David Calder
Actor
August 1, 1946 (80 years)
David Calder (David Ian Calder) – English actor, born 1 August 1946 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, active since 1970 with over 110 credits. His most notable film roles include a Crewman in Superman (1978), Sir Robert King in The World Is Not Enough (1999), Roger Wilson in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), Louis Stanley in Rush (2013), Hugh Bell in Queen of the Desert (2015), Mr. Fairchild in The Lady in the Van (2015), Terry Perkins in The Hatton Garden Job (2017), and Father Michael in The Last Front (2024). On television he is best known for Det. Insp. George Resnick in Widows (1983–1985), Nathan Spring in Star Cops (1987), Captain Edward Smith in Titanic (2012, ITV), and guest appearances in Spooks, Midsomer Murders, Hustle, Waking the Dead, A Touch of Frost, Call the Midwife (2018), and The Moonstone (2016). On stage he is a veteran of the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company, with roles in Hamlet (as Polonius), King Henry IV (as Falstaff), and A Doll's House, and was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
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| 2024 | The Last Front · as Father MichaelOn Plex |
| 2024 | Rivals (2024) · as Rev. Fergus Penney |
| 2021 | The Trick · as Sir David King |
| 2021 | Time (2021) · as John Cobden |
| 2020 | Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret · as Archbishop George Carey |
| 2019 | Jerk · as Great Uncle Thomas |
| 2018 | Bulletproof · as Stan |
| 2018 | National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar · as Julius Caesar |
| 2018 | Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators · as Harold Hamworthy |
| 2017 | The Hatton Garden Job · as Terry Perkins |
| 2017 | Emerald City · as King Ev |
| 2016 | The Lost City of Z · as Secretary Bryce |
| 2016 | The Moonstone (2016) · as Mr. Bruff |
| 2016 | Motherland · as Geoff |
| 2015 | The Lady in the Van · as Mr Fairchild |
| 2015 | Queen of the Desert · as Hugh BellOn Plex |
| 2015 | The Scandalous Lady W · as Lord Chief Justice Mansfield |
| 2014 | Houdini · as Sir Arthur Conan DoyleOn Plex |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 · as Percy |
| 2013 | The Wrong Mans · as Mr. Reid |
| 2013 | Rush · as Louis Stanley |
| 2013 | Plebs · as Senator VarusOn Plex |
| 2013 | Utopia · as Dobri Gorski |
| 2013 | Father Brown (2013) · as Sir Aaron Armstrong |
| 2013 | Mr Selfridge · as King Edward Vii |
| 2012 | Cuckoo · as Charles |
| 2012 | Titanic (2012) · as Captain Smith |
| 2012 | Call the Midwife · as Donald |
| 2011 | |
| 2011 | Vera · as Frank Mcaffee |
| 2011 | United · as Harold Hardman |
| 2011 | The Trouble with Tolstoy · as Older Tolstoy |
| 2010 | National Theatre Live: Hamlet · as Polonius |
| 2010 | DCI Banks · as Jack Barber |
| 2010 | On Expenses · as Stuart Bell |
| 2009 | Ingenious · as Lucas Summer |
| 2009 | Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 · as Sir John MarsdenOn Plex |
| 2008 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor · as Roger Wilson |
| 2008 | Burn Up · as Sir Mark |
| 2008 | The Last Enemy · as Lord Cawston |
| 2008 | Intercom · as Mr Smith |
| 2006 | |
| 2006 | Goya's Ghosts · as Monk 1On Plex |
| 2006 | Perfume: The Story of a Murderer · as Bishop Of Grasse |
| 2006 | Lewis · as Andrew Lipton |
| 2005 | Wallis & Edward · as Winston Churchill |
| 2005 | Cold Blood (2005) · as Professor Robert KerrOn Plex |
| 2005 | The Genius of Beethoven · as Peter Von Braun |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple · as Dermot |
| 2004 | |
| 2004 | Hustle · as Victor Maher |
| 2003 | Family (2003) · as Ted Cutler |
| 2003 | Death in Holy Orders · as Sir Alred Treeves |
