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David Ashton is a Scottish actor and writer. Trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, 1964–67, he has acted in a wide variety of film, television, theatre and radio roles. He has also developed a parallel career as a writer of fiction, film and television screenplays and plays for theatre and radio. His radio play The Old Ladies at the Zoo, which starred Peggy Mount and Liz Smith, won the Radio Times Drama Award in 1985.
Birth Name
David Scott
Born
Monday, 10 November 1941
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Etruscan Smile | Fraser | 2018 |
| Comedy Classics | Self | 2008 |
| Vital Signs | Professor McManus | 2006 |
| The Last King of Scotland | Dr. Garrigan - Senior | 2006 |
| Sea of Souls | Philip Crooks | 2004 |
| New Tricks | Judge | 2003 |
| Murder in Greenwich | Chief Thao Ferris | 2002 |
| The House of Mirth | Lawyer | 2000 |
| Waking the Dead | Father Cameron | 2000 |
| Doctors | Rob Morrison | 2000 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Etruscan Smile | Fraser | 2018 |
| Comedy Classics | Self | 2008 |
| Vital Signs | Professor McManus | 2006 |
| The Last King of Scotland | Dr. Garrigan - Senior | 2006 |
| Sea of Souls | Philip Crooks | 2004 |
| New Tricks | Judge | 2003 |
| Murder in Greenwich | Chief Thao Ferris | 2002 |
| The House of Mirth | Lawyer | 2000 |
| Waking the Dead | Father Cameron | 2000 |
| Doctors | Rob Morrison | 2000 |
| Monarch of the Glen | Harold Xavier | 2000 |
| Life Support | Michael Calder | 1999 |
| Always and Everyone | Roy Williams | 1999 |
| Stiff Upper Lips | Dr. Henry | 1998 |
| Tomorrow Never Dies | First Sea Lord | 1997 |
| Sharpe: The Legend | Lennox | 1997 |
| Knight School | Hector Spleen | 1997 |
| Alive and Kicking | Paris Mourner | 1997 |
| The Heart Surgeon | Gavin Cranmere | 1997 |
| Hamish Macbeth | Maj. Roddy Maclean / Fergusson Maclean | 1995 |
| The Negotiator | Deputy Chief Constable Bryden | 1994 |
| Sharpe | Maj. Lennox | 1993 |
| Freddie as F.R.O.7. | Additional Voices | 1992 |
| Hannay | Alec Cauldshaw | 1988 |
| Crossbow | The Children's Father | 1987 |
| Boon | Mr. Parris | 1986 |
| Hilary | Mr. Daniels | 1984 |
| The Brief | Tour Guide | 1984 |
| Ever Decreasing Circles | Linesman | 1984 |
| The Mad Death | Registrar | 1983 |
| Brass | Dr McDuff / Doctor McDuff / Inspector Hamish McDuff / Dr. McDuff / Inspector McDuff | 1983 |
| Eye of the Needle | Oban Radio Operator | 1981 |
| Juliet Bravo | Mr. MacRae | 1980 |
| Shoestring | Andy Stapleton | 1979 |
| Thomas and Sarah | Capt. Derwent | 1979 |
| All Creatures Great and Small | Ewan Ross | 1978 |
| Six Days of Justice | P.C. Thomson | 1972 |
| Spy Trap | Dennis O'Reilly | 1972 |
| The Shadow of the Tower | The Soldier | 1972 |
| Judge Dee | Scavenger / Kuan Lai | 1969 |
| Carry on Cowboy | Rider | 1965 |
| Doctor Who | Kendron | 1963 |
