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Heidi (2005) -- Heidi
The Mother (2003) -- A grandmother has a passionate affair with a man half her age, who is also sleeping with her daughter.
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) -- Open-ended Trailer from Lucasfilm
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) -- MyMovieScripts.com - Trailer (Flash)

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Date of Birth:

12 August 1939 more

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Trivia:

He played the Archbishop of Canterbury in both Bertie and Elizabeth (2002) (TV) and Johnny English (2003)... more

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News: Hamlet DVD Scheduled
 (From Kasterborous. 6 March 2009, 12:53 PM, PST)

Tennant's 'Hamlet' to be filmed
 (From digitalspy. 2 March 2009, 11:12 PM, PST)

Alternate Names:

Oliver Ford Davis | Oliver Ford-Davies


Filmography

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Actor:
  1. Hamlet (2009) (TV) (post-production) .... Polonius

  2. Margaret Thatcher: The Long Walk to Finchley (2008) (TV) .... Sir Donald Kaberry
  3. The Relief of Belsen (2007) (TV) .... Martin Lipscomb
  4. "Waking the Dead" .... Hugo Keegan (2 episodes, 2007)
        - The Fall: Part 2 (2007) TV episode .... Hugo Keegan
        - The Fall: Part 1 (2007) TV episode .... Hugo Keegan
  5. Heidi (2005/I) .... Dr. Classen
  6. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) .... Sio Bibble
    ... aka Revenge of the Sith (USA: short title)
    ... aka Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith (USA: DVD box title)
    ... aka Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (USA: promotional title)
  7. "Midsomer Murders" .... Otto Benham (1 episode, 2005)
        - Hidden Depths (2005) TV episode (as Oliver Ford Davis) .... Otto Benham
  8. Cherished (2005) (TV) .... Lord Justice Judge
  9. "Rosemary & Thyme" .... Sir Basil Slavinski (1 episode, 2004)
        - The Italian Rapscallion (2004) TV episode .... Sir Basil Slavinski
  10. Gladiatress (2004) (uncredited)
  11. Wren: The Man Who Built Britain (2004) (TV) .... Sir Roger Pratt
  12. Sparkling Cyanide (2003) (TV) .... Col. Geoffrey Reece
  13. "Spooks" .... Sir Richard 'Dickie' Bowman (1 episode, 2003)
    ... aka MI-5 (USA)
        - Blood and Money (2003) TV episode (uncredited) .... Sir Richard 'Dickie' Bowman
  14. The Mother (2003/I) .... Bruce
  15. Johnny English (2003) .... Archbishop of Canterbury
    ... aka Johnny English (France)
  16. My Uncle Silas II (2003) (TV) .... Cosmo
  17. "My Uncle Silas" .... Cosmo (1 episode, 2003)
        - A Funny Thing (2003) TV episode .... Cosmo
  18. "Foyle's War" .... Lawrence Gascoigne (1 episode, 2002)
        - A Lesson in Murder (2002) TV episode .... Lawrence Gascoigne
  19. Sirens (2002) (TV) .... Henry Marshall
  20. Murder (2002) (TV) .... Father Daniel
  21. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) .... Govenor Sio Bibble
    ... aka Attack of the Clones (USA: short title)
    ... aka Attack of the Clones: The IMAX Experience (USA: IMAX version (promotional title))
    ... aka Star Wars II (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones (USA: video box title)
    ... aka Star Wars: Episode II (Australia: TV title)
  22. Bertie and Elizabeth (2002) (TV) .... Archbishop Lang
  23. Sunday (2002) (TV) .... Lord Halisham
  24. "The Way We Live Now" .... Mr. Longestaffe (4 episodes, 2001)
        - Episode #1.4 (2001) TV episode .... Mr. Longestaffe
        - Episode #1.3 (2001) TV episode .... Mr. Longestaffe
        - Episode #1.2 (2001) TV episode .... Mr. Longestaffe
        - Episode #1.1 (2001) TV episode .... Mr. Longestaffe
  25. Revelation (2001) .... Prof. Casaubon
  26. Just Visiting (2001) .... Pit Rivers
    ... aka Les visiteurs en Amérique (France)
  27. Blow Dry (2001) (as Oliver Ford Davis) .... Doctor Hamilton
    ... aka Über kurz oder lang (Germany)
  28. "Agatha Christie: Poirot" .... Dr. Sheppard (1 episode, 2000)
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Poirot (UK: complete title)
    ... aka Poirot (Australia)
        - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (2000) TV episode .... Dr. Sheppard

