Leslie Grantham

actor • producer • writer

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, ...

Born: August 30, 1947 in Camberwell, London, England, UK

Died: June 15, 2018 (age 70)

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Known For

4.7

The Bill

Movies & TV Credits

41 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The Kingdom by the Sea Movie	9.1	Actor	Man In Film (archive footage)	2024
Vengeance Movie	4.8	Actor	Ronnie	2020
Search and Destroy Movie	3.0	Actor	Anderson	2020
The Krays: Dead Man Walking Movie	2.9	Actor	Nipper Read	2018
Jack Southeast Movie	3.8	Actor	The Boss	2018
Mob Handed Movie	2.2	Actor	The Detective	2016
The Factory Movie	6.2	Actor	Gene	2013
Leslie Short Film	4.9	Actor	Leslie	2013
Leslie Short Film	4.9	Crew	Additional Writing	2013
DeadTime Movie	2.1	Actor	—	2012
Charlie Movie	5.3	Actor	Richard Waldeck	2004
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross TV Show	6.9	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	2001
The Wedding Tackle Movie	3.2	Actor	George	2000
The Stretch Movie	7.8	Actor	Terry Greene	2000
It's Only TV... But I Like It TV Show	6.9	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1999
Loose Women TV Show	2.0	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1999
Shadow Run Movie	4.1	Actor	Liney	1998
Faith Movie	—	Actor	Manager	1998
The Uninvited TV Show	6.0	Actor	—(4 Episodes)	1997
The Uninvited TV Show	6.0	Production	Producer(4 Episodes)	1997
Hooligan '96 Movie	—	Actor	Narrator (voice)	1996
The Ant & Dec Show TV Show	5.6	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1995
It's Not Unusual Short Film	7.2	Actor	Cabbie	1995
99-1 TV Show	7.2	Actor	Mick Raynor(14 Episodes)	1994
The Detectives TV Show	7.2	Actor	Danny Kane(1 Episode)	1993
Heartbeat TV Show	7.1	Actor	George East(1 Episode)	1992
Gummed Labels Movie	—	Actor	—	1992
Cluedo TV Show	6.2	Actor	Colonel Mustard(6 Episodes)	1990
My Brother David Movie	—	Actor	Den Watts (EastEnders - Archive footage) (Uncredited)	1989
The Paradise Club TV Show	7.1	Actor	Danny Kane(20 Episodes)	1989
The Nightwatch Movie	6.4	Actor	David Smallman	1989
Winners and Losers Limited Series	—	Actor	Eddie Burt(1 Episode)	1988
Morons from Outer Space Movie	4.7	Actor	Motorway Policeman	1985
Knockback: 1 Movie	—	Actor	Peter	1985
EastEnders TV Show	5.0	Actor	Den Watts(1139 Episodes)	1985
Knockback: 2 Movie	7.9	Actor	Peter	1985
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks Movie	—	Actor	Kiston	1984
The Bill TV Show	6.8	Actor	—(3 Episodes)	1984
Jake's End Movie	—	Actor	Bookie	1982
BBC2 Playhouse TV Show	6.5	Actor	Bookie(1 Episode)	1973
Doctor Who TV Show	8.2	Actor	Kiston(1 Episode)	1963

Leslie Grantham

Known For

Morons from Outer Space

Jack Southeast

EastEnders

The Bill

Movies & TV Credits