Born "Colin Williams" on July 4, 1934, in Leigh, near Manchester, England. Because Colin as a child showed early talent in drawing and painting, his father wanted him to become an art teacher. "I wanted to go on the stage, you see, but my dad had his feet firmly on the ground," Welland said on the BBC radio show "Desert Island Discs" in 1973. "He said, be an art teacher first, and if you don't like that, then go on to the stage. So, that's what I did." Welland joined a theater company in Manchester, changing his last name Williams to Welland, and in the late 1960s appeared on British television shows. His big break as a "Colin Welland" movie actor was playing the role of a teacher in Kes (1969), for which he won a British Academy Film Award. He played a Reverend in Sam Peckinpah's Straw Dogs (1971). Welland wrote stage plays and for several television series in the late 1960s and 1970s. In his Oscar speech, he thanked "Briish television, where I learned my craft." Following this movie, he received writing credits on Twice in a Lifetime (1985), A Dry White Season (1989), and War of the Buttons (1994). He had acting roles into the late 1990s. Colin (Williams) Welland, 81, died November 2, 2015, suffering from Alzheimer's disease for several years. He is survived by his wife Patricia, four children, and six grandchildren.
Chariots of Fire ending explained (spoilers)
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Harold Abrahams (Ben Cross) wins the 100 meter dash and Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson) wins the 400 meter race. Back in the present day (1978), Aubrey Montague (Nicholas Farrell) and Andrew Lindsay (Nigel Havers) leave the church where Harold's funeral mass is being held. Harold Abrahams married Sybil and became Elder Statesman of British Athletics. Eric Liddell died in China at the end of World War II and all Scotland mourned his death.
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Jewel is kidnapped by Nigel and brought to Marcel just in time for them to take off with the rest of the captured birds. Blu tries to get her out, but is locked in a cage himself. Blu manages to get himself and Jewel out by attaching a bungee cord to a fire extinguisher. The rest of the birds are quickly set free by Blu and Jewel. Blu then uses the fire extinguisher to eject Nigel from the plane. Nigel then meets with the business end of the planes propellers. In the struggle, Jewels wing is injured.
Blu embraces Jewel as they fall. She kisses him, and he finds the inner strength to fly. They return to Linda and Tulio. Linda decides to help Tulio open a bird conservatory for Blu and Jewel to fly freely in their own environment. Linda moves to Brazil to stay with Blu and Tulio, her new lover.
It is revealed early credits that Nigel survived.
Chariots of Fire ending explained (spoilers)
Chariots of Fire ending explained (spoilers)
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