David Waller (27 November 1920 – 23 January 1997) was an English actor best known for his role as Inspector Jowett in the British television series Cribb.[1] He also appeared as Stanley Baldwin in ITV's Edward & Mrs Simpson (1978), and in "The Woman He Loved" (1988).[2]

Waller worked extensively in the theatre and was a mainstay at the Royal Shakespeare Company from its founding until the early 1980s.[3] He played Bottom in the original cast of Peter Brook's celebrated 1970 Royal Shakespeare Company production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.[4] He also appeared in films including roles in Work Is a Four-Letter Word (1968), Perfect Friday (1970), Shadowlands (1985), Lady Jane (1986) and The Secret Garden (1987).[5]

He died in 1997 and was survived by his wife.[3]

Partial filmography

Notable theatre roles

References

  1. ↑ "David Waller". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "David Waller". www.aveleyman.com.
  3. 1 2 "Obituary: David Waller". The Independent. 14 February 1997.
  4. ↑ "Photograph of Sara Kestelman and David Waller in a Midsummer Night's Dream, 1970". The British Library.
  5. ↑ "David Waller - Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  6. ↑ "David Waller RSC performances". Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Retrieved 19 April 2022.


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