David Troughton Biography (1950-)
Born June 9, 1950, in Hampstead, London, England; son of Patrick Troughton (an actor); brother of Michael Troughton (an actor); married Alison Groves (anactress; divorced); children: three, including Sam (an actor) and Jim.
- Nationality
- British
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- June 9, 1950
- London, United Kingdom
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Television Appearances
- Series
- Lieutenant Richard Bravington, Wings, BBC1, 1977
- Roy Whitlow, Backs to the Land, ITV, 1977
- Kevin, Angels, BBC1, 1980
- Dr. Bob Buzzard, A Very Peculiar Practice, BBC, 1986
- Detective Sergeant Terry, Tales from Sherwood Forest, ITV, 1987
- Eric Sweety, Bonjour la Classe, BBC, 1993
- Martin, Underworld, Channel 4, 1997
- Jack Edwards, Paradise Heights (also known as The Eustace Brothers), BBC1, 2002
- Max, Trevor's World of Sport, BBC, 2003
- Miniseries
- The Edwardians, BBC, 1972
- Ham Peggotty, David Copperfield, BBC, 1974
- Lieutenant Foures, Napoleon and Love, PBS, 1974
- Mr. Sloppy, Our Mutual Friend, PBS, 1978
- Razumihin, Crime and Punishment, PBS, 1979
- Jim Ryan, Undercover Heart, 1998
- Homais, Madame Bovary, PBS, 2000
- Narrator, Diana--Story of a Princess, ITV, 2001
- Stan, Ted and Alice, BBC, 2002
- Evan Powell, Hearts of Gold, BBC, 2003
- Mr. Ibbs, Fingersmith, BBC, 2005
- Movies
- Cornelius Harlborough, A Tragedy of Two Ambitions (also known as Wessex Tales: A Tragedy of Two Ambitions), BBC2, 1973
- "School Play," BBC2 Playhouse, BBC2, 1979
- Surveyor, Henry VIII (also known as The Complete Dramatic Worksof William Shakespeare: "Henry VIII"), PBS, 1979
- Edward de Bono, The Trials of Oz, BBC, 1991
- Dr. Bob Buzzard, "A Very Polish Practice," Screen One: A Very Polish Practice, BBC, 1992
- Tony, The Secret, BBC, 2002
- Toby Belch, Twelfth Night, or What You Will, Channel 4, 2003
- Ray Downing, In Denial of Murder, BBC, 2004
- Specials
- "You've Been a Long Time Alfred," Thirty-Minute Theatre, BBC, 1972
- Stephens, The Brotherhood (also known as Love School: The Brotherhood), BBC, 1975
- "Chips with Everything," Play of the Month, BBC, 1975
- Tom, The Norman Conquests: Table Manners, PBS, 1978
- Tom, The Norman Conquests: Round and Round the Garden, PBS, 1978
- Tom, The Norman Conquests: Living Together, PBS, 1978
- Desmond Curry, The Winslow Boy, PBS, 1988
- General Sir Arthur Wellesley, Sharpe's Rifles, PBS, 1993
- General Sir Arthur Wellesley, Sharpe's Eagle, PBS, 1993
- Uncle Sid, "Cider with Rosie," Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1998
- King George V, All the King's Men, PBS, 1999
- Episodic
- (Uncredited) Guard, "The Enemy of the World," Doctor Who, BBC, 1967
- Private Moor, "The War Games," Doctor Who, BBC, 1969
- Albert Flack, "The Fortunes of Peace," The Regiment, BBC, 1972
- Private Flack, "Gentlemen in Khaki Ordered South," The Regiment, BBC, 1972
- King Peladon, "The Curse of Peladon," Doctor Who, BBC, 1972
- Doc Pittman, "Off Caps," Warship, BBC, 1973
- "The Woman Least Likely," Crown Court, ITV, 1974
- John Overton, "Accident," Angels, BBC1, 1976
- Stan, "Lights of London: Part 1," Survivors, BBC1, 1976
- Carter, "Tangled Hearts," Wodehouse Playhouse, BBC, 1978
- Lieutenant Phillips, "Hogshead," Smuggler, c. 1981
- Sergeant Pritchard, "A Night Not to Remember," Hi-De-Hi, BBS, 1981
- Brinsley, "Sons and Lovers," Sorry!, BBC, 1982
- Detective Inspector Walter, "Weekend Off," Bergerac, BBC1, 1989
- Terry Carpenter, "Is There Anybody There?" Boon, ITV, 1992
- Barton Russell, "The Yellow Iris," Poirot (also known as AgathaChristie's "Poirot"), Arts and Entertainment, 1994
- Brian Clapper, "Written in Blood," Midsomer Murders, Arts and Entertainment, 1997
- Roy Merchant, Jr., "The Newsmakers," Drop the Dead Donkey, Channel4, 1998
- Voice of the friar, "Leaving London," The Canterbury Tales, HBO Family Channel, 1998
- Blenkiron, "Honor Among Thieves," Heartbeat, ITV, 1999
- SCI Bob Kelso, "Time of Need," Kavanagh QC, ITV, 1999
- Voice of the friar, "The Journey Back," The Canterbury Tales, HBOFamily Channel, 2000
- Sergeant Raymond Yardley, The Last Detective, ITV, 2003
- Fred Mills, "Blood Relations," Born and Bred, PBS, 2003
- Michael Bennett, "Among the Few," Foyle's War, PBS, 2003
- Eddie West, "Never Judge a Book," Casualty, BBC1, 2003
- Sergeant Clive Harvey, "A Pair of Ragged Claws," Jericho, ITV, 2005
- Other
- Richard Bravington, Wings (pilot), BBC, 1976
- Dore, Cook, and Rust, A Few Short Journeys of the Heart, 1994
- Television Work
- Series
- Additional voices, Bob and Margaret, Comedy Central, 1998
- Film Appearances
- Cliff Davis, Dance with a Stranger, Twentieth Century-Fox/Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1985
- Dudley, The Chain, 1985
- Egan, Breach of the Peace (also known as The Stranger: Breach of the Peace), 1994
- Egan, The Stranger: The Terror Game (also known as The Terror Game), 1994
- Egan, Eye of the Beholder (also known as Stranger VI), 1995
- Emmett, Captain Jack (also known as An Inch over the Horizon), 1998
- General Anglais, Nouvelle-France (also known as New France), Lions Gate Films, 2004
- Dark figure, The Tape (short film), 2005
- Stage Appearances
- Jamie, Our Father, Almeida Theater, London, 1999
- Henry IV, Richard II, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 2000
- Title role, Henry IV: Parts 1 & 2, Royal Shakespeare Company,2000
- Mr. Antrobus, The Skin of Our Teeth, Young Vic Theatre, London, 2004
- George Aldred, Playing with Fire, Royal National Theatre, OlivierTheatre, London, 2005
- Also appeared in title role, Richard III, and in productions of Cymbeline, King Lear, Love's Labor's Lost, and A Midsummer Night's Dream, all Stratford-upon-Avon; The Tempest; Troilus and Cressida, Swan Theatre, London; and Venetian Twins, BarbicanTheater, London.
- RECORDINGS
- Audio Books; Reader
- First Love, by Ivan Turgenev, BBC Consumer Publishing, 1999
- Richard III, by William Shakespeare, Audio Partners, 2004
- Titus Andronicus, by William Shakespeare, Audio Partners, 2004