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

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