Biography
David Calder (David Ian Calder) – English actor, born 1 August 1946 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, active since 1970 with over 110 credits. His most notable film roles include a Crewman in Superman (1978), Sir Robert King in The World Is Not Enough (1999), Roger Wilson in The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008), Louis Stanley in Rush (2013), Hugh Bell in Queen of the Desert (2015), Mr. Fairchild in The Lady in the Van (2015), Terry Perkins in The Hatton Garden Job (2017), and Father Michael in The Last Front (2024). On television he is best known for Det. Insp. George Resnick in Widows (1983–1985), Nathan Spring in Star Cops (1987), Captain Edward Smith in Titanic (2012, ITV), and guest appearances in Spooks, Midsomer Murders, Hustle, Waking the Dead, A Touch of Frost, Call the Midwife (2018), and The Moonstone (2016). On stage he is a veteran of the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company, with roles in Hamlet (as Polonius), King Henry IV (as Falstaff), and A Doll's House, and was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role.
Acted in 113
2020s
- 2024
- 2021
The Trick
Sir David King
- 2020
Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret
Archbishop George Carey · 2 episodes
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
- 2017
- 2015
The Scandalous Lady W
Lord Chief Justice Mansfield
- 2014
- 2013
Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King
Cosmo Gordon Lang
- 2012
Titanic
Captain Smith · 4 episodes
- 2011
- 2010
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Polonius
On Expenses
Stuart Bell
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
The Last Enemy
Lord Cawston · 3 episodes
- 2007
- 2006
The Cult of Star Cops
Movie
- 2005
Wallis & Edward
Winston Churchill
Cold Blood
Professor Robert Kerr · 5 episodes
Friends Reunited
Denny Flemyng
- 2004
Lawless
DCI Pete Chambers · 2 episodes
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
TV
- 2003
Family
Ted Cutler · 6 episodes
- 2002
- 2001
Love or Money
Mario
Anybody's Nightmare
Anthony Glass QC
The Mists of Avalon
Uriens · 2 episodes
- 2000
The King Is Alive
Charles
1990s
- 1999
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
Sir Paul Condon
- 1997
FairyTale: A True Story
Harold Snelling
Drovers' Gold
Vaughan · 5 episodes
- 1995
Henry IV
Falstaff
Dangerous Lady
TV
- 1993
- 1992
A Doll's House
Nils Krogstad
Friday on My Mind
Donahue · 3 episodes
The Count of Solar
Abbé de L'Epée
- 1991
A Question of Attribution
Chubb
Chimera
Dr. Jenner · 4 episodes
Sleepers
Victor Chekhov
Sleepers
Victor Chekhov · 4 episodes
The War That Never Ends
Cleon
American Friends
Pollitt
- 1990
Shoot to Kill
DCS John Thorburn
Shoot to Kill
DCS John Thorburn · 2 episodes
1980s
- 1989
Nice Work
Stuart Baxter · 4 episodes
- 1988
Tumbledown
John Lawrence
Unreported Incident
Douglas
- 1987
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Maitre Verges
- 1986
Good As Gold
Dennis Barker
- 1985
Urban Jungle
Insp. Burton
Wynne and Penkovsky
Greville Wynne
Wynne and Penkovsky
Greville Wynne · 3 episodes
- 1984
Mitch
Ben Hall · 10 episodes
- 1983
- 1982
The Disappearance of Harry
Bracey
- 1981
Get Lost!
DS Tomlin · 4 episodes
Bread or Blood
Benson
- 1980
Fox
Detective Inspector Davin · 2 episodes
The Black Stuff
McKenna
1970s
- 1979
Gossip from the Forest
General Von Heldorff
Casting the Runes
John Marriott
- 1978
- 1977
- 1974
Napoleon and Love
Marmont · 1 episode
- 1972
- 1970
Edward II
Young Spencer
The Tragedy of King Richard II
Lord Ross / Groom
