Malcolm McFee
Malcolm McFee | |
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| Born | 16 August 1949 Forest Gate, London, England, UK |
| Died | 18 November 2001 (aged 52) Braintree, Essex, England, UK |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1968–2001 |
Malcolm McFee (born Malcolm Raymond McFee on 16 August 1949 in Forest Gate in London – died 18 November 2001 in Braintree in Essex) was an English actor best known for his role as Peter Craven in the TV series Please Sir!, the film of the same name, and the spin-off TV series The Fenn Street Gang.
Career
In 1968 Malcolm McFee began a three-season stint in the London Weekend Television situation comedy series Please Sir! playing the part of smooth wide-boy Peter Craven. He continued the role into the 1971 feature film comedy version, also called Please Sir!. The TV series spawned a comedy sequel called The Fenn Street Gang which ran from 1971 to 1973. McFee was unavailable for season one as he was appearing in the West End play “Forget-Me-Not-Lane” and the part of Craven was played for that season by Leon Vitali. McFee returned for seasons two and three.
Malcolm McFee appeared in the 1969 satirical ant-war musical film Oh! What a Lovely War. He also appeared in the opening episode of season 4 of Euston Films’ police drama TV series The Sweeney entitled “Messenger of the Gods”, and in an episode of the BBC situation comedy detective series The Detectives. His last TV role was in an episode of the long-running Thames Television TV drama series The Bill.
After turning to the stage, Malcolm made a career as an actor and director, working as a theatre director in small theatres in Greater London and the provinces.
Personal life
From 1960 to 1965 Malcolm McFee attended Plaistow County Grammar School, which had previously produced film actor Terence Stamp. He was briefly the drummer in a band called The Abstracts with some schoolfriends, before devoting himself to acting.
McFee died suddenly on 18 November 2001 at the age of 52 at his home in Braintree in Essex, shortly before he was due to appear as a Dame in a pantomime of Beauty and the Beast at the Elgiva Theatre in Chesham. He had been suffering from cancer.