Larry Lamb

Larry Lamb

77 · Born: Oct 1, 1947

Personal Details

BornOct 1, 1947 Edmonton, London, England, UK
Spouse
  • Linda Martin

    ( Jan 1, 1979 to Dec 31, 1969 )
  • Anita Wisbey

    ( Dec 31, 1969 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Parents
  • Ronald Douglas Lamb
  • Jessie White

Biography

Larry Lamb, a renowned British actor and producer, took his first breath on October 1, 1947, in the bustling city of Edmonton, London, England, United Kingdom. With a career spanning multiple decades, he has made a lasting impact in the entertainment industry, garnering recognition for his outstanding performances in various television shows and films.

One of his most notable roles was in the popular British soap opera, EastEnders, which premiered in 1985. Lamb's portrayal of the character, Archie Mitchell, earned him widespread acclaim and a loyal fan base.

In addition to his work in television, Lamb has also appeared in several films, including the iconic superhero franchise, Superman. His portrayal of the character, Captain Frank Cotton, in Superman (1978) and Superman III (1983) showcased his versatility as an actor and his ability to adapt to different roles.

Throughout his personal life, Lamb has been married twice, first to Linda Martin and then to Anita Wisbey.

Career

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2023
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2022
Hounded
Hounded as Gregory
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2021
{"id":231964,"title":"Brighton","year":"2019","character":"Derek","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/brighton-2019","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_231964.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_231964.jpg"},"released":1}
2019
Brighton
Brighton as Derek
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Rise of the Footsoldier: Marbella
Rise of the Footsoldier: Marbella as Mr. Harris (archive footage) (uncredited)
{"id":114364,"title":"The Hatton Garden Job","year":"2017","character":"Brian Reader","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-hatton-garden-job","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3n4ueo57l6rg.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/3n4ueo57l6rg.jpg"},"released":1}
2017
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{"id":264504,"title":"Two Minutes","year":"2011","character":"William","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/two-minutes","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_264504.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_264504.jpg"},"released":1}
2011
Two Minutes
Two Minutes as William
{"id":8983,"title":"Blood: The Last Vampire","year":"2009","character":"General McKee","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/blood-the-last-vampire","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5ab2rqni02a0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5ab2rqni02a0.jpg"},"released":1}
2009
{"id":143605,"title":"Gavin & Stacey","year":"2008","character":"Mick Shipman","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/gavin-stacey","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_143605.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_143605.jpg"},"released":0}
2008
Gavin & Stacey
Gavin & Stacey as Mick Shipman
{"id":1704,"title":"Gavin & Stacey","year":2007,"character":"Mick Shipman","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/gavin-stacey","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_1704.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_1704.jpg"},"released":1}
2007
Gavin & Stacey
Gavin & Stacey as Mick Shipman
{"id":1796,"title":"Silent Witness","year":2006,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/silent-witness","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_1796.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_1796.jpg"},"released":1}
2006
{"id":9389,"title":"Murphy's Law","year":2005,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/murphys-law","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_9389.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_9389.jpg"},"released":1}
2005
{"id":184632,"title":"One of the Hollywood Ten","year":"2002","character":"Will Geer","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/one-of-the-hollywood-ten","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_184632.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_184632.jpg"},"released":1}
2002
{"id":19110,"title":"Essex Boys","year":"2000","character":"Peter Chase","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/essex-boys","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_19110.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_19110.jpg"},"released":1}
2000
Essex Boys
Essex Boys as Peter Chase
{"id":103833706,"title":"The Blonde Bombshell","year":1999,"character":"Will Humphreys","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-blonde-bombshell","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103833706.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103833706.jpg"},"released":1}
1999
The Blonde Bombshell
The Blonde Bombshell as Will Humphreys
{"id":224884,"title":"Place Vend\u00f4me","year":"1998","character":"Christopher Makos","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/place-vendome","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_224884.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_224884.jpg"},"released":1}
1998
Place Vendôme
Place Vendôme as Christopher Makos
{"id":156690,"title":"The Missing Postman","year":"1997","character":"Trevor Ramsay","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-missing-postman","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_156690.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_156690.jpg"},"released":1}
1997
The Missing Postman
The Missing Postman as Trevor Ramsay
{"id":9920,"title":"EastEnders","year":1996,"character":"Archie Mitchell","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/eastenders","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_9920.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_9920.jpg"},"released":1}
1996
EastEnders
EastEnders as Archie Mitchell
{"id":8360,"title":"A Touch of Frost","year":1995,"character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/a-touch-of-frost","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8360.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8360.jpg"},"released":1}
1995
