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David Spenser (born David De Saram: 12 March 1934 – 20 July 2013)[1] was a British actor, director, producer and writer. Spenser played the title role in a 1948 radio production of Richmal Crompton's Just William, and also appeared in popular films and TV series including Doctor Who.[2][3] His documentary about Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies won an International Emmy Award. He was the elder brother of actor Jeremy Spenser.

David Spenser
Born	David De Saram 12 March 1934 Colombo Ceylon
Died	20 July 2013 (aged 79) Spain
Occupation	Actor, television producer, radio producer
Years active	1945 – 1972
Partner(s)	Victor Pemberton (?–his death 2013)
Relatives	Jeremy Spenser (brother)

Aged 11 he appeared in plays on BBC radio's Children's Hour. He was cast in Just William by the author of the books, Richmal Crompton.[2]

He played Harry in the first production of Benjamin Britten's opera Albert Herring.

Spenser was a regular on television, with appearances in episodes of Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, and The Saint.[2] In 1967 Spenser appeared as Thonmi in the Doctor Who serial The Abominable Snowmen alongside the second doctor, Patrick Troughton.[2] Spenser later worked as a radio producer for the BBC. He produced several radio plays including Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now in 1988, and Christopher Isherwood's Mr Norris Changes Trains in 1984.[2]

Spenser wrote a historical drama about the Egyptian pharaoh Akhnaton, The City of the Horizon. It was broadcast in 1972 and 1976.[2] Spenser subsequently produced documentaries about figures such as Benny Hill, Angus Wilson, Dodie Smith and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies.

He was survived by his brother, and by his partner Victor Pemberton.[1]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1954	Conflict of Wings	Corporal, Flying Control
1959	The Stranglers of Bombay	Gopali Das	Uncredited
1962	Play It Cool	Reporter #1	Uncredited
1962	In Search of the Castaways	South American Guide
1964	The Earth Dies Screaming	Mel
1967	Battle Beneath the Earth	Maj. Chai
1967	Some May Live	Inspector Sung
1968	Carry On... Up the Khyber	Bungdit Din's servant

References

External links

• David Spenser at IMDb
• Radio Memories David Spenser's radio work

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David Spenser (* 12. März 1934 in Colombo, Ceylon als David De Saram; † 20. Juli 2013 in Spanien) war ein britischer Schauspieler in Film und Fernsehen. Er spielte in rund 35 Filmproduktionen, darunter in Play It Cool, Die Abenteuer des Kapitän Grant oder Alles unter Kontrolle – keiner blickt durch. In seinen späteren Jahren war er auch als Produzent von Hörspielen für die BBC tätig.[1]

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