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| Dennis Waterman | |
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| Physical Information | |
| Name | Dennis Waterman |
| Born | 24 February 1948 |
| Died | 8 May 2022 (aged 74) |
| Occupational Information | |
| Occupation | Actor, singer, voice-over artist; Portrays Gerry Standing in New Tricks |
| Family Information | |
| Spouse | Penny Dixon (m. 1967–76) Patricia Maynard (m. 1977–87) Rula Lenska (m. 1987–98) Pam Flint (m. 2011-2022) |
| Father | Harry Frank Waterman |
| Mother | Rose Juliana |
| Siblings | 8 |
| Children | Hannah Waterman Julia Waterman |
Dennis Waterman (born 24 February 1948), was an English actor, singer and voice-over artist, perhaps known for his portrayal of Gerry Standing in the BBC crime drama New Tricks and Terry McCann in Minder. He passed away on 8 May 2022.
Early Life[]
Waterman was born to Harry Frank Waterman and Rose Juliana in Clapham, London and was the youngest of his eight brothers and sisters. His father, Harry Waterman, was a ticket collector for British Railways.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959-1972 | Armchair Theatre | Goodall/Tony/Ralph Benedict | TV Series (3 episodes) |
| 1960-1967 | ITV Play of the Week | Reg Mumby/'The Boy'/Willie | TV Series (4 episodes) |
| 1960 | Night Train for Inverness | Ted Lewis | Movie |
| 1960 | Ali and the Camel | (voice) | Movie |
| 1960 | Snowball | Mickey Donovan | Movie |
| 1962 | Crooks Anonymous | Boy in Park | Movie |
| 1962 | BBC Sunday-Night Play | Ernie | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1962 | The Pirates of Blood River | Timothy Blackthorne | Movie |
| 1962 | William | William Brown | TV Series (6 episodes) |
| 1963 | Fair Exchange | Neville Finch | TV Series (16 episodes) |
| 1964 | The Barnstormers | Mike | TV Series (11 episodes) |
| 1964 | Go Kart Go | Jimpy | Movie |
| 1965 | Theatre 625 | Terhew | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1966 | Weavers Green | Will Akers | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1967-1971 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | 'Jankers' Yates/Walt | TV Series (2 episodes) |
| 1967 | Drama 61-67 | Norman | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1967 | Half Hour Story | Mike | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1968 | The Secret Agent | Stevie | TV Movie |
| 1968 | Up the Junction | Pete | Movie |
| 1968 | Love Story | James | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1968 | Journey to the Unknown | Albert Baker | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1968 | The Root of All Evil? | Gerry Macclesfield | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1969 | Scene | Terry | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1969 | The First Lady | Greg Jackson | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1969 | School for Unclaimed Girls | Peter | Movie |
| 1969 | Wedding Night | Joe O'Reilly (Groom) | Movie |
| 1969 | A Promise of Bed | Photographer | Movie |
| 1970 | My Lover, My Son | James (Francesca's Son) | Movie |
| 1970 | Paul Temple | Rudi Gertman | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1970 | Scars of Dracula | Simon | Movie |
| 1971 | Fright | Chris | Movie |
| 1971 | Man in the Wilderness | Lowrie | Movie |
| 1971 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Edward | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1972 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | 2 of Spades | Movie |
| 1972 | Colditz | Richtman | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1973 | New Scotland Yard | Robby Baylis | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1973 | Pathfinders | Flying Officer Warwick | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1973 | Thriller | Frank | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1973 | Ooh La La! | Camille | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1973 | BBC Play of the Month | Sean Lamb | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1973 | Oranges and Lemons | Terry Sewell | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1973 | Armchair 30 | John Sloan | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1973 | The Belstone Fox | Stephen Durno | Movie |
| 1974-1978 | The Sweeney | D.S. George Carter | TV Series (54 episodes) |
| 1974 | Man About the House | Franz Wasserman | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1974 | Play for Today | Bobby | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1974 | Special Branch | Frank Gosling | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1974 | Armchair Cinema | Det. Sgt. George Carter | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1974 | Sing the Lady Out of Bed | TV Movie | |
| 1975 | Centre Play | Peter | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1975 | Churchill's People | King Harold II | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1976 | Well Anyway | Ticket Clerk | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1976 | The Morecambe & Wise Show | Sergeant | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1977 | Sweeney! | D.S. George Carter | Movie |
| 1977 | Premiere | Wilfred | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1978 | Sweeney 2 | D.S. George Carter | Movie |
| 1979-1989 | Minder | Terry McCann | TV Series (73 episodes) |
| 1979 | Morecambe & Wise at the BBC | Various | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1980 | Comedy Tonight | TV Movie | |
| 1982 | The World Cup: A Captain's Tale | Bob Jones | TV Movie |
| 1983 | Top of the Pops | Terry McCann | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1986 | The Life and Loves of a She-Devil | Bobbo | TV Mini-Series (4 episodes) |
| 1987 | First Sight | Tommy | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1988 | Mr H is Late | Groom | TV Movie |
| 1988 | The First Kangeroos | Albert Goldthorpe | Movie |
| 1988 | Tube Mice | Toaster (voice) | TV Series (26 episodes) |
| 1989-1993 | Stay Lucky | Thomas Gynn | TV Series (27 episodes) |
| 1990 - 1992 | On the Up | Tony Carpenter | TV Series (19 episodes) |
| 1991 | Cold Justice | Father Jim | Movie |
| 1991 | Boon | Jack Phillips | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1992 | Fiddley Foodle Bird | Fiddley Foodle Bird (voice) | TV Series (13 episodes) |
| 1993 | Circle of Deceit | John Neil | TV Movie |
| 1995 | Class Act | Eddy Saxe | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 1995 | Circles of Deceit: Dark Secret | John Neil | TV Movie |
| 1996 | Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs | John Neil | TV Movie |
| 1996 | Circles of Deceit: Kalon | John Neil | TV Movie |
| 1996 | Vol-au-Vent | Pete/Kevin | Movie |
| 1997-1999 | The Knock | John Danson | TV Series (7 episodes) |
| 1999 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Frank Moon | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 2001 | Arthur's Dyke | Derek Doubleday | Movie |
| 2002 | Murder in Mind | Ken Grendle | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 2003-2015 | New Tricks | Gerry Standing | TV Series (99 episodes) |
| 2003 | Where the Heart Is | Mike Walters | TV Series (1 episode) |
| 2007 | Back in Business | Jarvis | Movie |
| 2009 | Moses Jones | Frank Costello | TV Mini-Series (3 episodes) |
| 2012 | Run for Your Wife | Minding Person (uncredited cameo) | Movie |
| 2020 | Never Too Late | Jeremiah Caine | Movie |
Trivia[]
- Waterman once had a fling with co-star Amanda Redman 30 years prior to New Tricks
- He sung the main theme song of New Tricks.
- He was the only person to be featured in every single New Tricks Episode. Even after Waterman left the show in 2015, his song would be continued to be used in the opening credits for the remainder of the series.
