David Ellison (British actor)

{{Short description|British actor (1939–2010)}}

{{hatnote|This article is about a British actor. For the American producer of the same name, see David Ellison.}}

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{{infobox person

| name= David Ellison

| birth_place= Stalybridge, England

| birth_date = 1939

| death_place =Beer, Devon, England, UK

| death_date = 10 June 2010 (aged 70-71)

| occupation = Actor

| known_for = Juliet Bravo

| years_active = ?–1995

}}

David Ellison (1939 – 10 June 2010) was a British television actor born in Stalybridge, probably best remembered for his portrayal of police sergeant Joseph Beck, in the 1980s BBC television series Juliet Bravo.{{cite book |last=Lentz III |first=Harris M. |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2010 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UX_GCwAAQBAJ&dq=david+ellison+actor+obituary&pg=PA121 |publisher=McFarland Inc. |date=21 March 2016 |page=121 |isbn=978-0-7864-8649-6}} He also had minor roles in TV shows such as Coronation Street, The Sweeney, Ripping Yarns, Heartbeat, Last of the Summer Wine, The Bill and Waiting For God.{{cite web |title=David Ellison |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba52aaa5f |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305065926/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba52aaa5f |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 March 2018 |publisher=British Film Institute}}{{cite web |title=David Ellison |url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=20175 |website=Aveleyman.com}}

He gave up acting in 1995 and retired to the village of Beer in Devon. He died on 10 June 2010.