David Waller
David Waller (27 November 1920 – 23 January 1997) was an English actor best known for his role as Inspector Jowett in the British television series Cribb.[1] He also appeared as Stanley Baldwin in ITV's Edward & Mrs Simpson (1978), and in "The Woman He Loved" (1988).[2]
Waller worked extensively in the theatre and was a mainstay at the Royal Shakespeare Company from its founding until the early 1980s.[3] He played Bottom in the original cast of Peter Brook's celebrated 1970 Royal Shakespeare Company production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.[4] He also appeared in films including roles in Work Is a Four-Letter Word (1968), Perfect Friday (1970), Shadowlands (1985), Lady Jane (1986) and The Secret Garden (1987).[5]
He died in 1997 and was survived by his wife.[3]
Partial filmography
- Work Is a Four-Letter Word (1968) - Mr. Price
- Perfect Friday (1970) - Williams
- Shadowlands (1985) - Warnie Lewis
- Lady Jane (1986) - Archbishop Cranmer
- The Secret Garden (1987) - Dr. Craven
- Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington (1987)- Inspector Duckham
Notable theatre roles
- Pandarus in Troilus and Cressida, Royal Shakespeare Company, 1968 and 1976
- Claudius in Hamlet, RSC 1970
- Bottom in Midsummer Night's Dream, RSC 1970
- Caesar in Julius Caesar, RSC 1987[6]
References
- ^ "David Waller". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019.
- ^ "David Waller". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ a b "Obituary: David Waller". The Independent. 14 February 1997.
- ^ "Photograph of Sara Kestelman and David Waller in a Midsummer Night's Dream, 1970". The British Library.
- ^ "David Waller - Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
- ^ "David Waller RSC performances". Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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