6.0
The Last Front
2024
David Calder
Acting
Born August 1, 1946Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK
Biography
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.
Movies
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5.1
The Trick
2021
7.5
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
2018
5.5
The Hatton Garden Job
2017
6.4
The Lost City of Z
2017
6.4
The Lady in the Van
2015
5.8
Queen of the Desert
2015
6.6
The Scandalous Lady W
2015
7.7
Rush
2013
0.0
Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King
2013
6.9
United
2011
7.8
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
2010
0.0
On Expenses
2010
6.9
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
2009
5.5
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
2008
9.0
The Cult of Star Cops
2006
6.6
Goya's Ghosts
2006
7.4
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006
5.6
Wallis & Edward
2005
0.0
Friends Reunited
2005
The Making of Sleeping Dogs
0.0
The Making of Sleeping Dogs
2004
8.0
Love or Money
2001
5.8
Anybody's Nightmare
2001
5.7
Mr In-Between
2001
5.5
The King Is Alive
2000
6.3
The World Is Not Enough
1999
6.8
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
1999
6.4
FairyTale: A True Story
1997
8.5
Henry IV
1995
5.5
A Doll's House
1992
7.0
The Count of Solar
1992
6.8
A Question of Attribution
1991
0.0
Sleepers
1991
5.0
The War That Never Ends
1991
6.3
American Friends
1991
0.0
Shoot to Kill
1990
5.7
Tumbledown
1988
0.0
Unreported Incident
1988
0.0
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987
0.0
Good As Gold
1986
6.4
Defence of the Realm
1986
0.0
Urban Jungle
1985
0.0
Wynne and Penkovsky
1985
8.0
The Disappearance of Harry
1982
7.1
Moonlighting
1982
0.0
Bread or Blood
1981
Fox
1.0
Fox
1980
7.4
The Black Stuff
1980
7.0
Gossip from the Forest
1979
7.0
Casting the Runes
1979
7.2
Superman
1978
4.9
Edward II
1970
7.0
The Tragedy of King Richard II
1970
TV Shows
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7.4
Rivals
7.6
Time
8.0
Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret
6.2
Jerk
7.1
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
7.2
Motherland
6.6
Emerald City
7.0
Houdini
8.1
Inside No. 9
7.3
Plebs
7.9
Utopia
7.7
Father Brown
6.7
Cuckoo
5.9
Titanic
7.6
Call the Midwife
6.5
Trollied
7.4
Vera
6.7
The Last Enemy
7.6
Lewis
7.5
Cold Blood
10.0
Lawless
0.0
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
7.7
Hustle
7.3
New Tricks
8.0
Family
7.1
Death in Holy Orders
6.4
The Commander
7.7
Spooks
7.4
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
6.7
The Mists of Avalon
7.2
Waking the Dead
6.5
Jason and the Argonauts
7.5
Drovers' Gold
7.5
Midsomer Murders
4.0
Dangerous Lady
4.2
Bramwell
6.6
Cracker
6.6
Cracker
7.6
A Touch of Frost
5.5
Between the Lines
4.2
Friday on My Mind
7.1
Heartbeat
7.1
Heartbeat
6.3
Performance
6.0
Chimera
7.2
Sleepers
7.0
Shoot to Kill
6.7
Nice Work
6.0
The Play on One
7.5
The New Statesman
6.4
Star Cops
6.4
Star Cops
6.2
Casualty
6.2
Casualty
8.0
Wynne and Penkovsky
5.0
Mitch
5.7
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
Love and Marriage
9.0
Love and Marriage
No Excuses
0.0
No Excuses
7.4
Widows
7.4
Widows
7.0
Bergerac
7.0
Get Lost!
6.5
Fox
7.2
Minder
8.2
Enemy at the Door
7.6
The Professionals
7.0
Napoleon and Love
5.7
Crown Court
5.7
Crown Court
5.7
Crown Court
Sentimental Education
0.0