David Markham (3 April 1913 – 15 December 1983) was an

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stage and film actor for over forty years. Markham was born Peter Basil Harrison in

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and died in

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. In 1937 he married

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. They had four daughters: Sonia, an illustrator;

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(b. 1940), an actress, widow of actor

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(b. 1944), an actress; and Jehane, a poet and dramatist, widow of actor

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. In

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, he was imprisoned as a

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, before being allowed to do forestry work. Markham appeared occasionally in cinema and often on television. He appeared in

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's film ''

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'' (1939) and in

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's films ''

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'' (1972), in which he plays a fortuneteller with his daughter

, and '' Day for Night (film), Day for Night'' (1973). He played the father of Robin Phillips in two films, '' Two Gentlemen Sharing'' (1969) and '' Tales From The Crypt'' (1972). Markham portrayed Prime Minister

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in the 1981 BBC Wales drama The Life and Times of David Lloyd George, alongside his daughter Kika Markham, who played Lloyd George's secretary, lover and later second wife – Frances Stevenson.

Selected filmography

* '' Murder in the Family'' (1938) – Michael Osborne * ''

'' (1940) – Arthur Barras * '' The Blakes Slept Here'' (1953) – Edward * ''The Dawn Killer'' (1959) – Mr. Hawkes * ''

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'' (1968) – Brindle * '' Two Gentlemen Sharing'' (1969) – Mr. Pater – Roddy's Father * ''

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'' (1971) * '' Blood from the Mummy's Tomb'' (1971) – Doctor Burgess * ''

'' (1972) – Palmist * '' Tales From The Crypt'' (1972) – Father – Edward Elliot (segment 3 "Poetic Justice") * '' Z.P.G.'' (1972) – Dr. Herrick * '' Day for Night (film), Day for Night'' (1973) – Doctor Michael Nelson * '' La guerre du pétrole n'aura pas lieu'' (1975) – Thomson * '' Feelings'' (1975) – Professor Roland * ''

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'' (1977) – Greenslade * ''

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'' (1978) – Consul * ''

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'' (1978) –

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'' (1979) – Dean Borsh * ''

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'' (1979) – Reverend Clare * '' Richard's Things'' (1980) – Mr Morris * '' The Life and Times of David Lloyd George'' (1981) TV series – Herbert Henry Asquith * '' Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years'' (1981) (mini) TV series – Marlborough * ''

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'' (1982) – Older Englishman

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Markham, David 1913 births 1983 deaths Male actors from Worcestershire 20th-century English male actors English conscientious objectors English male film actors English male stage actors English male television actors People from Wychavon (district) Campaign Against Psychiatric Abuse