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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]]''. |
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'''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. |
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==Career== |
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In 1972 he met and married [[Theresa Watson]] who plays David's wife Prue in Series Three and Four. |
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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"/> |
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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"/> |
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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]]''. |
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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"/> |
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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> |
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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> |
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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"/> |
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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> |
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== Filmography== |
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===Film=== |
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| 1982 |
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| ''[[The Funny Side of Christmas]]'' |
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| David Harris-Jones |
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| TV film |
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| 1999 |
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| ''The Alchemists'' |
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| Obstetrician |
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| TV film |
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| 2010 |
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| ''Reg'' |
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| Dad |
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| Short |
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===Television=== |
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| 1969 |
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| ''[[BBC Play of the Month]]'' |
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| Slaves, Citizens and Soldiers |
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| Episode: "[[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]]" |
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| rowspan="2"|1972 |
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| ''[[Z-Cars]]'' |
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| Kenneth Fielding |
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| Episode: "Witness" |
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| rowspan="2"|''[[Thirty-Minute Theatre]]'' |
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| Episode: "Bypass" |
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| rowspan="4"|1973 |
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| McNiece |
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| Episode: "Swamp Music" |
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| ''[[Six Days of Justice]]'' |
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| PC Pugh |
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| Episode: "We'll Support You Evermore" |
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| ''[[Play for Today]]'' |
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| Prisoner |
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| Episode: "The Stretch" |
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| ''[[Van der Valk (1972 TV series)|Van der Valk]]'' |
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| Sitskoorn |
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| Episode: "A Dangerous Point of View" |
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| rowspan="4"|1974 |
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| ''[[Special Branch (TV series)|Special Branch]]'' |
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| Technician |
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| Episode: "Sounds Sinister" |
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| ''[[New Scotland Yard (TV series)|New Scotland Yard]]'' |
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| Roy |
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| Episode: "Comeback" |
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| ''[[QB VII (miniseries)|QB VII]]'' |
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| O'Conner |
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| Mini-series |
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| ''[[Village Hall (TV series)|Village Hall]]'' |
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| Colin Powell |
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| Episode: "There'll Almost Always Be an England" |
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| rowspan="2"|1975 |
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| ''[[Churchill's People]]'' |
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| William Bradford |
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| Episode: "America! America!" |
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| ''[[The Good Life (1975 TV series)|The Good Life]]'' |
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| Guy |
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| Episode: "The Guru of Surbiton" |
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| rowspan="2"|1976 |
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| ''[[Hadleigh (TV series)|Hadleigh]]'' |
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| Bob Whiteside |
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| Episode: "Favours" |
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| ''[[The New Avengers (TV series)|The New Avengers]]'' |
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| Froggart |
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| Episode: "The Midas Touch" |
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| 1976-1979 |
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| ''[[The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin]]'' |
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| David Harris-Jones |
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| Series regular |
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| 1978 |
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| ''[[Rings on Their Fingers]]'' |
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| The Honeymooner |
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| Episode: "Vive la différence" |
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| 1979 |
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| ''[[The Dick Emery Show]]'' |
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| 1 episode |
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| 1980 |
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| ''[[Strangers (1978 TV series)|Strangers]]'' |
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| Detective Inspector Tom Casey |
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| 3 episodes |
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| rowspan="2"|1981 |
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| ''Prisoners of Conscience'' |
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| Man on Boat |
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| Episode: "William Beausire" |
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| ''[[To the Manor Born]]'' |
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| Dawkins |
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| Episode: "Station Closing" |
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| rowspan="3"|1983 |
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| ''The Consultant'' |
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| Ronald Gates |
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| Episode: "Extension of Credit" |
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| ''Now and Then'' |
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| Prendrythe |
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| 1 episode |
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| ''[[Shelley (TV series)|Shelley]]'' |
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| Malcolm |
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| 2 episodes |
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| rowspan="2"|1984 |
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| ''The Hello Goodbye Man'' |
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| Doctor |
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| 1 episode |
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| ''[[Shine on Harvey Moon]]'' |
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| Tom Chavan |
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| 3 episodes |
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| 1985-1987 |
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| ''[[Howards' Way]]'' |
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| David Lloyd |
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| Series regular |
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| 1987 |
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| ''[[Me and My Girl (TV series)|Me and My Girl]]'' |
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| Roger |
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| Episode: "Lost and Found" |
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| 1990 |
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| ''[[Close to Home (1989 TV series)|Close to Home]]'' |
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| Mr. Hinkley |
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| Episode: "Motor Madness" |
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| rowspan="2"|1992 |
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| ''[[Harry Enfield's Television Programme]]'' |
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| Teacher |
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| 1 episode |
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| ''[[The Upper Hand (TV series)|The Upper Hand]]'' |
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| Robert |
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| Episode: "You Shall Go to the Ball" |
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| 1993 |
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| ''[[Drop the Dead Donkey]]'' |
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| Simpson |
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| Episode: "Henry's Lost Love" |
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| 1995 |
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| ''[[As Time Goes By (TV series)|As Time Goes By]]'' |
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| Hotel Manager |
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| Episode: "The Anniversary Party" |
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| 1996 |
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| ''[[The Legacy of Reginald Perrin]]'' |
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| David Harris-Jones |
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| Series regular |
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<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> |
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==References== |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
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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 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Reggie Online - Biographies of Main Cast". LeonardRossiter.com. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Bruce Bould past productions". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Bruce Bould — RADA". rada.ac.uk. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Bruce Bould". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Bruce Bould". aveleyman.com. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Bruce Bould". BAFTA. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Bruce Bould". British Comedy Guide. BCG Daily. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Bruce Bould at IMDb