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((Short description|English actor (1927–2000)))
((for|the writer and art critic|Walter Shaw Sparrow))
((refimprove|date=March 2013))
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'''Walter Leonard Sparrow''' (22 January 1927 &ndash; 31 May 2000) was an [[England|English]] film and television actor best known for his appearance as Duncan in the 1991 film ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]'' starring [[Kevin Costner]].

Born in [[Eltham]], [[London]] in 1927, Sparrow began his career as a stand-up comic before moving to acting with a period with the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]]. His first film role was in 1964, in ''[[Dr. Terror's House of Horrors]]'', with [[Christopher Lee]]. Subsequent films, interspersed between countless TV appearances, included the 1969 sex fantasy ''[[Zeta One]]'', ''[[Young Sherlock Holmes]]'', and the acclaimed 1988 film ''[[The Accidental Tourist (film)|The Accidental Tourist]]'' starring [[William Hurt]], [[Kathleen Turner]] and [[Geena Davis]].

His career enjoyed a resurgence in the 1990s, with Sparrow playing key roles in the 1991 film ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]'' as the blinded retainer Duncan, 1993's ''[[The Secret Garden (1993 film)|The Secret Garden]]'' as gruff gardener Ben Weatherstaff, and the 1995 [[United States|American]] coming-of-age film ''[[Now and Then (film)|Now and Then]]'' as tragic drifter 'Crazy Pete'. In 1998 he starred in [[Tony Harrison]](('s)) film ''[[Prometheus (1998 film)|Prometheus]]''.

He received positive notice for his role in television serial ''The Mind of the Enemy'' (1965).<ref>Norris, Marjorie. "Impossible for the newcomer to make head or tail of it". ''The Stage and Television Today''. Iss. 4394, (Jul 1, 1965): 12. Via Proquest. </ref>

Sparrow's even more prolific TV appearances included regular roles in the [[soap opera]] ''[[Emmerdale|Emmerdale Farm]]'', as three different minor characters in 1980, 1987 and 1993, and the comedy ''Paris'', and guest spots on ''[[Hugh and I]]'', ''[[Adam Adamant Lives!]]'', ''[[Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[The Onedin Line]]'', ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series)|All Creatures Great and Small]]'', ''[[Alas Smith and Jones]]'', ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]'', ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'', Ernie in ''[[Birds of a Feather (TV series)|Birds of a Feather]]'', and ''[[The Bill]]'' among many others.

Sparrow is also well known for playing Maurice, a peasant who was threatened to be shipped to the [[Americas]], in the 1998 Cinderella remake ''[[Ever After]]''.

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 sex shop owner Dirty Barry.<ref>Martland, John. Obituary. ''The Stage''. 6 July 2000</ref> His last appearance was in 2000 in an episode of the [[BBC]]'s medical drama series ''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''.

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1963|| ''[[A Stitch in Time (1963 film)|A Stitch in Time]]'' || Gardener || Uncredited
|-
|1965|| ''[[Dr. Terror's House of Horrors]]'' || Second Ambulance Man || (segment "Disembodied Hand"), Uncredited
|-
|1965|| ''[[City Under the Sea]]'' || Second Fisherman || Uncredited
|-
|1969|| ''[[Zeta One]]'' || Stage Manager ||
|-
|1969|| ''[[The Champions]]'' || George Whetlor || Episode: "The Night People"
|-
|1970|| ''[[Cool It Carol!]]'' || Cameraman ||
|-
|1975|| ''[[The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother]]'' || Henchman || Uncredited
|-
|1978|| ''[[The Famous Five (1995 TV series)|The Famous Five]]'' || Salomon "Sully" Weston || Episode: "Five Get Into Trouble": Part 1 & 2
|-
|1978||''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]''||Harry Harris||Episode: Runpole and the Learned Friends
|-
|1983||''[[Give Us a Break (TV series)|Give Us a Break]]''||Alan Clegg||Episode: Heaven Sent
|-
|1985|| ''[[Young Sherlock Holmes]]'' || Ethan Engel ||
|-
|1988|| ''[[The Accidental Tourist (film)|The Accidental Tourist]]'' || Hot Dog Vendor ||
|-
|1990|| ''[[I Hired a Contract Killer]]'' || Hotel Porter ||
|-
|1991|| ''[[Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves]]'' || Duncan ||
|-
|1991|| ''[[Let Him Have It]]'' || Nightwatchman ||
|-
|1993|| ''[[The Secret Garden (1993 film)|The Secret Garden]]'' || Ben Weatherstaff ||
|-
|1993|| ''[[U.F.O. (1993 film)|U.F.O.]]'' || Fred Paxford ||
|-
|1994|| ''[[Don't Get Me Started (1994 film)|Don't Get Me Started]]'' || Nurse || Uncredited
|-
|1994|| ''[[Dirtysomething (1994 film)]]'' || Bill ||
|-
|1995|| ''[[Now and Then (film)|Now and Then]]'' || Crazy Pete ||
|-
|1995|| ''[[The Famous Five (1995 TV series)|The Famous Five]]'' Finniston Farm'' || Grandad || Episode: "Five on Finniston Farm"
|-
|1996|| ''[[Jane Eyre (1996 film)|Jane Eyre]]'' || Lord Eshton ||
|-
|1997|| ''The Woodlanders'' || Old Creedle ||
|-
|1998|| ''[[Ever After]]'' || Maurice ||
|-
|1998|| ''[[Prometheus (1998 film)|Prometheus]]'' || Grandad ||
|-
|1999|| ''[[Treasure Island (1999 film)|Treasure Island]]'' || Ben Gunn ||
|-
|1999|| ''[[Simon Magus (film)|Simon Magus]]'' || Benjamin ||
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*((IMDb name|0817112|Walter Sparrow))
*[http://movie-tv-episode-database.com/cast-or-crew/Walter-Sparrow-4007/ Walter Sparrow on MTEDb]
*((webarchive |date=2013-01-25 |url=https://archive.today/20130125221634/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/1125215/Walter_Sparrow |title=Walter Sparrow on Hollywood.com))

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[[Category:1927 births]]
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[[Category:English male television actors]]
[[Category:English male film actors]]
[[Category:English male stage actors]]
[[Category:Actors from the Royal Borough of Greenwich]]
[[Category:Male actors from Kent]]
[[Category:20th-century English male actors]]
[[Category:Royal Shakespeare Company members]]
[[Category:People from Eltham]]

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