1. David Collings has played historical characters such as Percy Grainger in Ken Russell's Song of Summer, Richard Simmons in The Shadow of the Tower, John Ruskin in The Love School, a BBC series about the Pre-Raphaelites, and Sir Anthony Babington in Elizabeth R In 1975, he portrayed William Wilberforce in The Fight Against Slavery, and he starred as William Pitt in Prince Regent in 1979.
David Collings appeared in the TV series Danger Man, Mystery and Imagination, UFO and Gideon's Way; in the last, he played an emotionally disturbed man attacking young women in the episode "The Prowler".
David Collings played the character of Bob Cratchit in the classic 1970 film musical, Scrooge, starring alongside Albert Finney, Dame Edith Evans, Sir Alec Guinness, Kenneth More, Anton Rodgers and others.
David Collings voiced the eponymous lead for the long-running hit Japanese television series Journey to the West, released in English-speaking countries as Monkey.
David Collings is noted for his children's television appearances including the role of Julian Oakapple in Midnight is a Place.
David Collings has appeared a number of times in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, including Vorus in Revenge of the Cybermen, Poul in The Robots of Death and Mawdryn in the serial Mawdryn Undead.
David Collings has played an alternate Doctor in the audio plays by Big Finish Productions in the Doctor Who Unbound series, Full Fathom Five, alongside other Doctor Who audio credits.
David Collings returned to the role of Poul, now named Paulus, in the episode Hidden Persuaders of the audio drama series Kaldor City and in Big Finish Productions' The Robots series, now named Poul again.
David Collings was Mr Carlyle in Radio 4's seven-episode serial dramatisation of East Lynne by Mrs Henry Wood, first broadcast in June 1987.
David Collings was described by The Stage as a "stalwart of the National and RSC".
David Collings has had a long theatre career appearing in various productions in the UK, US and globally, ranging from Shakespeare and his contemporaries, classical works, Restoration dramas and farce, through to contemporary classics and new plays.
David Collings played the parts of Mortimer the Elder and Matrevis in a production of Edward II at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, which featured his son, the actor Samuel Collings.
David Collings appeared as the King of France in Henry V, and finally Giles Corey in The Crucible at the same venue.