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David Hargreaves | |
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Born | New Mills, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom | 2 February 1940
Education | Central School of Speech and Drama |
Occupation(s) | Actor, TV presenter |
Years active | 1962-present |
Spouse | Chloe Ashcroft |
David Hargreaves (born 2 February 1940) is an English actor, active on stage and screen, as well as radio drama, he is best known for his television drama roles in the 1970s and 1980s set in the north of England, and as a presenter on BBC children's television of the same period.
Hargreaves was born in New Mills, Derbyshire, and attended Glossop Grammar School (became Glossopdale School in 1965). [1] He trained as a science teacher, at City of Leeds Training College, and at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
Hargreaves worked as a supply teacher at Rising Hill Comprehensive School in Islington, before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company to play in the first The Wars of the Roses Cycle of plays in 1963/65. He played Hotspur in Henry IV part 1 and Leontes in A Winters Tale for the North East Shakespeare Festival run by Joseph O'Connor in 1965, before joining Olivier's National Theatre, appearing in Much Ado about Nothing, Mother Courage, The Crucible, Royal Hunt of the Sun, Love for Love, Othello, The Storm, A Flea in Her Ear and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. After an extensive career in repertory theatre, television and radio, he returned to the RSC in 2004 to play Capulet in Romeo and Juliet in Peter Gill's production, and as Gloucester in Bill Alexander's production of King Lear to Corin Redgrave's Lear.
Returned to the RSC in 2008/09 to play Baptista Minola in The Taming of the Shrew, directed, by Conal Morrison, and as Man in The Cordelia Dream, written by Marina Carr, directed by Selina Cartmell, for the RSC at Wilton's Music Hall. In 2005 he returned to the National Theatre in a co-production with the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, to play Charlie in On the Shore of the Wide World. In 2011 he played God in Tony Harrison's, The Mysteries, directed by Deborah Bruce, and in 2012 played the King of France/Nym/Erpingham, in Dominic Dromgoole's production of Henry V, both at Shakespeare's Globe. 2015 he played Giles Corey in The Crucible, and in 2016, Gloucester in King Lear, both directed by Tom Morris at the Bristol Old Vic. In 2022 he appeared in Moira Buffini's play,"Manor"at the National Theatre, Lyttleton, directed by Fiona Buffini
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Year | Production |
2022 | Naughty, Your Christmas or mine |
2022 | Dalgleish (Series 2), Mr Lorrimer, dir Geoff Sax, New Pictures |
2022 | Documentary Now (Season 4), Horace Mc Tierney, dir Rhys Thomas& Alex Buono, Broadway Video |
2022 | Flatshare, Mr Prior (series Regular), dir Peter Cattaneo, 42 |
2021 | A Very British Scandal, Niall, dir Anne Sewitsky, Amazon |
2019 | Flack (Series 2), Warren Armitage, dir. Stephen Moyer, Hat Trick |
2019 | Wild Bill, Albert Gilchrist, dir John Hardwick, Shiver & Anonymous |
2019 | This Country - 3rd Series, Arthur Andrews,(series regular) dir Tom George, BBC |
2019 | Last Christmas, Arthur, dir. Paul Fieg, Universal Studios |
2019 | For Love or Money (2019), Priest, dir. Mark Murphy, Solar Productions |
2019 | Warren, Grandad, (series regular) dir. Ben Gosling-Fuller, Hat Trick/BBC |
2018 | This Country(Special),Arthur Andrews, dir Tom George, BBC |
2018 | Traitors, Martin Garrick (Recurring), Alex Winkler, 42& Twenty Twenty Television/Channel 4 |
