David Simeon began his acting career after being accepted into RADA, the Rose Bruford College and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Ultimately he chose the latter and completed his training in 1964.[2] After years working in Wiltshire rep and Birmingham rep, Simeon began working extensively in theatre and television from the late 1960s. His first television role was as a murderer in Sexton Blake, which Simeon puts down to his honest face being the reason for his casting.[2] From this point he moved to London and continued working in theatre in between television roles, which by the early 1970s were becoming plentiful. Among these were small parts in the Doctor Who serials Inferno (1970) and The Dæmons (1971), which Simeon now says despite his vast experience, "I’m now known as being in Doctor Who".[2]
During the 1970s he secured guest roles in television series such as Paul Temple, Z-Cars, Fawlty Towers, The Pathfinders and The Liver Birds. In 1973 he starred in his first major regular role as Detective Constable Mickey Finn in Hunter's Walk, appearing in 38 episodes until 1976.[3]
david, simeon, some, this, article, listed, sources, reliable, please, help, this, article, looking, better, more, reliable, sources, unreliable, citations, challenged, deleted, september, 2018, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, born, david, john, . Some of this article s listed sources may not be reliable Please help this article by looking for better more reliable sources Unreliable citations may be challenged or deleted September 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message David Simeon born David John Townsend 17 May 1943 Chippenham Wiltshire is a British actor 1 David SimeonBornDavid John Townsend 1943 05 17 17 May 1943 age 79 Chippenham Wiltshire EnglandOccupationActorYears active1964 presentSpouseElizabeth Counsell m 1978 wbr Children1 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditDavid Simeon began his acting career after being accepted into RADA the Rose Bruford College and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Ultimately he chose the latter and completed his training in 1964 2 After years working in Wiltshire rep and Birmingham rep Simeon began working extensively in theatre and television from the late 1960s His first television role was as a murderer in Sexton Blake which Simeon puts down to his honest face being the reason for his casting 2 From this point he moved to London and continued working in theatre in between television roles which by the early 1970s were becoming plentiful Among these were small parts in the Doctor Who serials Inferno 1970 and The Daemons 1971 which Simeon now says despite his vast experience I m now known as being in Doctor Who 2 During the 1970s he secured guest roles in television series such as Paul Temple Z Cars Fawlty Towers The Pathfinders and The Liver Birds In 1973 he starred in his first major regular role as Detective Constable Mickey Finn in Hunter s Walk appearing in 38 episodes until 1976 3 From 1980 onwards he continued to gain further regular roles in television series End of Part One 1979 80 impersonating television personalities such as Frank Muir and Derek Batey Vice Versa 1981 as Mr Blinkhorn The New Adventures of Lucky Jim 1982 as Philip Lassiter Jury 1983 as David Farrell and several episodes in the hospital drama Angels 3 In 1988 he had a role in the hit John Cleese film A Fish Called Wanda 4 During the 1990s and 2000s he continued extensively in theatre and on television appearing in Coronation Street Casualty EastEnders and The Bill He also secured another recurring role in Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married as Ken Kennedy between 1999 and 2000 Personal life EditSimeon married the actress Elizabeth Counsell daughter of John Counsell and Mary Kerridge in 1978 and had a son in 1979 2 References Edit David Simeon TV com a b c d The Theatre Archive Project interviews David Simeon page 1 9 May 2009 Archived from the original on 9 May 2009 a b David Simeon IMDb David Simeon BFI External links EditDavid Simeon at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Simeon amp oldid 1059222601, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
