David Troughton
Biography
David Troughton is an English actor whose career has centered on Shakespearean stage roles and a long run of British television parts. Born in Hampstead, London, he has played King Richard in Richard III, the title part in Titus Andronicus, Gloucester in King Lear and Falstaff in The Merry Wives of Windsor (2018) with the Royal Shakespeare Company. On television he was Bob Buzzard in A Very Peculiar Practice and later a notable villain in New Tricks. His credits range from David Copperfield, The Norman Conquests and Wings to Doctor Who, where he appeared first as an extra and later as King Peladon. In the two opening Sharpe episodes he played Sir Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington. He took over as Tony Archer in the BBC radio serial The Archers, and he also appeared in The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013) and Nina Forever (2015).
76years old
Turns 77 on June 9in 237 days
- Born Hampstead
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 33 years1985 to 2018
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David Troughton movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Tom Clegg directed two of these films. Ten actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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All films by Tom Clegg
Also two films together4 more actors
- Lyndon DaviesSharpe's Eagle (1993) and Sharpe's Rifles (1993)
- Michael MearsSharpe's Eagle (1993) and Sharpe's Rifles (1993)
- Martin JacobsSharpe's Eagle (1993) and Sharpe's Rifles (1993)
- Paul TrussellSharpe's Eagle (1993) and Sharpe's Rifles (1993)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
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