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David Dixon(I)

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Arthur Dent and his friend Ford Prefect escape the destruction of Earth only to face incredible trials, tribulations and adventures in space and time.
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David Dixon was born on 28 October 1947 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Legend of Robin Hood (1975), The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) and Lillie (1978).
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    Known for

    The Legend of Robin Hood (1975)
    The Legend of Robin Hood
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Prince John
    The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
    The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Ford Prefect
    Francesca Annis in Lillie (1978)
    Lillie
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Prince Leopold
    Nigel Havers in A Horseman Riding By (1978)
    A Horseman Riding By
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Keith Horsey

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Magician's Wife (2010)
      The Magician's Wife
      7.8
      Short
      • Lawrence Patterson
      • 2010
    • Helen McCrory in Anna Karenina (2000)
      Anna Karenina
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Lawyer
      • 2000
    • The Bill (1984)
      The Bill
      6.7
      TV Series
      • James Lester
      • Brian Vaughan
      • Edward Rearden ...
      • 1990–1998
    • Holding On (1997)
      Holding On
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Nelson
      • 1997
    • Original Sin (1997)
      Original Sin
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Dr. Wardle
      • 1997
    • David Jason in A Touch of Frost (1992)
      A Touch of Frost
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Barry Curzon
      • 1996
    • Circle of Deceit (1993)
      Circle of Deceit
      4.9
      TV Mini Series
      • DI Ransome
      • 1995
    • Grushko (1994)
      Grushko
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Nekrasov
      • 1994
    • Crime Story (1992)
      Crime Story
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Dean
      • 1992
    • Boon (1986)
      Boon
      6.5
      TV Series
      • DS Don Swift
      • DS Don Speed
      • 1990–1991
    • Garden in the Rain
      Short
      • 1990
    • Tutti Frutti (1987)
      Tutti Frutti
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Stuart Gordon Inverarrity
      • 1987
    • Super Gran (1985)
      Super Gran
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Woodrow Z. Loudermilk
      • 1987
    • Jenny Seagrove in A Dangerous Kind of Love (1986)
      A Dangerous Kind of Love
      9.4
      TV Movie
      • Horace Walker
      • 1986
    • Mountain Men
      TV Series
      • Horace Walker
      • 1986

    Additional Crew

    • Malcolm McDowell in Caligula (1979)
      Caligula
      5.4
      • adr artist (uncredited)
      • 1979

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    Personal details

    • Born
      • October 28, 1947
      • Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK
    • Other works
      (play) "The Tempest" (1973-74)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      In a nod to his work on The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981), he has been cast to play some minor characters in the new "Quandary Phase" episodes of "The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy" BBC4 radio series, adapted from book 4 of the late Douglas Adams' "Hitch Hiker's Trilogy", "So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish".

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