David Spenser was a British actor, director, producer and writer.
11 Facts About David Spenser
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David Spenser was the elder brother of actor Jeremy Spenser.
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David Spenser was cast in Just William by the author of the books, Richmal Crompton.
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David Spenser played Harry in the first production of Benjamin Britten's opera Albert Herring.
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David Spenser was a regular on television, with appearances in episodes of Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, and The Saint.
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In 1967 David Spenser appeared as Thonmi in the Doctor Who serial The Abominable Snowmen alongside Patrick Troughton.
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David Spenser later worked as a radio producer for the BBC.
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David Spenser produced several radio plays including Anthony Trollope's The Way We Live Now in 1988, and Christopher Isherwood's Mr Norris Changes Trains in 1984.
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David Spenser wrote a historical drama about the Egyptian pharaoh Akhnaton, The City of the Horizon.
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David Spenser subsequently produced documentaries about figures such as Benny Hill, Angus Wilson, Dodie Smith and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies.
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David Spenser was survived by his brother, and by his partner Victor Pemberton.