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David Troughton
Born (1950-06-09) 9 June 1950 (age 74)
Hampstead, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1963–present
Children
FatherPatrick Troughton
RelativesMichael Troughton (brother)
Harry Melling (nephew)

David Troughton (born 9 June 1950) is an English actor. He is known for his Shakespearean roles on the British stage and for his many roles on British television, including Dr Bob Buzzard in A Very Peculiar Practice and Ricky Hanson in New Tricks.

Early life and family

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David Troughton was born in Hampstead, London.[1] He comes from an acting family. He is the son of Patrick Troughton and Margaret Dunlop, elder brother of Michael Troughton, and father of actors Sam Troughton and William Troughton. He attended Orange Hill Grammar School in Edgware with his brother Michael. Another son is the Warwickshire cricketer Jim Troughton. Troughton is also an uncle of the actor Harry Melling.[2]

Career

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His memorable performances include King Richard in Richard III (RSC, 1996), Bolingbroke in Richard II (RSC, 2000) and Duke Vincentio in Measure for Measure (Théâtre de Complicité, 2004).[3][4][5]

On television, his roles have included Ham Peggotty in David Copperfield; guest appearances in Survivors, The Life and Times of David Lloyd George, Rab C. Nesbitt, and Doctor Who, first as an extra in The Enemy of the World (1967–1968), then as a soldier in The War Games (1969), both times alongside his father who played the Second Doctor, and in a considerably larger role as King Peladon in The Curse of Peladon (1972) alongside Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor; as Doc Pitman in Warship_(1973_TV_series); as Sergeant Pritchard in the BBC television sitcom Hi-de-Hi! series 2 episode 12 and as Brinsley in the episode "Sons and Lovers" in Sorry!.[6][7][8][1][9][10] In the television adaptation of Alan Ayckbourn's trilogy The Norman Conquests (1977), Troughton appeared as Tom, the veterinarian. During 1977/8 he starred as Royal Flying Corps Observer Lieutenant Richard Bravington in two seasons of the television series Wings. Later he was the physician Bob Buzzard in the two series of A Very Peculiar Practice (1986 and 1988).[11][1]

Also in 1986, he appeared as himself in the ITV children's TV show Rainbow, appearing as the guest storyteller in the episode "What's Wrong with Bungle". He was Uncle Sid in Cider with Rosie (1998) and also appeared in the role of Sir Arthur Wellesley (the Duke of Wellington) in the first two episodes of Sharpe, a role which saw him share the screen once again with former Wings co-star Michael Cochrane who played Sir Henry Simmerson.[1] He appeared as an alien hunter in the comedy/drama mini-series Ted and Alice in 2002, and in 2005 he also played Sgt. Clive Harvey, side-kick to the title character of the ITV detective show Jericho.[1] He appeared in an episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot in 1993 ("The Yellow Iris"), and in two separate episodes of Midsomer Murders, in 1998 and 2007, playing two separate characters.[12][13][14] He appeared in the first episode of the TV adaptation of The Last Detective in which his A Very Peculiar Practice co-star Peter Davison (also ex-Doctor Who) starred.[15]

Troughton appeared in the TV film All the King's Men, playing King George V.[16]

He appeared in the 2008 series of Doctor Who as Professor Hobbes, in the episode "Midnight".[1] He has also performed in a Big Finish Doctor Who audio production titled Cuddlesome where he plays the Tinghus.[17] He also played the Black Guardian in two audios: The Destroyer of Delights and The Chaos Pool.[18][19] Finally, he returned as King Peladon in The Prisoner of Peladon audio, and in 2011 in The Crimes of Thomas Brewster.[20] He will reprise the role in 2022’s Peladon audio collection.

In 2011, it was announced that David Troughton would be taking on his father's role as the Second Doctor in two audio plays, also featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor. He has also performed regularly as a notable villain in the BBC series New Tricks.[21] In the same year he appeared (uncredited) in the US remake of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo alongside Daniel Craig.

