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'''Bruce Bould''' (born [[Bradford]], [[West Yorkshire]]) is an English actor. Bould began his own acting career aged 17 at the Birmingham Repertory, before joining RADA. Best known for playing David Harris-Jones in the television [[British sitcom|sitcom]] ''[[The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin]]''.
'''Bruce Robert Bould''' (19 May 1949 – 15 May 2023) was an English actor best known for playing David Harris-Jones in the television [[British sitcom|sitcom]] ''[[The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin]]'' from 1976 to 1979.


==Career==
In 1972 he met and married [[Theresa Watson]] who plays David's wife Prue in Series Three and Four.
Bould was born in [[Bradford]], West Yorkshire, to parents who were both actors,<ref name="ross"/> and began his acting career aged 17 at the [[Birmingham Repertory]]<ref name="thea"/> in a production of ''Crack in the Ice'' in September 1966.<ref name="thea">{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/1155/bruce-bould |title=Bruce Bould past productions|website=theatricalia.com |access-date=20 November 2022}}</ref> He joined the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] (RADA),<ref name="rada">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/bruce-bould/|title=Bruce Bould — RADA|website=rada.ac.uk|access-date=20 November 2022}}</ref> as a student, graduating with a Diploma in acting in 1969.<ref name="rada"/>


Best known for playing David Harris-Jones in the television [[British sitcom|sitcom]] ''[[The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin]]''.<ref name="bfi">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0c05b87|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122104523/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba0c05b87|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 January 2021|title=Bruce Bould|website=BFI|access-date=20 November 2022}}</ref> His character was one of C.J.'s "yes" men, extremely shy, lacked confidence, with low self-esteem, whose catchphrase was a simple "Super!".<ref name="ross">{{cite web|author= |url= http://www.leonardrossiter.com/reginaldperrin/BiogsMain.html#BOULD |title=Reggie Online - Biographies of Main Cast |website=LeonardRossiter.com |accessdate=2017-07-06}}</ref><ref name="thea"/>
Other TV credits include ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[The Good Life (1975 TV series)|The Good Life]]'', ''[[The New Avengers (TV series)|The New Avengers]]'', ''[[To the Manor Born]]'', ''[[Shelley (TV series)|Shelley]]'', ''[[Howards' Way]]'', ''[[Drop the Dead Donkey]]'' and ''[[As Time Goes By (TV series)|As Time Goes By]]''.


In 1972 he met and married actress Theresa Watson, who also starred in ''[[The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin]]'', playing David's wife Prue in Series Three and Four.<ref name="ross"/>
After many bit-parts on TV, he returned to the stage in two plays Clever Soldiers, and A Family And A Fortune, with [[Alec Guinness]]<ref>http://www.leonardrossiter.com/reginaldperrin/BiogsMain.html#BOULD</ref>.

Other television credits include ''[[Z-Cars]]'',<ref name="ave"/> ''[[The Good Life (1975 TV series)|The Good Life]]'',<ref name="ave"/> ''[[The New Avengers (TV series)|The New Avengers]]'',<ref name="ave"/> ''[[To the Manor Born]]'',<ref name="ave"/> ''[[Shelley (TV series)|Shelley]]'', ''[[Howards' Way]]'', ''[[Drop the Dead Donkey]]'' and ''[[As Time Goes By (UK TV series)|As Time Goes By]]''.<ref name="ave">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=19655|title=Bruce Bould|website=aveleyman.com|access-date=20 November 2022}}</ref>

Bould was a regular on stage throughout the 70's, in plays such as ''Clever Soldiers'', in 1974 at the [[Hampstead Theatre Club]], and ''A Family And A Fortune'', at the [[Theatre Royal, Bath]] in 1975 with [[Alec Guinness]].<ref name="ross"/><ref name="thea"/>

Bould died on 15 May 2023, at the age of 73.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bruce Bould |url=https://www.bafta.org/heritage/in-memory-of/bruce-bould |website=BAFTA |access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref>

== Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1982
| ''[[The Funny Side of Christmas]]''
| David Harris-Jones
| TV film
|-
| 1999
| ''The Alchemists''
| Obstetrician
| TV film
|-
| 2010
| ''Reg''
| Dad
| Short
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1969
| ''[[BBC Play of the Month]]''
| Slaves, Citizens and Soldiers
| Episode: "[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]"
|-
| rowspan="2"|1972
| ''[[Z-Cars]]''
| Kenneth Fielding
| Episode: "Witness"
|-
| rowspan="2"|''[[Thirty-Minute Theatre]]''
|
| Episode: "Bypass"
|-
| rowspan="4"|1973
| McNiece
| Episode: "Swamp Music"
|-
| ''[[Six Days of Justice]]''
| PC Pugh
| Episode: "We'll Support You Evermore"
|-
| ''[[Play for Today]]''
| Prisoner
| Episode: "The Stretch"
|-
| ''[[Van der Valk (1972 TV series)|Van der Valk]]''
| Sitskoorn
| Episode: "A Dangerous Point of View"
|-
| rowspan="4"|1974
| ''[[Special Branch (TV series)|Special Branch]]''
| Technician
| Episode: "Sounds Sinister"
|-
| ''[[New Scotland Yard (TV series)|New Scotland Yard]]''
| Roy
| Episode: "Comeback"
|-
| ''[[QB VII (miniseries)|QB VII]]''
| O'Conner
| Mini-series
|-
| ''[[Village Hall (TV series)|Village Hall]]''
| Colin Powell
| Episode: "There'll Almost Always Be an England"
|-
| rowspan="2"|1975
| ''[[Churchill's People]]''
| William Bradford
| Episode: "America! America!"
|-
| ''[[The Good Life (1975 TV series)|The Good Life]]''
| Guy
| Episode: "The Guru of Surbiton"
|-
| rowspan="2"|1976
| ''[[Hadleigh (TV series)|Hadleigh]]''
| Bob Whiteside
| Episode: "Favours"
|-
| ''[[The New Avengers (TV series)|The New Avengers]]''
| Froggart
| Episode: "The Midas Touch"
|-
| 1976-1979
| ''[[The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin]]''
| David Harris-Jones
| Series regular
|-
| 1978
| ''[[Rings on Their Fingers]]''
| The Honeymooner
| Episode: "Vive la différence"
|-
| 1979
| ''[[The Dick Emery Show]]''
|
| 1 episode
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Strangers (1978 TV series)|Strangers]]''
| Detective Inspector Tom Casey
| 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|1981
| ''Prisoners of Conscience''
| Man on Boat
| Episode: "William Beausire"
|-
| ''[[To the Manor Born]]''
| Dawkins
| Episode: "Station Closing"
|-
| rowspan="3"|1983
| ''The Consultant''
| Ronald Gates
| Episode: "Extension of Credit"
|-
| ''Now and Then''
| Prendrythe
| 1 episode
|-
| ''[[Shelley (TV series)|Shelley]]''
| Malcolm
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2"|1984
| ''The Hello Goodbye Man''
| Doctor
| 1 episode
|-
| ''[[Shine on Harvey Moon]]''
| Tom Chavan
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1985-1987
| ''[[Howards' Way]]''
| David Lloyd
| Series regular
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Me and My Girl (TV series)|Me and My Girl]]''
| Roger
| Episode: "Lost and Found"
|-
| 1990
| ''[[Close to Home (1989 TV series)|Close to Home]]''
| Mr. Hinkley
| Episode: "Motor Madness"
|-
| rowspan="2"|1992
| ''[[Harry Enfield's Television Programme]]''
| Teacher
| 1 episode
|-
| ''[[The Upper Hand (TV series)|The Upper Hand]]''
| Robert
| Episode: "You Shall Go to the Ball"
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Drop the Dead Donkey]]''
| Simpson
| Episode: "Henry's Lost Love"
|-
| 1995
| ''[[As Time Goes By (TV series)|As Time Goes By]]''
| Hotel Manager
| Episode: "The Anniversary Party"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[The Legacy of Reginald Perrin]]''
| David Harris-Jones
| Series regular
|-
|}
<ref>{{cite web |title=Bruce Bould |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/bruce_bould/ |website=British Comedy Guide |publisher=BCG Daily |access-date=8 April 2021}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0099473|name=Bruce Bould}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0099473|name=Bruce Bould}}


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Latest revision as of 18:13, 13 October 2024

Bruce Robert Bould (19 May 1949 – 15 May 2023) was an English actor best known for playing David Harris-Jones in the television sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin from 1976 to 1979.