2018 | Fleabag-2nd Series,Chatty Joe, dir Harry Bradbeer BBC/Two Brothers |
2018 | This Country-2nd Series, Arthur, dir Tom George, BBC |
2018 | Moving On, Andrew, dir. Adrian Dunbar, LA Productions/BBC tv.Manor |
2018 | Doctors, Edwin Wolfe, dir. Christine Ebohan-Green. BBC tv |
2017 | Trust Me, Geoff, dir.Amy Neil, Red/BBC tv |
2016 | Kotchebi, Ted, dir. In-Sook Chappell, Blank Slate Films Ltd. |
2015 | Last Chance, Roger, dir, Steven Chamberlain, Clipstone Productions.(gained special selection for LA Shorts Fest.) |
2014 | Borgia III, Fra Cello, dir. Metin Huseyin for Film United; |
2007 | Love Letters, Alan, dir Sam Harris for National Film School; |
2006 | Casualty, "All at Sea"-Tommy McArdle, dir. Ben Morris for BBC; |
2006 | The Bill, Brian Warner, dir. Robbie del Maestro for Thames Talkback. |
2005 | Heartbeat,"Get Back"- Ernie, dir. Adrian Bean for YTV; |
2001/03 | Merseybeat (3 series), Bill Gentle, dir. Ken Horne for BBC; |
2003 | "A Straw in the Wind"- Man, dir. James Callow, Short Film; |
1999 | Heartbeat,"Flesh and Blood"- Don Lomax, dir. Paul Walker for YTV; |
1998 | "The Passion" (3Parts)- Dave, dir. Catherine Morshead for First Choice productions; |
1998 | Peak Practice, "The Ghost in the Machine"- Charlie Fields, dir. Bill Eagles for Carlton Films; |
1998 | "West Foot Forward, ( 8 Part Documentary), Producer/Deviser-David Hargreaves for HTV; |
1998 | The Bill,"A Peoples Person"- Paul Harvey, dir. Nigel Bristow for Thames TV; |
1998 | Casualty, "Secrets"- Donald Saunders, dir. Michael Morris for BBC; |
1997 | Blooming Marvellous (6 eps), Dad, dir. Dewi Humphries for DL Taffler; Bugs, "Identity Crisis" & "Happy Ever After"- Anthony Fairchild, dir. John Stroud for Carnival Films; |
1996 | Pie in the Sky, "Return Match"-Charlie Reeves, dir. Rob Evans for Select TV; |
1996 | The Bill, Out of Control"- Alan Robinson, dir. Ian White for Thames TV; |
1996 | Beck, O'Rielly, dir James Hazeldene for BBC; |
1995 | Expert Witness, "A Family Man"-Det. Sup. David Doxey, dir. Terry Ireland for LWT; |
1995 | Some Kind of Life, John Taylor, dir. Julian Jarrold for Granada TV; |
1996 | Hetty Wainthropp Investigates, "Eye Witness"-Picture Editor, dir. John Glenister for BBC; |
1994 | Casualty, "End of the Road"-Dennis Martin, dir. David Innes Edwards for BBC; |
1994 | The Bill "Hot off the Press"-Jack Brigson dir. Anthony Quinn for Thames/Talkback; |
1993 | Peak Practice, Rev. Neil Winters dir. Moira Armstrong for Central TV; |
1994 | Earthfast, Dr Wix, dir. Marilyn Fox for BBC; |
1994 | Ruth Rendell, "Vanity Dies Hard"-Mr Feast, dir Alan Grint for Blue Heaven Productions; |
1993 | Harry, MadAxeman, dir. Martin Stellman for Union Pictures; |
1993 | Fighting for Jemma, Dr Phillip Dale, dir. Jullian Jarrold for Granada TV; |
1993 | The Bill, "Missing"-Alan Slater, dir. Roger Gartland for Thames TV; |
1993 | Alleyn Mysteries, "Death at the Bar"-Super.Int. Harper, dir. Michael Winterbottom for BBC; |
1992 | The Tempest, Alonso, for BBC Disability Unit; The Mendip Mysteries, Lou Clarke, dir. Pennant Roberts for HTV; Heartbeat, "Rumours"-Pendleton, dir. James Ormerod for YTV; |
1991 | "Josie"-Gradgrind, dir. Geoff Posner for Pozitive Productions; |
1991 | "Woof"-Doctor, dir. David Cobham for Thames TV; |
1991 | "Thatcher the Final Days"-Charles Powell, dir. Tim Sullivan for Granada TV; |
1990 | "Kingdom Come, Wayne", dir. Bob Blagden for BBC; |
1990 | "The Conversion of St Paul, Blue Man", dir. Bob Blagden for BBC; |
1989 | "Tecx", editor, dir. Laurence Gordon Clarke for Central TV; |
1990 | "A Strike Out of Time"- Arthur Scargill, dir. Paul Bryers for Brook Productions; |
