17 Facts About Larry Lamb

Lawrence Douglas Lamb was born on 1 October 1947 and is an English actor and radio presenter.

Larry Lamb was born in Edmonton, Middlesex, to Jessie White and Ronald Douglas Larry Lamb, the eldest of four including his brother, Wesley, and a sister Penelope.

Larry Lamb had a turbulent childhood; he was verbally abused by his father and often had to keep his parents from fighting.

Larry Lamb is distantly related to Edward Buckton Larry Lamb, a Victorian architect who designed St Martin's Gospel Oak and St Mary Magdalene Church in Addiscombe.

Larry Lamb returned to the role for a Christmas special in 2019 and again for the show finale in 2024.

In 2008, Larry Lamb began playing Archie Mitchell, the father of Ronnie and Roxy Mitchell in EastEnders.

Larry Lamb based his portrayal of Archie on his own father.

Larry Lamb left the show in April, 2009, but returned in July the same year, around the same time that Danniella Westbrook returned to her role of Archie's niece, Sam Mitchell.

In 2009, Larry Lamb starred alongside Liam Cunningham in Blood: The Last Vampire, in the role of General McKee.

On 19 February 2010, Larry Lamb appeared with his son, George Larry Lamb, in EastEnders Live: The Aftermath, after Stacey Slater was revealed to be Archie's killer in the closing moments of the 25th-anniversary live episode.

In September 2023, Larry Lamb appeared in the Channel 5 drama series The Inheritance, appearing alongside Samantha Bond, Jemima Rooper, Gaynor Faye, Rob James-Collier and Adil Ray.

In 2013, Larry Lamb began presenting a regular Sunday morning show on LBC.

Larry Lamb is an occasional reporter for the BBC programme The One Show.

Larry Lamb took part in Gareth's All Star Choir in 2014, as part of the BBC's Children in Need appeal.

Larry Lamb became the 6th celebrity to be voted out of the jungle in the 2016 series.

Larry Lamb was in a relationship with Clare Burt from 1996 to 2014.

Larry Lamb won the award for Best Villain at the 2010 British Soap Awards.