Gary Warren was an English child actor

Actor

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, best remembered for his role as Peter in the 1970 film The Railway Children

The Railway Children (film)

The Railway Children is a 1970 British drama film based on the novel of the same name by E. Nesbit. The film was directed by Lionel Jeffries, and stars Dinah Sheridan, Jenny Agutter , Sally Thomsett and Bernard Cribbins in leading roles...

. He also played Cedric (Owl Face) in the TV series Catweazle

Catweazle

Catweazle was a British television series, created and written by Richard Carpenter which was produced and directed by Quentin Lawrence for London Weekend Television under the LWI banner, and screened in the UK on ITV in 1970 and 1971...

(1971), and in the sitcom Alexander the Greatest

Alexander the Greatest

Alexander the Greatest was a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 1971 to 1972. Starring Gary Warren, it was written by Bernard Kops and made for the ITV network by ATV.-Cast:*Gary Warren - Alexander Green*Sydney Tafler - Joe Green...

(1971).

Warren is now retired from acting. Some online sources report that he is living in Canada and working in the fur trade. In September 2010, Danny Baker

Danny Baker

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 asked him about this during an interview on BBC London 94.9

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. Warren clarified that this was not true, although it is true that his father was a furrier in London's West End.