David Watson (actor)
David Watson | |
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Born | David William Watson March 10, 1940 Austin Texas |
Died | October 5, 2014 New York City, United States | (aged 74)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1965–2003 (retired) |
David William Watson (March 10, 1940 - October 5, 2014) was a British American actor of film, television and theatre.[1]
Watson was born in Austin, Texas. Subsequently Watson's parents moved to London, where they had been brought up, and where Watson was then brought up.
On stage, Watson played many Shakespearean characters including that of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark in Hamlet, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Prospero in The Tempest and Macbeth in Macbeth.
After appearing on stage, Watson first moved onto television, appearing in episodes of TV shows such as Rawhide,[2] Never Too Young, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., The Time Tunnel, Petticoat Junction, Rowan & Martin's Laugh In, The Legend of Robin Hood,[3] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, Daniel Boone, Charlie's Angels, The Bionic Woman, Project U.F.O. and Good Guys Bad Guys.
He also appeared in the films Beneath the Planet of the Apes, , Lucky Break (AKA Paperback Romance) and The Wannabes. He retired in 2003. He died of a heart attack in 2014.[4]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1970 | Beneath the Planet of the Apes | Cornelius | |
1987 | Beyond the Next Mountain | Lt. Broughton | |
1994 | Lucky Break | Professor Type at Party | |
2003 | The Wannabes | Granville Van Dyke | (final film role) |
References[]
- ^ David Watson at IMDb
- ^ "Rawhide Signs Two Regulars". Los Angeles Times. 17 May 1965. p. C25.
- ^ "New Robin Hood From Nottingham". Los Angeles Times. 16 February 1968. p. C18.
- ^ Thestage.co.uk
External links[]
- 1940 births
- 2014 deaths
- Male actors from London
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors