Dennis Waterman
Dennis Waterman ( born February 24, 1948 in Clapham, London ) is a British actor who was mainly known for his portrayal of "hard lads " in British crime series, especially The foxes and the watchdogs.
Life
Waterman has always shown in his well-known television roles " Cockney ", always with the appropriate dialect and just such attitude. Since 2003, Waterman is an ex- Detective Sergeant Gerry Standing in the series New Tricks - Seeing the crime specialists.
Waterman is parodied in the television series Little Britain. Played by David Walliams, he regularly visits his agent, who offers him a role. The offer fails every time because Waterman will also write and sing the theme song. This is an allusion to the fact that Waterman for three series, in which he starred (notably The watchdogs ( Minder), On the Up and New Tricks - The crime specialists ), also sang the theme song. Furthermore, through the use of oversized for him everyday objects ( the normal size for his agents ) to its body size passes ( about 1.75 meters or 5 feet, 9 inches ).
In March 2012, he made headlines, with the statement that it would not be difficult for a wife to take her husband to beat her, sparking outrage and a discussion about domestic violence.