He toured alongside Alison Steadman in a production of Enjoy by Alan Bennett, playing the role of Dad.[22] He starred alongside Kevin Spacey in a production of Inherit the Wind by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee at London's Old Vic theatre which ran from 18 September to 20 December 2009.[23]

In 2011, he appeared as Stan Astill in the Sky1 comedy series The Café.[24] In 2012, he guest starred in an episode of Holby City as a character named Ritchie Mooney.[25] Although they did not appear in the same episode, his real-life son Sam Troughton appeared five weeks later as his character's son Nick Mooney.[26] In November 2013, Troughton appeared in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy homage The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot.[27]

In January 2014, he took on the role of Tony Archer, from Colin Skipp who, for 46 years, had played the part in the BBC radio series The Archers.[28] In November that year, fiction caught up with reality when his actor[29] son, William Troughton, took over the role of Tom Archer, Tony Archer's son, from Tom Graham.[30]

David Troughton played the role of Simon Eyre in The Shoemaker's Holiday for the Royal Shakespeare Company from 11 December 2014 to 7 March 2015;[31] he also played the role of Gloucester in Gregory Doran's version of King Lear.[32] He returned to the Company in 2017 to play the title role in Titus Andronicus, before playing Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor in 2018.[33][34]

Troughton co-starred with Fiona O'Shaughnessy in the romantic horror comedy film Nina Forever (2015).[35]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1982 Give Us This Day Fred
1984 The Chain Dudley
1985 Dance with a Stranger Cliff Davis
1994 The Terror Game Egan Direct-to-video films
Breach of the Peace
1995 Eye of the Beholder
1999 Captain Jack Emmett
2004 Battle of the Brave English General Original title: Nouvelle-France
2005 The Tape Dark Figure Short film
2015 Nina Forever Dan
2016 ChickLit Justin
The Levelling Aubrey
2019 Frank & Mary Frank Short films
2021 Small World Ted

