David Hargreaves (actor)
David Hargreaves is an English actor, active on stage and screen, as well as radio drama, he is best known for his television drama roles in the 1970s and 1980s set in the north of England, and as a presenter on BBC children's television of the same period.
Early life
Hargreaves was born in New Mills, Derbyshire, and attended Glossop Grammar School. He trained as a science teacher, at City of Leeds Training College, and at the Central School of Speech and Drama.Career
Hargreaves worked as a supply teacher at Rising Hill Comprehensive School in Islington, before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company to play in the first The Wars of the Roses Cycle of plays in 1963/65. He played Hotspur in Henry IV part 1 and Leontes in A Winters Tale for the North East Shakespeare Festival run by Joseph O'Connor in 1965, before joining Olivier's National Theatre, appearing in Much Ado about Nothing, Mother Courage, The Crucible, Royal Hunt of the Sun, Love for Love, Othello, The Storm, A Flea in Her Ear and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. After an extensive career in repertory theatre, television and radio, he returned to the RSC in 2004 to play Capulet in Romeo and Juliet in Peter Gill's production, and as Gloucester in Bill Alexander's production of King Lear to Corin Redgrave's Lear.Returned to the RSC in 2008/09 to play Baptista Minola in The Taming of the Shrew, directed, by Conal Morrison, and as Man in The Cordelia Dream, written by Marina Carr, directed by Selina Cartmell, for the RSC at Wilton's Music Hall. In 2005 he returned to the National Theatre in a co-production with the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, to play Charlie in On the Shore of the Wide World. In 2011 he played God in Tony Harrison's, The Mysteries, directed by Deborah Bruce, and in 2012 played the King of France/Nym/Erpingham, in Dominic Dromgoole's production of Henry V, both at Shakespeare's Globe. 2015 he played Giles Corey in The Crucible, and in 2016, Gloucester in King Lear, both directed by Tom Morris at the Bristol Old Vic. In 2022 he appeared in Moira Buffini's play Manor, at the National Theatre, Lyttleton, directed by Fiona Buffini.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1962 | The Last Man Out | 6 episodes | |
| 1963-1969 | Z-Cars | Mechanic, Roy Cooper, Pilot | 4 episodes |
| 1965 | Othello | Directed by Stuart Burge for BHE Films/National Theatre of Great Britain | |
| 1968-1969 | The Expert | Sgt. Cook, Harry | 3 episodes |
| 1969-1972 | Callan | Karl Donner, Harris | 2 episodes |
| 1969 | The First Lady | Episode: "And They Call That Progress" | |
| 1970 | Roads to Freedom | 2 episodes | |
| 1970 | The Worker | Mason | |
| 1971-1973 | Softly, Softly | Lawrence Morgan, Carter | Episodes: "The Bounty Hunter", "Conspiracy" |
| 1971 | Elizabeth R | Bolingbroke | Episode: "Sweet England's Pride" |
| 1972-1980 | Play for Today | Various | 3 episodes |
| 1972 | Clouds of Witness | George Goyles | |
| 1972 | The Brothers | Reynolds | Episode: "Full Circle" |
| 1972 | The Visitors | Herbert Wragg | Series regular |
| 1972 | Home and Away | ||
| 1973-1975 | Crown Court | Various | 3 episodes |
| 1973 | The Adventurer | Russel | Episode: "Mr Calloway Is a Very Cautious Man" |
| 1975 | The Sweeney | Det. Sgt. Jellineck | Episode: "Night Out" |
| 1975 | Centre Play | Caller | Episode: "Post Morton" |
| 1975 | Oil Strike North | Henderson | Episode: "Storm Clouds |
| 1976 | When the Boat Comes In | Greenberg | Episode: "Roubles for the Promised Land" |
| 1977 | This Year Next Year | Randall | Episode: "Haytime" |
| 1977 | Headmaster | 5 episodes | |
| 1977 | The XYY Man | Shane Wentworth | 2 episodes |
| 1977 | The Cost of Loving | ||
| 1977 | Coronation Street | Mr Birchell | |
| 1978-1979 | Play School | Himself | Presenter |
| 1978-1979 | Strangers | DCI Rainbow | 11 episodes |
| 1978 | Armchair Thriller | Ken Holbrook | Parts 3, 5 and 6 of "A Dog's Ransom" |
| 1978 | The Standard | Episode: "Two Birds one Stone" | |