1990 | "Madly in Love"- Desk Sergeant, dir. Ross Devenish for Shaker Films; |
1990 | Poirot- Sergeant, dir. Richard Spence for LWT; |
1989 | All Creatures Great and Small, "Mending Fences" dir. Mike Brayshaw for BBC; |
1989 | "She's Been Away"- Lilian's Doctor, dir. Peter Hall for BBC Films. |
1988/89 | "Making Out" (2 series), Colin, prod. John Chapman for BBC; |
1988 | "No Further Cause for Concern", Governor, dir. John Bruce for BBC; |
1988 | "Erasmus Microman"- Michael Faraday, dir David Richards for Granada TV; |
1987 | Truckers, "Shoot if you'll pardon my French" dir. Laurence Moody for BBC; |
1987 | "Closing Ranks"- Doctor, dir. Roger Graef for Zenith Films; |
1986 | "1914 All Out", Tom Houghton, dir. David Greene for Yorkshire TV; |
1985/86 | "Albion Market" (80 Eps.), Derek Owen, prod., Gareth Jones for Granada TV; |
1985 | "Pie in the Sky" (Children's Series), -Presenter, dir. Sharon Miller, (from an idea by David Hargreaves/Chloe Ashcroft/Peter Gosling), for BBC; |
1985 | Shine on Harvey Moon, "Anything Goes"-Sgt. Singer, for Central TV; |
1985 | "Home to Roost", dir. David Reynolds for YTV; |
1984 | "The Sea Green Man" for Thames TV; |
1983 | "Shades of Darkness: The Intercessor"- Fanshaw, dir. Peter Smith for Granada TV; |
1980 | "Together" dir. Matthew Robinson for Southern TV; |
1980 | "Mistress Masham's Repose", dir Eugene Ferguson for Granada TV; |
1982 | "Minder"- 'Back in Good Old England'- Archie Simpson, dir. Francis Megahy for Thames TV; |
1982 | "For Ever Young" Brother-in-law, dir. Roy Battersby for Central TV; |
1981/82 | "Science Workshop"- Presenter, dir. Michael Coyle for BBC Education Dept.; |
1981/82 | "Sorry I'm a Stranger here Myself",(2 Series), Tom Pratt, dir. Tony Parker for Thames TV; |
1981/82 | "Juliet Bravo", (22 eps), Tom Darblay, prod. Terrence Williams for BBC; |
1981 | "Jackanory" -Presenter, BBC; |
1980 | Cribb " The Detective Wore Silk Drawers"- Robert D'Estin, dir. Alan Grint for Granada TV; |
1980 | "Leap in the Dark,-Poor Jenny"-Dr Bushnell; |
1979 | "Agatha"- Sgt. Jarvis, dir. Michael Apted for First Artists Productions; |
1980 | "Minor Complications", -David, dir. Moira Armstrong for BBC Play for Today; |
1977 | "Stronger than the Sun"-John, dir. Michael Apted for BBC Play for Today; |
1977 | "The Cost of Loving" dir. James Ormerod for YTV; |
1972 | "Home and Away", dir. Roy Battersby for BBC; |
1972 | Play for Today (Ep 43); "Sweet England's Pride"; |
1970 | "The Worker" (Charlie Drake Series)- 2nd feed, for ATV; |
1978/79 | "Playschool"-Presenter, prod. Cynthia Felgate for BBC Children's TV; |
1979 | "A Brother's Tale", dir. Les Chatfield for Granada TV; |
1977 | - |
1978/79 | "Strangers"-DCI Rainbow (11 Eps.) for Granada; |
1978 | The Professionals "Not a Very Civil Servant"- Halloran for Euston Films; |
1978 | The Standard, "Two Birds one Stone"; |
1978 | Armchair Thriller, "A Dog's Ransom",( 3 Eps.) dir. Donald McWhinnie for Thames TV; |
1977 | "The XYY Man"(2 Eps),-Shane Wentworth, for Granada TV; |
1977 | "Headmaster"(5 Eps) dir. Roland Joffé for BBC; |
1977 | This Year Next Year, "Haytime"- Randall for Granada TV; |
1976 | When the Boat comes In, "Roubles for the Promised Land",- Green berg, dir. Michael Hayes for BBC; |
1975 | Crown Court, "Never on Saturdays, Never on Sundays"- Morris Downing for Granada TV; |
1975 | Oil Strike North, "Storm Clouds"- Henderson for BBC; |
1975 | Centre Play, "Post Morton"- Caller; |
1975 | The Sweeney, "Night Out"- Det. Sgt. Jellineck, for Euston Films; |
1973 | Softly, Softly, "Conspiracy"- Carter, for BBC; |
1973 | Crown Court, "Conduct Prejudicial"- Squadron Leader Davis for Granada TV; |
