David Calder
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 1, 1946
- Birthplace
- Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
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.
Filmography
The Last Front 2024
as Father Michael
The Trick 2021
as Sir David King
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar 2018
as Julius Caesar
The Hatton Garden Job 2017
as Terry Perkins
The Lost City of Z 2017
as Secretary Bryce
The Lady in the Van 2015
as Mr Fairchild
Queen of the Desert 2015
as Hugh Bell
The Scandalous Lady W 2015
as Lord Chief Justice Mansfield
Rush 2013
as Louis Stanley
Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King 2013
as Cosmo Gordon Lang
United 2011
as Harold Hardman
National Theatre Live: Hamlet 2010
as Polonius
On Expenses 2010
as Stuart Bell
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 2009
as Sir John Marsden
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 2008
as Roger Wilson
The Cult of Star Cops 2006
Actor
Goya's Ghosts 2006
as Monk 1
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 2006
as Bishop of Grasse
Wallis & Edward 2005
as Winston Churchill
Friends Reunited 2005
as Denny Flemyng
- The Making of Sleeping Dogs
The Making of Sleeping Dogs 2004
as Self
Love or Money 2001
as Mario
Anybody's Nightmare 2001
as Anthony Glass QC
Mr In-Between 2001
as Tattooed Man
The King Is Alive 2000
as Charles
The World Is Not Enough 1999
as Sir Robert King
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence 1999
as Sir Paul Condon
FairyTale: A True Story 1997
as Harold Snelling
Henry IV 1995
as Falstaff
A Doll's House 1992
as Nils Krogstad
The Count of Solar 1992
as Abbé de L'Epée
A Question of Attribution 1991
as Chubb
Sleepers 1991
as Victor Chekhov
The War That Never Ends 1991
as Cleon
American Friends 1991
as Pollitt
Shoot to Kill 1990
as DCS John Thorburn
Tumbledown 1988
as John Lawrence
Unreported Incident 1988
as Douglas
The Trial of Klaus Barbie 1987
as Maitre Verges
Good As Gold 1986
as Dennis Barker
Defence of the Realm 1986
as Harry Champion
Urban Jungle 1985
as Insp. Burton
Wynne and Penkovsky 1985
as Greville Wynne
The Disappearance of Harry 1982
as Bracey
Moonlighting 1982
as Supermarket Manager
Bread or Blood 1981
as Benson
- Fox
Fox 1980
as Detective Inspector Davin
The Black Stuff 1980
as McKenna
Gossip from the Forest 1979
as General Von Heldorff
Casting the Runes 1979
as John Marriott
Superman 1978
as 3rd Crewman
Edward II 1970
as Young Spencer
The Tragedy of King Richard II 1970
as Lord Ross / Groom
Credits from TMDB.