- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- May 17, 1943
- Place of Birth
- Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, UK
David Simeon
David John Townsend (born 17 May 1943, Chippenham, Wiltshire), known professionally as David Simeon, is a British actor. David Simeon began his acting career after being accepted into RADA, the Rose Bruford College and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Ultimately he chose the latter and completed his training in 1964. After years working in Wiltshire rep and Birmingham rep, Simeon began working extensively in theatre and television from the late 1960s. His first television role was as a murderer in Sexton Blake, which Simeon puts down to his honest face being the reason for his casting.[2] From this point he moved to London and continued working in theatre in between television roles, which by the early 1970s were becoming plentiful. Among these were small parts in the Doctor Who serials Inferno (1970) and The Dæmons (1971), which Simeon now says despite his vast experience, "I’…
Filmography
movieMagdalena: Released from Shame
2007 · Medium Man 3 (voice)
The Funny Blokes of British Comedy
movieThe Funny Blokes of British Comedy
2005 · Mr. Mackenzie (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvTipping the Velvet
2002 · Middle-Aged Gent
tvThe Grand
1997 · Mr Mackenzie
tvSilent Witness
1996 · Priestley
tvComics
1993 · Lineup Inspector
movieTrust Me
1992 · Rambler
tvThe House of Eliott
1991 · Billington
tvKeeping Up Appearances
1990 · The Auctioneer
tvThe Chief
1990 · Wilding
movieThe Shell Seekers
1989 · Mr. Plackett
tvBirds of a Feather
1989 · Roughead
tvThe Paradise Club
1989 · Priest
movieA Fish Called Wanda
1988 · Court Clerk
tvThe New Statesman
1987 · PC Austin
tvBust
1987 · Fred Peters
movieCause Célèbre
1987 · Inspector Carter
tvA Small Problem
1987
High & Dry
tvHigh & Dry
1987 · Ernest Woolcott
tvCasualty
1986 · Bob Bates
tvCall Me Mister
1986
Kelly's Eye
tvKelly's Eye
1985
tvThe Bill
1984
The New Adventures of Lucky Jim
tvThe New Adventures of Lucky Jim
1982 · Philip Lassiter
movieSweet William
1980
tvMinder
1979 · Assistant Manager, Henry
tvFawlty Towers
1975 · Mr. Mackenzie
tvAngels
1975
movieMurrain
1975 · Alan Crich
Against the Crowd
tvAgainst the Crowd
1975 · Alan Crich
tvHunters Walk
1973 · Det. Con. Mickey Finn
tvSykes
1972 · Richard
tvIt's Murder. But Is It Art?
1972 · Art Gallery Assistant
tvThe Moonstone
1972 · Mechanic
movieDoctor Who: The Dæmons
1971 · Alastair Fergus
movieDoctor Who: Inferno
1970 · Private Latimer
movieConnecting Rooms
1970 · Post Office Clerk
Codename
tvCodename
1970 · Desk Clerk
movieRumour
1970
movieFreelance
1970 · Estate Agent
tvPaul Temple
1969
Counterstrike
tvCounterstrike
1969
tvSherlock Holmes
1964
tvDoctor Who
1963 · Private Latimer, Alastair Fergus
tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Mr. Plackett