# Dave Anderson (actor)

David Anderson (born 1 August 1945 in Rutherglen, Scotland) is a Scottish actor, playwright and jazz musician based in Glasgow.
He is known for the part of Gregory's father in Gregory's Girl and as the bank manager in the BBC Scotland sitcom City Lights (1991). Other appearances include roles in Murder Not Proven? (1984), Soldier Soldier (1996), and Rockface (2002). He also appeared in Taggart in 1986, 1993, 2000, and 2004 and the Scottish comedy Still Game in 2007. He also played the part of a bus tour company manager in the 1985 film Restless Natives. "I expect flawless reports about you courier. Flawless!!"
Anderson was raised in the town of Rutherglen, and drew on childhood experiences for his 2017 musical Butterfly Kiss. In the course of his theatre career, he was a member of the politically minded 7:84 group and a founder of the Wildcat Stage Productions company along with David MacLennan, and wrote the songs (music and lyrics) for Tony Roper's play The Steamie.

## Roles

Film :
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
| 1981 | A Sense of Freedom | Tam | John Mackenzie |
| 1981 | Gregory's Girl | Gregory's Dad | Bill Forsyth |
| 1982 | Living Apart Together | Steve McNally | Charles Gormley |
| 1983 | Local Hero | Fraser | Bill Forsyth |
| 1985 | Restless Natives | Illingworth (bus tour company manager) | Michael Hoffman |
| 1986 | Heavenly Pursuits (The Gospel According to Vic) | Headmaster | Charles Gormley |
| 1998 | Postmortem Obit (UK title) | Captain Moore | Albert Pyun |
| 1999 | Orphans | Uncle Ian | Peter Mullan |
| 1999 | Shaheed Udham Singh | O'Dwyer | Chitraarth |
| 2003 | Solid Air | Interviewer 2 | May Miles Thomas |
| 2011 | Fast Romance | Mr. Braithwaite | Carter Ferguson |
| 2016 | Bells | John | Gregor Barclay |
Television :
| Date | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
| 15 February 1964 | The Avengers | Gordon | Peter Hammond | Episode: "Build a Better Mousetrap" |
| 23 May 1964 – 13 June 1964 | Doctor Who | Aztec Captain | John Crockett | Episodes: "The Temple of Evil", "The Warriors of Death", "The Bride of Sacrifice" & "The Day of Darkness" |
| 27 March 1965 | Doctor Who | Reynier de Marun | Douglas Camfield | Episode: "The Lion" |
| 10 July 1965 – 24 July 1965 | Doctor Who | Sven | Douglas Camfield | Episodes: "The Meddling Monk", "A Battle of Wits" & "Checkmate" |
| 16 April 1966 | The Spies | Leo | David Proudfoot Eric Hills | Episode: "I Don't Even Volunteer" |
| 10 May 1967 | Softly, Softly | Sergeant Fenny | David Proudfoot | Episode: "Blackitt's Round" |
| 12 October 1970 | Up Pompeii! | Lieutenant Preshus | Sydney Lotterby | Episode: "The Peace Treaty" |
| 26 February 1978 | The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie | Booking clerk | Mark Cullingham | Episode: "Dorothy and Juliet" |
| 9 May 1978 | The Standard | Second newsman | John Bruce | Episode: "Win a Few, Lose a Few" |
| 25 July 1979 | The Omega Factor | Dan | Norman Stewart | Episode: "St. Anthony's Fire" |
| 8 November 1979 | Play for Today | Man at garage | John Mackenzie | Episode: "Just a Boys' Game" |
| 14 December 1980 | The Lost Tribe | Man in bowler hat | Tom Cotter | Episode: "The Judgement of Solomon" |
| 30 November 1981 | Andrina | Isaac | Bill Forsyth | |
| 10 January 1982 | King's Royal | Train guard | David Reynolds | Episode 1 |
| 16 July 1983 | The Mad Death | George | Robert Young | Episode 1 |
| 17 May 1984 | Murder Not Proven? | James McNaughton | Roderick Graham | Episode: "Open Season" |
| 22 August 1984 | End of the Line | Archie | Tom Cotter | Episode: "A View of Things" |
| 21 December 1984 – 25 December 1991 | City Lights | Adam McLelland | Colin Gilbert Ron Bain David Blair | Main cast, all episodes |
| 3 February 1985 | Screen Two | Rock Band | Piers Haggard | Episode: "Knockback: Part 2" |
