A year later, he starred as William Brown in the BBC TV series William based on the Just William books of Richmal Crompton. In 1961, at the age of 13, he played the part of Winthrop Paroo in the Adelphi Theatre production of The Music Man. He appeared in two small stage roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company's 1960 season. His first role was in Night Train for Inverness (1960). Waterman's acting career began in childhood. Waterman was educated at the Granard Primary School, a state primary school on the Ashburton Estate in Putney, southwest London, followed by Corona Stage School, an independent school at Ravenscourt Park in Hammersmith, West London. His older brother Ken first took Dennis boxing when he was three years old, and when he was ten Dennis joined Caius Boxing Club. His father had been an amateur boxer and made all of his sons box.
īoxing was a big part of Waterman's childhood. Two older sisters, Joy and Vera, had already left home by the time Dennis was born, and another brother, Allen, had died as a young child. Harry Waterman was a ticket collector for British Railways. The family, which included siblings Ken, Peter, a welterweight boxing champion, Stella, Norma, and Myrna, lived at 2 Elms Road, Clapham Common South Side. Waterman was born on 24 February 1948, as the youngest of nine children to Rose Juliana (née Saunders) and Harry Frank Waterman in Clapham, south west London. He appeared in 29 films, the last being released in 2020. He was known for the range of roles he played, including drama ( Up the Junction), horror ( Scars of Dracula), adventure ( Colditz), comedy ( Fair Exchange), comedy-drama ( Minder), musical ( Windy City) and sport ( The World Cup: A Captain's Tale).
Waterman's acting career spanned 60 years, starting with his childhood roles in film and theatre, and adult roles in film, television and West End theatre. He was best known for his tough-guy leading roles in television series including The Sweeney, Minder and New Tricks, singing the theme tunes of the latter two. Dennis Waterman (24 February 1948 – ) was an English actor and singer.
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