Actor

Charlie Harper

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Movies: 12Series: 0Crew credits: 1

TMDB ID: 1490506

IMDb ID: nm0363831

Known for: Acting

Born: May 25, 1944

Age: 81

Place of birth: Hackney, London, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1985 - 2024

Years active: 40

Average TMDB rating: 6.15

Wikidata: Q1066904

Also known as

Charly Harper • David Charles Perez

Other jobs

Vocals (1)

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Biography

Charlie Harper (born David Charles Perez) is a British singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer from the punk band U.K. Subs. A former hairdresser, he was already a veteran of the London R&B scene at the time of the UK Subs being formed in 1976. Prior to forming the UK Subs, he was the frontman and founder of The Marauders between 1975 and 1976. In 1980 his solo single release "Barmy London Army" spent one week at #68 in the UK Singles Chart.He has also recorded with his side project The Urban Dogs and released a solo album entitled Stolen Property and a second solo single "Freaked". As well as singing he also plays the harmonica and bass, he played rhythm guitar on the UK Subs album Diminished Responsibility. He still typically performs between 150 and 200 gigs per year with the UK Subs and heart attacks have not slowed him down.

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