  29. David Copperfield (1999) (TV) .... Mr. Wickfield
  30. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) .... Gov. Sio Bibble
    ... aka Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace (USA: video box title)
    ... aka The Phantom Menace (USA: short title)
  31. An Ideal Husband (1999) .... Sir Hugo Danforth
  32. "Kavanagh QC" .... Peter Foxcott QC (23 episodes, 1995-1999)
        - End Game (1999) TV episode .... Peter Foxcott QC
        - Time of Need (1999) TV episode .... Peter Foxcott QC
        - Dead Reckoning (1998) TV episode .... Peter Foxcott QC
        - Innocency of Life (1998) TV episode .... Peter Foxcott QC
        - Bearing Witness (1998) TV episode .... Peter Foxcott QC
          (18 more)
  33. "Heartbeat" .... Henry Tomkinson (1 episode, 1999)
    ... aka Classic Heartbeat (UK: rerun title)
        - Testament (1999) TV episode .... Henry Tomkinson
  34. Titanic Town (1998) .... Whittington
  35. McLibel (1998) .... Dr. Arnott
  36. The Uninvited (1997) (TV)
  37. "A Dance to the Music of Time" .... Le Bas (2 episodes, 1997)
        - Post War (1997) TV episode .... Le Bas
        - Part One (1997) TV episode .... Le Bas
  38. Mrs Dalloway (1997) .... Hugh Whitbread
    ... aka Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway
  39. Mrs Brown (1997) .... Dean of Windsor
    ... aka Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown (USA)
    ... aka Mrs Brown (USA)
  40. "Pie in the Sky" .... James Truman (1 episode, 1997)
        - Squashed Tomatoes (1997) TV episode .... James Truman
  41. "Wycliffe" .... Dr. Donald Treloar (1 episode, 1996)
        - Slave of Duty (1996) TV episode .... Dr. Donald Treloar
  42. A Royal Scandal (1996) (TV) .... Lord Liverpool
  43. Truth or Dare (1996) (TV) .... Derek McKendrick
  44. "Coogan's Run" .... Dr. Phillips (1 episode, 1995)
        - Natural Born Quizzers (1995) TV episode .... Dr. Phillips
  45. Sense and Sensibility (1995) .... Doctor Harris
  46. A Landing on the Sun (1994) (TV) .... Treacher
  47. MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis (1994) (TV) .... Prof. Carson
  48. "Between the Lines" .... John Gollap (1 episode, 1993)
    ... aka Inside the Line
        - Some Must Watch (1993) TV episode .... John Gollap
  49. "Alleyn Mysteries" .... Sir Herbert Carrados (1 episode, 1993)
    ... aka Inspector Alleyn
    ... aka Ngaio Marsh's Alleyn Mysteries (UK: complete title)
    ... aka The Inspector Alleyn Mysteries (Australia)
        - Death in a White Tie (1993) TV episode .... Sir Herbert Carrados
  50. "Maigret" .... Dr. Pardon (1 episode, 1993)
        - Maigret on the Defensive (1993) TV episode .... Dr. Pardon
  51. "Anglo Saxon Attitudes" .... Professor Stokesay (3 episodes, 1992)
        - Episode #1.3 (1992) TV episode .... Professor Stokesay
        - Episode #1.2 (1992) TV episode .... Professor Stokesay
        - Episode #1.1 (1992) TV episode .... Professor Stokesay
  52. "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" .... Ship's Captain (1 episode, 1992)
        - Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal (1992) TV episode .... Ship's Captain
  53. "Van der Valk" .... Guus Kroese (1 episode, 1992)
        - Still Waters (1992) TV episode .... Guus Kroese
  54. The Cloning of Joanna May (1992) (TV) .... Gerald
  55. "Goodbye Cruel World" (1992) TV mini-series .... Collins
  56. "Inspector Morse" .... Frederick Redpath (1 episode, 1991)
        - Second Time Around (1991) TV episode .... Frederick Redpath
  57. The War That Never Ends (1991) (TV) .... Melian Representative
  58. The Police (1990) (TV) .... James Acheson
    ... aka Screen One: The Police (UK: series title)
  59. Paper Mask (1990) .... Coroner
  60. "Chancer" .... Vicar (1 episode, 1990)
        - Faith (1990) TV episode .... Vicar

