David Yelland (actor)
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{{Infobox person
| name = David Yelland
| birth_name = David William Yelland
| birth_date = {{b-da|30 November 1947}}
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1974–2020
}}
David William Yelland (born 30 November 1947) is an English film, stage and television actor.
Life and career
After reading English{{Cite web |url=http://www.cft.org.uk/cft-productions_cast.asp?pid=77&type=1 |title=Autobiographical details from Chichester Festival Theatre |access-date=18 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718155932/http://www.cft.org.uk/cft-productions_cast.asp?pid=77&type=1 |archive-date=18 July 2011 |url-status=dead }} at Magdalene College, Cambridge,{{Cite web|url=https://duckduckgo.com/c/Alumni_of_Magdalene_College,_Cambridge|title=Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge Topics at DuckDuckGo|website=duckduckgo.com}} he began his career as an actor with three years at the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre. He has since appeared in numerous stage plays and television productions.{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/89s/david-yelland|title=David Yelland | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}} Perhaps his most famous role was that of the future Edward VIII in the film Chariots of Fire.{{Cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/444153/credits.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Chariots of Fire (1981) Credits|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}
He performed in the lead role of the BBC Television serial David Copperfield (1974), and is known for his portrayal of Nicholas Rumpole in the Thames Television series Rumpole of the Bailey, as the father of the main character in the London Weekend Television serial A Little Princess (1986), and for his role as a regular in ITV's Agatha Christie's Poirot as Poirot's valet, George.{{Cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba103e581|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103011658/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba103e581|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2019|title=David Yelland|website=BFI}} At the end of 2007 he played Ralph Nickleby in a revival of the play The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, alongside his daughter, Hannah.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishtheatreguide.info/reviews/nicknick-rev.htm|title=Theatre review: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Parts I and II at Theatre Royal, Newcastle, and touring|website=British Theatre Guide}}
In 2016, Yelland played the role of Martin Bell in the BBC television film Reg.{{cite web | title= BBC One: Reg| url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07g06ch| author=| website= BBC Online | accessdate= 7 June 2016 }}
Selected filmography
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | David Copperfield | David Copperfield | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1975–1979 | Rumpole of the Bailey | Nick Rumpole | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1979 | Secret Army | Flight Lieutenant Alan Cox | TV series, Episode: "Ambush" |
| 1981 | Chariots of Fire | Prince of Wales | |
| 1981 | Othello | Cassio | TV movie |
| 1982 | Nancy Astor | David Astor | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1982 | Spider's Web | Jeremy Warrender | TV film |
| 1987 | A Little Princess | Captain Crewe | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Laverton West | TV series, Episode: "Murder in the Mews" |
| 2001 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | TV movie | |
| 2006 | The Line of Beauty | John Timms | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2006–2013 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | George | TV series, 7 episodes |
| 2007, 2016 | Midsomer Murders | TV series, 2 episodes | "Death and Dust" (ep. 56), James Kirkwood (2007); and "Harvest of Souls" (S18E6), Jasper Wyham (2016) |
| 2010 | Foyle's War | Sir Charles Devereaux | TV series, 1 episode: "The Hide" |
| 2011 | Coriolanus | TV Pundit | |
| 2012 | Private Peaceful | General Haig | |
| 2016 | The Crown | Commander Vyner | TV series, 1 episode: "Pride & Joy" |
| 2017 | Father Brown | Wilbur Lesser | TV series, 1 episode: "The Smallest of Things" |
| 2017 | Endeavour | Sir Merlyn Chubb | TV series, 1 episode: "Lazaretto" |
| 2017 | Happy End | Le directeur de la banque anglaise | |
| 2018 | Hunter Killer | SECDEF |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0947379|David Yelland}}
- {{IBDB name|73003}}
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Category:English male film actors
Category:English male stage actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:Alumni of Magdalene College, Cambridge
Category:Date of birth missing (living people)
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
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