Acting

David William

Born — Died

1926-06-24 — 2010-07-28

Place of birth

London

Known for

Acting

Credits

8 titles

David William (24 June 1926 — 28 July 2010) was an English actor, known for The Spread of the Eagle (1963), Androcles and the Lion (1960) and The Desperate People (1963).

Known for

The Troubleshooters poster
7.3

The Troubleshooters is a British television series made by the BBC between 1965 and 1972, created by John Elliot. During its run, the series made the transition from black and white to colour transmissions. The series was based around an international oil company – the "Mogul" of the title. The first series was mostly concerned with the internal politics within the Mogul organisation, with episodes revolving around industrial espionage, internal fraud and negligence almost leading to an accident on a North Sea oil rig.

The Troubleshooters

1965

No artwork available
8.0

An anthology of single plays offering up adaptations of either of prominent stage plays or novels.

Festival

1963

An Age of Kings poster
5.2

A linking together of Shakespeare's history plays — Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V, 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, and Richard III — chronicling the rise and fall of monarchs over the 86 years between Richard II and Richard III.

An Age of Kings

1960

The Spread of the Eagle poster
NR

A nine-part serial adaptation featuring dramatisations of three of William Shakespeare's iconic plays: Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, and Antony & Cleopatra.

The Spread of the Eagle

1963

No artwork available
NR

A Christian slave pulls a thorn from a lion's paw and is spared from death in the Colosseum as a result of his kind act.

Androcles and the Lion

1960

The Desperate People poster
7.5

Famous photographer Larry Martin receives a visit from his brother Philip, on leave from military service in West Germany. Philip is trying to find the wife of a deceased friend and his search takes him to Dublin. Sometime later, Larry learns that Philip never went to Dublin, but instead has disappeared.

The Desperate People

1963

Film credits

Series credits

The Troubleshooters poster
7.3

The Troubleshooters is a British television series made by the BBC between 1965 and 1972, created by John Elliot. During its run, the series made the transition from black and white to colour transmissions. The series was based around an international oil company – the "Mogul" of the title. The first series was mostly concerned with the internal politics within the Mogul organisation, with episodes revolving around industrial espionage, internal fraud and negligence almost leading to an accident on a North Sea oil rig.

The Troubleshooters

1965

No artwork available
8.0

An anthology of single plays offering up adaptations of either of prominent stage plays or novels.

Festival

1963

An Age of Kings poster
5.2

A linking together of Shakespeare's history plays — Richard II, 1 Henry IV, 2 Henry IV, Henry V, 1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI, and Richard III — chronicling the rise and fall of monarchs over the 86 years between Richard II and Richard III.

An Age of Kings

1960

The Spread of the Eagle poster
NR

A nine-part serial adaptation featuring dramatisations of three of William Shakespeare's iconic plays: Coriolanus, Julius Caesar, and Antony & Cleopatra.

The Spread of the Eagle

1963

No artwork available
NR

A Christian slave pulls a thorn from a lion's paw and is spared from death in the Colosseum as a result of his kind act.

Androcles and the Lion

1960

The Desperate People poster
7.5

Famous photographer Larry Martin receives a visit from his brother Philip, on leave from military service in West Germany. Philip is trying to find the wife of a deceased friend and his search takes him to Dublin. Sometime later, Larry learns that Philip never went to Dublin, but instead has disappeared.

The Desperate People

1963

No artwork available
6.5

An incompetently managed zoo becomes a metaphor for the state of Britain as a nuclear crisis looms over Europe.

The Old Men at the Zoo

1983