Christopher Greet
Sri Lankan actor and radio presenter (1932–2020)
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Christopher Arthur Greet (12 June 1932 – 28 December 2020)[1] was a Sri Lankan actor and radio presenter. He is best known for his work alongside Victoria Wood in the 1998 BBC comedy series dinnerladies.
Early life
Greet was born in Ceylon on 12 June 1932.
Career
Greet presented radio programmes with Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in South Asia.[2] He later became an actor. One of his earliest roles was as a British officer in the wartime epic film The Bridge on the River Kwai with Sir Alec Guinness, which was filmed in Ceylon. He also appeared in several plays in Colombo alongside great Ceylonese actors such as Lucien de Zoysa.
His final acting credit was in the 2010 action film, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | The Bridge on the River Kwai | British officer | Uncredited |
| 1967 | Sorungeth Soru | ||
| 1978 | Rampage | Martin Squires | |
| 1995 | Funny Bones | Lawrence Berger | |
| 1996 | The Governor | Wilfred Samuels | Television series |
| On Dangerous Ground | Chao Lin | ||
| 1998-1999 | dinnerladies | Mr. Michael | 7 episodes |
| 1999 | Alice in Wonderland | White Castle | Television film |
| 2001 | The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells | Club Servant Jones | 6 episodes |
| 2003 | Dinotopia | Elder | 2 episodes |
| 2009 | No Signal | Television series | |
| 2010 | Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time | Regent of Alamut | |