Cliff Twemlow

Cliff Twemlow (14 October 1937 – 5 May 1993) was an English actor, film screenwriter, producer, composer and novelist. He is notable for pioneering, in the early 1980s, the production of independently-made low-budget films made for the home video market.

Early life Twemlow was born in Hulme, Manchester, the son of a merchant seaman. In the early 1950s he worked as a nightclub bouncer in Morecambe.

Career In 1962 Twemlow began his acting career as an extra in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. ).

In 1973 he encountered legal problems with his song "Live and Let Die", recorded by Salena Jones. Although released shortly before Paul McCartney recorded his song with the same title for the film Live and Let Die (1973), McCartney successfully took out an injunction against Twemlow.

Writing In 1980 Twemlow published his autobiography The Tuxedo Warrior , which documented his career in the music industry and as a bouncer. The book inspired the film Tuxedo Warrior (1982), which however ignores his life and instead uses him as a character in a fictional narrative.

He wrote two novels: The Pike (1982), of which he announced a film version but failed to secure funding, and The Beast of Kane (1983).

Film In 1983 Twemlow wrote, produced and starred in G.B.H. Grievous Bodily Harm, He starred in nine more films until 1992, produced a pilot for a TV show, and appeared in several special interest training films produced by Brian Sterling-Vete on the MajorVision label includingThe Power to Win, The Ultimate Self Defense and Fitness Over Forty.

Death Twemlow died from a heart attack on 9 May 1993,

Filmography

Discography All albums credited to Peter Reno, and released by De Wolfe Music, except where noted.

Z-Patrol (1967, with Reg Tilsley) Inter City (1967, with John Reids and Jack Trombey) Bossalena (1967, with Keith Papworth and Edward Ward) Mini-Skirt (1967, with Les Reed and Reg Tilsley) There's a World Going On (1967, with Reg Tilsley and others) Lucky Me (1967, track "Intimate") Travelling Light (1967) Polaris (1967) For the Young (1967, with John Reids) Big City Story (1968) More Electric Banana (1968) (songs "Street Girl" and "Love, Dance and Sing") Inherit the Wind (1968) Colours (1969) Blue Pacific (1969) Loony Tunes (1969) TV Suite Vol 2 (1970, with Johnny Hawksworth) Sweet Chariot and Friends (1970) Key Largo (1970) Tilsley Orchestral 9 (1970, De Wolfe, with Reg Tilsley and Dick Bradford) Sunspots (1971, with Johnny Hawksworth) Sit Back (1971, Hudson Music) Illinois (1971) Alibi (1971, with Johnny Hawksworth) Restless Woman (1971) Times Two (1971, with Keith Papworth) Afro-Rock (1971, as Vecchio) Native Rhymes (1972) Here and there (1972) Meatball Jack (1972) Wheel of Fortune (1972, with Reg Tilsley) Great Day (1972, with Simon Haseley) Quartet of Modern Jazz Vol.2 (1972) Tete a Tete (1972, with Reg Wale, and Simon Haseley) City Scene (1972, with Keith Papworth and Jack Trombey) Junction (1973) Synthesizer Contact (1973) Syndrome (1973, with Reg Tilsley) Hot Breath (1974, Hudson Music, with Reg Tilsley) Super Ride (1974, with Barry Stoller)