About Stuart Golland
Lived 1945 – 2003 (aged 58). Stuart Golland was a British actor and television actor.
Stuart Golland (born 3 August 1945 in Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire – died 11 September 2003 in Leeds) was an English actor best known for playing George Ward in the ITV drama series Heartbeat.
Golland worked as a plasterer and bar manager in his native Sheffield and the Isle of Man before becoming interested in acting whilst managing a pub opposite the Crucible Theatre. He attended the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff before acting in a number of theatre companies, including at the Royal National Theatre. His final television appearance came in Coronation Street, playing the character of Ernie Wagstaff.
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Who was Stuart Golland?
British actor (1945-2003)
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Stuart Golland was born on 3 August 1945.
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Stuart Golland died on 11 September 2003.
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Stuart Golland was an actor and television actor.
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