David Ross
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
Red Dwarf: The First Three Million Years
2020
as Self
Red Dwarf: The 28-Years-Later Affair - Series XII
2017
as Self
32 Brinkburn Street
2011
as Frank
The Green Green Grass
2005
Red Dwarf A–Z
2003
as Talkie Toaster (voice, archive footage)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Casten Zivkovic
Murder in Mind
2001
as DCI Edwards
Oliver Twist
1999
as Mr. Bumble
Basil
1998
as Mr. Sherwin
Roger Roger
1998
as Baz
Vanity Fair
1998
as Mr Sedley
Cold Enough for Snow
1997
as Bevis Whittle
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Rodney Widger
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Sam Hardwick
Melissa
1997
as Selwyn-Swanton
Roger Roger
1996
as Basil
Eskimo Day
1996
as Bevis
Fair Game
1994
as Carl's Father
Requiem Apache
1994
as Henry
Wycliffe
1994
as Wainwright
Splitting Heirs
1993
as Sergeant Richardson
If You See God, Tell Him
1993
as Mr Gudgeon
Goodnight Sweetheart
1993
as Bookie
Heartbeat
1992
as Harry Pilbeam
Heartbeat
1992
as Roy Brooks
The Brittas Empire
1991
as Pirate
G.B.H.
1991
as Mr Weller
In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Stephen Jewell
Shooting Stars
1990
as Price
The Zero Option
1988
as Nugent
Red Dwarf
1988
as Talkie Toaster (voice)
Red Dwarf
1988
as Kryten
Watching
1987
as Registrar
Casualty
1986
as Lenny Shines
Casualty
1986
as Mr. Carnell
Scully
1984
as Steve
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Inspector Martin
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Inspector Martin
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
as Donald Moss
Days at the Beach
1981
as Stationmaster
Bergerac
1981
as Harry Johnson
Leave it to Charlie
1978
as Harry Hutchins
The XYY Man
1976
as Window Cleaner
Yanks Go Home
1976
as Harry Duckworth