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Alan David
Born
Alan Davies

(1941-12-29) 29 December 1941 (age 82)
Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
OccupationActor
Years active1973–present
Children2

Alan Davies (born 29 December 1941), known professionally as Alan David, is a Welsh actor, best known for his stage and television roles.

Life and career

David was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan.

After working in repertory at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry and the Victoria Theatre, Stoke, David was a regular performer with the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1970 and 2003, most notably as Touchstone in As You Like It (1977), various rôles in the 1986 revival of Nicholas Nickleby and Polonius in Hamlet (2001). His regular London appearances include parts at the National Theatre, Almeida Theatre and Royal Court Theatre.[1]

He has had many television credits ranging from Coronation Street in 1973, The Sweeney (1975) through to Virtual Murder (1992), Honey for Tea and "The Unquiet Dead", an episode of Doctor Who in 2005.[2] He also appeared as the 'rival' of Boycie as Llewellyn in The Green Green Grass.[3] In 2007 he played Griff in the BBC series Gavin & Stacey.[4]

Personal life

David is married with two sons and lives in London.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1980 The Merchant of Venice Solanio TV film
1984 Sakharov TV film
December Flower Cemetery Superintendent TV film
1993 Thicker than Water Chief Superintendent TV film
1994 Don't Get Me Started Barry Lewis
1995 Devil's Advocate Professor Schlieman TV film
2000 The Man Who Cried Welsh Teacher
The Great Indoors Cyril Davies Short film
2002 Dead Gorgeous Mr. Greeley TV film
2003 Margery and Gladys Gordon Thompson TV film
Ready When You Are, Mr. McGill Mr. Carter TV film
2004 Wimbledon Doctor Taylor
2006 The Painted Veil Mr. Garstin
2008 The Oxford Murders Mr. Higgins
2010 The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister Uncle Lister TV film
2020 Dream Horse Bert

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1973 Play for Today Boat Hirer Episode: "Shakespeare or Bust"
Sam Roly Episode: "The Beginning of Winter"
Coronation Street Glyn Thomas Recurring role; 11 episodes
Love Story Mr. Snelling Episode: "The String-Tying Machine"
1974 The Inheritors Saunders Episode: "Did Machiavelli Have Welsh Blood?"
1974–75 Sam Maurice 'Granny' Naylor Series regular; 17 episodes
1974–76 Emmerdale Dick Robertshaw Recurring role; 6 episodes
1974–77 The Squirrels Harry Palmer Series regular; 28 episodes
1975 The Life of Riley Islwyn Roberts Episode: "The Visitors"
Crown Court Police Sergeant Edwards Episode: "Hunger Strike: Part 3"
1976 Big Boy Now! Decorator Episode: "Some Dish"
The Sweeney Blakeney Episode: "Loving Arms"
1977 Horizon Halley Episode: "The Amazing Doctor Newton"
1979–80 Shoestring Dr. Ben Fischer Recurring role; 2 episodes
1980 Enemy at the Door Feldwebel Fellner Episode: "From a View to a Death"
Armchair Theatre Ollie Milton Episode: "The Circe Complex"
Minder Chef Episode: "The Beer Hunter"
1981 Crown Court Billy Squires Episode: "Foul Play: Part 1"
Together Russell Patterson Recurring role; 3 episodes
Angels Sales rep 1 episode
Bergerac Gidleigh Episode: "Last Chance for a Loser"
1982–84 Foxy Lady Tancred Taylour Series regular; 12 episodes
1984 Juliet Bravo Wilkinson Episode: "The Day That the Circus Left Town"
1985 There Comes a Time Dr. Harry Eaton Series regular; 6 episodes
Summer Season The Rev. Prothero Episode: "Pythons on the Mountain"
Bulman Williams Episode: "Born into the Purple"
Time for Murder Jeremy Semper Episode: "Dust to Dust"
1986 Remington Steele Newsreader #2 Episode: "Beg, Borrow or Steele"
Love and Marriage Jack Episode: "The Clinger"
The Twilight Zone Security Episode: "The After Hours"
1987 ScreenPlay Jerry Episode: "Road"
1988 How to Be Cool Mr. Staines Mini-series; 3 episodes
1989 Hard Cases Mr. Dyce 1 episode
Screen One Mr. Smout Episode: "The Mountain and the Molehill"
1989–91 Making Out Bernie Series regular; 24 episodes
1990 Casualty David Clarke Episode: "Street Life"
1991 Sleepers K1 Mini-series; 4 episodes
Gone to the Dogs Bank Manager 1 episode
1992 Virtual Murder Professor Griffiths Series regular; 5 episodes
ScreenPlay Mr. Cartwright Episode: "A Little Bit of Lippy"
1993 Inspector Morse Sir Watkin Davies Episode: "Twilight of the Gods"
Maigret Francois Paré Episode: "Maigret's Boyhood Friend"
Cracker Hanrahan Episode: "The Mad Woman in the Attic: Part 1"
Lovejoy Bible Joe Episode: "Stones of Destiny"
ScreenPlay Sir Aeneas MacPherson Episode: "Boswell & Johnson's Tour of the Western Isles"
Chris Cross Mr. Rogers Series regular; 13 episodes
1994 In Suspicious Circumstances The Chief Constable Episode: "The Next Mrs. Clements"
Heartbeat Fillingham Episode: "Red Herring"
Headhunters Philip 3 episodes
Peak Practice Richard Morris Episode: "Love Thy Neighbour"
Honey for Tea Dr. Basil Quinn Series regular; 7 episodes
1995 The Detectives Sergeant Episode: "Flash"
Chiller Dr. Getty Episode: "Toby"
1996 The Vet Dennis Eaves Episode: "Stormy Weather"
The Brittas Empire Mr. Humphries Episode: "Snap Happy"
The Legacy of Reginald Perrin Brian Deacon 1 episode
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates Bill Jason Episode: "Lost Chords"
The Thin Blue Line Gasforth FC Manager Episode: "Come on You Blues"
1997 The Bill John Harper Episode: "An Englishman's Home"
A Perfect State Gareth Series regular; 7 episodes
Wokenwell Rev. Kettle 1 episode
Wing and a Prayer Dr. Joseph Miller Episode: "Hello, Goodbye"
1998 Mortimer's Law Detective Inspector Chisholm 1 episode
Maisie Raine William Holgate Episode: "Go Bananas"
1999 Casualty Christopher Allen Episode: "Human Traffic"
Goodnight Sweetheart Clement Attlee MP Episode: "Accentuate the Positive"
2000 Dirty Work D.I. Shredder Recurring role; 3 episodes
In Defence Fynes 1 episode
2002 The Bill Mr. Barlow Episode: "Falling"
Heartbeat Sam Smithers Episode: "Sins of the Fathers"
2003 The Murder Game George Hawick Recurring role; 4 episodes
2004 The Last Detective Tecwyn Hughes Episode: "Benefit to Mankind"
The Catherine Tate Show Various roles Episode: "Last Hit"
2005 The Royal Mr. Forbes Episode: "While the Cat's Away"
Doctor Who Gabriel Sneed Episode: "The Unquiet Dead"
Empire Quintillus Recurring role; 4 episodes
Coming Up Michael Episode: "Rockabye"
EastEnders Mr. Banks 2 episodes
2005–09 The Green Green Grass Llewellyn Series regular; 16 episodes
2006 High Hopes Kenton Wolf Episode: "A Christmas Story"
2007 Holby City Gerry Culver Episode: "I Feel Pretty"
Hustle Vino Vinnie Episode: "Getting Even"
Gavin & Stacey Griff Episode: "The Wedding"
To the Manor Born Emmeridge Episode: "Christmas Special"
2011 Land Girls Dr. Wally Morgan Episode: "Back to the Land"
2014 Stella Mr. Mason 1 episode
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Magistrate Episode: "The Ties That Bind"
2014–18 Still Open All Hours Mr. Bentinck 2 episodes
2015 Benidorm Glynn Flint Series 7 regular; 7 episodes
Doc Martin Mr. Jarvis Episode: "Education, Education, Education"
The Last Kingdom Bishop Alewold 1 episode
2016 The Hollow Crown Bishop of Ely 2 episodes
2017 Holby City Jimmy Hornby 2 episodes
2018 Silent Witness Mick Porter Episode: "Moment of Surrender"
Endeavour Lambert Kegworth Episode: "Cartouche"
Sick of It Priest Episode: "The Sofa"
2019 Les Misérables Letter writer 1 episode
The Crown Ben Bowen Thomas Episode: "Tywysog Cymru"
2020 The Tuckers Dai 'Up and Down' 2 episodes

