Bernard Atha
Bernard Atha CBE was an actor known for his many appearances in Ken Loach films and various notable Play for Today productions. He also served as a Labour councillor for the Kirkstall ward in Leeds for 57 years (1957-2014) and was once the Lord Mayor of the city. He trained in ballet and law before taking up his career in acting and politics. He died aged 94 on 22nd October 2022.
Known for
- Sherlock Holmes (1984)
- All Creatures Great and Small (1978)
- All Creatures Great and Small (1978)
- The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984)
- Bill Brand (1976)
- Pickersgill People (1978)
- The Beiderbecke Affair (1985)
- Days of Hope (1975)
- Kes (1970)
- The Road to 1984 (1984)
- The Cold War Killers (1986)
- The Rank and File (1971)
- The Lady's Maid's Bell (1983)
- It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1976)
- There Is a Happy Land (1974)
- Liam (2001)
- All Day on the Sands (1979)
- Family Life (1971)
- The Spongers (1978)
- Kisses at Fifty (1973)