in dour types in authority, often policemen.
He was married to Pauline Williams.
Born
Thursday, 19 May 1921
Died
Wednesday, 09 May 2001
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Stay Lucky | Leonard Hanley | 1989 |
| The Play on One | Tom | 1988 |
| Woof! | Mr Bradley | 1989 |
| Boon | Mr. Sandford | 1986 |
| The Winning Streak | Bernard Savage | 1985 |
| Fresh Fields | Mr. Wylie | 1984 |
| Blackadder | Lord Graveney | 1983 |
| Seven Dials Mystery | Sir Oswald Coote | 1981 |
| The Good Companions | Narrator | 1980 |
| Juliet Bravo | Peter Braithwaite | 1980 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Stay Lucky | Leonard Hanley | 1989 |
| The Play on One | Tom | 1988 |
| Woof! | Mr Bradley | 1989 |
| Boon | Mr. Sandford | 1986 |
| The Winning Streak | Bernard Savage | 1985 |
| Fresh Fields | Mr. Wylie | 1984 |
| Blackadder | Lord Graveney | 1983 |
| Seven Dials Mystery | Sir Oswald Coote | 1981 |
| The Good Companions | Narrator | 1980 |
| Juliet Bravo | Peter Braithwaite | 1980 |
| Very Like a Whale | Sir Jock's father | 1980 |
| The Dick Francis Thriller: The Racing Game | Jack Beater | 1979 |
| Bloodline | Doctor | 1979 |
| One Fine Day | Commissionaire | 1979 |
| The Upchat Line | Mr. Johnson | 1977 |
| Cottage to Let | Ernest Pope | 1977 |
| Murder Most English: A Flaxborough Chronicle | Walter Grope | 1977 |
| Three Days in Szczecin | Edward Gierek | 1976 |
| The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin | Thruxton Appleby | 1976 |
| Cilla's World of Comedy | Charlie Bradshaw | 1976 |
| The Littlest Horse Thieves | Foreman Sam Carter | 1976 |
| My Brother's Keeper | Mr. Rankin | 1975 |
| Cilla's Comedy Six | Charlie Bradshaw | 1975 |
| Wodehouse Playhouse | The Earl of Wivelscombe | 1974 |
| Wessex Tales | Sir John Grebe | 1973 |
| Man About the House | Mr. Tripp / Robin's Dad | 1973 |
| Jack the Ripper | Sir Melville Macnaghten | 1973 |
| The Ragman's Daughter | Doris' father | 1972 |
| New Scotland Yard | Sebastian Barrios | 1972 |
| The Two Ronnies | Criminal Mastermind | 1971 |
| Man at the Top | Arnold Clayton | 1970 |
| Not a Word | Self | 1970 |
| One More Time | Inspector Crock | 1970 |
| Department S | Draper | 1969 |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Harry Masters / Mr. Barfield | 1969 |
| If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them | The Blind Man | 1968 |
| Danger Route | Man in Cinema | 1967 |
| ITV Playhouse | Alfred / Detective Inspector Buller / The Major General | 1967 |
| King of the River | Captain Abel Gasser | 1966 |
| The Deadly Affair | Inspector | 1966 |
| BBC Play of the Month | Sam Shipley | 1965 |
| Call My Bluff | Self | 1965 |
| Thirty-Minute Theatre | Andrew Bell, the Home Secretary / Commander Edward Dusting, RN (Retd.) / General Serevich / John Abdey / Oliver Cromwell / Will Thompson | 1965 |
| Out of the Unknown | Andrew Maddox | 1965 |
| Rapture | First Gendarme | 1965 |
| The Wednesday Play | Yorky / The Narrator / Brack | 1964 |
| Detective | Det. Sgt. Caleb Cluff | 1964 |
| Love Story | Walter | 1963 |
| The Plane Makers | Tim Carter | 1963 |
| The Saint | Sam Purdell | 1962 |
| Death Trap | Det. Insp. Simons | 1962 |
| Walk in the Shadow | Clyde - newspaper editor / Clyde | 1962 |
| Comedy Playhouse | George Hillbright | 1961 |
| Clue of the New Pin | Sergeant Harris | 1961 |
| The Avengers | Captain Slim | 1961 |
| Counter-Attack! | Tom Benson | 1960 |
| The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | Sergeant Harris / Det. Insp. Simons | 1959 |
| The Claverdon Road Job | Police Sgt. Cargill | 1957 |
| Armchair Theatre | Trevor / Superintendent Travers / Sir Henry Merritt / Romague / Police Inspector / Buckeridge | 1956 |
| ITV Play of the Week | Semel | 1955 |
| ITV Television Playhouse | Big Charlie / Arthur Bland | 1955 |
| Dixon of Dock Green | Harry Selby / Chinnery | 1955 |
