Alan David (actor)
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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
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,
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. After working in
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at the
Belgrade Theatre The Belgrade Theatre is a live performance venue in Coventry, England. It was the first civic theatre to be built in Britain after the Second World War and is now a Grade II listed building. Background Coventry was the fastest growing city in ...
, Coventry and the Victoria Theatre, Stoke, David was a regular performer with the
Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs over 1,000 staff and opens around 20 productions a year. The RSC plays regularly in London, Stratf ...
between 1970 and 2003, most notably as Touchstone in ''As You Like It'' (1977), various rĂ´les in the 1986 revival of ''
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'' and Polonius in ''Hamlet'' (2001). His regular London appearances include parts at the National Theatre,
Almeida Theatre The Almeida Theatre is a 325-seat producing house located on Almeida Street off Upper Street in the London Borough of Islington. The theatre opened in 1980, and produces a diverse range of drama. Successful plays are often transferred to West E ...
and
Royal Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre, at different times known as the Court Theatre, the New Chelsea Theatre, and the Belgravia Theatre, is a West End theatre#London's non-commercial theatres, non-commercial theatre in Sloane Square, London, England, opene ...
. He has had many television credits ranging from ''
Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...
'' in 1973, ''
The Sweeney ''The Sweeney'' is a British police drama television series focusing on two members of the Flying Squad, a branch of the Metropolitan Police specialising in tackling armed robbery and violent crime in London. It stars John Thaw as Detective ...
'' (1975) And a small role In Series 2 episode 6 of ''
Minder (TV series) ''Minder'' is a British comedy-drama series about the London criminal underworld. Initially produced by Verity Lambert, it was made by Euston Films, a subsidiary of Thames Television, and shown on ITV for ten series between 29 October 197 ...
'' through to '' Virtual Murder'' (1992), '' Honey for Tea'' and "
The Unquiet Dead "The Unquiet Dead" is the third episode of the first series of the British science-fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'', first broadcast on 9 April 2005 on BBC One. It was written by Mark Gatiss and directed by Euros Lyn. In the episo ...
", an episode of ''
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'' in 2005. He also appeared as the 'rival' of
Boycie Herman Terrance Aubrey Boyce (born 31 January 1948), also known as Boycie and Farmer Boyce, is a fictional character in the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses'', played by John Challis. His story is continued in the spin-off series '' The Green ...
as Llewellyn in ''
The Green Green Grass ''The Green Green Grass'' is a BBC television sitcom, created and initially written by John Sullivan, and produced by BBC Studios Comedy Productions and Shazam Productions for the BBC. It serves as both a sequel and a spin-off of the long-runni ...
''. In 2007 he played Griff in the BBC series ''
Gavin & Stacey ''Gavin & Stacey'' is a British sitcom created, written by and starring James Corden and Ruth Jones about two families: one from Billericay in Essex, and the other from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan. Mathew Horne and ...
''.


Personal life

David is married with two sons and lives in London.


Filmography


Film


Television


Theatre credits


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:David, Alan 1941 births Living people Actors from Merthyr Tydfil Royal Shakespeare Company members Welsh male Shakespearean actors Welsh male stage actors Welsh male television actors Male actors from Merthyr Tydfil County Borough