  61. "Casualty" .... The Major (1 episode, 1989)
        - Victim of Circumstances (1989) TV episode .... The Major
  62. Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989) (TV) .... Police Commander
    ... aka Recht, nicht Rache (West Germany)
  63. Scandal (1989) .... Mr. Woods, MI5
  64. "A Taste for Death" .... Father Francis Barnes (6 episodes, 1988)
        - Episode #1.6 (1988) TV episode .... Father Francis Barnes
        - Episode #1.5 (1988) TV episode .... Father Francis Barnes
        - Episode #1.4 (1988) TV episode .... Father Francis Barnes
        - Episode #1.3 (1988) TV episode .... Father Francis Barnes
        - Episode #1.2 (1988) TV episode .... Father Francis Barnes
          (1 more)
  65. Jade (1988) .... Professor
  66. "A Very British Coup" .... The Staff - Tweed (2 episodes, 1988)
        - Episode #1.2 (1988) TV episode .... The Staff - Tweed
        - Episode #1.1 (1988) TV episode .... The Staff - Tweed
  67. "A Very Peculiar Practice" .... Lecturer (1 episode, 1988)
        - The New Frontier (1988) TV episode .... Lecturer
  68. "Hannay" .... Russian Ambassador (1 episode, 1988)
        - Voyage into fear (1988) TV episode .... Russian Ambassador
  69. Death of a Son (1988) (TV) .... Prosecuting Counsel
  70. Cause célèbre (1987) (TV) .... J.D. Casswell
  71. Defence of the Realm (1985) .... Anthony Clegg
    ... aka Defense of the Realm (USA)
  72. "Mitch" .... Dept. Assist. Comm. Gradley (1 episode, 1984)
        - Squealer (1984) TV episode (as Oliver Ford-Davies) .... Dept. Assist. Comm. Gradley
  73. "The Nation's Health" .... Mr. Attwood (1 episode, 1983)
        - Collapse (1983) TV episode .... Mr. Attwood
  74. "The Citadel" .... Reverend Parry (1 episode, 1983)
        - Part 5 (1983) TV episode .... Reverend Parry
  75. "Tenko" .... Priest (2 episodes, 1982)
        - Episode #2.5 (1982) TV episode .... Priest
        - Episode #2.4 (1982) TV episode .... Priest

  76. Philby, Burgess and Maclean (1977) (TV) .... Patterson
  77. "Crown Court" .... Fr. Hilary Southan / ... (2 episodes, 1974-1977)
        - A Matter of Faith (1977) TV episode .... Peter Croft
        - Midnight with No Pain (1974) TV episode .... Fr. Hilary Southan
  78. "Father Brown" .... Det. Insp. Corliss (1 episode, 1974)
        - The Eye of Apollo (1974) TV episode .... Det. Insp. Corliss
  79. "The Brontes of Haworth" .... John Hunter Thompson (1 episode, 1973)
        - Home and Abroad (1973) TV episode .... John Hunter Thompson
  80. "The Protectors" .... Hansen (1 episode, 1973)
        - Bagman (1973) TV episode .... Hansen
  81. "Moonbase 3" .... Astronaut (1 episode, 1973)
        - Achilles Heel (1973) TV episode .... Astronaut
  82. "Spyder's Web" .... Heath / ... (2 episodes, 1972)
        - Nobody's Strawberry Fool (1972) TV episode .... Heath
        - Spyder Secures a Main Strand (1972) TV episode .... One
Self:
  1. "A History of Britain" (1 episode, 2002)
        - The Empire of Good Intentions (2002) TV episode (voice)
  2. "Fire, Plague, War and Treason" (2001) TV mini-series (voice)

Additional Details

Other Works:

A veteran stage performer who has appeared often with the RSC and the Almeida. more

Genres:

Drama | Crime | Mystery | Comedy more


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