Gangling Scottish character actor Graham Crowden seemed born to play over-sanctimonious priests, looney scientists and cadaverous undertakers. Following Shakespearean stage work, Crowden made his film bow in 1961's Why Bother to Knock? He became a favorite of film director Lindsay Anderson, who showed Crowden to excellent if bizarre advantage in such films as If (1969), O' Lucky Man! (1973) (in several roles) and Brittania Hospital (1982). Among Graham Crowden's non-Lindsay Anderson films were The Ruling Class (1973), The Little Prince (1974), Jabberwocky (1981), For Your Eyes Only (1982) and The Company of Wolves (1984).
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- Worked in a tannery.
- Began his work in the theatre in 1944, performing in repertory theatres around the country.
- Made his London debut in 1956, starring in George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara.
- Joined the National Theatre in 1965, performing in a revival of Pinero's Trelawny of the Wells.
- Between 1990 and 1994, starred in the BBC sitcom Waiting for God.