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David Spenser(1934-2013)

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  • Director
  • Additional Crew
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David Spenser was born on 12 March 1934 in Colombo, Ceylon. He was an actor and director, known for A Farewell to Arms (1966), Paul of Tarsus (1960) and The Earth Dies Screaming (1964). He died on 20 July 2013 in Spain.
BornMarch 12, 1934
DiedJuly 20, 2013(79)
BornMarch 12, 1934
DiedJuly 20, 2013(79)
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Known for

A Farewell to Arms (1966)
A Farewell to Arms
8.7
TV Mini Series
  • Priest
Patrick Troughton in Paul of Tarsus (1960)
Paul of Tarsus
TV Series
  • Mark
  • Aristarchus
Virginia Field, Willard Parker, and Dennis Price in The Earth Dies Screaming (1964)
The Earth Dies Screaming
5.8
  • Mel Brenard
  • 1964
Anne of Green Gables
TV Series
  • Gilbert Blythe

Credits

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Actor

  • Pretenders (1972)
    Pretenders
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Boyse
    • Anthony Boyse
    • 1972
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    BBC Play of the Month
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Prince of Morocco
    • Soldier
    • Hamed ...
    • 1970–1972
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Derek Patterson
    • 1971
  • Norman Bowler, Walter Gotell, Stratford Johns, and Frank Windsor in Softly Softly: Task Force (1969)
    Softly Softly: Task Force
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Tommy James
    • 1971
  • Carry on Up the Khyber (1968)
    Carry on Up the Khyber
    6.8
    • Bungdit Din's Servant
    • 1968
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Thonmi
    • 1967
  • The Wednesday Play (1964)
    The Wednesday Play
    7.5
    TV Series
    • 1967
  • Martin Benson, Kerwin Mathews, and Viviane Ventura in Battle Beneath the Earth (1967)
    Battle Beneath the Earth
    4.5
    • Major Chai
    • 1967
  • Peter Cushing and Martha Hyer in Some May Live (1967)
    Some May Live
    5.7
    • Inspector Sung
    • 1967
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
    Thirty-Minute Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Inspector Long
    • 1967
  • Roger Moore in The Saint (1962)
    The Saint
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Atar
    • 1966
  • Gerald Harper in Adam Adamant Lives! (1966)
    Adam Adamant Lives!
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Ahmed
    • 1966
  • Bernard Lee in King of the River (1966)
    King of the River
    TV Series
    • Leonov
    • 1966
  • The Spies (1966)
    The Spies
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Lieutenant Koshto
    • 1966
  • A Farewell to Arms (1966)
    A Farewell to Arms
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Priest
    • 1966

Director

  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1988–1991
  • Benny Hill: Laughter and Controversy
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Alan Cox and Michael Jayston in Man of Letters (1984)
    Man of Letters
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Perfect Shadows
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1983

Additional Crew

  • Pitchi-Poï ou La parole donnée
    TV Movie
    • voice dubbing (english version)
    • 1967

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • David Spencer
  • Born
    • March 12, 1934
    • Colombo, Ceylon
  • Died
    • July 20, 2013
    • Spain(undisclosed)
  • Other works
    Played Peter Galino in the BBC Light Programme radio thriller serial "Paul Temple and the Gilbert Case".

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His partner since the 1960s has been Doctor Who scriptwriter Victor Pemberton. In the 1990s they formed a production company which produced television documentaries, including one on comedian Benny Hill. In recent years they have retired to Spain.

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