David Calder
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Midsomer Murders
George Hamilton
1997
Series
Jason and the Argonauts
Argos
2000
Series
Casualty
Phillip Perry
1986
Series
Casualty
Roy Parks
1986
Series
Father Brown
Sir Aaron Armstrong
2013
Series
Vera
Frank McAffee
2011
Series
Crown Court
Donald Dowd
1972
Series
Crown Court
Man In Corridor
1972
Series
Crown Court
Gordon Sibley
1972
Series
Call the Midwife
Donald
2012
Series
Heartbeat
Saul Arkwright
1992
Series
Heartbeat
DI Ludlow
1992
Series
Spooks
Sergei Lermov
2002
Series
Inside No. 9
Percy
2014
Series
A Touch of Frost
Kenneth Shaw
1992
Series
Minder
Micky 'The Fish' Metcalfe
1979
Series
New Tricks
Sid Lestade
2004
Series
Waking the Dead
Commander Bill Drake
2001
Series
Hustle
Victor Maher
2004
Series
The Professionals
Insp. Shannon
1977
Series
Lewis
Andrew Lipton
2007
Series
Bergerac
Sir Clive Hamer
1981
Series
Rivals
Rev. Fergus Penney
2024
Series
Time
John Cobden
2021
Series
Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators
Harold Hamworthy
2018
Series
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Richard Martin
2002
Series
Performance
Nils Krogstad
1991
Series
Cracker
Father Michael Harvey
1993
Series
Cracker
Michael Harvey
1993
Film
Superman
3rd Crewman
1978
Series
Trollied
2011
Series
Between the Lines
1992
Series
Cuckoo
Charles
2012
Film
Rush
Louis Stanley
2013
Series
Utopia
Dobri Gorski
2013
Series
Plebs
Senator Varus
2013
Film
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Roger Wilson
2008
Series
The Play on One
Douglas
1988
Film
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Bishop of Grasse
2006
Film
The World Is Not Enough
Sir Robert King
1999
Series
The New Statesman
Le Cul
1987
Series
Enemy at the Door
Hoffman
1978
Series
Bramwell
1995
Series
Motherland
Geoff
2017
Series
Emerald City
King Ev
2017
Series
Widows
D.I. George Resnick
1983
Series
Widows
DI George Resnick
1983
Series
The Commander
2003
Series
Houdini
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
2014
Series
The Mists of Avalon
Uriens
2001
Film
The Lost City of Z
Secretary Bryce
2017
Series
Titanic
Captain Smith
2012
Series
Star Cops
Commander Nathan Spring
1987
Series
Star Cops
Box (voice)
1987
Series
Fox
Detective Inspector Davin
1980
Series
Mr. Palfrey of Westminster
Sgt. Margetson
1984
Series
The Last Enemy
Lord Cawston
2008
Film
Queen of the Desert
Hugh Bell
2015
Series
Napoleon and Love
Marmont
1974
Series
Jerk
Great Uncle Thomas
2019
Love and Marriage
Ralph Blenchard
1984
Series
Cold Blood
Professor Robert Kerr
2005
Series
Death in Holy Orders
Sir Alred Treeves
2003
Film
The Lady in the Van
Mr Fairchild
2015
Series
Mitch
Ben Hall
1984
Series
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
2004
No Excuses
Stanmore
1983
Series
Sleepers
Victor Chekhov
1991
Film
Goya's Ghosts
Monk 1
2006
Series
Drovers' Gold
Vaughan
1997
Series
Nice Work
Stuart Baxter
1989
Series
Chimera
Dr. Jenner
1991
Film
The Hatton Garden Job
Terry Perkins
2017
Series
Dangerous Lady
1995
Film
FairyTale: A True Story
Harold Snelling
1997
Series
Exposed: The Church's Darkest Secret
Archbishop George Carey
2020
Film
Moonlighting
Supermarket Manager
1982
Sentimental Education
Deslauriers
1970
Film
The Scandalous Lady W
Lord Chief Justice Mansfield
2015
Film
United
Harold Hardman
2011
Film
Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980
Sir John Marsden
2009
Film
Defence of the Realm
Harry Champion
1986
Series
Get Lost!
DS Tomlin
1981
Series
Friday on My Mind
Donahue
1992
Series
Family
Ted Cutler
2003
Film
The Last Front
Father Michael
2024
Fox
Detective Inspector Davin
1980
Film
The King Is Alive
Charles
2000
Film
A Doll's House
Nils Krogstad
1992
Film
The Disappearance of Harry
Bracey
1982
Series
Shoot to Kill
DCS John Thorburn
1990
Series
Lawless
DCI Pete Chambers
2004
Film
The Murder of Stephen Lawrence
Sir Paul Condon
1999
Film
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
Polonius
2010
Film
Tumbledown
John Lawrence
1988
Film
National Theatre Live: Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
2018
Film
Mr In-Between
Tattooed Man
2001
Film
The Cult of Star Cops
2006
Film
The Tragedy of King Richard II
Lord Ross / Groom
1970
Film
The Trick
Sir David King
2021
Film
A Question of Attribution
Chubb
1991
Film
The War That Never Ends
Cleon
1991
Film
The Black Stuff
McKenna
1980
The Making of Sleeping Dogs
Self
2004
Film
Love or Money
Mario
2001
Film
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Maitre Verges
1987
Series
Wynne and Penkovsky
Greville Wynne
1985
Film
Shoot to Kill
DCS John Thorburn
1990
Film
Casting the Runes
John Marriott
1979
Film
The Count of Solar
Abbé de L'Epée
1992
Film
Anybody's Nightmare
Anthony Glass QC
2001
Film
Henry IV
Falstaff
1995
Film
American Friends
Pollitt
1991
Film
Gossip from the Forest
General Von Heldorff
1979
Film
Good As Gold
Dennis Barker
1986
Film
Wynne and Penkovsky
Greville Wynne
1985
Film
Sleepers
Victor Chekhov
1991
Film
Edward II
Young Spencer
1970
Film
Wallis & Edward
Winston Churchill
2005
Film
On Expenses
Stuart Bell
2010
Film
Bread or Blood
Benson
1981
Film
Friends Reunited
Denny Flemyng
2005
Film
Edward VIII: The Plot to Topple a King
Cosmo Gordon Lang
2013
Film
Urban Jungle
Insp. Burton
1985
Film
Unreported Incident
Douglas
1988