| 2003 | The Mayor of Casterbridge · as Grower |
| 2003 | Hitler: The Rise of Evil · as Dosch |
| 2003 | |
| 2003 | The Commander · as George Hart |
| 2003 | The Last Detective · as Denny FlemyngOn Plex |
| 2003 | New Tricks · as Sid Lestade |
| 2002 | Spooks · as Sergei Lermov |
| 2001 | Love or Money · as Mario |
| 2001 | Anybody's Nightmare · as Anthony Glass Qc |
| 2001 | Mr In-Between · as Tattooed Man |
| 2001 | The Mists of Avalon · as Uriens |
| 2001 | The Inspector Lynley Mysteries · as Richard Martin |
| 2000 | Animated Tales of the World · as Father |
| 2000 | Waking the Dead · as Commander Bill Drake |
| 2000 | The King Is Alive · as Charles |
| 2000 | Jason and the Argonauts · as Argos |
| 2000 | Doctors · as Lord Rodney Carleton |
| 1999 | The World Is Not Enough · as Sir Robert King |
| 1999 | The Murder of Stephen Lawrence · as Sir Paul Condon |
| 1997 | FairyTale: A True Story · as Harold Snelling |
| 1997 | Trial & Retribution · as William Thorpe |
| 1997 | Holding On · as Werner |
| 1997 | Drovers' Gold · as Vaughan |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders · as George HamiltonOn Plex |
| 1996 | Hollow Reed · as Martin's LawyerOn Plex |
| 1996 | Dalziel and Pascoe · as James Marsham |
| 1995 | Henry IV · as Falstaff |
| 1995 | |
| 1995 | BramwellOn Plex |
| 1993 | Cracker · as Michael HarveyOn Plex |
| 1992 | A Touch of Frost · as Kenneth ShawOn Plex |
| 1992 | |
| 1992 | Covington Cross · as Abbott |
| 1992 | Friday on My Mind · as Donahue |
| 1992 | Heartbeat · as Saul ArkwrightOn Plex |
| 1992 | A Question of Attribution · as Chubb |
| 1991 | Performance · as Nils Krogstad |
| 1991 | Chimera · as Dr. Jenner |
| 1991 | Sleepers · as Victor Chekhov |
| 1991 | The War That Never Ends · as Cleon |
| 1991 | American Friends · as Pollitt |
| 1990 | The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries · as Robert Legge |
| 1990 | Shoot to Kill · as Dcs John Thorburn |
| 1989 | Nice Work · as Stuart Baxter |
| 1988 | Tumbledown · as John Lawrence |
| 1988 | The Play on One · as Douglas |
| 1987 | The New Statesman (1987) · as Le CulOn Plex |
| 1987 | Star Cops · as Commander Nathan Spring |
| 1986 | Casualty · as Roy Parks |
| 1986 | Sunday Premiere · as Dennis Barker |
| 1986 | Screenplay (1986) · as Maitre Verges |
| 1986 | Boon · as Robert MessenerOn Plex |
| 1985 | Screen One · as Chubb |
| 1985 | Defense of the Realm · as Harry Champion |
| 1985 | C.A.T.S. Eyes · as Bill |
| 1985 | Wynne and Penkovsky · as Greville Wynne |
| 1984 | Screen Two · as Abbé De L'epée |
| 1984 | Mitch · as Ben Hall |
| 1984 | Mr Palfrey of Westminster · as Sgt. Margetson |
| 1984 | Love and Marriage · as Ralph Blenchard |
| 1983 | Widows · as Di George Resnick |
| 1982 | Moonlighting · as Supermarket ManagerOn Plex |
| 1981 | Bergerac · as Sir Clive Hamer |
| 1981 | Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years · as John Morris, M.p. |
| 1981 | Get Lost! · as Ds Tomlin |
| 1981 | Bognor · as Insp. Flanders |
| 1980 | Fox · as Detective Inspector Davin |
| 1980 | The Black Stuff · as Mckenna |
| 1979 | The Racing Game · as Charles Grindley |
| 1979 | Minder · as Micky 'the Fish' Metcalfe |
| 1978 | Superman · as 3rd Crewman |
| 1978 | Enemy at the Door · as Hoffman |
| 1977 | The Professionals · as Insp. ShannonOn Plex |
| 1974 | Napoleon and Love · as Marmont |
| 1972 | Crown Court · as Gordon Sibley |
| 1970 | Edward II · as Young Spencer |
| 1970 | The Tragedy of King Richard II · as Lord Ross / Groom |
| 1969 | Fraud Squad · as Mickey Dysart |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse · as John Marriott |
| 1960 | Coronation Street · as Ted ThomasOn Plex |
| 1953 | Panorama · as Kordecki |
| 2008 | |
| 1999 | Loose Women · as Self |
| 1966 | The Money Programme · as Self - Reporter |