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Mike Grady
Born	6 February 1946 (1946-02-06) (age 63) Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Occupation	British actor
Years active	1967–2009

Mike Grady (born 6 February 1946, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire) is a British character actor.

After a classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School^[1], his career, spanning in excess of 40 years, includes theatre roles at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the English National Theatre, as well the West End, the Royal Court, The Bush, The Soho Poly and many tours and pantomimes around the country.

His television roles have included Minder (TV series) as Kev in the Series 1 episode The Bengal Tiger, Citizen Smith, Dr Ballantyne, Sweet Sixteen, Last of the Summer Wine, Colin's Sandwich, Up the Garden Path and Not With A Bang. His film credits include The Return Of The Pink Panther opposite Peter Sellers, Carry On Loving and Bert Rigby, You're a Fool.

A popular figure on radio, he has been involved in award winning productions such as Christianity at Glacier for BBC Radio 3 and the highly entertaining comedies, Up the Garden Path, Dial M For Pizza and Giles Wembley-Hogg Goes Off.

For many years, Grady played Rob Pengelly in Waggoner's Walk, a BBC radio soap opera.

A well known pantomime actor, Grady is also a regular on the after dinner circuit, where he has given accounts of his early days in show business and the stars he encountered, such as Frankie Howerd and Peter Sellers.

He continues work in the theatre and on television.

[edit] Selected television roles

Year	Title	Role
1977 to 1980	Citizen Smith	Ken Mills
1983	Sweet Sixteen	Dr Ballentine
1986	Troubles and Strife	Christopher
1986 to 1990 1996 to Present	Last of the Summer Wine	Barry Wilkinson
1990	Not with a Bang	Graham Wilkins
1990 to 1993	Up the Garden Path	Dick Barnes

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Mike Grady at the Internet Movie Database

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