Lancashire-born Warren Clarke was an actor of immense presence and considerable versatility who turned his wide-shouldered, robust appearance and lived-in, hangdog facial features into an asset. For more than two and a half decades he had toiled in a wide variety of supporting roles before finding international success as the often crude, irascible, heavy-drinking Superintendant Andy Dalziel in TV's Dalziel and Pascoe (1996). When the series began, Clarke had summed up Dalziel as 'a beer-swilling chauvinist pig', but the character evolved and became more complex and endearing (in a curmudgeonly sort of way) over the show's eleven-year duration. There were also commonalities between the actor and his creation: impatience, a reputation for not tolerating fools gladly; a humorous, irreverent nature and a shared dislike for political correctness. In private life, Clarke was passionate about football (a lifelong Manchester City supporter) and golf.
曾在上世纪九十年代的《蝙蝠侠》(Batman)系列电影中扮演蝙蝠侠管家阿尔弗雷德的好莱坞老牌演员迈克尔-高夫(Michael Gough)因病辞世，享年94岁。
伊安·麦克莱恩出生在英国北部的米尔敦。其父是当地的一名土木工程师。二战爆发前，他们全家搬到了南兰开夏的维根。伊安对戏剧的喜爱得益于父母的鼓励与支持。在他3岁的时候，父母就带他到曼彻斯特观看了名剧《彼得·潘》。他7岁那年的圣诞礼物是一个可以折叠的维多利亚风格...