| 1978 | The Professionals | Halloran | Episode: "Not a Very Civil Servant" |
| 1979 | A Brother's Tale | ||
| 1980 | Leap in the Dark | Dr Bushnell | Episode: "Poor Jenny" |
| 1980 | Cribb | Robert D'Estin | Episode: "The Detective Wore Silk Drawers" |
| 1980 | Mistress Masham's Repose | ||
| 1980 | Together | ||
| 1981-1982 | Juliet Bravo | Tom Darblay | 22 episodes |
| 1981-1982 | Sorry I'm a Stranger Here Myself | Tom Pratt | Series regular |
| 1981-1982 | Science Workshop | Himself | Presenter |
| 1981 | Jackanory | Himself | Presenter |
| 1982 | For Ever Young | Brother-in-law | |
| 1982 | Minder | Archie Simpson | "Back in Good Old England" |
| 1983 | Shades of Darkness | Fanshaw | Episode: "The Intercessor"- Fanshaw |
| 1984 | The Sea Green Man | ||
| 1985-1986 | Albion Market | Derek Owen | 80 episodes |
| 1985 | Home to Roost | ||
| 1985 | Shine on Harvey Moon | Sgt. Singer | Episode: "Anything Goes" |
| 1985 | Pie in the Sky | Himself | Presenter |
| 1986 | 1914 All Out | Tom Houghton | TV movie |
| 1987 | Truckers | Episode: "Shoot if you'll pardon my French" | |
| 1988-1989 | Making Out | Colin | Recurring |
| 1988 | Erasmus Microman | Michael Faraday | |
| 1988 | ScreenPlay | Governor | Episode: "No Further Cause for Concern" |
| 1989 | All Creatures Great and Small | Episodes: "Mending Fences" | |
| 1989 | TECX | Editor | |
| 1990 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Sergeant | |
| 4 Play | Desk Sergeant | Episode: "Madly in Love" | - |
| A Strike Out of Time | Arthur Scargill | TV movie | - |
| Debut on Two | Blue Man, Wayne | Episodes: "The Conversion of St Paul", "Kingdom Come" | - |
| 1991 | Thatcher: The Final Days | Charles Powell | TV movie |
| 1991 | Woof! | Doctor | |
| 1991 | Josie | Gradgrind | |
| 1992-2005 | Heartbeat | Various | 3 episodes |
| 1992 | The Mendip Mysteries | Lou Clarke | |
| 1992 | The Tempest | Alonso | For BBC Disability Unit |
| 1993-1998 | Peak Practice | Rev. Neil Winters, Charlie Fields | 2 episodes |
| 1993-2006 | The Bill | Various | 5 episodes |
| 1993 | The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries | Super.Int. Harper | Episode: "Death at the Bar" |
| 1993 | Fighting for Gemma | Dr Phillip Dale | TV movie |
| 1993 | Harry | MadAxeman | |
| 1994-2006 | Casualty | Various | 3 episodes |
| 1994 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Mr Feast | Episode: "Vanity Dies Hard" |
| 1994 | Earthfast | Dr Wix | |
| 1995 | Some Kind of Life | John Taylor | |
| 1995 | Expert Witness | Det. Sup. David Doxey | Episode: "A Family Man" |
| 1996 | Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Picture Editor | Episode: "Eye Witness" |
| 1996 | Beck | O'Rielly | |
| 1996 | Pie in the Sky | Charlie Reeves | Episodes: "Return Match" |
| 1997 | Blooming Marvellous | Dad | 6 episodes |
| Bugs | Anthony Fairchild | Episodes: "Identity Crisis", "Happy Ever After" | - |
| 1998 | West Foot Forward | Producer and deviser; eight-part documentary | |
| 1999 | The Passion | Dave | Series regular |
| 2001-2003 | Merseybeat | Bill Gentle | Series regular |
| 2014 | Borgia | Fra Cello | |
| 2015 | Last Chance | Roger | Gained special selection for LA Shorts Fest |
| 2017 | Trust Me | Geoff | |
| 2018-2019 | This Country | Arthur Andrews | Series regular |
| 2018 | Doctors | Edwin Wolfe | |
| 2018 | Moving On | Andrew | |
| 2018 | Fleabag | Chatty Joe | Series 2 |
| 2018 | Traitors | Martin Garrick | Recurring |
| 2019 | Warren | Grandad | Series regular |
| 2019 | For Love or Money | Priest | |
| 2019 | Wild Bill | Albert Gilchrist | |
| 2019 | Flack | Warren Armitage | Series 2 |
| 2021 | A Very British Scandal | Niall | |
| 2022 | The Flatshare | Mr Prior | Series regular |
| 2022 | Documentary Now | Horace McTierney | Season 4 |
| 2022 | Dalgliesh | Mr Lorrimer | Series 2 |
| 2024 | Whitstable Pearl | Jacob Carnage | |
| 2024 | Silent Witness | Benjamin Dawson | |
| 2025 | Young Sherlock | Coroner | |
| 2025 | The Famous Five | Grandfather | |
| 2025 | Make That Movie | Winnie |