Alan parnaby actor biography sample

British television and film actor

Alan Parnaby is a British television and film actor whose career has spanned four decades and who perhaps is best known for playing William Russell in the period drama Flambards (1979).

Career

Television

In 1979, Parnaby appeared in the period miniseries Flambards (1979) as William Russell. The show was based on the trilogy written by British author K. M. Peyton.^[1] He starred with actress Christine Mckenna.^[2] Parnaby's other television roles include Jackanory Playhouse (1979), Tim in the episode 'Mary's Wife' in the series BBC2 Playhouse (1980), Wilfrid Corder in Hannah (1980), Mr Flax in Pinkerton's Progress (1983), Johnnie Purvis in Juliet Bravo (1984), Defence lawyer in Them and Us (1985).

In 1985, Parnaby was cast as Mr Augustus Snodgrass in BBC's Charles Dickens seriesThe Pickwick Papers (1985).^[3]

Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, Parnaby continued acting in te