Simon Schatzberger

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Simon Schatzberger
Born1968 (age 5556)
Nottingham, England
OccupationActor
Television Band of Brothers
EastEnders
Doctors
Audrey and Friends (Pilot) (2000)

Simon Schatzberger (born 1968) is an English actor, known for his role as David Klarfeld on the BBC soap opera Doctors and for appearing in the iconic "French Polisher" TV advert for Yellow Pages in the 1990s. [1]

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Career

Schatzberger has appeared on several television programmes in both guest roles and starring roles, including Six Pairs of Pants, Your Mother Wouldn't Like It , Press Gang , Audrey and Friends, "Comin' Atcha!" , Band of Brothers , Black Books , Doctors and The Cottage . He also appeared in two episodes of EastEnders , as a Rabbi, in December 2018 and again for one further episode in January 2019. [2] In 2020, Schatzberger played Alan Filchett in “The Folly of Jephthah" (S8:E5 of Father Brown ), and began the role of David Klarfeld on the BBC soap opera Doctors . [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Remember this classic Yellow Pages ad? Its Nottingham star is now a stand-up comedian and he's got a gig at The Glee Club". Nottingham Post . Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. Schatzberger, Simon [@sischatzberger] (17 January 2019). "Rabbi Feldman is back in Albert Square! Tomorrow 8pm. Does being on TV on Friday night count as working on the Sabbath? #eastenders" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  3. Timblick, Simon. "Doctors spoilers: WHO puts a smile on Valerie Pitman's face?". What's on TV . Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  4. Writer: Toby Walton; Director: John Maidens; Producer: Peter Leslie Wild (21 January 2020). "16%". Doctors. BBC. BBC One.