Biography
Leslie Grantham
Acting
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 was killed off in 1988, gunned down by the gangsters he had betrayed. He returne…
Career works
44
Movies
26
Series
18
Career average
6.3/10
Birth date
08/30/1947
Place of birth
Camberwell, London, England, UK
Date of death
06/15/2018
Filmography highlights
Movies
The Kingdom by the Sea
2024
Vengeance
2020 · 3.0
Touching The Blue
2020
Search and Destroy
2020 · 4.4
The Krays: Dead Man Walking
2018 · 3.0
Jack Southeast
2018
Mob Handed
2016 · 3.6
The Factory
2013
DeadTime
2012 · 2.8
Charlie
2004 · 4.4
Lava
2001 · 4.8
The Stretch
2000 · 7.0
The Wedding Tackle
2000 · 10.0
Faith
1998
Shadow Run
1998 · 4.2
Series
The English Neighbour
2011 · 10.0
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001 · 6.1
Urban Gothic
2000 · 4.8
Loose Women
1999 · 3.6
The Uninvited
1997 · 6.5
The Ant & Dec Show
1995 · 9.0
99-1
1994
The Detectives
1993 · 6.9
Heartbeat
1992 · 7.2
Cluedo
1990 · 6.8
The Paradise Club
1989 · 6.2
EastEnders
1985 · 4.2
The Bill
1984 · 6.8
Dramarama
1983 · 7.3
Playhouse
1974 · 7.0