David Collings

David Collings (4 June 1940-23 March 2020The Guardian) appeared in several Doctor Who television stories: as Vorus in Revenge of the Cybermen, Poul in The Robots of Death, and Mawdryn in Mawdryn Undead.
He also played an alternative incarnation of the Doctor in the Big Finish Productions audio drama Full Fathom Five. Collings returned to his role of Poul, now Paulus, in Magic Bullet Productions' series of Kaldor City audio dramas and Big Finish's audio series The Robots, the latter of which was released after his death. He also read the audiobooks of the novelisation of Scream of the Shalka, Corpse Marker and The Witch Hunters.
He shared his memories of his Doctor Who career on the 209th edition of Big Finish's charitable podcast series Toby Hadoke's Who's Round, the audio commentary for Mawdryn Undead and the documentary The Sandmine Murders.
== Career ==
Outside of Doctor Who, he appeared in eight episodes of the television series Sapphire & Steel as the interdimensional technician Silver, a role he reprised in the Big Finish Productions Sapphire & Steel audio series. He also appeared in the final episode of Blake's 7 as Deva.
== Personal life ==
He is the father of fellow Big Finish actor Samuel Collings.
== Credits ==
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* Revenge of the Cybermen - Vorus
* The Robots of Death - Poul
* Mawdryn Undead - Mawdryn
=== Audio ===
==== The Fourth Doctor Adventures ====
* The King of Sontar - Rosato
==== Doctor Who Unbound ====
* Full Fathom Five - The Doctor
==== Jago & Litefoot ====
As Gabriel Sanders
* The Similarity Engine
* Litefoot and Sanders
* The Necropolis Express
* The Theatre of Dreams
* The Ruthven Inheritance
==== The Robots ====
As Ander Poul
* Toos and Poul
* Circuit Breaker
* Closed Loop
* The Janus Deception (uncredited)
==== Kaldor City ====
As Paullus
* Hidden Persuaders
* Taren Capel
* Checkmate
=== Audiobook readings ===
==== Target Novelisations ====
* Mawdryn Undead
==== BBC Past Doctor Adventures ====
* Corpse Marker
* The Witch Hunters
* Scream of the Shalka
== External links ==
* Silver Jubilee - an extended version of an interview from DWM 329.
== Footnotes ==
Category:Doctor Who guest actors
Category:Big Finish Doctor Who Unbound voice actors
Category:Magic Bullet Productions voice actors
Category:Big Finish Jago & Litefoot voice actors
Category:Actors who have voiced for the Doctor
Category:BBC Audio audiobook readers
Category:Actors interviewed on Toby Hadoke's Who's Round
Category:Fourth Doctor Adventures voice actors
Category:Big Finish regular cast
Category:The Robots voice actors
Category:Pre-2005 Doctor Who cast reprising their roles at Big Finish