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Larry Lamb (Full name: Lawrence Douglas Lamb) is an English actor and radio presenter. He played Archie Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, Mick Shipman in the BBC comedy series Gavin & Stacey, and Ted Case in the final series of the BBC drama New Tricks.
Larry also appeared on I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! in 2016. After returning to Britain from Canada, he became a regular cast member, along with Kate O’Mara, in the BBC’s North Sea ferry-based soap Triangle, in which he played Matt Taylor, the ship’s Chief Engineer.
Larry Lamb Age
Larry was born on October 1, 1947, in Edmonton, London, United Kingdom. He is 75 years old.
Larry Lamb Height
He is a man of tall stature and stands at a height of 6 ft 4 in (Approx. 1.93 m).
Larry Lamb Family
He was born and raised in Edmonton, Middlesex, by his parents Jessie White and Ronald Douglas Lamb. Larry is the oldest of four including his brother, Wesley, and a sister who works in a supported living for the elderly accommodation in Brighton. He had a turbulent childhood, he was verbally abused by his father and often had to keep his parents from fighting.
During his participation in the BBC series Who Do You Think You Are? in 2011, Larry discovered that he is descended from a line of proprietors of a well-known traveling menagerie, Day’s Menagerie, and a lion tamer named Martini Bartlet.
Larry Lamb Wife
Larry has been married and divorced twice. He was first married to Anita Wisbey in 1969. The two have a daughter named Vanessa and divorced in 1979. Later, Larry married Linda E. Martin in 1979. The couple has a son George who is a radio DJ and television presenter. Larry split up with his partner, Clare Burt, with whom he has two daughters Eloise Alexandra and Eva-Mathilde. He has one granddaughter from his daughter Vanessa. He resides in Tamworth.
Larry Lamb Son
He has a son named George from his marriage with Linda E. Martin. George is a radio DJ and television presenter. Currently, he presents Football Tonight on BT Sport. In 2012, he presented the Channel 4 game show The Bank Job.
Larry Lamb Education
He attended Edmonton County School and later joined the oil industry, which resulted in his working in Libya and Canada. Larry attended St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. This developed his amateur interest in acting to a professional level, and he performed at Canada’s Stratford Festival from 1975–1976.
Larry Lamb EastEnders
In 2008, Larry started playing Archie Mitchell, the father of Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell in EastEnders. He based his portrayal of Archie on his own father. He left the show in April 2009, but returned in July the same year, around the same time that Danniella Westbrook returned to her role as Archie’s niece, Sam Mitchell.
Archie was killed off in a murder storyline on Christmas, 2009. On February 19, 2010, Larry appeared with his son, George, in EastEnders Live: The Aftermath, after Stacey Branning was revealed to be Archie’s killer in the closing moments of the 25th-anniversary live episode.
Larry Lamb New Tricks
In April 2011, BBC Learning launched “Off By Heart Shakespeare”, a school-recital contest for secondary school pupils. For the project, Larry took on the role of Jaques from the play As You Like It, and delivered the speech: “All the world’s a stage”. It was announced that he would join the cast of New Tricks as Ted Case in series 12, taking over from Gerry Standing, played by Dennis Waterman. Larry’s films include Buster and Essex Boys. In 1983, he had a small speaking role in Superman III.
Larry Lamb Gavin & Stacey
From 2007 to 2010, he appeared in Gavin & Stacey playing Gavin’s father, Michael “Mick” Shipman. Gavin & Stacey is a British sitcom written by James Corden and Ruth Jones about two families: one in Billericay, Essex; one in Barry, South Wales.
Mathew Horne and Joanna Page play the titular characters Gavin and Stacey and the writers star as Smithy and Nessa. Alison Steadman and Larry star as Gavin’s parents (Pam and Mick), Melanie Walters (Gwen) is Stacey’s mother and Rob Brydon (Bryn) is Stacey’s uncle.
Larry Lamb Movies And Tv Shows
When Royals Wed
Who Do You Think You Are?
National Treasures Live
A Picture of Health
Rome: The World’s First Superpower
Gareth’s All-Star Choir
New Tricks
I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here
Britain By Bike with Larry and George Lamb
Pitching In
Thunderbirds Are Go
Rise of the Footsoldier 3
The Hatton Garden Job
Blood: The Last Vampire
Larry Lamb Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. George’s estimated net worth is $1 million.
Who Is Larry Lamb
Larry is an English actor and radio presenter. He played Archie Mitchell in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, Mick Shipman in the BBC comedy series Gavin & Stacey, and Ted Case in the final series of the BBC drama New Tricks.