David Calder

David Calder

Known for
Acting
Born
August 1, 1946 (age 80)
Birthplace
Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK

Biography

David Calder (David Ian Calder) – English actor, born 1 August 1946 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, active since 1970 with over 110 credits. His most notable film roles include a Crewman in Superman (1978), Sir Robert King in The World Is Not Enough (1999), Roger Wilson in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), Louis Stanley in Rush (2013), Hugh Bell in Queen of the Desert (2015), Mr. Fairchild in The Lady in the Van (2015), Terry Perkins in The Hatton Garden Job (2017), and Father Michael in The Last Front (2024). On television he is best known for Det. Insp. George Resnick in Widows (1983–1985), Nathan Spring in Star Cops (1987), Captain Edward Smith in Titanic (2012, ITV), and guest appearances in Spooks, Midsomer Murders, Hustle, Waking the Dead, A Touch of Frost, Call the Midwife (2018), and The Moonstone (2016). On stage he is a veteran of the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company, with roles in Hamlet (as Polonius), King Henry IV (as Falstaff), and A Doll's House, and was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.

Known For

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Filmography

2024
The Last Front poster

The Last Front

Movie · as Father Michael

2024
Rivals poster

Rivals

TV · as Rev. Fergus Penney · 6 eps

2021
The Trick poster

The Trick

Movie · as Sir David King

2021
Time poster

Time

TV · as John Cobden · 3 eps

2020
Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret poster

Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret

TV · as Archbishop George Carey · 2 eps

2019
Jerk poster

Jerk

TV · as Great Uncle Thomas · 4 eps

2018
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar poster

National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar

Movie · as Julius Caesar

2018
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators poster

Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators

TV · as Harold Hamworthy · 1 ep

2017
The Hatton Garden Job poster

The Hatton Garden Job

Movie · as Terry Perkins

2017
The Lost City of Z poster

The Lost City of Z

Movie · as Secretary Bryce

2017
Emerald City poster

Emerald City

TV · as King Ev · 2 eps

2017
Motherland poster

Motherland

TV · as Geoff · 1 ep

2015
Queen of the Desert poster

Queen of the Desert

Movie · as Hugh Bell

2015
The Scandalous Lady W poster

The Scandalous Lady W

Movie · as Lord Chief Justice Mansfield

2015
The Lady in the Van poster

The Lady in the Van

Movie · as Mr Fairchild

2014
Houdini poster

Houdini

TV · as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · 2 eps

2014
Inside No. 9 poster

Inside No. 9

TV · as Percy · 1 ep

2013
Rush poster

Rush

Movie · as Louis Stanley

2013
Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King poster

Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King

Movie · as Cosmo Gordon Lang

2013
Father Brown poster

Father Brown

TV · as Sir Aaron Armstrong · 1 ep

2013
Utopia poster

Utopia

TV · as Dobri Gorski · 1 ep

2013
Plebs poster

Plebs

TV · as Senator Varus · 1 ep

2012
Cuckoo poster

Cuckoo

TV · as Charles · 2 eps

2012
Titanic poster

Titanic

TV · as Captain Smith · 4 eps

2012
Call the Midwife poster

Call the Midwife

TV · as Donald · 1 ep

2011
United poster

United

Movie · as Harold Hardman

2011
Vera poster

Vera

TV · as Frank McAffee · 1 ep

2011
Trollied poster

Trollied

TV · 1 ep

2010
On Expenses poster

On Expenses

Movie · as Stuart Bell

2010
National Theatre Live: Hamlet poster

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

Movie · as Polonius

2009
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 poster

Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980

Movie · as Sir John Marsden

2008
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor poster

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Movie · as Roger Wilson

2008
The Last Enemy poster

The Last Enemy

TV · as Lord Cawston · 3 eps

2007
Lewis poster

Lewis

TV · as Andrew Lipton · 1 ep

2006
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer poster

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Movie · as Bishop of Grasse

2006
Goya's Ghosts poster

Goya's Ghosts

Movie · as Monk 1

2006
The Cult of Star Cops poster

The Cult of Star Cops

Movie

2005
Wallis & Edward poster

Wallis & Edward

Movie · as Winston Churchill

2005
Friends Reunited poster

Friends Reunited

Movie · as Denny Flemyng

2005
Cold Blood poster

Cold Blood

TV · as Professor Robert Kerr · 5 eps

2004
The Making of Sleeping Dogs

The Making of Sleeping Dogs

Movie · as Self

2004
Hustle poster

Hustle

TV · as Victor Maher · 1 ep

2004
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder poster

Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder

TV · 6 eps

2004
Lawless poster

Lawless

TV · as DCI Pete Chambers · 2 eps

2004
New Tricks poster

New Tricks

TV · as Sid Lestade · 1 ep

2003
The Commander poster

The Commander

TV · 17 eps

2003
Family poster

Family

TV · as Ted Cutler · 6 eps

2003
Death in Holy Orders poster

Death in Holy Orders

TV · as Sir Alred Treeves · 1 ep

2002
