
Larry Lamb
Known for Acting · 106 credits
- Born
- 1947-10-10 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Edmonton, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Lawrence Douglas Lamb
Biography
Lawrence Douglas "Larry" Lamb (born 10 October 1947) is an English actor and radio talk-show presenter. He played Archie Mitchell in the BBC televisionsoap EastEnders, Michael Shipman in the BBC television show Gavin & Staceyand Mischievous Marty in the cult sitcom Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
Known For
TV Shows (62)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Melvyn Stockard

EastEnders
1985
as Archie Mitchell

Casualty
1986
as Father Peter Harker

Silent Witness
1996

The One Show
2006
as Self

Minder
1979
as Greg Collins

An Audience with...
1978
as Self

Spooks
2002
as Iain Kallis

A Touch of Frost
1992
as Mike Ross

The Professionals
1977
as Jack Craine

Celebrity Juice
2008
as Self

Would I Lie to You?
2007
as Self

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant

Taggart
1983

Who Do You Think You Are?
2004
as Self

Lovejoy
1986
as Gerald Somers

ScreenPlay
1986
as Ron Bannister

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2001
as Self

Room 101
1994
as Self

The New Avengers
1976
as Williams

Between the Lines
1992
as Dennis Ralston

Screen One
1989
as Ken

Murphy's Law
2001
as George Garvey

Catchphrase
2013

The Paradise Club
1989
as James Dexter

Whitstable Pearl
2021
as Dickie Masters

Through the Keyhole
2013
as Self - Panelist

Gavin & Stacey
2007
as Mick Shipman

In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Weldon Atherstone

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
2002
as Self

Our Friends in the North
1996
as Alan Roe

Art Detectives
2025
as Ron Palmer

Triangle
1981
as Matt Taylor

Armchair Thriller
1978
as CPO Chalky White

DNA Journey
2019

This Morning
1988
as Self

Theatre Night
1985
as The Sergeant

Christopher Columbus
1985
as Don Castillo

Fox
1980
as Joey Fox

Get Back
1992
as Albert Sweet

Strangers
1996
as Leonard

Ask Rhod Gilbert
2010
as Self

The Feud
2025
as Terry Dobson

Twist of Fate
1989
as Davi

Gareth's All Star Choir
2014
as Self - Choir Member

Curfew
2024
as Rhys Holden

B&B by the Sea
2022
as Self

The Inheritance
2023
as Dennis

We Have Been Watching
2017
as Self

Supply and Demand
1998
as DS Simon Hughes

The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994
as Dr. Donald Templeton

Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening
2024
as Self
Celebrity Scissorhands
2006

The Missing Postman
1997
as Trevor Ramsay

The Blonde Bombshell
1999
as Will Humphreys

Alison & Larry: Billericay To Barry
2023
as Larry Lamb
Britain by Bike with Larry & George Lamb
2017
as Self - Presenter

Annie's Bar
1996
as Terry Dunning

Big Star's Bigger Star
2018
as Self

Rome: The World's First Superpower
2014
as Himself - Presenter
Movies (44)

Superman
1978
as 1st Reporter

Superman III
1983
as 2nd Miner
Fox
1980
as Joey Fox

Blood: The Last Vampire
2009
as General McKee

Rise of the Footsoldier 3: The Pat Tate Story
2017
as Mr. Harris

Place Vendôme
1998
as Christopher Makos

Gavin & Stacey: A Fond Farewell
2025
as Self

Rise of the Footsoldier 4: Marbella
2019
as Mr. Harris (archive footage) (uncredited)

Hounded
2022
as Gregory

The Hatton Garden Job
2017
as Brian Reader

Fool's Gold: The Story Of The Brink's Mat Robbery
1992
as Kenneth Noye

Underworld
1985
as Roy Bain

Doggin' Around
1994
as Ken

Buster
1988
as Bruce Reynolds

Essex Boys
2000
as Peter Chase

Hearts of Fire
1987
as Jack Rosner

3 of a Kind
as Lord Ralph Barrington-Smythe

One of the Hollywood Ten
2002
as Will Geer

Brighton
2019
as Derek

The Making of 'Superman II'
1983
as Self / 2nd Miner (uncredited)
We Love Gavin and Stacey
2020

Deadlines
2005
as Paul Baker

Shadey
1985
as Dick Darnley