1973 | Crown Court, "There was a Little Girl"- Gilbert Brinsley, for Granada TV; |
1973 | The Adventurer "Mr Calloway Is a Very Cautious Man- Russel; |
1972 | "The Visitors" (6 Eps.),- Herbert Wragg dir. Ronnie Wilson for BBC; |
1972 | The Brothers, "Full Circle"- Reynolds, for BBC; |
1972 | Callan, "If He Can, So Can I",- Harris for Thames TV; |
1972 | "Clouds of Witness",- George Goyles for BBC; |
1971 | Elizabeth R" "Sweet England's Pride"- Bolingbroke, dir. James Cellan Jones for BBC; |
1971 | Softly Softly, "The Bounty Hunter",- Lawrence Morgan for BBC; |
1970 | Roads to Freedom (2 Eps), dir. James Cellan Jones for BBC; |
1969 | The Expert, "Dependence" (2 Eps)- Harry, dir. Ronnie Wilson for BBC; |
1969 | The First Lady, "And They Call That Progress" for BBC; |
1969 | Z Cars, "Welcome to Newtown" (2 Eps)- Pilot, dir. Shaun Sutton for BBC; |
1969 | Callan, "The Most Promising Girl of her Year"- Karl Donner dir. Peter Duguid for Thames TV; |
1968 | The Expert, "And So Say All of Us",- Sgt. Cook for BBC |
1967 | Z Cars, "Sauce for the Goose",- Roy Cooper for BBC; |
1965 | "Othello", Herald, dir. Stuart Burge for BHE Films/National Theatre of Great Britain; |
1963 | Z Cars, "The Listeners",- Mechanic for BBC |
1962 | Last Man Out, (6 Eps.), dir. Shaun Sutton for BBC. |
Year | Production |
2022 | "Manor", Rev.Fiske, dir Fiona Buffini, National Theatre |
2016 | "King Lear", Gloucester, dir, Tom Morris, Bristol Old Vic. 2015 |
2016 | "The Crucible", Giles Corey, dir. Tom Morris, Bristol Old Vic. |
2014 | Henry V, The King of France/Nym/Erpingham, dir. Dominic Dromgoole for Shakespeare's Globe; |
2011 | The Globe Mysteries by Tony Harrison, God, dir. Deborah Bruce for Shakespeare's Globe. |
2010 | Inheritance, Harry, dir. Lisa Goldman for Live Theatre, Newcastle. |
2009 | Pub Quiz is Life, Bunny, dir. Gareth Tudor Price for Hull Truck Theatre Co. |
2008 | The Taming of the Shrew , Baptista Minola, dir. Conal Morrison for Royal Shakespeare Co. |
2008/09 | The Cordelia Dream, Man, dir. Selina Cartmel for RSC at Wilton's Music Hall. |
2007 | Puntilla and his Man Matti", Puntilla, dir. Hamish Glenn for Belgrade Theatre, Coventry. |
2006 | The Worcester Pilgrim, Pilgrim, dir. Peter Leslie Wilde for Worcester Cathedral. |
2005 | The Hypochondriac, Argente, dir. Hamish Glenn for Belgrade Theatre, Coventry. |
2005 | On the Shore of the Wide World, Charlie Holmes, dir. Sarah Francom for National Theatre/Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. |
2004/0 | King Lear, Gloucester, dir. Bill Alexander for RSC Stratford/Albery Theatre, London. 2004/05, Romeo and Juliet, Capulet, dir Peter Gill for RSC Stratford/Albery Theatre, London. |
2004 | Pilate, Caiaphas, dir. Michael Boyd for RSC Studio, Stratford. |
2000/01 | Hamlet , Polonius, dir. Bill Alexander for Birmingham Rep and Tour. |
2000 | Twelfth Night , Feste, dir. Bill Alexander for Birmingham Rep. |
2000 | Quarantine, Aphas, dir. Bill Alexander for Birmingham Rep. |
1999 | The Four Alice Bakers, Prof. Richard Baker, dir Bill Alexander for Birmingham Rep. |
1999 | All That Trouble That We Had", Vaughan, dir. Tony Clarke for Birmingham Rep. |
1998 | Kafka's Dick, Herman, dir. Phillip Franks for Nottingham Playhouse. |
1997 | Lavochkin 5, Seryozha, dir. Irina Brown for Tron Theatre, Glasgow. |
1996 | Season's Greetings,Harvey, dir. Gwenda Hughes for Birmingham Rep. |
1996, | The Changing Room, Thornton, dir. James MacDonald for Royal Court Theatre at Duke of York's, London and Tour. |
1995 | Casement, Basil Thompson, dir. Corin Redgrave for Moving Theatre at Riverside Studios. |
