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| − | Bradley became an actor in [[1971]], first appearing on television that year in the successful comedy ''Nearest and Dearest'' playing a police officer. He was awarded a Laurence Olivier Award in [[1991]] for his supporting actor role in ''King Lear'' at the Royal National Theatre. He has appeared in the Royal National Theatre's [[1997]] production of Harold Pinter's ''The Homecoming'', as well as productions of Pinter's ''The Caretaker'' at Sheffield Theatres and the Tricycle Theatre in London in |
+ | Bradley became an actor in [[1971]], first appearing on television that year in the successful comedy ''Nearest and Dearest'' playing a police officer. He was awarded a Laurence Olivier Award in [[1991]] for his supporting actor role in ''King Lear'' at the Royal National Theatre. He has appeared in the Royal National Theatre's [[1997]] production of Harold Pinter's ''The Homecoming'', as well as productions of Pinter's ''The Caretaker'' at Sheffield Theatres and the Tricycle Theatre in London in 2006 and 2007. |
| − | [[File:Filch-GOF.jpg|thumb|left|Bradley as [[Argus Filch]] |
+ | [[File:Filch-GOF.jpg|thumb|left|Bradley as [[Argus Filch]]]] |
Bradley starred in the BBC comedy series ''Wild West'' playing the character of Jake. He played fictional Labour MP Eddie Wells in the 1996 award-winning BBC Two serial ''Our Friends in the North''. Other television appearances include the [[2004]] musical drama serial ''Blackpool'' on BBC One, the [[2005]] BBC television drama ''Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle'', playing the part of the morose coach driver taking an unruly party of pupils on a daytrip to Salisbury Cathedral and the 2006 BBC drama ''Sweeney Todd'', playing the father of opposite Ray Winstone, and a small part in a 2006 episode of the series ''Taggart''. Also in 2006 he played a leading character, Tom, in an episode of ''Midsummer Murders''. He also appears as the character Stemroach in the BBC comedy series ''Ideal'' and as Electric in the BBC's ''Thieves Like Us'', and in the BBC1 series ''True Dare Kiss''. |
Bradley starred in the BBC comedy series ''Wild West'' playing the character of Jake. He played fictional Labour MP Eddie Wells in the 1996 award-winning BBC Two serial ''Our Friends in the North''. Other television appearances include the [[2004]] musical drama serial ''Blackpool'' on BBC One, the [[2005]] BBC television drama ''Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle'', playing the part of the morose coach driver taking an unruly party of pupils on a daytrip to Salisbury Cathedral and the 2006 BBC drama ''Sweeney Todd'', playing the father of opposite Ray Winstone, and a small part in a 2006 episode of the series ''Taggart''. Also in 2006 he played a leading character, Tom, in an episode of ''Midsummer Murders''. He also appears as the character Stemroach in the BBC comedy series ''Ideal'' and as Electric in the BBC's ''Thieves Like Us'', and in the BBC1 series ''True Dare Kiss''. |
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Bradley appeared in ''Nicholas Nickleby'' (2002) and had a small role in the [[2007]] comedy film ''Hot Fuzz'' as a farmer who illegally hoarded weapons, including a sea mine which later proves important to the story. |
Bradley appeared in ''Nicholas Nickleby'' (2002) and had a small role in the [[2007]] comedy film ''Hot Fuzz'' as a farmer who illegally hoarded weapons, including a sea mine which later proves important to the story. |
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Bradley played ''Cohen the Barbarian'' in a Sky One adaptation of ''The Colour of Magic'' by Terry Pratchett. |
Bradley played ''Cohen the Barbarian'' in a Sky One adaptation of ''The Colour of Magic'' by Terry Pratchett. |
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In [[2008]] Bradley appeared in the role of Spooner in ''No Man's Land'' by Harold Pinter in the Gate Theatre, Dublin, opposite [[Michael Gambon]] as Hirst, in a production directed by Rupert Goold, which transferred to the London West End's Duke of York's Theatre, for which roles each received nominations for the 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, to be announced on [[8 March]] [[2009]]; if he wins, it would be Bradley's first Olivier award in that category; if Gambon wins, it would be his second. |
In [[2008]] Bradley appeared in the role of Spooner in ''No Man's Land'' by Harold Pinter in the Gate Theatre, Dublin, opposite [[Michael Gambon]] as Hirst, in a production directed by Rupert Goold, which transferred to the London West End's Duke of York's Theatre, for which roles each received nominations for the 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, to be announced on [[8 March]] [[2009]]; if he wins, it would be Bradley's first Olivier award in that category; if Gambon wins, it would be his second. |
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Revision as of 03:20, 1 November 2015
David Bradley (born 17 April, 1942, in York, England) is a British actor who portrays Argus Filch in the Harry Potter films.
