| Birth date | 1 August 1945 (age 81) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Rutherglen, Scotland |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Known for | Gregory's Girl, City Lights |
David Anderson (born 1 August 1945 in Rutherglen, Scotland)[1] is a Scottish actor, playwright and jazz musician based in Glasgow.[2][3]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981-2-17 | A Sense of Freedom | Tam | John Mackenzie |
| 1981-4-23 | Gregory's Girl | Gregory's Dad | Bill Forsyth |
| 1982-11-29 | Living Apart Together | Steve McNally | Charles Gormley |
| 1983-3-17 | Local Hero | Fraser | Bill Forsyth |
| 1985-6 | Restless Natives | Illingworth (bus tour company manager) | Michael Hoffman |
| 1986 | Heavenly Pursuits (The Gospel According to Vic) | Headmaster | Charles Gormley |
| 1998-6-20 | Postmortem Obit (UK title) | Captain Moore | Albert Pyun |
| 1999-5-7 | Orphans | Uncle Ian | Peter Mullan |
| 1999 | Shaheed Udham Singh | O'Dwyer | Chitraarth |
| 2003-8-22 | Solid Air | Interviewer 2 | May Miles Thomas |
| 2011-7-1 | Fast Romance[10] | Mr. Braithwaite | Carter Ferguson |
| 2016-3-17 | 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 | ||||
| 1998-12-4 – 1999-1-16 | Sleeping Beauty[13] | King's Theatre, Glasgow | |||||||
| 2018-5-14 – 2018-5-19 | 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 | ||||
| 2019-3-25 – 2019-3-30 | |||||||||
| 2019-4-2 – 2019-4-6 | Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock | ||||||||
| 2019-4-9 – 2019-4-13 | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | ||||||||
| 2019-8-14 – 2019-8-31 |
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Radio
| Date | Title | Role | Director | Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-8-22 | The Game's a Bogey[19] | Keyboard | Stewart Conn | BBC Radio 3 |
| 1995-6-26 | P Division - Code Four One: The Ladder[20][21] | Hamish Wilson | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play |
References
- ^ "A good night in: Dave Anderson actor/musician". The Herald. 12 November 2003. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "Dave Anderson". Explore.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-12-28.
- ^ "Glasgow Writers: Dave Anderson". Glasgowwestend.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Gregory's Girl (1980) - BFI". BFI. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11.
- ^ "Dave Anderson goes back in time to meet himself in 1960". Evening Times. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ Tom Maguire, University of Ulster at Coleraine (30 April 2000). "Still Cool for Cats? The Life and Times of Wildcat Stage Productions". International Journal of Scottish Theatre. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ David MacLennan obituary – Michael Coveney, The Guardian, 15 June 2014
- ^ "Obituary - David MacLennan: Co-founder and guiding light of the Wildcat Company". The Independent. 23 June 2014.
- ^ "Wildcat Stage Productions collection". The University of Glasgow. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ British Film Council – Fast Romance
- ^ Rogers, Dave (1983). The Avengers. ITV Books in association with Michael Joseph. ISBN 9780907965091.
- ^ BBC – Radio Times – Dr. Who: The Temple of Evil
- ^ It's panto time, oh yes it is – The Herald, 3 December 1998
- ^ Chic Murray: A Funny Place for a Window
- ^ Theatre: Chic Murray: A Funny Place for a Window, Oran Mor, Glasgow, Five stars – Mary Brennan, The Herald, 25 March 2019
- ^ Stuart Hepburn: 'Chic Murray's work still proves exquisitely drawn and flinty sharp' – Brian Donaldson, The List, 1 April 2019
- ^ PPP: Chic Murray: A Funny Place For A Window – Hugh Simpson, All Edinburgh Theatre, 9 April 2019
- ^ Chic Murray: A Funny Place for a Window – WhatsOnStage
- ^ BBC – Radio Times – The Game's a Bogey
- ^ BBC – Radio Times – P Division - Code Four One: The Ladder
- ^ BBC – Afternoon Play – P Division - Code Four One: The Ladder