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David Allister

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David Allister is known for Anna Karenina (2000), BBC Play of the Month (1965) and Softly Softly: Task Force (1969).
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    • Known for

    Helen McCrory in Anna Karenina (2000)
    Anna Karenina
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Colonel Demin
    BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    BBC Play of the Month
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Arthur Townsend
    Softly Softly: Task Force (1969)
    Softly Softly: Task Force
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Sgt. Richard Jackson
    • Sgt. Jackson
    • Insp. Jackson
    Julian Glover in By the Sword Divided (1983)
    By the Sword Divided
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Mr. Cook

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Discovery of Heaven (2001)
      The Discovery of Heaven
      6.7
      • Neurologist
      • 2001
    • Kavanagh QC (1995)
      Kavanagh QC
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Hodgskin
      • 2001
    • Helen McCrory in Anna Karenina (2000)
      Anna Karenina
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Colonel Demin
      • 2000
    • Annette Badland, Neil Dudgeon, and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (1997)
      Midsomer Murders
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Maj. Harry Tomkinson
      • 1999
    • The Uninvited (1997)
      The Uninvited
      6.3
      TV Series
      • James Wilson
      • 1997
    • Holding On (1997)
      Holding On
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Psychiatric Consultant
      • 1997
    • Tony Doyle, Tom Georgeson, Neil Pearson, and Siobhan Redmond in Between the Lines (1992)
      Between the Lines
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Harrison
      • 1994
    • The Bill (1984)
      The Bill
      6.7
      TV Series
      • James Lucas
      • Thomas
      • Richard Fielding
      • 1987–1993
    • Keith Barron and Nigel Havers in The Good Guys (1992)
      The Good Guys
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Insp. Rossall
      • 1993
    • Sitting Pretty (1992)
      Sitting Pretty
      7.7
      TV Series
      • 'Bobby Katkins'
      • 1992
    • Bernard Bresslaw and Kim Thomson in Virtual Murder (1992)
      Virtual Murder
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Prof. Vere Percival
      • 1992
    • James Cosmo and Gwen Taylor in The Sharp End (1991)
      The Sharp End
      8.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Mr. Dale
      • 1991
    • Tim Pigott-Smith in The Chief (1990)
      The Chief
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Insp. Bob Morrissey
      • 1991
    • The Franchise Affair (1988)
      The Franchise Affair
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Miles Allison
      • 1988
    • Horizon (1964)
      Horizon
      8.5
      TV Series
      • John Griffith
      • 1987

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 6′ (1.83 m)
    • Other works
      He acted in Vaclav Havel's play, "The Memorandum," at the Orange Tree Theatre in London, England with Victoria Hamilton, John Baddeley, and John Hudson in the cast.

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