Biography
Early life
Bradley was born on 17 April, 1942, in York, England, United Kingdom.
Career
Bradley became an actor in 1971, first appearing on television that year in the successful comedy Nearest and Dearest playing a police officer. He was awarded a Laurence Olivier Award in 1991 for his supporting actor role in King Lear at the Royal National Theatre. He has appeared in the Royal National Theatre's 1997 production of Harold Pinter's The Homecoming, as well as productions of Pinter's The Caretaker at Sheffield Theatres and the Tricycle Theatre in London in 2006 and 2007.
Bradley as Argus Filch
Bradley starred in the BBC comedy series Wild West playing the character of Jake. He played fictional Labour MP Eddie Wells in the 1996 award-winning BBC Two serial Our Friends in the North. Other television appearances include the 2004 musical drama serial Blackpool on BBC One, the 2005 BBC television drama Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle, playing the part of the morose coach driver taking an unruly party of pupils on a daytrip to Salisbury Cathedral and the 2006 BBC drama Sweeney Todd, playing the father of opposite Ray Winstone, and a small part in a 2006 episode of the series Taggart. Also in 2006 he played a leading character, Tom, in an episode of Midsummer Murders. He also appears as the character Stemroach in the BBC comedy series Ideal and as Electric in the BBC's Thieves Like Us, and in the BBC1 series True Dare Kiss.
Bradley appeared in Nicholas Nickleby (2002) and had a small role in the 2007 comedy film Hot Fuzz as a farmer who illegally hoarded weapons, including a sea mine which later proves important to the story.
David Bradley as Argus Filch with Mrs. Norris
Bradley played Cohen the Barbarian in a Sky One adaptation of The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett.
In 2008 Bradley appeared in the role of Spooner in No Man's Land by Harold Pinter in the Gate Theatre, Dublin, opposite Michael Gambon as Hirst, in a production directed by Rupert Goold, which transferred to the London West End's Duke of York's Theatre, for which roles each received nominations for the 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor, to be announced on 8 March 2009; if he wins, it would be Bradley's first Olivier award in that category; if Gambon wins, it would be his second.
In 2012, Bradley portrayed the 24th century pirate Solomon in the Doctor Who episode Dinosaurs on a Spaceship. It was announced in January 2013 that Bradley had been cast as actor William Hartnell (who played the first incarnation of the Doctor) in An Adventure in Space and Time, a BBC docudrama about the creation of Doctor Who in 1963.
Selected filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Argus Filch | |
| Game of Thrones | Walder Frey | ||
| The Holding | Cooper | ||
| The Sarah Jane Adventures (TV series) | Voice of Shansheeth Blue | 2 episodes Death of the Doctor: Part 2 Death of the Doctor: Part 1 | |
| New Tricks (TV series) | John Plummer / Simon Beswick | 1 episode Dead Man Talking | |
| Another Year | Ronnie | ||
| Five Daughters (TV series) | Patrick Palmer | 3 episodes | |
| 2009 | Harry Brown | Leonard Attwell | |
| The Street (TV series) | Joe | 1 episode | |
| Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | Argus Filch | ||
| Ashes to Ashes (TV series) | Robin Elliot | 1 episode | |
| The Tudors (TV series) | Will (Court Fool) | 1 episode Problems in the Reformation | |
| 2008 | The Daisy Chain | Sean Cryan | |
| The Invisibles (TV series) | 'Knacker' Locke | 1 episode | |
| The Colour of Magic | Cohen the Barbarian | TV movie | |
| I Know You Know | Mr. Fisher | ||
| 2007 | True Dare Kiss (TV series) | Stanley Tyler | 3 episodes |
| Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix | Argus Filch | ||
| Hot Fuzz | Arthur Webley | ||
| Thieves Like Us (TV series) | Electric | 3 episodes The Jackets Job The Teapot Job The Warehouse Job | |
| 2006-2008 | Ideal (TV series) | Stemroach | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | Taggart (TV series) | Elijah Buckland | 1 episode Law |
