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Come and meet Alan Flyng at Yorkshire Cosplay Con

My first experience of appearing in front of a film camera was on the film ‘Quatermas and the Planet People’! It was then that I met Stephanie English, another Star Wars veteran and dear friend for the first time, as we trudged across Black Park near Pinewood Studios with odd make-up patterns smeared on our faces and wearing even stranger blankets masquerading as ponchos!!! The totally forgettable ‘Breaking Glass’ – a punk film starring the singer Hazel O’Connor followed, as well as appearing naked in the communal showers of a young offenders’ detention centre in the harrowing film ‘Scum’, starring an equally young Ray Winston! Films of such dubious provenance sprang up all over the place and we all worked day in and day out on a different production each or every other day! Silver Dream Racer, An American Wherewolf in London, Victor Victoria, Clash of the Titans … over the space of six years I appeared in countless walk-on parts and occasionally larger roles in numerous films – big and small. One of my favourite autobiographies of all time is ‘Shake Down The Stars’ by the Broadway and Hollywood actress, Yolande Donlan. The obvious humour and survival instinct the author demonstrated comes closest to the experiences and the absurdities I experienced, mirroring her rise from Walk-On to Star!!! But since the days of Star Wars, I have not appeared on camera again – by choice. There has always been a distrust of technicians who act and actors who work behind camera. We are, on both sides, mutually exclusive (apart from actor/director/producers – after all, who wants to argue with the boss J) !!! So, my career as a film actor ended and a new career in film costume started…

Visit Alan Flyng's Website to find out more.

Authographs will be £10
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