David Conville

{{Short description|British actor and director (1929–2018)}}

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David Henry Conville OBE (4 June 1929 – 24 November 2018) was a British actor and director at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/dec/03/david-conville-obituary|title=David Conville obituary|first=Michael|last=Coveney|date=3 December 2018|publisher=|accessdate=6 January 2019|website=Theguardian.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2018/obituary-david-conville-actor-writer-and-producer-who-transformed-the-regents-park-open-air-theatre/|title=Obituary: David Conville – actor, writer and producer who transformed Regent's Park Open Air Theatre - Obituaries|first=Michael|last=Quinn|date=5 December 2018|website=Thestage.co.uk|accessdate=6 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/11/30/david-conville-debonair-actor-producer-playwright-ran-regents/|title=David Conville, debonair actor, producer and playwright who ran Regent's Park Open Air Theatre for a quarter of a century – obituary|date=30 November 2018|accessdate=6 January 2019|website=Telegraph.co.uk}}

He was the son of Lt. Col. Leopold Conville who farmed in Sahiwal Punjab on land that is now in Pakistan.{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/david-conville-obituary-bvljl2g9t|title=David Conville obituary|date=5 January 2019|access-date=6 January 2019|website=The Times}} He was married to Philippa Gail from 1970 till her death in 1999.