| Sweeney Todd | Sweeney's Father | TV movie | |
| Lycanthropy | Club Owner | Video | |
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Argus Filch | |
| Red Mercury | Neil Ashton | ||
| Mr Harvey Lights a Candle | Archie | TV movie | |
| 2004 | Blackpool (TV serial) | Hallworth | 6 episodes |
| Exorcist: The Beginning | Father Gionetti | ||
| Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Argus Filch | ||
| Wild West (TV series) | Old Jake | 6 episodes | |
| 2003 | Blue Dove | Max Turnbull | TV mini-series |
| The Last King | Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey | 1 episode TV mini-series | |
| Midsomer Murders (TV series) | Tom | 1 episode The Green Man | |
| The Mayor of Casterbridge | Councillor Vatt | TV movie | |
| 2002 | Nicholas Nickleby | Nigel Bray | |
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Argus Filch | ||
| The Intended | The Priest | ||
| Crossings | Yorkshire farmer | Short film | |
| This Is Not a Love Song | Mr. Bellamy | ||
| Pas de Trois | Porter | Short film | |
| 2001 | The Way We Live Now (TV serial) | Mr. Broune | 4 episodes |
| Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Argus Filch | ||
| Murphy's Law | Hatcher Snr. | TV movie | |
| Gabriel & Me | Grandad | ||
| Blow Dry | Noah | ||
| Sweet Dreams | Jim | TV movie | |
| 2000 | Black Cab (TV series) | Gerald | 1 episode Marriage Guidance |
| The King Is Alive | Henry | ||
| The Wilsons (TV series) | Ray Wilson | 6 episodes | |
| Shades | Alan Roberts | TV mini-series | |
| 1999 | Doomwatch: Winter Angel | Voice of Angel | TV movie |
| Tom's Midnight Garden | Abel | ||
| 1998 | The Canterbury Tales (TV series) | January | |
| Vanity Fair | Sir Pitt Crawley | 3 episodes TV mini-series | |
| Reckless: The Sequel | Arnold Springer | TV movie | |
| Where the Heart Is (TV series) | Derek Woodford | 1 episode She Goes On | |
| Our Mutual Friend (TV serial) | Rogue Riderhood | 4 episodes | |
| Left Luggage | Concierge | ||
| 1997 | In Your Dreams | Tutor | TV movie |
| Bramwell (TV series) | Charles Matthews | 1 episode | |
| Reckless | Arnold Springer | 6 episodes | |
| The Moth | Dave Waters | TV movie | |
| 1996 | Kiss and Tell | Superintendent Hines | TV movie |
| Cracker (TV series) | Frank Carter | 1 episode White Ghost | |
| Wycliffe (TV series) | Joe Mawnan | 1 episode Total Loss | |
| Our Friends in the North (TV mini-series) | Eddie Wells | 8 episodes | |
| Band of Gold (TV series) | Alf | 1 episode Hustling | |
| A Touch of Frost (TV series) | Les James | 1 episode Unknown Soldiers | |
| 1995 | Casualty (TV series) | Mr. Stanmore | 1 episode Hit and Run |
| The Vet (TV series) | Dick Sims | 1 episode Relative Values | |
| 1994 | Martin Chuzzlewit | David Crimple | 2 episodes TV mini-series |
| 1993 | The Buddha of Suburbia (TV serial) | Helen's father | |
| 1992 | Between the Lines (TV series) | Sgt. Harry Ross | 1 episode Lies and Damned Lies |
| Screenplay (TV series) | Mr. Preach | 1 episode Bad Girl | |
| 1989 | The Play on One (TV series) | Harry | 1 episode A Master of the Marionettes |
| 1987 | Prick Up Your Ears | Undertaker | |
| 1986 | King of the Ghetto (TV series) | Ralph | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | Theatre Night (TV series) | Charron / Voice of Stalin | 1 episode Molière |
| One by One (TV series) | 1 episode To Hear the Sea-Maid's Music | ||
| 1983 | Tartuffe | Cleante | TV movie |
| 1981 | BBC2 Playhouse (TV series) | Wike | 1 episode Clapperclaw |
| Play for Today (TV series) | Communist speaker | 1 episode The Union | |
| 1979 | The Frisco Kid | Julius Rosensheine | |
| 1978 | The Professionals (TV series) | Tony Kristo | 1 episode Close Quarters |
| 1972 | Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV series) | Evangelist | 1 episode That Quiet Earth |
| ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series) | Parker Street Goalie | 1 episode Another Sunday and Sweet F.A | |
| 1971 | A Family at War (TV series) | Colin Woodcock | 7 episodes |
| Nearest and Dearest (TV series) | 2nd Policeman | 1 episode Barefaced in the Park |
