David Goodall (19 November 1964 – 27 September 2023) was a Scottish director, producer, composer, fight director and actor.

Life and career

Goodall was born in

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on 19 November 1964. His music can be heard on ''Nick Nairn's Wild Harvest'', "Zig Zag" and "Saorsa" (BBC) as well as Artery and Eikon (ITV). Film credits include ''Fallen Angels'', ''To Have And To Hold'' and ''In The Dark''. His recent film scores include ''Crush''. and ''Changed Days''. As an actor, he has played many roles in console games including ''Haven'', ''Defender'' and ''Dreamfall''. He has voiced advertisements in English and Italian, and acted as forensics officer Eliot Bothwell in the long-running BBC Radio 4 police series ''P Division'', as well as ''Lady MacBeth of Mtsensk'' (BBC Radio 3), and the narrator for the documentary ''Last of the Scottish Wildcats''. He played Angus Dobie in ''

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'' by

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. Goodall directed fights with

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on '' Red Road'', with

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on ''That Old One'' and with

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and

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on ''Dog Altogether''. He is also credited on ''

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'' and Taggart. He worked as assistant stunt co-ordinator on the BBC show, ''

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'' with Dave Forman. From 1996, Goodall worked as a producer and director at Soundsmove Facilities in Scotland. Goodall directed Crush, a film highlighting abuse in teenage relationships, and Changed Days, a film about a man suffering from dementia. David Goodall died on 27 September 2023, at the age of 58.

Awards

* Best UK Film Under 60min at the Swansea Bay Film Festival - May 2011 * Best International Short Film in Los Angeles International Film Festival - July 2011 * Best Director at the Los Angeles International Film Festival - July 2011 * Best Director at the New York International Film Festival - April 2011 * Best UK Film over 20min at the International Film Festival of Ireland

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodall, David 1964 births 2023 deaths Action choreographers Scottish film score composers Scottish film directors Scottish film producers Scottish male radio actors Scottish male video game actors Scottish male television actors Male actors from Edinburgh