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David Calder

David Calder

Acting August 1, 1946 (80 years old) Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK

Biography

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.

Movies 53

Superman 7.2

Superman

as 3rd Crewman

1978
Rush 7.7

Rush

as Louis Stanley

2013
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 7.4

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

as Bishop of Grasse

2006
The World Is Not Enough 6.3

The World Is Not Enough

as Sir Robert King

1999
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 5.5

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

as Roger Wilson

2008
The Lost City of Z 6.4

The Lost City of Z

as Secretary Bryce

2017
The Lady in the Van 6.4

The Lady in the Van

as Mr Fairchild

2015
Queen of the Desert 5.8

Queen of the Desert

as Hugh Bell

2015
The Hatton Garden Job 5.5

The Hatton Garden Job

as Terry Perkins

2017
FairyTale: A True Story 6.4

FairyTale: A True Story

as Harold Snelling

1997
Goya's Ghosts 6.6

Goya's Ghosts

as Monk 1

2006
Defence of the Realm 6.3

Defence of the Realm

as Harry Champion

1986
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 6.9

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

as Sir John Marsden

2009
The Scandalous Lady W 6.6

The Scandalous Lady W

as Lord Chief Justice Mansfield

2015
Moonlighting 7.1

Moonlighting

as Supermarket Manager

1982
The Last Front 6.0

The Last Front

as Father Michael

2024
United 6.9

United

as Harold Hardman

2011
The War That Never Ends 5.0

The War That Never Ends

as Cleon

1991
The King Is Alive 5.5

The King Is Alive

as Charles

2000
Wallis & Edward 5.6

Wallis & Edward

as Winston Churchill

2005
American Friends 6.3

American Friends

as Pollitt

1991
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar 7.5

National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar

as Julius Caesar

2018
Fox 1.0

Fox

as Detective Inspector Davin

1980
A Question of Attribution 6.8

A Question of Attribution

as Chubb

1991
Shoot to Kill

Shoot to Kill

as DCS John Thorburn

1990
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence 6.8

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

as Sir Paul Condon

1999
A Doll's House 5.5

A Doll's House

as Nils Krogstad

1992
Mr In-Between 5.7

Mr In-Between

as Tattooed Man

2001
Wynne and Penkovsky

Wynne and Penkovsky

as Greville Wynne

1985
The Tragedy of King Richard II 7.0

The Tragedy of King Richard II

as Lord Ross / Groom

1970
The Trick 5.1

The Trick

as Sir David King

2021
The Disappearance of Harry 8.0

The Disappearance of Harry

as Bracey

1982
The Trial of Klaus Barbie

The Trial of Klaus Barbie

as Maitre Verges

1987
National Theatre Live: Hamlet 7.8

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

as Polonius

2010
Tumbledown 5.7

Tumbledown

as John Lawrence

1988
The Count of Solar 7.0

The Count of Solar

as Abbé de L'Epée

1992
Anybody's Nightmare 5.8

Anybody's Nightmare

as Anthony Glass QC

2001
The Cult of Star Cops 9.0

The Cult of Star Cops

2006
Gossip from the Forest 7.0

Gossip from the Forest

as General Von Heldorff

1979
Henry IV 8.5

Henry IV

as Falstaff

1995
Love or Money 8.0

Love or Money

as Mario

2001
Sleepers

Sleepers

as Victor Chekhov

1991
On Expenses

On Expenses

as Stuart Bell

2010
Casting the Runes 7.0

Casting the Runes

as John Marriott

1979
Good As Gold

Good As Gold

as Dennis Barker

1986
Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King

Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King

as Cosmo Gordon Lang

2013
The Making of Sleeping Dogs

The Making of Sleeping Dogs

as Self

2004
The Black Stuff 7.4

The Black Stuff

as McKenna

1980
Friends Reunited

Friends Reunited

as Denny Flemyng

2005
Bread or Blood

Bread or Blood

as Benson

1981
Edward II 4.9

Edward II

as Young Spencer

1970
Urban Jungle

Urban Jungle

as Insp. Burton

1985
Unreported Incident

Unreported Incident

as Douglas

1988

TV Shows 72

Midsomer Murders 7.5

Midsomer Murders

as George Hamilton

1997
