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Walter Sparrow

Walter Leonard Sparrow was an English film and television actor best known for his appearance as Duncan in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves starring Kevin Costner. He began his career as a stand up comedian before turning to drama and performing with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He made his movie debut in 1965's Dr.Terror's House of Horrors. As well as Robin Hood, Sparrow appeared in more than 30 films, including I Hired A Contract Killer, The Accidental Tourist, The Secret Garden, Now & Then, Jane Eyre, Ever After and Treasure Island. He also appeared in over 50 television guest spots on both American and British TV. One of his more notable guest appearances was in the 1989 episode Danger UXD of the sitcom Only Fools and Horses, which had 16.1 million viewers, as porn shop owner Dirty Barry.

Known For: Acting

Born: Eltham, London, England, UK, 1927-01-22

Died: 2000-05-31

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1965	Dr. Terror's House of Horrors	Second Ambulance Man (segment 4 "Disembodied Hand")	64
2	1965	The Pistol	Private First Class Jones	0
3	1969	Zeta One	Stage Manager	39
4	1970	The Hunting of Lionel Crane	Lionel's father	0
5	1971	Edna: The Inebriate Woman	Common Lodging House Proprietor	0
6	1973	The Adventures Of Don Quixote	2nd Prisoner	0
7	1976	The Portland Millions	George Hollamby Druce	0
8	1977	The Kitchen	Tramp	0
9	1984	Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle	Bernie	0
10	1985	Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil	Klaus	49
11	1985	Young Sherlock Holmes	Ethan Engel	67
12	1987	Smith and Jones: The Home-Made Xmas Video	Grandfather	65
13	1988	The Accidental Tourist	Hot Dog Vendor	62
14	1989	Somewhere to Run	Neighbour	0
15	1990	I Hired a Contract Killer	Receptionist	69
16	1991	Smack and Thistle	Waggy	0
17	1991	Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves	Duncan	69
18	1991	Let Him Have It	Nightwatchman	66
19	1992	Memento Mori	Stall Holder	62
20	1993	The Secret Garden	Ben Weatherstaff	74
21	1993	U.F.O. The Movie	Old Codger	62
22	1993	Shadowlands	Fred Paxford	69
23	1994	Dirtysomething	Bill	50
24	1995	Now and Then	Crazy Pete	69
25	1996	Jane Eyre		69
26	1998	The Woodlanders	Old Creedle	51
27	1998	EverAfter	Maurice	74
28	1999	Treasure Island	Ben Gunn	49
29	1999	Simon Magus	Benjamin	73
30	1999	Prometheus	Grandad	56

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1959	No Hiding Place		37
2	1964	The Wednesday Play		45
3	1965	BBC Play of the Month	Roberts	50
4	1965	BBC Play of the Month	2nd Prisoner	50
5	1966	King of the River	Binns	0
6	1968	The Champions	George Whetlor	61
7	1969	The Main Chance	Site Foreman	77
8	1971	Budgie	Reggie	70
9	1971	The Onedin Line	George Bethell	68
10	1971	The Onedin Line	Billy Bones	68
11	1972	Crown Court	Jimmy Dobie	54
12	1975	Angels		37
13	1975	Rumpole of the Bailey		71
14	1976	Victorian Scandals	George Hollamby Druce	0
15	1977	BBC2 Play of the Week	Tramp	70
16	1978	All Creatures Great and Small	Roland Strong	77
17	1978	The Famous Five	Weston	72
18	1979	Shoestring		68
19	1981	Private Schulz	Becker	58
20	1981	Only Fools and Horses		80
21	1984	The Bill		67
22	1985	Howards' Way	Jimmy Wilde	56
23	1986	Casualty	Archie Farrell	61
24	1988	The Storyteller	Card Trick Beggar	82
25	1989	The Paradise Club	Barney Bailey	58
26	1989	Birds of a Feather	Ernie	61
27	1990	One Foot in the Grave	George	76
28	1991	Gone to the Dogs	Stretch	60
29	1992	Heartbeat	Tom	71
30	1993	Harry's Mad		0
31	1993	Peak Practice	William	61
32	1994	Anna Lee	Alastair Draper	71
33	1994	Paris	Hugo	0
34	1995	The Thin Blue Line	Local Resident	71
35	1996	Dalziel & Pascoe		64