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David Bradley

David Bradley was on the 17th April in 1942 in York in North Yorkshire.
He became an actor in 1971, and first appeared the successful comedy Nearest and Dearest playing a police officer.
He was awarded a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1991 for his supporting actor role in King Lear at the Royal National Theatre, and has appeared in the Harold Pinter play called The Caretaker.
He also starred in the comedy series called "Wild West" as Jake. David played the fictional Labour MP Eddie Wells, in the award-winning series Our Friends In The North in 1996.
David had a part in the musical drama called Blackpool, and as the father of Sweeney Todd, playing opposite Ray Winstone.
He has also had a small part in an episode of Taggart, and a leading character Tom, in an episode of "Midsummer Murders."
He has also appeared as the character Stemroach, in the comedy series, called Ideal, as Electric in Thieves Like Us, and appeared in the series True Dare Kiss.
David had a small part in the film called Hot Fuzz, alongside Simon Pegg, and has become best known for his role as Argus Filch, the caretaker of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films.
David played Cohen the Barbarian in the Sky One adaptation of The Colour Of Magic by Terry Pratchett. David stars alongside Sir David Jason as Rincewind, and Sean Astin as Two Flower ( of Click and Lord Of The Rings fame).
David Bradley is the active President of Second Thoughts Drama Group in Stratford-upon-Avon.
He is starring in a movie callied The Daisy Chain as Sean Cryan, which will be out soon.





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  • Cyborg Cop
  • Cyborg Cop review by Kid Twist from Dreamland
    Rated - 5 stars David Bradley! 21 March 2007
    ...es playing the baddie with a thick Yorkshire accent. Also, a special metion for David Bradley's outragously camp attire. A winner! ...  
  • Kes
  • Kes review by Anonymous from
    Rated - 3 stars gritty, touching and british 21 July 2004
    ... sooo glad i rented this one. The host of chracters is like a Dickens novel and David Bradley is absolutely outstanding as Billy Casper. Highly recommended. 10/10...  
  • Absolution
  • Absolution review by A customer from Burton-On-Trent
    Rated - 4 stars Don't miss this gem 21 November 2007
    ...se to do at the height of his career; that launched Billy Connolly as an actor; David Bradley followed on from “Kes” and then find out that the Catholic church tried to ban ...  

David Bradley - filmography


  • Hot Fuzz
  • Hot Fuzz on DVD (2007)
    Starring: Simon Pegg,  Nick Frost,  Bill Bailey
    Director: Edgar Wright
    Certificate: 15
    Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost follow up SHAUN OF THE DEAD with another collaboration in HOT FUZZ. This time around Pegg and Frost are mismatched cops who are reluctantly forced to work together, with hilarious results.
    Rate this: 3.5 73% from 67,748 members
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  • Gabriel And Me
  • Gabriel And Me on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Billy Connolly,  Iain Glen,  David Bradley
    Director: Udayan Prasad
    Certificate: 15
    Set in Newcastle, GABRIEL & ME follows the exploits of young Jimmy Spud (Sean Landless), who wants to become an angel to cure his father's illness, and seeks guidance from Archangel Gabriel (Billy Connolly). The script is by BILLY ELLIOT scribe, Lee Hall.
    Rate this: 2.5 52% from 237 members
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  • Our Friends In The North
  • Our Friends In The North (4 discs) on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Christopher Eccleston,  Peter Vaughan,  Gina McKee
    Certificate: 18
    This nine-part miniseries follows the lives of four Newcastle friends--Nicky (Christopher Eccleston), Mary (Gina McKee), Geordie (Daniel Craig), and Tosker (Mark Strong)--from 1964 to 1995. The highly acclaimed production also features Malcolm McDowell, David Bradley, and many other familiar faces.
    Rate this: 4.0 81% from 737 members
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  • Cyborg Cop
  • Cyborg Cop on DVD (1993)
    Starring: David Bradley,  John Rhys Davies,  Alonna Shaw
    Director: Sam Firstenberg
    Certificate: 18
    A blend of futuristic and martial arts action in this tale of an undercover agent who is matched against a power-mad scientist whose cyborg creations are programmed to kill the world's leaders.
    Rate this: 2.0 40% from 91 members
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  • American Ninja 4: The Annihilation
  • American Ninja 4: The Annihilation (1991)
    Starring: Michael Dudikoff,  David Bradley
    Director: Cedric Sundstrom
    Certificate: TBC
    CIA agent Sean Davidson and his sidekick Carl are sent into the stronghold of sadistic British ex-soldier Mulgrew to rescue some Delta Force commandoes who have been captured and tortured. When Sean, Carl and pretty doctor Sarah run into some problems, Peace Corps vet Joe Armstrong is lured out of ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 52% from 28 members
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  • Absolution
  • Absolution on DVD (1978)
    Starring: Richard Burton,  Dominic Guard,  David Bradley
    Director: Anthony Page
    Certificate: 15
    Father Goddard (Richard Burton) hears confessions at a catholic school. In confession, student Benjamin Stanfield tells Goddard that he has accidentally murdered his friend (Billy Connolly) and buried him in the forest. Goddard investigates the matter and finds a buried scarecrow. Shortly after, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 56% from 124 members
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  • Kes
  • Kes on DVD (1969)
    Starring: Colin Welland,  David Bradley,  Brian Glover
    Director: Ken Loach
    Certificate: PG
    Rebellious Billy Casper (David Bradley) finds that training a kestrel takes his mind off his troubled home life and the bullies at school. Set in the Northern English town of Barnsley, the film is a gritty slice of working-class life in the ‘60s. Based on the Barry Hines novel A KESTREL FOR A KNAVE,..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 74% from 2,467 members
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  • Hot Fuzz - HD DVD Version
  • Hot Fuzz - HD DVD Version
    Starring: Simon Pegg,  Nick Frost,  Bill Bailey
    Director: Edgar Wright
    Certificate: 15
    Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost follow up SHAUN OF THE DEAD with another collaboration in HOT FUZZ. This time around Pegg and Frost are mismatched cops who are reluctantly forced to work together, with hilarious results.
    Rate this: 4.0 77% from 1,110 members
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