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1963 ITV Play of the Week Smithers Series 8; episode 22: "The Tin Whistle Man"
1968 Doctor Who Guard Series 5; episodes 21 & 22: "The Enemy of the World: Episodes 5 & 6". Uncredited role
1969 Private Moor Series 6; episode 40: "The War Games: Episode 6"
1972 King Peladon Series 9; episodes 5–8: "The Curse of Peladon: Episodes 1–4"
The Regiment Pvt. Albert Flack Series 1; episodes 2 & 6: "The Fortunes of Peace" & "Gentlemen in Khaki Ordered South"
Full House Anthony Documentary series; episodes 1–3
Thirty-Minute Theatre West Series 8; episode 18: "You've Been a Long Time, Alfred"
1973 The Edwardians Richard Lloyd George Mini-series; episode 8: "Lloyd George"
Warship Doc Pitman Series 1; episode 3: "Off Caps"
Armchair Theatre Henry Series 15; episode 6: "The Square of Three"
Wessex Tales Cornelius Harlborough Mini-series; episode 3: "A Tragedy of Two Ambitions"
1974 Crown Court PC Mogridge Series 3; episodes 22–24: "The Woman Least Likely: Parts 1–3"
Napoleon and Love Lieutenant Fourès Mini-series; episode 3: "Pauline"
Boy Dominic Weatherbane's Assistant Episode 11: "A Ghost in Greenwich"
Microbes and Men Viala Episode 4: "Certain Death"
1974–1975 David Copperfield Ham Peggotty Mini-series; episodes 1–6
1975 The Love School Frederick Stephens Episodes 1–3: "The Brotherhood", "An Impeccable Elopement" & "Seeking the Bubbles"
Anne of Avonlea Jonas Blake Mini-series; episodes 5 & 6
BBC Play of the Month Smiler Washington Series 11; episode 1: "Chips with Everything"
1976 Angels John Overton Series 2; episode 9: "Accident"
Jackanory Playhouse Peter Episode: "Peter and the Princess"
Our Mutual Friend Sloppy Mini-series; episodes 3–7
Survivors Stan Series 2; episode 3: "Lights of London: Part 1"
1976–1978 Wings Lt. Richard Bravington Pilot episode & series 1 & 2; 18 episodes
1977 Backs to the Land Roy Whitlow Series 1; episodes 1, 3 & 4
The Norman Conquests Tom Mini-series; episodes 1–3
1978 Wodehouse Playhouse Carter Muldoon Series 3; episode 3: "Tangled Hearts"
1979 BBC Television Shakespeare Surveyor Series 1; episode 6: "The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight"
Crime and Punishment Razumihin Mini-series; episodes 2 & 3: "Part 2" & "Part 3"
BBC2 Playhouse Hogg H. Series 6; episodes 1: "School Play"
1980 Andrews Series 6; episode 12: "The Enigma"
Potter Rodney Series 2; episode 4
Premiere DC Cropper Series 4; episode 2: "Braces High"
Angels Kevin Foreman Series 6; 12 episodes
1981 The Life and Times of David Lloyd George A. J. Sylvester Mini-series; episodes 8 & 9: "Win or Lose" & "Footnotes of History"
The Man of Destiny The Lieutenant Television film
Smuggler Lieutenant Phillips Mini-series; episode 9: "Hogshead"
ITV Playhouse Katko Series 13; episode 6: "Last Night Another Dissident..."
Hi-de-Hi! Sergeant Pritchard Series 2; episode 5: "A Night Not to Remember"
1982 Sorry! Brinsley Series 2; episode 3: "Sons and Lovers"
1985 Theatre Night Bouton Series 1; episode 7: "Molière"
1986–1988 A Very Peculiar Practice Dr. Bob Buzzard Series 1 & 2; 14 episodes
1988 Executive Stress Robin Endacott Series 3; episode 4
1989 Bergerac DI Walter Series 7; episode 5: "Weekend Off
Theatre Night Desmond Curry Series 4; episode 3: "The Winslow Boy"
Tales of Sherwood Forest Det. Sgt. Terry Episodes 1–7
1990 Rab C. Nesbitt Doctor Series 1; episode 4: "Drink"
1991 Performance Detective Inspector Luff Series 1; episode 6: "The Trials of Oz"
1992 Screen One Dr. Bob Buzzard Series 4; episode 1: "A Very Polish Practice"
Boon Terry Carpenter Series 7; episode 8: "Is There Anybody There?"
1993 Agatha Christie's Poirot Barton Russell Series 5; episode 3: "The Yellow Iris"
Bonjour la Classe Eric Sweety Episodes 1–6
Sharpe Sir Arthur Wellesley Series 1; episodes 1 & 2: "Sharpe's Rifles" & "Sharpe's Eagle"
1994 Stages Dore / Cook / Rust Episode 3: "A Few Short Journeys of the Heart"
1997 Underworld Martin Mini-series; episodes 1–6
1998 Midsomer Murders Brian Clapper Series 1; episode 2: "Written in Blood"
Drop the Dead Donkey Roy Merchant Jnr. Series 6; episodes 1 & 2: "The Newsmakers" & "Beasts, Badgers and Bombshells"
Undercover Heart Jim Ryan Mini-series; episodes 1–6
Cider with Rosie Uncle Sid Television film
1998, 2000 The Canterbury Tales The Friar (voice) Series 1; episode 1: "Leaving London" & series 2; episode 1: "The Journey Back"
1999 Heartbeat Blenkiron Series 9; episode 5: "Honor Among Thieves"
Kavanagh QC DCI Bob Kelso Series 5; episode 3: "Time of Need"
All the King's Men King George V Television film
2000 Madame Bovary Homais 2-part television film
2002 The Secret Tony Episodes 1 & 2
Ted and Alice Stan Mini-series; episodes 1–3
Paradise Heights Jack Edwards Episodes 1–6
2003 The Last Detective Yardley Series 1; pilot episode
Twelfth Night, or What You Will Toby Belch Television film
Born and Bred Fred Mills Series 2; episode 3: "Blood Relations"
Hearts of Gold Evan Powell Television film
Trevor's World of Sport Max Episodes 3 & 5–7
Foyle's War Michael Bennett Series 2; episode 2: "Among the Few"
Casualty Eddie West Series 18; episode 15: "Never Judge a Book"
2004 In Denial of Murder Ray Downing 2-part television film
Animated Tales of the World King (voice) Series 3; episode 4: "The Story of Flax: A Tale from Poland"
2005 Fingersmith Mr. Ibbs Mini-series; episodes 1–3
Jericho Sgt. Clive Harvey Mini-series; episodes 1–4
2006 Heartbeat Les Cooper Series 16; episode 1: "C'est la Vie"
Casualty 1906 Hurry Fenwick Television film
2006–2009 New Tricks Ricky Hanson Recurring role. Series 3–6; 4 episodes
2007 Midsomer Murders Miles King Series 10; episode 2: "The Animal Within"
Diamond Geezer DI Critchley Mini-series; episode 1: "A Royal Affair"
2008 Casualty 1907 Hurry Fenwick Mini-series; episodes 1–4
Doctor Who Professor Hobbes Series 4; episode 10: "Midnight"
2009 Casualty 1909 Hurry Fenwick Episodes 1, 2 & 4–6
2010 Combat Kids Whedon Episodes 1–3
2011 Outnumbered Mr. Hunslet (Form Tutor) Series 4; episodes 3, 4 & 6
2011–2013 The Café Stan Astill Series 1 & 2; 13 episodes
2012 Holby City Ritchie Mooney Series 14; episode 46: "Taxi for Spence"
2013 Doctors Andrew Cruikshank Series 15; episode 58: "Snowblind"
The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot Dalek Operator Television film, available via the BBC Red Button
2014 Father Brown John Tatton Series 2; episode 9: "The Grim Reaper"
2014–2016 Grantchester Chief Inspector Benson Series 1; episode 6 & series 2; episodes 1, 2 & 5
2015 The Interceptor Ralph Mini-series; episodes 2–5
Unforgotten Geoff Series 1; episodes 1, 2 & 5
2016 The Hollow Crown Duke of Anjou Series 2; episode 1: "Henry VI, Part 1"
2020 Life Robert Mini-series; episodes 1–4
2023 Fifteen-Love Charles Lapthorn Episodes 2, 5 & 6
2024 The Bay Tommy Campbell Series 5; episodes 1–6
2025 Call the Midwife Alf Cottered Series 14; episode 3

