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Dave Swarbrick(1941-2016)

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  • Music Department
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Dave Swarbrick was born on 5 April 1941 in New Malden, Surrey, England, UK. He was an actor, known for How I Live Now (2013), A Room for Romeo Brass (1999) and Far from the Madding Crowd (1967). He was married to Jill Swarbrick-Banks. He died on 3 June 2016 in the UK.
BornApril 5, 1941
DiedJune 3, 2016(75)
BornApril 5, 1941
DiedJune 3, 2016(75)
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Known for

Saoirse Ronan in How I Live Now (2013)
How I Live Now
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2013
A Room for Romeo Brass (1999)
A Room for Romeo Brass
7.5
  • Soundtrack
  • 1999
Terence Stamp, Julie Christie, and Peter Finch in Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
Far from the Madding Crowd
7.2
  • Fiddler at Barn Dance(as David Swarbrick)
  • 1967
Ann Bell and Peter Sallis in Plays of Today (1969)
Plays of Today
TV Series
  • Music Department

Credits

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Actor

  • Galaxy's Last Tape
    Short
    • (as David Swarbrick)
    • 1977
  • Terence Stamp, Julie Christie, and Peter Finch in Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
    Far from the Madding Crowd
    7.2
    • Fiddler at Barn Dance (as David Swarbrick)
    • 1967
  • Deres tankpasser er i aften ... Louis Miehe Renard
    TV Movie
    • Musician - violin
    • 1966

Music Department

  • Ann Bell and Peter Sallis in Plays of Today (1969)
    Plays of Today
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1969

Soundtrack

  • Kate Bliss in Antiques Road Trip (2010)
    Antiques Road Trip
    7.1
    TV Series
    • performer: "Hole in the Wall", "Jolly Tinker / Rags and Tatters"
    • performer: "Hole in the Wall" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 2021
  • Saoirse Ronan in How I Live Now (2013)
    How I Live Now
    6.4
    • arranger: "Tam Lin"
    • 2013
  • Fairport Convention, Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (2012)
    Fairport Convention, Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • arranger: "Tam Lin"
    • writer: "Walk a While", "Little Did I Think" (from "Babbacome Lee"), "John Lee" (from "Babbacome Lee"), "Crazy Man Michael"
    • 2012
  • A Room for Romeo Brass (1999)
    A Room for Romeo Brass
    7.5
    • arranger: "Matty Groves"
    • writer: "John Lee"
    • 1999

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • David Swarbrick
  • Born
    • April 5, 1941
    • New Malden, Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 3, 2016
    • UK(emphysema)
  • Spouse
    • Jill Swarbrick-Banks1999 - June 3, 2016 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Played violin and viola for the band "Fairport Convention" (1968-1985)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    For many years he suffered poor health due to the lung disease emphysema, and in 1999, after he had been admitted to hospital with a chest infection, the Daily Telegraph newspaper mistakenly published an obituary to him. His health was restored by a double lung transplant in 2004.
  • Quotes
    [in 1999, after he had been admitted to hospital in Coventry with a chest infection and the Daily Telegraph newspaper had mistakenly published an obituary to him] "It's not the first time I've died in Coventry".
  • Nickname
    • Swarb

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