Simon Schatzberger (born 1968) is an English

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, known for his role as David Klarfeld on the

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soap opera ''

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'' and for appearing in the iconic "French Polisher" TV advert for Yellow Pages in the 1990s.

Career

Schatzberger has appeared on several television programmes in both guest roles and starring roles, including ''Six Pairs of Pants'', '' Your Mother Wouldn't Like It'', ''

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'', ''Audrey and Friends'', '' "Comin' Atcha!"'', '' Band of Brothers'', '' Black Books'', ''

'' and '' The Cottage''. He also appeared in two episodes of ''

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'', as a Rabbi, in December 2018 and again for one further episode in January 2019. In 2020, Schatzberger played Alan Filchett in “The Folly of Jephthah" (S8:E5 of ''

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''), and began the role of David Klarfeld on the

soap opera ''

''.

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* 1968 births English male film actors English male soap opera actors Jewish English male actors Living people Male actors from Nottingham {{England-screen-actor-stub