Jason and the Argonauts 6.5

Jason and the Argonauts

as Argos

2000
Rivals 7.5

Rivals

as Rev. Fergus Penney

2024
Casualty 6.2

Casualty

as Phillip Perry

1986
Casualty 6.2

Casualty

as Roy Parks

1986
Father Brown 7.7

Father Brown

as Sir Aaron Armstrong

2013
Crown Court 5.7

Crown Court

as Donald Dowd

1972
Crown Court 5.7

Crown Court

as Man In Corridor

1972
Crown Court 5.7

Crown Court

as Gordon Sibley

1972
Vera 7.4

Vera

as Frank McAffee

2011
Call the Midwife 7.6

Call the Midwife

as Donald

2012
Heartbeat 7.1

Heartbeat

as Saul Arkwright

1992
Heartbeat 7.1

Heartbeat

as DI Ludlow

1992
Spooks 7.7

Spooks

as Sergei Lermov

2002
Minder 7.2

Minder

as Micky 'The Fish' Metcalfe

1979
A Touch of Frost 7.6

A Touch of Frost

as Kenneth Shaw

1992
Lewis 7.6

Lewis

as Andrew Lipton

2007
New Tricks 7.3

New Tricks

as Sid Lestade

2004
Waking the Dead 7.2

Waking the Dead

as Commander Bill Drake

2001
Inside No. 9 8.1

Inside No. 9

as Percy

2014
Hustle 7.8

Hustle

as Victor Maher

2004
Bergerac 7.0

Bergerac

as Sir Clive Hamer

1981
The Professionals 7.6

The Professionals

as Insp. Shannon

1977
Time 7.6

Time

as John Cobden

2021
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators 7.0

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

as Harold Hamworthy

2018
Cracker 6.6

Cracker

as Father Michael Harvey

1993
Cracker 6.6

Cracker

as Michael Harvey

1993
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 7.4

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

as Richard Martin

2002
Performance 6.3

Performance

as Nils Krogstad

1991
Trollied 6.5

Trollied

2011
Between the Lines 5.5

Between the Lines

1992
Utopia 7.9

Utopia

as Dobri Gorski

2013
Cuckoo 6.7

Cuckoo

as Charles

2012
The New Statesman 7.5

The New Statesman

as Le Cul

1987
Plebs 7.3

Plebs

as Senator Varus

2013
The Play on One 6.0

The Play on One

as Douglas

1988
Motherland 7.2

Motherland

as Geoff

2017
Enemy at the Door 8.2

Enemy at the Door

as Hoffman

1978
Emerald City 6.6

Emerald City

as King Ev

2017
Bramwell 4.2

Bramwell

1995
The Commander 6.4

The Commander

2003
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster 5.7

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

as Sgt. Margetson

1984
Houdini 7.0

Houdini

as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

2014
Widows 7.4

Widows

as D.I. George Resnick

1983
Widows 7.4

Widows

as DI George Resnick

1983
Titanic 5.9

Titanic

as Captain Smith

2012
Fox 6.5

Fox

as Detective Inspector Davin

1980
The Mists of Avalon 6.7

The Mists of Avalon

as Uriens

2001
Napoleon and Love 7.0

Napoleon and Love

as Marmont

1974
The Last Enemy 6.7

The Last Enemy

as Lord Cawston

2008
Star Cops 6.4

Star Cops

as Commander Nathan Spring

1987
Star Cops 6.4

Star Cops

as Box (voice)

1987
Mitch 5.0

Mitch

as Ben Hall

1984
Cold Blood 7.5

Cold Blood

as Professor Robert Kerr

2005
Jerk 6.2

Jerk

as Great Uncle Thomas

2019
Sleepers 7.2

Sleepers

as Victor Chekhov

1991
Love and Marriage 9.0

Love and Marriage

as Ralph Blenchard

1984
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder

Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder

2004
Chimera 6.0

Chimera

as Dr. Jenner

1991
Death in Holy Orders 7.1

Death in Holy Orders

as Sir Alred Treeves

2003
Drovers' Gold 7.5

Drovers' Gold

as Vaughan

1997
Dangerous Lady 4.0

Dangerous Lady

1995
No Excuses

No Excuses

as Stanmore

1983
Nice Work 6.7

Nice Work

as Stuart Baxter

1989
Family 8.0

Family

as Ted Cutler

2003
Get Lost! 7.0

Get Lost!

as DS Tomlin

1981
Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret 8.0

Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret

as Archbishop George Carey

2020
Friday on My Mind 4.2

Friday on My Mind

as Donahue

1992
Sentimental Education

Sentimental Education

as Deslauriers

1970
Shoot to Kill 7.0

Shoot to Kill

as DCS John Thorburn

1990
Lawless 10.0

Lawless

as DCI Pete Chambers

2004
Wynne and Penkovsky 8.0

Wynne and Penkovsky

as Greville Wynne

1985

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