{"id":158321,"title":"White Goods","year":"1994","character":"Jonnie Dow","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/white-goods","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_158321.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_158321.jpg"},"released":1}
1994
White Goods
White Goods as Jonnie Dow
{"id":158095,"title":"Screen One","year":"1994","character":"Ken","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/screen-one-1994-1","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_158095.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_158095.jpg"},"released":1}
{"id":103834252,"title":"The Wimbledon Poisoner","year":1994,"character":"Dr. Donald Templeton","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-wimbledon-poisoner","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103834252.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103834252.jpg"},"released":1}
The Wimbledon Poisoner
The Wimbledon Poisoner as Dr. Donald Templeton
{"id":158953,"title":"Fool's Gold: The Story of the Brink's-Mat Robbery","year":"1992","character":"Kenneth Noye","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/fools-gold-the-story-of-the-brinks-mat-robbery-1993","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_158953.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_158953.jpg"},"released":1}
1992
{"id":8463,"title":"Lovejoy","year":1992,"character":"Gerald Somers","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/lovejoy","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8463.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8463.jpg"},"released":1}
Lovejoy
Lovejoy as Gerald Somers
{"id":60365,"title":"A Little Piece of Sunshine","year":"1990","character":"Desmond Hannah","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/a-little-piece-of-sunshine","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_60365.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_60365.jpg"},"released":1}
1990
{"id":8733,"title":"Buster","year":"1988","character":"Bruce Reynolds","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/buster","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/71ak7pgqjlg0.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/71ak7pgqjlg0.jpg"},"released":1}
1988
Buster
Buster as Bruce Reynolds
{"id":22837,"title":"Hearts of Fire","year":"1987","character":"Jack Rosner","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/hearts-of-fire","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_22837.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_22837.jpg"},"released":1}
1987
Hearts of Fire
Hearts of Fire as Jack Rosner
{"id":80546,"title":"Shadey","year":"1985","character":"Dick Darnley","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/shadey","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_80546.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_80546.jpg"},"released":1}
1985
Shadey
Shadey as Dick Darnley
{"id":161345,"title":"Underworld","year":"1985","character":"Roy Bain","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/underworld-1985","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_161345.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_161345.jpg"},"released":1}
Underworld
Underworld as Roy Bain
{"id":11139,"title":"Christopher Columbus","year":1985,"character":"Don Castillo","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/christopher-columbus","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_11139.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_11139.jpg"},"released":1}
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus as Don Castillo
{"id":162215,"title":"Flight to Berlin","year":"1984","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/flight-to-berlin","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_162215.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_162215.jpg"},"released":1}
1984
{"id":8553,"title":"Minder","year":1984,"character":"Greg Collins","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/minder","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_8553.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_8553.jpg"},"released":1}
Minder
Minder as Greg Collins
{"id":939,"title":"Superman III","year":"1983","character":"2nd Miner","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/superman-iii","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7u1iqi8luo30.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/7u1iqi8luo30.jpg"},"released":1}
1983
Superman III
Superman III as 2nd Miner
{"id":10057,"title":"Triangle","year":1981,"character":"Matt Taylor","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/triangle","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10057.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10057.jpg"},"released":1}
1981
Triangle
Triangle as Matt Taylor
{"id":103831242,"title":"Fox","year":1980,"character":"Joey Fox","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/fox","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103831242.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103831242.jpg"},"released":1}
1980
Fox
Fox as Joey Fox
{"id":10156,"title":"The Professionals","year":1980,"character":"Jack Craine","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-professionals","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10156.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10156.jpg"},"released":1}
The Professionals
The Professionals as Jack Craine
{"id":937,"title":"Superman","year":"1978","character":"1st Reporter","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/superman","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5ucbhfvruv20.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/images\/fanart\/movies\/poster\/5ucbhfvruv20.jpg"},"released":1}
1978
Superman
Superman as 1st Reporter
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2025
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2017
{"id":103831885,"title":"Rome: The World's First Superpower","year":2014,"character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/rome-the-worlds-first-superpower","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103831885.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103831885.jpg"},"released":1}
2014
{"id":162576,"title":"The Making of 'Superman II'","year":"1982","character":null,"permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-making-of-superman-ii-1982","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_162576.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_162576.jpg"},"released":1}
1982