- Ralph Brown
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name = Ralph Brown
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birthdate =June 18 1957 (age 51)
birthplace =Cambridgeshire England Ralph William John Brown (born
June 18 1957 ) is an Englishactor , known for playing Danny the drug dealer in "Withnail and I ", the security guard Aaron (aka "85") in "Alien³ " and the pilotRic Olié in "". He is famed for his very relaxed, slow voice and precise enunciation of words.Biography
Brown was born in
Cambridgeshire England , the son of Heather R. (née Laming) and John F. W. Brown. [http://www.filmreference.com/film/15/Ralph-Brown.html Ralph Brown Biography (1957-) ] ]His various film roles include
Jaye Davidson 's boyfriend Dave in "The Crying Game ", Great Train RobberRonnie Biggs in "Buster", roadie Del Preston in "Wayne's World 2 " (effectively reprising his role from "Withnail and I"), teacher and rugby league player Phil in "Up 'n' Under", prison guard captain Mr Burton in "Mean Machine ", Sergeant Major Harris in the originalPaul Schrader film ""), and Mr Collins in "The Contractor". In 1995 Ralph appeared in Steven Spielberg's slavery epic "Amistad". In 2007 he filmed "Caught In The Act" an independent British film, and appeared in the series "Cape Wrath" for Channel 4/Showtime as the moustachioed policeman Wintersgill.Among a myriad of TV appearances Ralph also played the memorable "Miami Vice" in the 2000 series "
Lock, Stock...The Series ".In 2005, he appeared in "
Coronation Street " as Barney, roadie toStatus Quo and withJulia Davis in the cult TVsitcom "Nighty Night ". Ralph appeared in the final two episodes of "Life on Mars" as Frank Morgan, an interim DCI in 1973 sequences, and Sam's surgeon in 2006 sequences.As a writer, Ralph won the
Samuel Beckett Award in 1987 for his first play "Sanctuary" which was produced byJoint Stock Theatre Company . This was also performed in the USA as "Sanctuary D.C." where it was nominated for two Helen Hayes Awards in 1989. Ralph wrote the screenplay for the motion picture "New Year's Day" which won theRaindance Film Festival in 2001. Ralph also wrote the screenplay for the aborted film "Red Light Runners ".Ralph is a fan of
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. , and is a member of aBrighton -basedBeach Boys tribute band The Brighton Beach Boys who performed "Pet Sounds " and The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper" albums live onstage in St George's church at theBrighton Festival Fringe in May 2006 and 2007. In 2007, the Brighton Beach Boys won both the Argus Angel Award and the Latest Festival Award during the Brighton Festival Fringe. [ [http://www.theargus.co.uk/whatson/brightonfestivalandfringe/argusangelawards/ The Argus: What's on: Brighton Festival and Festival Fringe: Argus Angel Awards ] ] Ralph is credited for playing Saxophone on Monster Bobby's 2007 album "Gaps", and is the voice on Midfield General's "Teddy Bear" off his 2008 album, General Disarray.He will star in "
The Boat That Rocked ", a film by Richard Curtis which will be released in spring 2009.References
External links
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* [http://www.myspace.com/ralphwjbrown Ralph Brown's MySpace]
* [http://www.brightonbeachboys.com/ Brighton Beach Boys]
* [http://www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk Brighton Festival Fringe]
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