Roland MacLeod

September 9, 1935 · London, England, UK

Roland MacLeod (1935 – 3 April 2010) was an English actor working in film and television. He was born in London.

His television credits include Coronation Street, Softly, Softly, Ripping Yarns, The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, Sykes, Please Sir!, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, Marty, Broaden Your Mind and The Goodies. He also made some appearances in Season Three of Grange Hill as a slightly comical workman sporting a comb over, often seen in confrontation with staff and pupils. However, his character showed a kinder side when he cleaned Duane Orpington's new coat in episode two. He also played the mad Head Teacher in The Boot Street Band, a TV series written by Steve Attridge and Andrew Davies.

Notable work

7.2
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
as Vicar
7.6
Misfits (2009)
as Stan

Often works with

Roy Kinnear
4 titles together
The Last Remake of Beau Geste, Till Death Us Do Part, Ripping Yarns
Joan Sims
3 titles together
Till Death Us Do Part, The Goodies, Sykes
Timothy Carlton
3 titles together
Ripping Yarns, The Goodies, The Big Flame
John Cleese
2 titles together
A Fish Called Wanda, Ripping Yarns
Michael Palin
2 titles together
A Fish Called Wanda, Ripping Yarns
Patricia Hayes
2 titles together
A Fish Called Wanda, Till Death Us Do Part

Full filmography · 29

Mr. Majeika
cast
Upcoming
Misfits
as Stan
20097.6
The Boot Street Band
cast
1993
Crossbow
cast
1987
Watching
as Mr. Baxter
1987
Worlds Beyond
as Medical Officer
1986
The Kenny Everett Television Show
as Various
1982
Grange Hill
as Workman
19786.7
Target
as Prentice
1977
The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin
as Morris Coates
19768
Ripping Yarns
cast
19767.7
Zodiac
as Ian Rentoul
1974