References

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  3. ^ "Theatre: Because it's good to play the bad guy". The Independent. 28 October 1998.
  4. ^ Thorpe, Interviews by Vanessa (8 April 2001). "The RSC history cycle: playing the kings". The Observer – via www.theguardian.com.
  5. ^ "Measure for Measure, National, London". The Guardian. 28 May 2004.
  6. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Survivors (1975-77) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  7. ^ "The Life and Times of David Lloyd George". 1 September 1983. p. 52 – via BBC Genome.
  8. ^ "Rab C Nesbitt". 26 May 1995. p. 104 – via BBC Genome.
  9. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "Hi-De-Hi! Series 2, Episode 5 - A Night Not To Remember". British Comedy Guide.
  10. ^ "Sorry! - S2 - Episode 3: Sons and Lovers". Radio Times.
  11. ^ "Round and Round the Garden · British Universities Film & Video Council". bufvc.ac.uk.
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  17. ^ "Cuddlesome". 13 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Key 2 Time - The Destroyer of Delights". 4 August 2016.
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  20. ^ "'Doctor Who': 10 Things You May Not Know About 'Midnight' | Anglophenia". BBC America. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
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  32. ^ "Cast and creatives | King Lear | Royal Shakespeare Company". Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  33. ^ Cavendish, Dominic (5 July 2017). "David Troughton shines in an otherwise gimmicky Titus Andronicus - RSC, Stratford-Upon-Avon, review". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
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