| Dave Anderson | |
| Birth Date: | 1945 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Rutherglen, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Actor |
| Known For: | Gregory's Girl, City Lights |
David Anderson (born 1 August 1945 in Rutherglen, Scotland)[1] is a Scottish actor, playwright and jazz musician based in Glasgow.[2] [3]
He is known for the part of Gregory's father in Gregory's Girl and as the bank manager in the BBC Scotland sitcom City Lights (1991).[4] Other appearances include roles in Murder Not Proven? (1984), Soldier Soldier (1996), and Rockface (2002). He also appeared in Taggart in 1986, 1993, 2000, and 2004 and the Scottish comedy Still Game in 2009.He also played the part of a bus tour company manager in the 1985 film Restless Natives. "I expect flawless reports about you courier. Flawless!!"
Anderson was raised in the town of Rutherglen, and drew on childhood experiences for his 2017 musical Butterfly Kiss.[5] In the course of his theatre career, he was a member of the politically minded group and a founder of the Wildcat Stage Productions company along with David MacLennan,[6] [7] [8] [9] and wrote the songs (music and lyrics) for Tony Roper's play The Steamie.
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
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| Tam | |||
| Gregory's Girl | Gregory's Dad | ||
| Living Apart Together | Steve McNally | ||
| Local Hero | Fraser | ||
| Restless Natives | Illingworth (bus tour company manager) | ||
| Heavenly Pursuits (The Gospel According to Vic) | Headmaster | ||
| Postmortem Obit (UK title) | Captain Moore | ||
| Orphans | Uncle Ian | ||
| Shaheed Udham Singh | |||
| Solid Air | Interviewer 2 | ||
| Fast Romance[10] | Mr. Braithwaite | ||
| Bells | John | ||
| Date | Title | Role | Director | Notes< | -- template |
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| [11] | Gordon | Episode: "Build a Better Mousetrap" | |||
| – | Doctor Who[12] [13] [14] [15] | Aztec Captain | Episodes: "The Temple of Evil", "The Warriors of Death", "The Bride of Sacrifice" & "The Day of Darkness" | ||
| Doctor Who[16] | Reynier de Marun | Episode: "The Lion" | |||
| – | Doctor Who[17] [18] [19] | Sven | Episodes: "The Meddling Monk", "A Battle of Wits" & "Checkmate" | ||
| [20] | Leo | Episode: "I Don't Even Volunteer" | |||
| Softly, Softly[21] | Sergeant Fenny | Episode: "Blackitt's Round" | |||
| Up Pompeii![22] | Lieutenant Preshus | Episode: "The Peace Treaty" | |||
| Booking clerk | Episode: "Dorothy and Juliet" | ||||
| [23] | Second newsman | Episode: "Win a Few, Lose a Few" | |||
| [24] | Dan | Episode: "St. Anthony's Fire" | |||
| Play for Today[25] | Man at garage | Episode: "Just a Boys' Game" | |||
| [26] | Man in bowler hat | Episode: "The Judgement of Solomon" | |||
| Andrina[27] | Isaac | ||||
| King's Royal[28] | Train guard | Episode 1 | |||
| [29] | George | Episode 1 | |||
| Murder Not Proven?[30] | James McNaughton | Episode: "Open Season" | |||
| End of the Line[31] | Archie | Episode: "A View of Things" | |||
| – | City Lights | Adam McLelland | Main cast, all episodes | ||
| Screen Two[32] | Rock Band | Episode: "Knockback: Part 2" | |||
| In Darkness Visible[33] | Joe Mulholland | ||||
| – | Taggart | Dave McSwean | Episode: "Knife Edge" | ||
| – | Blood Red Roses[34] | Labour MP | |||
| Tutti Frutti[35] | Film editor | Episode: "Gin a Body, Dig a Body" | |||
| Brond | Man in hospital | Episode 1 | |||
| First Sight | Mr. Wilson | Episode: "Extras" | |||
| – | Border Warfare | multiple roles | All 3 episodes | ||
| – | Simon's Challenge[36] [37] [38] | Mr Peterson | Novel by Theresa Breslin adapted in two parts by Colin MacDonald[39] | ||
| Rab C Nesbitt[40] | Pierre | Episode: "City of Culture" | |||
| – | Taggart | Alec Harris | Episode: "Instrument of Justice" | ||
| [41] | Henry Fleming | Episode: "The Malingerer" | |||
| [42] | Hughie Frizell | ||||
| Soldier Soldier | Sir Colin Mackay | Episode: "Deliver Us from Evil" | |||
| [43] | Roger Gourock | ||||
| Rab C Nesbitt[44] | Gunslinger | Episode: "Duel" | |||
| Taggart | PC George MacBain | Episode: "Ghost Rider" | |||
| [45] | Philip | Episode: "Lenny the Bruce" | |||
| – | Rockface[46] | Dennis | Episodes: "Situation: Critical", "Episode 3" & "Desperate and Dangerous" | ||
| Monarch of the Glen[47] | Gregor McIntosh | Series 5 Episode 7 | |||
| Taggart | Graeme Barr | Episode: "Compensation" | |||
| Rebus | DCI Tennent | Episode: "Resurrection Men" | |||
| Still Game[48] | Choirmaster | Episode: "Plum Number" | |||
| [49] [50] | Chic Murray | Episode: "Chic Murray: A Funny Place for a Window" | |||
| Date | Title | Author | Role | Director | Company / Theatre |
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| – | [51] | --> | |||
| – | [52] | --> | |||
| – | Music by, Dave Anderson & Terry Neason | Keyboard | |||
| 1990 | Border Warfare | John McGrath | Montrose, Lauderdale, Henry Dundas, Keir Hardie etc. | John McGrath | Wildcat Stage Productions, Tramway |
| – | Sleeping Beauty[53] | King's Theatre, Glasgow | |||
| – | [54] [55] [56] [57] [58] | A Play, a Pie and a Pint Òran Mór, Glasgow | |||
| – | |||||
| – | Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock | ||||
| – | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh | ||||
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| [59] | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play | |||
| – | [60] | BBC Radio 4 Classic Serial--> | ||
| [61] | Keyboard | BBC Radio 3 | ||
| P Division - Code Four One: The Ladder[62] [63] | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play | |||