Bernard Atha photo

Bernard Atha

Acting

  • Born
  • August 27, 1928
  • Died
  • October 22, 2022
  • Place of birth
  • Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

Bernard Atha CBE was an actor known for his many appearances in Ken Loach films and various notable Play for Today productions. He also served as a Labour councillor for the Kirkstall ward in Leeds for 57 years (1957-2014) and was once the Lord Mayor of the city. He trained in ballet and law before taking up his career in acting and politics. He died aged 94 on 22nd October 2022.

As actor 21

Sherlock Holmes poster
Sherlock Holmes
1984
All Creatures Great and Small poster
All Creatures Great and Small
1978
Bill Brand poster
Bill Brand
1976
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes poster
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1984
Kes poster
Kes
1970
The Beiderbecke Affair poster
The Beiderbecke Affair
1985
Days of Hope poster
Days of Hope
1975
Pickersgill People poster
Pickersgill People
1978
Liam poster
Liam
2001
All Day on the Sands poster
All Day on the Sands
1979
The Rank and File poster
The Rank and File
1971
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet poster
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
1976
There Is a Happy Land poster
There Is a Happy Land
1974
Family Life poster
Family Life
1971
The Cold War Killers poster
The Cold War Killers
1986
The Road to 1984 poster
The Road to 1984
1984
Kisses at Fifty poster
Kisses at Fifty
1973
Leeds United! poster
Leeds United!
1974
The Spongers poster
The Spongers
1978
The Lady's Maid's Bell poster
The Lady's Maid's Bell
1983
Steps Back poster
Steps Back
1973