Theatre credits

Year Title Role Venue Notes
1995 Volpone Sir Politic Would-Be Olivier Theatre, London
1996 In the Company of Men Dodds Barbican Centre, London with Royal Shakespeare Company
1997 The Shallow End Toop Duke of York's Theatre, London
Henry V Fluellen / Bishop of Ely Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon with Royal Shakespeare Company
1998 The School for Scandal Crabtree Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon with Royal Shakespeare Company
2000 Richard II Gardener Almeida Theatre, London
Coriolanus Sicinius Vellutus Almeida Theatre, London
The Tempest Stephano Almeida Theatre, London
2001 The Prisoner's Dilemma Yuri Petrovian The Other Place. Stratford-upon-Avon with Royal Shakespeare Company
Hamlet Polonius Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon with Royal Shakespeare Company
2002 The Prisoner's Dilemma Yuri Petrovian Barbican Centre, London with Royal Shakespeare Company
2003 Brand Provost Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon & Theatre Royal Haymarket, London with Royal Shakespeare Company
2009 Jerusalem The Professor Royal Court Theatre, London
Dido, Queen of Carthage Jupiter/Ilioneus Dorfman Theatre, London
2011 Jerusalem The Professor Apollo Theatre, London
2012 The Fairy-Queen Quince Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Glyndebourne
2013 The Captain of Köpenick Bickersdorff Killian Olivier Theatre, London
Much Ado About Nothing Antonio The Old Vic, London
2021 Under Milk Wood Mr. Pritchard / Mr. Pugh Olivier Theatre, London
2022 Jerusalem The Professor Apollo Theatre, London

References

  1. ^ Trowbridge, Simon (2008). Stratfordians: A biographical dictionary of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Oxford: Editions Albert Creed. pp. 163–164. ISBN 978-0-9559830-1-6.
  2. ^ "Alan David". Archived from the original on 11 May 2019.
  3. ^ "BBC One – the Green Green Grass, Series 4, for Richer for Poorer".
  4. ^ "Gavin & Stacey Season 1".

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