Christopher Arthur Greet (12 June 1932 – 28 December 2020) was a Sri Lankan actor and radio presenter. He is best known for his work alongside Victoria Wood in the 1998 BBC comedy series dinnerladies.
Early life Greet was born in Ceylon on 12 June 1932.
Career Greet presented radio programmes with Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in South Asia. He later became an actor. One of his earliest roles was as a British officer in the wartime epic film The Bridge on the River Kwai with Sir Alec Guinness, which was filmed in Ceylon. He also appeared in several plays in Colombo alongside great Ceylonese actors such as Lucien de Zoysa.
His final acting credit was in the 2010 action film, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1957 The Bridge on the River Kwai British officer Uncredited 1967 Sorungeth Soru 1978 Rampage Martin Squires 1995 Funny Bones Lawrence Berger 1996 The Governor Wilfred Samuels Television series On Dangerous Ground Chao Lin 1998-1999 dinnerladies Mr. Michael 7 episodes 1999 Alice in Wonderland White Castle Television film 2001 The Infinite Worlds of H.G. Wells Club Servant Jones 6 episodes 2003 Dinotopia Elder 2 episodes 2009 No Signal Television series 2010 Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Regent of Alamut
Personal life and death Greet lived in London. He played an active role with the Sri Lanka Christian Association in the United Kingdom. Greet died in December 2020.
See also Vernon Corea SLBC-creating new waves of history Eighty Years of Broadcasting in Sri Lanka
References
External links
Christopher Greet at the British Film Institute Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation