David Brierly (January 1935 – 10 June 2008),[1] also known as David Brierley, was an English actor.
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David Brierley | |
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Born | January 1935 Yorkshire |
Died | 10 June 2008 (aged 73) Twickenham, Middlesex |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1957–2001 |
Notable work | K-9 in Doctor Who (1979–1980) |
Born in Yorkshire, he appeared in various television programmes but is most notable for being the voice of the robot dog K-9 during the 1979–1980 season of the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. He succeeded John Leeson, who was K-9's original voice (Leeson subsequently returned to the role the next season). He also appeared as one of Ken Barlow's university lodgers Milo, in a very early episode of Coronation Street, later returning to play "Harold" a carpet layer who put in some carpets for Hilda Ogden, and Jimmy Kemp's father in the acclaimed nuclear war drama Threads. Brierly died of cancer on 10 June 2008.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1963 | Calculated Risk | Ron | |
1974 | On the Game | Prince of Wales | |
Escort Girls | James | ||
1976 | Adventures of a Taxi Driver | Narrator (voice) | |
1984 | Threads | Bill Kemp | |
2000 | K9 Unleashed | Himself | Direct to video |
2001 | Myth Makers: David Brierley | Himself | Direct to video |
2017 | Shada | K9 | Direct to video, voice, posthumous release |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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1957 | Noddy in Toyland | Jinky | ||
1958 | Saturday Playhouse | Jimmy | Episode: "My Flesh, My Blood" | |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre | Episode: "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" | |||
1959, 1960, 1961 | ITV Play of the Week | 5 episodes | ||
1960 | The Voodoo Factor | Smith | Episode: "The Elixir" | |
Somerset Maugham Hour | Episode: "The Alien Corn" | |||
Emergency Ward 10 | Ted Carr | 2 episodes | ||
1960, 1961 | Armchair Theatre | 2 episodes | ||
1961 | Harpers West One | George Barton | Episode: #1.7 | |
1961, 1972, 1983 | Coronation Street | Milo/Arthur Sugden/Harold | 3 episodes | |
1962 | Z Cars | 2nd Docker | Episode: "Big Catch" | |
The Big Pull | Lieutenant Mackie | Episode: #1.6 | ||
Probation Officer | Brian Walker | Episode: #4.12 | ||
1963 | Moonstrike | James Miller | Episode: "A Safe House" | |
1964 | The Valiant Varneys | Episode: "The Incredible Adventures of Sherlock Varney" | ||
1965 | The Flying Swan | Geoff Fenn | Episode: "In Quarantine" | |
1966 | Walter and Connie Reporting | Bill | 3 episodes | |
1973 | Arthur of the Britons | Hurn | Episode: "Six Measures of Silver" | |
1976 | Scene | TV News Crewmember | "Newsworthy: The Girl Who Saw a Tiger" | |
1979 | Blue Peter | Voice of K9 | ||
1979-1980 | Doctor Who | Voice of K9 | 12 episodes | |
1980 | Nationwide | Voice of K9 | ||
1981 | Frankie Howerd Strikes Again | |||
1983 | Juliet Bravo | Car Driver | Episode: "Guilt" | |
1984 | Words and Pictures | Mr. Brierley | Episode: "Slippery Snow" | |
1985 | One By One | Angry Man | Episode: "It's All Done With Mirrors" | |
Cover Her Face | John | Episode: #1.2 | ||
The Tripods | Judge | Episode: "Help From Friends" | ||
1986 | Howards' Way | Brian | Episode: #2.6 | |
1988 | Blind Justice | Conrad | Episode: "The One About The Irishman" | |
1992 | Doctor Who: Shada | Voice of K9/Computer Voice | 6 episodes. Direct to video | |
1999 | BBC Choice Backstage | Himself |
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