Michael Attwell

Michael Attwell
As Kenny Beale in EastEnders
Born	Michael John Attwell 16 January 1943(1943-01-16) Watford, England
Died	18 March 2006(2006-03-18) (aged 63) London, England

Michael John Attwell (16 January 1943 in Watford - 18 March 2006 in London) was an English actor.

He is possibly best known for his role as Kenny Beale in the television soap opera EastEnders.

In 1979 and 1980 he played Razor Eddie in two series of the comedy Turtle's Progress. Although Razor Eddie never appeared in the flesh in the ITV drama serial 'The hanged man', his name and the character was kept alive by being mentioned a few times in passing by Turtle, who was a major character in that series.

In 1985 he played Bill Sikes in the BBC's Sunday afternoon classic serial Oliver Twist.

His other TV credits include: Doctor Who (in the serials The Ice Warriors and Attack of the Cybermen), The First Churchills, Only Fools and Horses, Minder, Bergerac, Wycliffe, Inspector Morse, Bugs, Silent Witness, Pie in the Sky, Casualty, The Bill, Hotel Babylon, and Are You Being Served?.

He appeared in the 1987 film Buster, based on the life of the Great Train Robber Buster Edwards.

As well as acting, between 1981 and 1993 Attwell also had a considerable career as a political cartoonist for several British national newspapers including The Sun, Sunday People and the News of the World. A self-taught artist, Attwell signed himself as Zoke, an amalgam of the names of his children Zoe and Jake.

His life and work was honoured at the British Academy Television Awards in 2006.

External links

• Michael Attwell at the Internet Movie Database

Persondata
Name	Attwell, Michael John
Alternative names
Short description	English actor
Date of birth	16 January 1943
Place of birth	Watford, England
Date of death	18 March 2006
Place of death	London, England