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries poster

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries

TV · as Richard Martin · 1 ep

2002
Spooks poster

Spooks

TV · as Sergei Lermov · 1 ep

2001
Love or Money poster

Love or Money

Movie · as Mario

2001
Mr In-Between poster

Mr In-Between

Movie · as Tattooed Man

2001
Anybody's Nightmare poster

Anybody's Nightmare

Movie · as Anthony Glass QC

2001
Waking the Dead poster

Waking the Dead

TV · as Commander Bill Drake · 2 eps

2001
The Mists of Avalon poster

The Mists of Avalon

TV · as Uriens · 2 eps

2000
The King Is Alive poster

The King Is Alive

Movie · as Charles

2000
Jason and the Argonauts poster

Jason and the Argonauts

TV · as Argos · 2 eps

1999
The World Is Not Enough poster

The World Is Not Enough

Movie · as Sir Robert King

1999
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence poster

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

Movie · as Sir Paul Condon

1997
FairyTale: A True Story poster

FairyTale: A True Story

Movie · as Harold Snelling

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as George Hamilton · 1 ep

1997
Drovers' Gold poster

Drovers' Gold

TV · as Vaughan · 5 eps

1995
Henry IV poster

Henry IV

Movie · as Falstaff

1995
Bramwell poster

Bramwell

TV · 27 eps

1995
Dangerous Lady poster

Dangerous Lady

TV · 4 eps

1993
Cracker poster

Cracker

TV · as Father Michael Harvey · 1 ep

1992
The Count of Solar poster

The Count of Solar

Movie · as Abbé de L'Epée

1992
A Doll's House poster

A Doll's House

Movie · as Nils Krogstad

1992
Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

TV · as Saul Arkwright, DI Ludlow · 1 ep

1992
Between the Lines poster

Between the Lines

TV · 2 eps

1992
A Touch of Frost poster

A Touch of Frost

TV · as Kenneth Shaw · 1 ep

1992
Friday on My Mind poster

Friday on My Mind

TV · as Donahue · 3 eps

1991
A Question of Attribution poster

A Question of Attribution

Movie · as Chubb

1991
American Friends poster

American Friends

Movie · as Pollitt

1991
Sleepers poster

Sleepers

Movie · as Victor Chekhov

1991
The War That Never Ends poster

The War That Never Ends

Movie · as Cleon

1991
Chimera poster

Chimera

TV · as Dr. Jenner · 4 eps

1991
Performance poster

Performance

TV · as Nils Krogstad · 1 ep

1991
Sleepers poster

Sleepers

TV · as Victor Chekhov · 4 eps

1990
Shoot to Kill poster

Shoot to Kill

Movie · as DCS John Thorburn

1990
Shoot to Kill poster

Shoot to Kill

TV · as DCS John Thorburn · 2 eps

1989
Nice Work poster

Nice Work

TV · as Stuart Baxter · 4 eps

1988
Tumbledown poster

Tumbledown

Movie · as John Lawrence

1988
Unreported Incident poster

Unreported Incident

Movie · as Douglas

1988
The Play on One poster

The Play on One

TV · as Douglas · 1 ep

1987
The Trial of Klaus Barbie poster

The Trial of Klaus Barbie

Movie · as Maitre Verges

1987
Star Cops poster

Star Cops

TV · as Commander Nathan Spring, Box (voice) · 9 eps

1987
The New Statesman poster

The New Statesman

TV · as Le Cul · 1 ep

1986
Defence of the Realm poster

Defence of the Realm

Movie · as Harry Champion

1986
Good As Gold poster

Good As Gold

Movie · as Dennis Barker

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Phillip Perry, Roy Parks · 1 ep

1985
Wynne and Penkovsky poster

Wynne and Penkovsky

Movie · as Greville Wynne

1985
Urban Jungle poster

Urban Jungle

Movie · as Insp. Burton

1985
Wynne and Penkovsky poster

Wynne and Penkovsky

TV · as Greville Wynne · 3 eps

1984
Mitch poster

Mitch

TV · as Ben Hall · 10 eps

1984
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster poster

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

TV · as Sgt. Margetson · 1 ep

1984
Love and Marriage

Love and Marriage

TV · as Ralph Blenchard · 1 ep

1983
Widows poster

Widows

TV · as D.I. George Resnick, DI George Resnick

1983
No Excuses

No Excuses

TV · as Stanmore · 1 ep

1982
Moonlighting poster

Moonlighting

Movie · as Supermarket Manager

1982
The Disappearance of Harry poster

The Disappearance of Harry

Movie · as Bracey

1981
Bread or Blood poster

Bread or Blood

Movie · as Benson

1981
Bergerac poster

Bergerac

TV · as Sir Clive Hamer · 1 ep

1981
Get Lost! poster

Get Lost!

TV · as DS Tomlin · 4 eps

1980
The Black Stuff poster

The Black Stuff

Movie · as McKenna

1980
Fox

Fox

Movie · as Detective Inspector Davin

1980
Fox poster

Fox

TV · as Detective Inspector Davin · 2 eps

1979
Gossip from the Forest poster

Gossip from the Forest

Movie · as General Von Heldorff

1979
Casting the Runes poster

Casting the Runes

Movie · as John Marriott

1979
Minder poster

Minder

TV · as Micky 'The Fish' Metcalfe · 1 ep

1978
Superman poster

Superman

Movie · as 3rd Crewman

1978
Enemy at the Door poster

Enemy at the Door

TV · as Hoffman · 1 ep

1977
The Professionals poster

The Professionals

TV · as Insp. Shannon · 1 ep

1974
Napoleon and Love poster

Napoleon and Love

TV · as Marmont · 1 ep

1972
Crown Court poster

Crown Court

TV · as Donald Dowd, Man In Corridor, Gordon Sibley · 3 eps

1970
Edward II poster

Edward II

Movie · as Young Spencer

1970
The Tragedy of King Richard II poster

The Tragedy of King Richard II

Movie · as Lord Ross / Groom

1970
Sentimental Education

Sentimental Education

TV · as Deslauriers · 4 eps