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David Webb
Actor

David Webb

6 Mar 1931Born
30 Jun 2012Died
81Age at death
36Credits

Biography

David Alec Webb (6 March 1931 – 30 June 2012) was a British actor and anti-censorship campaigner.

Webb was born in Luton, the second child and only son of Alec Webb, and attended Luton Grammar School from 1942 to 1950. He completed his National Service from 1950 to 1952, and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 1952 to 1954.

In 1954 he joined the York Repertory Company, in 1955 the Bromley Repertory Company, and from 1955 to 1956 he toured in the play Love From Judy.

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He worked in television from the late 1950s onwards appearing in scores of programmes including Emergency – Ward 10, Dixon of Dock Green, and Doctor Who, among many others.

In April 1976, he set up the anti-censorship pressure group, the National Campaign for the Repeal of the 1959 Obscene Publications Act; this was later amended to National Campaign for the Reform of the Obscene Publications Acts (NCROPA).

NCROPA was very active from its inception through the 1980s, and in 1983 Webb stood as the anti-censorship candidate against the incumbent Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in her Finchley constituency. He was also a member of the Campaign Against Censorship. By the late 1990s, NCROPA was effectively moribund, and in December 2014, NCROPA was formally merged with the CAC.

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Known for

Filmography

  1. 1999Silent PredatorsFilm: Sheriff Howell
  2. 1985The Black TowerSeries: Inspector Rouse (3 episodes)
  3. 1985Knockback: 1Film: Defence Counsel
  4. 1984The Road to 1984Film: Magazine Editor
  5. 1982Muck and BrassSeries (6 episodes)
  6. 1981BergeracSeries: Pathologist (1 episode)
  7. 1980A Tale of Two CitiesSeries: Gabelle (4 episodes)
  8. 1979MinderSeries: John Draham (1 episode)
  9. 1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeries: Ronnie Carey (1 episode)
  10. 1978StrangersSeries: Sam Clegg (1 episode)
  11. 1978Blake's 7Series: Stot (1 episode)
  12. 1977The Sunday DramaSeries: Johnson (1 episode)
  13. 1977Hazlitt in LoveFilm: Follet
  14. 1976The New AvengersSeries: Harold Bilston (1 episode)
  15. 1976Rogue MaleFilm: Pork Pie
  16. 1975Rumpole of the BaileySeries: Mr Fingleton (1 episode)
  17. 1972Crown CourtSeries: Francis Larwood, Sidney Abbott (3 episodes)
  18. 1972Van der ValkSeries: Leo (1 episode)
  19. 1972New Scotland YardSeries: Mr Bronson (1 episode)
  20. 1971Sunday Bloody SundayFilm: Restaurant Owner (scenes deleted)
  21. 1971The Rivals of Sherlock HolmesSeries: Musgrove (1 episode)
  22. 1971Doctor Who: Colony in SpaceFilm: Leeson
  23. 1970The Hallelujah HandshakeFilm: Probation Officer
  24. 1970Lay Down Your ArmsFilm: Fred
  25. 1970ManhuntSeries: Linz (1 episode)
  26. 1969Battle of BritainFilm: RAF Officer (uncredited)
  27. 1968Diamonds for BreakfastFilm
  28. 1968Witchfinder GeneralFilm: Jailer
  29. 1968Nicholas NicklebySeries: Croupier (1 episode)
  30. 1966A Game, Like, Only a GameFilm: Frank
  31. 1964Theatre 625Series: Newman (1 episode)
  32. 1963Doctor WhoSeries: Leeson (1 episode)
  33. 1963Sergeant CorkSeries: PC Evans (1 episode)
  34. 1961Very Important PersonFilm: Prisoner of War (uncredited)
  35. 1961His and HersFilm: Man with Report
  36. 1960Tunes of GloryFilm: Officer

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