Career

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Bould was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, to parents who were both actors,[1] and began his acting career aged 17 at the Birmingham Repertory[2] in a production of Crack in the Ice in September 1966.[2] He joined the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA),[3] as a student, graduating with a Diploma in acting in 1969.[3]

Best known for playing David Harris-Jones in the television sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin.[4] His character was one of C.J.'s "yes" men, extremely shy, lacked confidence, with low self-esteem, whose catchphrase was a simple "Super!".[1][2]

In 1972 he met and married actress Theresa Watson, who also starred in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, playing David's wife Prue in Series Three and Four.[1]

Other television credits include Z-Cars,[5] The Good Life,[5] The New Avengers,[5] To the Manor Born,[5] Shelley, Howards' Way, Drop the Dead Donkey and As Time Goes By.[5]

Bould was a regular on stage throughout the 70's, in plays such as Clever Soldiers, in 1974 at the Hampstead Theatre Club, and A Family And A Fortune, at the Theatre Royal, Bath in 1975 with Alec Guinness.[1][2]

Bould died on 15 May 2023, at the age of 73.[6]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1982 The Funny Side of Christmas David Harris-Jones TV film
1999 The Alchemists Obstetrician TV film
2010 Reg Dad Short

Television

[edit]
Year Title Role Notes
1969 BBC Play of the Month Slaves, Citizens and Soldiers Episode: "Julius Caesar"
1972 Z-Cars Kenneth Fielding Episode: "Witness"
Thirty-Minute Theatre Episode: "Bypass"
1973 McNiece Episode: "Swamp Music"
Six Days of Justice PC Pugh Episode: "We'll Support You Evermore"
Play for Today Prisoner Episode: "The Stretch"
Van der Valk Sitskoorn Episode: "A Dangerous Point of View"
1974 Special Branch Technician Episode: "Sounds Sinister"
New Scotland Yard Roy Episode: "Comeback"
QB VII O'Conner Mini-series
Village Hall Colin Powell Episode: "There'll Almost Always Be an England"
1975 Churchill's People William Bradford Episode: "America! America!"
The Good Life Guy Episode: "The Guru of Surbiton"
1976 Hadleigh Bob Whiteside Episode: "Favours"
The New Avengers Froggart Episode: "The Midas Touch"
1976-1979 The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin David Harris-Jones Series regular
1978 Rings on Their Fingers The Honeymooner Episode: "Vive la différence"
1979 The Dick Emery Show 1 episode
1980 Strangers Detective Inspector Tom Casey 3 episodes
1981 Prisoners of Conscience Man on Boat Episode: "William Beausire"
To the Manor Born Dawkins Episode: "Station Closing"
1983 The Consultant Ronald Gates Episode: "Extension of Credit"
Now and Then Prendrythe 1 episode
Shelley Malcolm 2 episodes
1984 The Hello Goodbye Man Doctor 1 episode
Shine on Harvey Moon Tom Chavan 3 episodes
1985-1987 Howards' Way David Lloyd Series regular
1987 Me and My Girl Roger Episode: "Lost and Found"
1990 Close to Home Mr. Hinkley Episode: "Motor Madness"
1992 Harry Enfield's Television Programme Teacher 1 episode
The Upper Hand Robert Episode: "You Shall Go to the Ball"
1993 Drop the Dead Donkey Simpson Episode: "Henry's Lost Love"
1995 As Time Goes By Hotel Manager Episode: "The Anniversary Party"
1996 The Legacy of Reginald Perrin David Harris-Jones Series regular

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Reggie Online - Biographies of Main Cast". LeonardRossiter.com. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bruce Bould past productions". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Bruce Bould — RADA". rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Bruce Bould". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Bruce Bould". aveleyman.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Bruce Bould". BAFTA. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Bruce Bould". British Comedy Guide. BCG Daily. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
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