Name David Pinner Role Television actor | Movies The Wicker Man Plays Potsdam Quartet | |
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Occupation Actor / Author / Playwright Books Ritual, The Vampire Trilogy, Oh to be in England, Three power plays, The Joy of Misery Similar People Anthony Shaffer, Robin Hardy, Carl Djerassi, Neil LaBute, Nicolas Cage | ||
David John Pinner (born 6 October 1940 in Peterborough, England) is a British actor and novelist. He was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He has appeared on stage and television in many roles.
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As an actor, he is known for Emergency Ward 10 (1962), Z Cars (1967), The Growing Pains of PC Penrose (1975), (1985), Henry V (1979), The Prince Regent (1979) and Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced.
His 1967 novel Ritual was a major inspiration for Anthony Shaffer's film The Wicker Man (1973). Endeavour Press have just published The Wicca Woman by David Pinner, and The Wicca Woman is the sequel to Ritual.
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Stage Plays Performed
Stage Plays Published
Filmography
Actor
1992
Screen One (TV Series) as
Paul Cox
- Born Kicking (1992) - Paul Cox
1989
Forever Green (TV Series) as
Mr. Payne
- Episode #1.1 (1989) - Mr. Payne
1988
Hannay (TV Series) as
Police Constable
- The Fellowship of the Black Stone (1988) - Police Constable
1985
Black Silk (TV Series) as
Henshaw
- Conspiracy of Silence (1985) - Henshaw
1985
American Playhouse (TV Series) as
Helmut
- Displaced Person (1985) - Helmut
1985
Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (TV Mini Series) as
Rowlandson
- Part 1 (1985) - Rowlandson
1982
Fame Is the Spur (TV Mini Series) as
Chairman
- Episode #1.4 (1982) - Chairman
1980
Shoestring (TV Series) as
Millar
- Utmost Good Faith (1980) - Millar
1979
Henry V (TV Movie) as
Williams
1979
The BBC Television Shakespeare (TV Series) as
Williams
- The Life of Henry the Fift (1979) - Williams
1979
Prince Regent (TV Mini Series) as
William, Duke of Clarence
- God Save the King (1979) - William, Duke of Clarence
- Father and Son (1979) - William, Duke of Clarence
- The Trouble with Women (1979) - William, Duke of Clarence
1975
The Growing Pains of P.C. Penrose (TV Series) as
PC Buttress
- Among Those Appearing (1975) - PC Buttress
- It's Quiet Midweek (1975) - PC Buttress
- The Melody Lingers On (1975) - PC Buttress
- Always a Spectator, Never a Player (1975) - PC Buttress
- For the Love of Billy (1975) - PC Buttress
- The Peeper (1975) - PC Buttress
- Fabulous Eyelashes He's Got (1975) - PC Buttress
1974
Father Brown (TV Series) as
Osric Orm
- The Mirror of the Magistrate (1974) - Osric Orm
1965
Z Cars (TV Series) as
PC Way / Barman / Unit Beat Man / ...
- Access (1972) - Unit Beat Man
- Who's Sylvia, Then?: Part 2 (1970) - PC Way
- Who's Sylvia, Then?: Part 1 (1970) - PC Way
- The Saint of Concrete Canyon: Part 2 (1968) - Barman
- The Saint of Concrete Canyon: Part 1 (1968) - Barman
- Inspection (1965) - PC Hewlitt
1972
Spyder's Web (TV Series) as
Addison
- The Prevalence of Skeletons (1972) - Addison
1972
The Brighton Belle (TV Mini Series) as
Policeman
- The One Day Off (1972) - Policeman
1971
The Expert (TV Series) as
PC Moss
- A Way to Die (1971) - PC Moss
1969
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
Lt Maron
- The Victims: Frontier (1969) - Lt Maron
1967
Robbery as
Constable in Information Room (uncredited)
1966
Double Image (TV Mini Series documentary) as
Bern
- Landscape with Figures (1966) - Bern
1964
Sergeant Cork (TV Series) as
Saul Dibbins / Henry Chandler
- The Case of the Vanishing Victim (1966) - Saul Dibbins
- The Case of the Medicine Man (1964) - Henry Chandler
1965
Up Jumped a Swagman as
Sailor (uncredited)
1965
Theatre 625 (TV Series) as
Mellors
- The World of George Orwell: Coming Up for Air (1965) - Mellors
1965
The Flying Swan (TV Series) as
David
- The Boardroom (1965) - David
- In Quarantine (1965) - David
1965
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) as
Janos
- Auto-Stop (1965) - Janos
1964
Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) as
Mr. Peter Bacon / Greek Student
- Ben Gunn's Christmas Journey (1964) - Mr. Peter Bacon / Greek Student
1964
No Hiding Place (TV Series) as
Estate agent's clerk
- Death of a Dead Man (1964) - Estate agent's clerk
1964
The Villains (TV Series) as
Bernie Stamp
- Network (1964) - Bernie Stamp
1962
Richard the Lionheart (TV Series) as
Scout
- The Pirate King (1962) - Scout
1961
Drama 61-67 (TV Series) as
Police Constable
- Drama '61: Torment (1961) - Police Constable
1961
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) as
Pete
- A House of Strangers (1961) - Pete
1960
Probation Officer (TV Series) as
Jerry Dickson / Ray Fletcher
- Episode #2.22 (1961) - Jerry Dickson
- Episode #2.1 (1960) - Ray Fletcher
Writer
2019
Cineficción Radio (Podcast Series) (novel "Ritual" - 1 episode)
- Folk Horror (2019) - (novel "Ritual")
1982
The Brack Report (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- Chapter 7 (1982) - (writer)
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Crown Court (TV Series) (2 episodes, 1974) (writer - 4 episodes, 1974 - 1981)
- Leonora: Part 3 (1981) - (writer)
- Leonora: Part 2 (1981) - (writer)
- Leonora: Part 1 (1981) - (writer)
- Strange Past: Part 3 (1974)
- Strange Past: Part 2 (1974)
- Strange Past: Part 1 (1974) - (writer)
1981
BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)
- The Potsdam Quartet (1981) - (writer)
1978
Out of the Past (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- The King's Glaziers 2: Trouble and Strife (1978)
- The King's Glaziers: A Blaze of Light (1978)
1973
The Wicker Man (novel "Ritual" - uncredited)
Thanks
2006
The Wicker Man (very special thanks)
Self
2001
Burnt Offering: The Cult of the Wicker Man (TV Movie documentary) as
Self - author of novel 'Ritual'
References
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