Person
David Ross
Acting · Born 1945-01-01 · Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
Blackburn born actor best known for playing the first Kryten and Talkie Toaster in Red Dwarf. He has appeared in several Alan Bleasdale productions including Boys from the Blackstuff, Scully and GBH and in the John Sullivan sitcoms Roger, Roger and The Green, Green Grass. He also played the anxious father Bevis in Jack Rosenthal's Eskimo Day and its sequel, Cold Enough For Snow
Known for
Midsomer Murders
Rodney Widger
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Casten Zivkovic
Casualty
Mr. Carnell
Sherlock Holmes
Inspector Martin
Heartbeat
Harry Pilbeam
Bergerac
Harry Johnson
Red Dwarf
Talkie Toaster (voice)
Wycliffe
Wainwright
Murder in Mind
DCI Edwards
Watching
Registrar
Filmography
- 2020Red Dwarf: The First Three Million YearsSelf
- 2017Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XIISelf
- 201132 Brinkburn StreetFrank
- 2005The Green Green Grass
- 2003Red Dwarf A–ZTalkie Toaster (voice, archive footage)
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentCasten Zivkovic
- 2001Murder in MindDCI Edwards
- 1999Oliver TwistMr. Bumble
- 1998Vanity FairMr Sedley
- 1998BasilMr. Sherwin
- 1998Roger RogerBaz
- 1997Cold Enough for SnowBevis Whittle
- 1997MelissaSelwyn-Swanton
- 1997Midsomer MurdersRodney Widger
- 1996Roger RogerBasil
- 1996Eskimo DayBevis
- 1994Requiem ApacheHenry
- 1994WycliffeWainwright
- 1994Fair GameCarl's Father
- 1993If You See God, Tell HimMr Gudgeon
- 1993Splitting HeirsSergeant Richardson
- 1992HeartbeatHarry Pilbeam
- 1991G.B.H.Mr Weller
- 1991In Suspicious CircumstancesStephen Jewell
- 1991The Brittas EmpirePirate
- 1988The Zero OptionNugent
- 1988Red DwarfTalkie Toaster (voice)
- 1987WatchingRegistrar
- 1986CasualtyMr. Carnell
- 1984ScullySteve
- 1984Sherlock HolmesInspector Martin
- 1984The Adventures of Sherlock HolmesInspector Martin
- 1982Boys from the BlackstuffDonald Moss
- 1981BergeracHarry Johnson
- 1981Days at the BeachStationmaster
- 1978Leave it to CharlieHarry Hutchins
- 1976Yanks Go Home
- 1976The XYY ManWindow Cleaner
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