1995 | The Fire Raisers, Chorus, dir. Lenka Udevicki for Moving Theatre at Riverside Studios. |
1995 | Anthony and Cleopatra, Lepidus/Dolabella, dir. Vanessa Redgrave for Moving Theatre at Riverside Studios/World Tour. |
1993 | A Passionate Woman, Donald, dir. David Liddament for West Yorkshire Playhouse. |
1993 | Raising Hell, Alastair Crowley, dir. Les Miller for Inner City Theatre at the Old Red Lion. |
1992 | A View from the Bridge, Eddie Carbone, dir. Michael Napier Brown for Royal Theatre, Northampton. |
1991 | Twelfth Night, Antonio, dir. Peter Hall for Triumph Productions Playhouse Theatre, London/Tour. |
1990 | Is This the Day, Derek Humphries, dir. Michael Napier Brown for Theatre Royal, Northampton. |
1989 | Stoppard's 15 Minute Hamlet, dir. David Hargreaves for "Save the Rose Theatre", Bankside. |
1989 | Chekhov's Women, Ivan/Vershinin, dir. Vanessa Tedgrave/David Hargreaves for Moving Theatre at Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. |
1988 | A Doll's House, Krogstadt, dir. Jan Sargeant for Riverside Studios. |
1988 | The Father, The Captain, dir. Patrick Stanford for Redgrave Theatre, Farnham. |
1987 | Happy Jack, Jack, dir.Janet Henfry for Islington Touring. |
1984 | A View from the Bridge, Alfieri, dir. Roger Smith for Young Vic Theatre. |
1983 | A Passion in Six Days, Glint, dir. Michael Boyd for Crucible Theatre, Sheffield. |
1982 | Devour the Snow, Sutter, dir. Simon Curtis for Bush Theatre. |
1982 | The Best Girl in Ten Streets, Interrogator, dir. Tamara Hinchco for Soho Poly. |
1980 | It's a Mad House, Eddie, dir. Michael Attenborough for Leeds Playhouse |
1979 | Wednesday", Arthur, dir. Dusty Hughes, for Bush Theatre. |
1972 | Landscape of Exile, Aveling, dir. Roland Rees for Foco Novo at the Half Moon. |
1971 | Subject for Interrogation/Agentic Shift, Colonel/Joe, dir. John Chapman for Bush Theatre. |
1970 | The Recruiting Officer, Plume, dir Tony Carrick for Hornchurch Rep. |
1970 | The Roaring Girl, Trapdoor, dir. Keith Darville for Dundee Rep. |
1969 | Saint joan, Cauchon, dir. George Roman for Billingham Forum Theatre. |
1968 | Not Now Darling, Ron, dir. Patrick Cargill for Michael White at the Strand Theatre. |
1965/67 | National Theatre at the Old Vic. Mother Courage, Catholic Sergeant/ Lieutenant, dir. Bill Gaskill. |
1965 | Othello, Herald, dir. John Dexter. Much Ado about Nothing, Borachio, dir Franco Zeffirelli/Robert Stephens. Love for Love, Foresight's Servant, dir. Peter Wood. 'The Storm, Citizen, dir John Dexter. Juno and the Paycock, Neighbour, dir. Laurence Olivier.A Flea in Her Ear, Neighbour, dir. Jaqyes Charon. Rosencranz and Guildenstern are Dead, Horatio, dir. Derek Goldby. |
1965 | Henry VI part 1 Hotspur, dir. Tony Carrick, for North East Shakespeare Festival at Sunderland Empire. |
1965 | The Winters Tale, Leontes, dir Joseph O'Connor for North East Shakespeare Festival at Sunderland Empire. |
1963/65 | Royal Shakespeare Company at Memorial Theatre Stratford/Aldwych Theatre London. "The Lower Middle Class Wedding Party", Bridegroom, dir Sandy Black. Conference Hall Studio Three Sisters, Solyony, dir. Frank Evans. Conference Hall Studio Richard III, Norfolk, dir. Peter Hall/John Barton. Richard II, Bushey, dir. Peter Hall/John Barton. Henry VI, Assorted Soldiers, Citizens, dir. Peter Hall/ John Barton/Peter Wood. |
The Tempest, Prospero, dir Sean Hagarty, Shakespeare@
He married in 1966 in Buckinghamshire, to actress Chloe Ashcroft, whom he met at the National Theatre. They live in Whiteshill and Ruscombe in Gloucestershire and have a son (born 1968) and daughter (born April 1971).
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