David Baron (actor)

David Baron
Born
David Baron Wilson[1]

(1933-04-07) 7 April 1933
Birmingham, England
OccupationActor

David Baron (born 7 April 1933) is a British actor.

Life

Baron was born in Birmingham,[2] England[3] and went to teach and study at Queen's University in Ontario. Stumbling into acting, Baron turned professional and worked in television and on stage before returning to England.[4]

Through his career he appeared in stage productions such as The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie, The Philanthropist by Christopher Hampton, and Otherwise Engaged by Simon Gray.[5] His film credits include The Reptile (1966),[6] Nobody Runs Forever (1968) and The Tamarind Seed (1974).[6] He appeared in television series such as Doctor Who, The Avengers, The Professionals and Buccaneer. Baron's last screen credit was in the detective drama television series Foyle's War in 2010.

Selected filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1966 The Reptile Charles Edward Spalding
1968 Nobody Runs Forever Man in Bowtie uncredited
1974 The Tamarind Seed Richard Paterson
1977 Double Exposure James Crompton

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1965 The Airbase Airman Asherton Episode: "Peace at Any Price"
1965 Orlando Konrad Episode: "The Gold Plated Football"
1967 Doctor Who Ralpachan 5 episodes: "The Abominable Snowmen"
1967 The Troubleshooters Mike Szabo 4 episodes
1969 The Avengers Metcalfe Episode: "Love All"
1970 Playhouse Mr. Harvey Episode: "The Pueblo Affair"
1971 Hine Mrumpacker Episode: "Everything I Am I Owe"
1971 Kate Paul Bains Episode: "You Can't Condemn Them All"
1972 Dead of Night James Halt Episode: "Death Cancels All Debts"
1973 Love Story Sam Episode: "Conversations in the Dark"
1974 The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs Maxwell Episode: "The Appointment"
1978 The Professionals Mr. Sumner Episode: "Heroes"
1979 Minder Casino Manager Episode: "Aces High: and Sometimes Very Low"
1980 Buccaneer First Officer Episode: "A No Go Item"
1982 Q.E.D. Guest at Seance Episode: "Target: London"
2010 Foyle's War Old Bailey Judge Episode: "The Hide"

References

  1. ^ "No. 44842". The London Gazette. 6 May 1969. p. 4782.
  2. ^ Screen International Film and TV Year Book, Volume 39. Screen International, King Publications Limited. 1984. p. 284. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Richard Durden, David Baron, Pat Starr from Theatre Programme of All My Sons at Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1982". archive.org. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  4. ^ "David Baron from Theatre Programme, 1975". archive.org. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  5. ^ "David Baron". Theatricalia.
  6. ^ a b Maxford, Howard (2019). Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company. McFarland & Company, Inc. Publishers. p. 36. ISBN 978-1476670072.