Description:
An underrated British leading man predominantly of the 1970s and 1980s, Collins made his mark in the 1970s action drama The Professionals (1977). As hard man William Bodie, he became a household name worldwide, which led to him receiving his own movie vehicle in the form of Who Dares Wins (1982); but after the show ended in 1983, he was miscast in a number of cheap straight-to-video foreign actioners.
Birthday
May 27, 1946
Born In
Bidston, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
Height
179 cm
Spouse/Ex-
Michelle Larrett 1992 - November 27, 2013 (his death)
Parents
Bill Collins
Trivia
Passed the actual selection course for 23 SAS, one of the SAS' two Territorial Army battalions, only to be turned away from the unit because of his
celebrity status.
Quotes
After auditioning for the role of "James Bond": It would be nice to get
back to the original Bond, not the character created by Sean Connery -
but the one from the books. He's not over-handsome, over-tall. He's about my age and has got my attitudes... I was in Albert R. Broccoli's office for five minutes, but it was really over for me in seconds. I have heard since that he doesn't like me. That's unfair. He's expecting another Connery to walk through the door and there are few of them around. I think he's really shut the door on me. He found me too aggressive. I knew it all -- that kind of attitude. Two or three years ago that would be the case, purely because I was nervous and defensive. I felt they were playing the producer bit with fat cigars. When someone walks into their office for the most popular film job in the world, a little actor is bound to put on a few airs. If Cubby couldn't see I was being self-protective, I don't have faith in his judgment.
