Person
David Calder
Acting · Born 1946-08-01 · Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
Biography
David Calder is an English television, stage, and screen actor.
Known for
Midsomer Murders
George Hamilton
Father Brown
Sir Aaron Armstrong
Vera
Frank McAffee
Casualty
Phillip Perry
Call the Midwife
Donald
Spooks
Sergei Lermov
Heartbeat
Saul Arkwright
Minder
Micky 'The Fish' Metcalfe
Crown Court
Donald Dowd
Hustle
Victor Maher
Filmography
- 2024RivalsRev. Fergus Penney
- 2024The Last FrontFather Michael
- 2021The TrickSir David King
- 2021TimeJohn Cobden
- 2020Exposed: The Church's Darkest SecretArchbishop George Carey
- 2019JerkGreat Uncle Thomas
- 2018National Theatre Live: Julius CaesarJulius Caesar
- 2018Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private InvestigatorsHarold Hamworthy
- 2017MotherlandGeoff
- 2017The Hatton Garden JobTerry Perkins
- 2017The Lost City of ZSecretary Bryce
- 2017Emerald CityKing Ev
- 2015The Lady in the VanMr. Fairchild
- 2015Queen of the DesertHugh Bell
- 2015The Scandalous Lady WLord Chief Justice Mansfield
- 2014HoudiniSir Arthur Conan Doyle
- 2014Inside No. 9Percy
- 2013RushLouis Stanley
- 2013PlebsSenator Varus
- 2013Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a KingCosmo Gordon Lang
- 2013UtopiaDobri Gorski
- 2013Father BrownSir Aaron Armstrong
- 2012CuckooCharles
- 2012TitanicCaptain Smith
- 2012Call the MidwifeDonald
- 2011Trollied
- 2011VeraFrank McAffee
- 2011UnitedHarold Hardman
- 2010National Theatre Live: HamletPolonius
- 2010On ExpensesStuart Bell
- 2009Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980Sir John Marsden
- 2008The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon EmperorRoger Wilson
- 2008The Last EnemyLord Cawston
- 2007LewisAndrew Lipton
- 2006The Cult of Star Cops
- 2006Goya's GhostsMonk 1
- 2006Perfume: The Story of a MurdererBishop of Grasse
- 2005Wallis & EdwardWinston Churchill
- 2005Cold BloodProfessor Robert Kerr
- 2005Friends ReunitedDenny Flemyng
- 2004LawlessDCI Pete Chambers
- 2004Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
- 2004The Making of Sleeping DogsSelf
- 2004HustleVictor Maher
- 2004New TricksSid Lestade
- 2003FamilyTed Cutler
- 2003Death in Holy OrdersSir Alred Treeves
- 2003The Commander
- 2002SpooksSergei Lermov
- 2002The Inspector Lynley MysteriesRichard Martin
- 2001Love or MoneyMario
- 2001Anybody's NightmareAnthony Glass QC
- 2001Mr In-BetweenTattooed Man
- 2001The Mists of AvalonUriens
- 2001Waking the DeadCommander Bill Drake
- 2000The King Is AliveCharles
- 2000Jason and the ArgonautsArgos
- 1999The World Is Not EnoughSir Robert King
- 1999The Murder of Stephen LawrenceSir Paul Condon
- 1997FairyTale: A True StoryHarold Snelling
- 1997Drovers' GoldVaughan
- 1997Midsomer MurdersGeorge Hamilton
- 1995Henry IVFalstaff
- 1995Dangerous Lady
- 1995Bramwell
- 1993CrackerFather Michael Harvey
- 1992A Touch of FrostKenneth Shaw
- 1992A Doll's HouseNils Krogstad
- 1992Between the Lines
- 1992Friday on My MindDonahue
- 1992HeartbeatSaul Arkwright
- 1992The Count of SolarAbbé de L'Epée
- 1991A Question of AttributionChubb
- 1991PerformanceNils Krogstad
- 1991ChimeraDr. Jenner
- 1991SleepersVictor Chekhov
- 1991SleepersVictor Chekhov
- 1991The War That Never EndsCleon
- 1991American FriendsPollitt
- 1990Shoot to KillDCS John Thorburn
- 1990Shoot to KillDCS John Thorburn
- 1989Nice WorkStuart Baxter
- 1988TumbledownJohn Lawrence
- 1988Unreported IncidentDouglas
- 1988The Play on OneDouglas
- 1987The New StatesmanLe Cul
- 1987The Trial of Klaus BarbieMaitre Verges
- 1987Star CopsCommander Nathan Spring
- 1986Good As GoldDennis Barker
- 1986CasualtyPhillip Perry
- 1986Defence of the RealmHarry Champion
- 1985Urban JungleInsp. Burton
- 1985Wynne and PenkovskyGreville Wynne
- 1985Wynne and PenkovskyGreville Wynne
- 1984MitchBen Hall
- 1984Mr. Palfrey of WestminsterSgt. Margetson
- 1984Love and MarriageRalph Blenchard
- 1983WidowsD.I. George Resnick
- 1982The Disappearance of HarryBracey
- 1982MoonlightingSupermarket Manager
- 1981BergeracSir Clive Hamer
- 1981Get Lost!DS Tomlin
- 1981Bread or BloodBenson
- 1980FoxDetective Inspector Davin
- 1980FoxDetective Inspector Davin
- 1980The Black StuffMcKenna
- 1979MinderMicky 'The Fish' Metcalfe
- 1979Gossip from the ForestGeneral Von Heldorff
- 1979Casting the RunesJohn Marriott
- 1978Superman3rd Crewman
- 1978Enemy at the DoorHoffman
- 1977The ProfessionalsInsp. Shannon
- 1974Napoleon and LoveMarmont
- 1972Crown CourtDonald Dowd
- 1970Sentimental EducationDeslauriers
- 1970Edward IIYoung Spencer
- 1970The Tragedy of King Richard IILord Ross / Groom
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