Editing Michael Angelis (section)

== Early life and career ==
Nicolas Michael Angelis<ref name="Hayward">{{cite news |first=Anthony |last=Hayward |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jun/01/michael-angelis-obituary |work=The Guardian |title=Michael Angelis obituary |date=1 June 2020 }}</ref><ref name="timesobit">{{Cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/michael-angelis-obituary-cnxn60v0q|title=Michael Angelis obituary |work=The Times |date=1 June 2020}}</ref> was born on 29 April 1944<ref name="Hayward" /><ref name="timesobit"/> in [[Paddington, London]] to an English mother, Margaret (née McCulla) (1920–1947), and a Greek father, Evangelos Angelis (1894–1959).<ref name="Hayward" /> He was raised in [[Dingle, Liverpool|Dingle]], [[Liverpool]].<ref name="Hayward" /> He trained at the [[Royal Conservatoire of Scotland|Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama]], [[Glasgow]], where he played roles in, among other works,  [[Brendan Behan]]'s ''[[The Hostage (play)|The Hostage]]'' and ''The Zykovs'' by [[Maxim Gorky]]. He was featured in ''[[Boys from the Black Stuff]]'' (1982) and ''[[G.B.H. (TV series)|G.B.H.]]''. 

Angelis appeared in comedies such as ''[[The Liver Birds]]'' (1975–1978) and ''Luv'' (1993–1994) and films such as ''[[A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (film)|A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square]]'' (1979) and ''[[No Surrender (1985 film)|No Surrender]]'' (1985). In 1983, he appeared at the [[Royal Exchange, Manchester#Theatre|Royal Exchange, Manchester]] in [[Harold Pinter]]'s ''[[The Caretaker (play)|The Caretaker]]''. He was a villain in the revived television series ''[[Auf Wiedersehen, Pet]]'' (2002), alongside former fellow ''Black Stuff'' star [[Alan Igbon]]. He narrated the British version of ''[[Thomas & Friends]]'' from 1991 to 2012, replacing [[Ringo Starr]]. 

He narrated [[John Peel]]'s autobiography, ''Margrave of the Marshes'',<ref>[http://www.audiogo.com/uk/john-peel-remembered-margrave-of-the-marshes-john-peel-gid-21154b Profile], audiogo.com; accessed 14 August 2014.</ref> which was broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4]] in 2005. In 2006 he starred in ''Fated'', a film set in Liverpool, and in 2007 he appeared in episodes of ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' and ''[[The Bill]]''. In September 2011 he participated in the [[BBC Radio 4]] programme ''The Reunion'', talking with other cast members about ''Boys from the Blackstuff''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013rjgk|title=BBC Radio 4 - The Reunion, Boys from the Blackstuff|website=BBC}}</ref>