Dave Anderson (actor)
Scottish actor, playwright and jazz musician (born 1945)
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David Anderson (born 1 August 1945 in Rutherglen, Scotland)[1] is a Scottish actor, playwright and jazz musician based in Glasgow.[2][3]
Dave Anderson | |
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| Born | 1 August 1945 Rutherglen, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | Gregory's Girl, City Lights |
He is known for the part of Gregory's father in Gregory's Girl and as the bank manager in the BBC Scotland sitcom City Lights (1991).[4] Other appearances include roles in Murder Not Proven? (1984), Soldier Soldier (1996), and Rockface (2002). He also appeared in Taggart in 1986, 1993, 2000, and 2004 and the Scottish comedy Still Game in 2007. He also played the part of a bus tour company manager in the 1985 film Restless Natives. "I expect flawless reports about you courier. Flawless!!"
Anderson was raised in the town of Rutherglen, and drew on childhood experiences for his 2017 musical Butterfly Kiss.[5] In the course of his theatre career, he was a member of the politically minded 7:84 group and a founder of the Wildcat Stage Productions company along with David MacLennan,[6][7][8][9] and wrote the songs (music and lyrics) for Tony Roper's play The Steamie.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | A Sense of Freedom | Tam | John Mackenzie |
| 1981 | Gregory's Girl | Gregory's Dad | Bill Forsyth |
| 1982 | Living Apart Together | Steve McNally | Charles Gormley |
| 1983 | Local Hero | Fraser | Bill Forsyth |
| 1985 | Restless Natives | Illingworth (bus tour company manager) | Michael Hoffman |
| 1986 | Heavenly Pursuits (The Gospel According to Vic) | Headmaster | Charles Gormley |
| 1998 | Postmortem Obit (UK title) | Captain Moore | Albert Pyun |
| 1999 | Orphans | Uncle Ian | Peter Mullan |
| 1999 | Shaheed Udham Singh | O'Dwyer | Chitraarth |
| 2003 | Solid Air | Interviewer 2 | May Miles Thomas |
| 2011 | Fast Romance[10] | Mr. Braithwaite | Carter Ferguson |
| 2016 | Bells | John | Gregor Barclay |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | The Avengers[11] | Gordon | Episode: "Build a Better Mousetrap" |
| 1964 | Doctor Who[12] | Aztec Captain | Episodes: "The Temple of Evil", "The Warriors of Death", "The Bride of Sacrifice" & "The Day of Darkness" |
| 1965 | Doctor Who | Reynier de Marun | Episode: "The Lion" |
| 1965 | Doctor Who | Sven | Episodes: "The Meddling Monk", "A Battle of Wits" & "Checkmate" |
| 1966 | The Spies | Leo | Episode: "I Don't Even Volunteer" |
| 1967 | Softly, Softly | Sergeant Fenny | Episode: "Blackitt's Round" |
| 1970 | Up Pompeii! | Lieutenant Preshus | Episode: "The Peace Treaty" |
| 1978 | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | Booking clerk | Episode: "Dorothy and Juliet" |
| 1978 | The Standard | Second newsman | Episode: "Win a Few, Lose a Few" |
| 1979 | The Omega Factor | Dan | Episode: "St. Anthony's Fire" |
| 1979 | Play for Today | Man at garage | Episode: "Just a Boys' Game" |
| 1980 | The Lost Tribe | Man in bowler hat | Episode: "The Judgement of Solomon" |
| 1981 | Andrina | Isaac | |
| 1982 | King's Royal | Train guard | Episode 1 |
| 1983 | The Mad Death | George | Episode 1 |
| 1984 | Murder Not Proven? | James McNaughton | Episode: "Open Season" |
| 1984 | End of the Line | Archie | Episode: "A View of Things" |
| 1984–1991 | City Lights | Adam McLelland | Main cast, all episodes |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Rock Band | Episode: "Knockback: Part 2" |
| 1985 | In Darkness Visible | Joe Mulholland | |
| 1986 | Taggart | Dave McSwean | Episode: "Knife Edge" |
| 1986 | Blood Red Roses | Labour MP | |
| 1987 | Tutti Frutti | Film editor | Episode: "Gin a Body, Dig a Body" |
| 1987 | Brond | Man in hospital | Episode 1 |
| 1987 | First Sight | Mr. Wilson | Episode: "Extras" |
| 1990 | Border Warfare | multiple roles | All 3 episodes |
| 1990 | Simon's Challenge | Mr Peterson | Two-part adaptation by Colin MacDonald |
| 1990 | Rab C Nesbitt | Pierre | Episode: "City of Culture" |
| 1993 | Taggart | Alec Harris | Episode: "Instrument of Justice" |
| 1995 | The Tales of Para Handy | Henry Fleming | Episode: "The Malingerer" |
| 1996 | The Big Picnic | Hughie Frizell | |
| 1996 | Soldier Soldier | Sir Colin Mackay | Episode: "Deliver Us from Evil" |
| 1997 | The Missing Postman | Roger Gourock | |
| 1998 | Rab C Nesbitt | Gunslinger | Episode: "Duel" |
| 2000 | Taggart | PC George MacBain | Episode: "Ghost Rider" |
| 2000 | The Creatives | Philip | Episode: "Lenny the Bruce" |
| 2002 | Rockface | Dennis | Episodes: "Situation: Critical", "Episode 3" & "Desperate and Dangerous" |
| 2003 | Monarch of the Glen | Gregor McIntosh | Series 5 Episode 7 |
| 2004 | Taggart | Graeme Barr | Episode: "Compensation" |
| 2007 | Rebus | DCI Tennent | Episode: "Resurrection Men" |
| 2007 | Still Game | Choirmaster | Episode: "Plum Number" |
| 2019 | A Play, A Pie & A Pint | Chic Murray | Episode: "Chic Murray: A Funny Place for a Window" |
Theatre
| Date | Title | Author | Role | Director | Company / Theatre | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 – | The Game's a Bogey | John McGrath Music by Alex Norton, Dave Anderson & Terry Neason | Keyboard | John McGrath | 7:84 | ||||
| 1990 | Border Warfare | John McGrath | Montrose, Lauderdale, Henry Dundas, Keir Hardie etc. | John McGrath | Wildcat Stage Productions, Tramway | ||||
| 4 December 1998 – 16 January 1999 | Sleeping Beauty[13] | King's Theatre, Glasgow | |||||||
| 14 May 2018 – 19 May 2018 | Chic Murray: A Funny Place for a Window[14][15][16][17][18] | Stuart Hepburn | Chic Murray | Stuart Hepburn | A Play, a Pie and a Pint Òran Mór, Glasgow | ||||
| 25 March 2019 – 30 March 2019 | |||||||||
| 2 April 2019 – 6 April 2019 | Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock | ||||||||
| 9 April 2019 – 13 April 2019 | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | ||||||||
| 14 August 2019 – 31 August 2019 |
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Radio
| Date | Title | Role | Director | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 1982 | The Game's a Bogey[19] | Keyboard | Stewart Conn | BBC Radio 3 |
| 26 June 1995 | P Division - Code Four One: The Ladder[20][21] | Hamish Wilson | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play | |