Lewis Collins

[Paul D]

Lewis Collins (born 27 May 1946 in Birkenhead,

Merseyside) is a British actor. He is best known for his tough-guy role as Bodie in The Professionals. He was also considered an excellent candidate for the

role of James Bond in the early 1980's

In his youth, he was in the merseybeat band The Mojos. He enjoys music, shooting and parachuting, and holds a

private pilot's licence.

In the 1970s he enrolled in the British Territorial Army and also tried out for elite commando unit, the Special Air

Service. Although he passed all the trials, he was turned down because of his high public profile, which was apparently against the SAS' desire for

  

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anonymity.

Since 1992 he has been married to schoolteacher Michelle Larrett and they have three sons.

[scouserdave]

Dara da
dara da da, da dada da!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjhBdo1I2dY

[Paul D]

I know he played a hard man in the

Professionals but I didn't reaslise he passed all the tests to get in the S.A.S,he must have been hard in real life as well.

[Cadfael]

True Professionals fan here!

[shoney]

I rember him 1st as the idiot flatmate in the cuckoo waltz

[Mark R]

Yes, with David Roper and Diane Keen.

[shoney]

he was once in an episode of the new avengers with martin shaw before they played together in the proffessionals, i think they were a couple of baddies that had a rocket trained on parliament from my murky memory oh and he was a pretty handy guitarist too