David Webb
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Leeson: Colony In Space[DW] | 1 credit in 1 entry |
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David Alec Webb
Born: Friday 6th March 1931Died: Saturday 30th June 2012 (age: 81)
Born in Luton in 1931, David Webb was an achiever in his early life, becoming best boy at Luton Grammar School and later a sergeant in the Army Education Corps, and then gaining a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. During his career he appeared in hundreds of television programmes, which as well as Leeson in Doctor Who also included a prominent role in the early days of Coronation Street - his prolific work earned him the title "Telly Tart"!
His career also encompassed films, such as The Battle of Britain, and he also served on the Equity Council. As well as being an actor, he was a major campaigner against censorship, being a founder and director of the National Campaign for the Reform of the Obscene Publications Acts.
His CV included: Rescue Special Ops, Rake, Griff the Invisible, Packed to the Rafters, Out of the Blue, Chandon Pictures, Katoomba, The Starter Wife, Road Rage, Clubland, Superman Returns, Small Claims: The Reunion, Untold Stories of the ER, Home and Away, Rosemary & Thyme, The Junction Boys, Always Greener, The Diamond of Jeru, Stingers, All Saints, Airtight, First Daughter, Silent Predators, Berkeley Square, Murder Call, A Dance to the Music of Time, Heart of Fire, Rebecca, Water Rats, The Beast, Twisted, Frisk, Babe, G.P., Blue Heelers, Lethal Ninja, Police Rescue, Candid Camera on Australia, Terminal Exposure, Double Sculls, The Black Tower, Minder, The Road to 1984, Tales of the Unexpected, Bergerac, Rain on the Roof, Crime and Punishment, ITV Playhouse, Blakes 7, Z Cars, Rumpole of the Bailey, Pennies from Heaven, Rogue Male, Not on Your Nellie, Crown Court, The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes, Doctor at Large, Where Dead Men Lie, Play for Today, Battle of Britain, The Avengers, Private Investigator
Obituary: Digital Journal, Libertarian Alliance