David Watson (actor)

David William Watson (March 10, 1940 - October 5, 2014) was a retired British American actor of film, television and theatre.[1]

David Watson
Born
David William Watson

March 10, 1940
Austin Texas
DiedOctober 5, 2014(2014-10-05) (aged 74)
New York City, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1965–2003 (retired)

Watson was born in Austin, Texas. Subsequently Watson's parents moved to London, where they had been brought up, and where Watson was then brought up.

On stage, Watson played many Shakespearean characters including that of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark in Hamlet, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Prospero in The Tempest and Macbeth in Macbeth.

After appearing on stage, Watson first moved onto television, appearing in episodes of TV shows such as Rawhide,[2] Never Too Young, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., The Time Tunnel, Petticoat Junction, Rowan & Martin's Laugh In, The Legend of Robin Hood,[3] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, Daniel Boone, Charlie's Angels, The Bionic Woman, Project U.F.O. and Good Guys Bad Guys.

He also appeared in the films Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Beyond the Next Mountain, Lucky Break (AKA Paperback Romance) and The Wannabes. He died of a heart attack in 2014.[4]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1970Beneath the Planet of the ApesCornelius
1987Beyond the Next MountainLt. Broughton
1994Lucky BreakProfessor Type at Party
2003The WannabesGranville Van Dyke(final film role)

References
  1. David Watson at IMDb
  2. "Rawhide Signs Two Regulars". Los Angeles Times. 17 May 1965. p. C25.
  3. "New Robin Hood From Nottingham". Los Angeles Times. 16 February 1968. p. C18.
  4. Thestage.co.uk
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