Alan David (actor)

Alan David
Born	Alan Davies (1941-12-29) 29 December 1941 Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales
Years active	1973 – present

Alan David (born 29 December 1941 as Alan Davies) is a Welsh television actor. Living in London, he is married with two sons.

David was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. He has had many television credits ranging from Coronation Street in 1973 to Virtual Murder (1992), Honey for Tea and "The Unquiet Dead", an episode of Doctor Who in 2005. He also appeared as the 'rival' of Boycie as Llewellyn in The Green Green Grass. In 2007 he played Griff in the BBC series Gavin & Stacey.

After working in repertory at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry and the Victoria Theatre, Stoke, David was a regular performer with the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1970 and 2003, most notably as Touchstone in As You Like It (1977), various rôles in the 1986 revival of Nicholas Nickleby and Polonius in Hamlet (2001). His regular London appearances include parts at the National Theatre, Almeida Theatre and Royal Court Theatre.

Television roles

Year	Title	Role
1974 to 1977	The Squirrels	Harry
1975	The Sweeney	Blakely
1975	Sam	Maurice 'Granny' Naylor
1982 to 1984	Foxy Lady	Tancred Taylour
1989 to 1991	Making Out	Bernie
1991	Sleepers	K1
1992	Virtual Murder	Professor Griffiths
1993	Inspector Morse:Twilight of the Gods	Sir Watkin Davies
1993	Lovejoy: Stones of Destiny	Bible Joe
1994	Honey for Tea	Dr. Basil Quinn
1997	A Perfect State	Gareth
1999	Goodnight Sweetheart	Clement Attlee
2005	Doctor Who - "The Unquiet Dead"	Mr. Gabriel Sneed
2005 to 2009	The Green Green Grass	Llewellyn
2007	To The Manor Born - Christmas Special	Emmeridge
2010	The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister	Uncle Lister
2011	Land Girls	Dr. Wally Morgan
2014	Still Open All Hours	Mr. Bentinck
2015	Benidorm	Glynn Flint

External links

• Alan David at the Internet Movie Database