David Waller
English actor (1920-1997)
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. He also appeared as Stanley Baldwin in ITV's Edward & Mrs Simpson (1978), and in "The Woman He Loved" (1988).
Waller worked extensively in the theatre and was a mainstay at the Royal Shakespeare Company from its founding until the early 1980s. He played Bottom in the original cast of Peter Brook's celebrated 1970 Royal Shakespeare Company production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. 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).
Waller was married. He died in 1997.
01Partial 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
02Notable 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
Sources and credits
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