| 19 March 1985 | In Darkness Visible | Joe Mulholland | Mike Barnes | |
| 24 February 1986 – 10 March 1986 | Taggart | Dave McSwean | Haldane Duncan | Episode: "Knife Edge" |
| 4 December 1986 – 18 December 1986 | Blood Red Roses | Labour MP | John McGrath | |
| 17 March 1987 | Tutti Frutti | Film editor | Tony Smith | Episode: "Gin a Body, Dig a Body" |
| 13 May 1987 | Brond | Man in hospital | Michael Caton-Jones | Episode 1 |
| 2 August 1987 | First Sight | Mr. Wilson | David Andrews | Episode: "Extras" |
| 10 February 1990 – 24 February 1990 | Border Warfare | multiple roles | John McGrath | All 3 episodes |
| 14 March 1990 – 21 March 1990 | Simon's Challenge | Mr Peterson | Kate Kinninmont | Novel by Theresa Breslin adapted in two parts by Colin MacDonald |
| 11 October 1990 | Rab C Nesbitt | Pierre | Colin Gilbert | Episode: "City of Culture" |
| 30 September 1993 – 14 October 1993 | Taggart | Alec Harris | Richard Holthouse | Episode: "Instrument of Justice" |
| 21 August 1995 | The Tales of Para Handy | Henry Fleming | Ron Bain | Episode: "The Malingerer" |
| 22 June 1996 | The Big Picnic | Hughie Frizell | Derek Bailey | |
| 3 December 1996 | Soldier Soldier | Sir Colin Mackay | Douglas Mackinnon | Episode: "Deliver Us from Evil" |
| 30 March 1997 | The Missing Postman | Roger Gourock | Alan Dossor | |
| 4 September 1998 | Rab C Nesbitt | Gunslinger | Colin Gilbert | Episode: "Duel" |
| 16 February 2000 | Taggart | PC George MacBain | Michael Brayshaw | Episode: "Ghost Rider" |
| 16 February 2000 | The Creatives | Philip | John Birkin | Episode: "Lenny the Bruce" |
| 13 March 2002 – 3 April 2002 | Rockface | Dennis | Robert Bierman Sue Dunderdale | Episodes: "Situation: Critical", "Episode 3" & "Desperate and Dangerous" |
| 9 November 2003 | Monarch of the Glen | Gregor McIntosh | John Martin Johnson | Series 5 Episode 7 |
| 30 April 2004 | Taggart | Graeme Barr | Alan Macmillan | Episode: "Compensation" |
| 5 October 2007 | Rebus | DCI Tennent | Roger Gartland | Episode: "Resurrection Men" |
| 23 December 2007 | Still Game | Choirmaster | Michael Hines | Episode: "Plum Number" |
| 1 September 2019 | A Play, A Pie & A Pint | Chic Murray | Stuart Hepburn | Episode: "Chic Murray: A Funny Place for a Window" |
Theatre :
| Date | Title | Author | Role | Director | Company / Theatre |
| 1974 – | The Game's a Bogey | John McGrath Music by Alex Norton, Dave Anderson & Terry Neason | Keyboard | John McGrath | 7:84 |
| 1990 | Border Warfare | John McGrath | Montrose, Lauderdale, Henry Dundas, Keir Hardie etc. | John McGrath | Wildcat Stage Productions, Tramway |
| 4 December 1998 – 16 January 1999 | Sleeping Beauty | | | | King's Theatre, Glasgow |
| 14 May 2018 – 19 May 2018 | Chic Murray: A Funny Place for a Window | Stuart Hepburn | Chic Murray | Stuart Hepburn | A Play, a Pie and a Pint Òran Mór, Glasgow |
| 25 March 2019 – 30 March 2019 | Chic Murray: A Funny Place for a Window | Stuart Hepburn | Chic Murray | Stuart Hepburn | A Play, a Pie and a Pint Òran Mór, Glasgow |
| 2 April 2019 – 6 April 2019 | Chic Murray: A Funny Place for a Window | Stuart Hepburn | Chic Murray | Stuart Hepburn | Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock |
| 9 April 2019 – 13 April 2019 | Chic Murray: A Funny Place for a Window | Stuart Hepburn | Chic Murray | Stuart Hepburn | Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh |
| 14 August 2019 – 31 August 2019 | Chic Murray: A Funny Place for a Window | Stuart Hepburn | Chic Murray | Stuart Hepburn | Tour 14–15 Aug Òran Mór, Glasgow 19–25 Aug The Newtown Theatre, Edinburgh 27 Aug Òran Mór, Glasgow 30–31 Aug Beacon Arts Centre, Greenock |
Radio :
| Date | Title | Role | Director | Station |
| 22 August 1982 | The Game's a Bogey | Keyboard | Stewart Conn | BBC Radio 3 |
| 26 June 1995 | P Division - Code Four One: The Ladder | | Hamish Wilson | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play |