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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1945-01-01 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK

David Ross

Biography:

Blackburn born actor best known for playing the first Kryten and Talkie Toaster in Red Dwarf. He has appeared in several Alan Bleasdale productions including Boys from the Blackstuff, Scully and GBH and in the John Sullivan sitcoms Roger, Roger and The Green, Green Grass. He also played the anxious father Bevis in Jack Rosenthal's Eskimo Day and its sequel, Cold Enough For Snow

Known For

Acting

2020

2011

2005

2003

Red Dwarf A–Z as Talkie Toaster (voice, archive footage)

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Casten Zivkovic
Murder in Mind as DCI Edwards

1999

Oliver Twist as Mr. Bumble

1998

Basil as Mr. Sherwin
Vanity Fair as Mr. Sedley

1997

Cold Enough for Snow as Bevis Whittle
Midsomer Murders as Rodney Widger
Melissa as Selwyn-Swanton
Midsomer Murders as Sam Hardwick
Melissa as Dr Selwyn Swanton

1996

Roger Roger as Basil
Eskimo Day as Bevis

1994

Fair Game as Carl's Father
Wycliffe as Wainwright

1992

Heartbeat as Harry Pilbeam
Heartbeat as Roy Brooks

1991

G.B.H. as Mr Weller

1988

Red Dwarf as Talkie Toaster (voice)
Red Dwarf as Kryten

1987

Watching as Registrar

1986

Casualty as Lenny Shines
Casualty as Mr. Carnell

1984

Scully as Steve
Sherlock Holmes as Inspector Martin

1982

1981

Days at the Beach as Stationmaster
Bergerac as Harry Johnson

1976