Gary Waldhorn (1943-2022) English Actor

Gary Waldhorn (1943-2022) English Actor and comedian dies at 10 January 2022 ( 78 years). Find a grave Gary Waldhorn Death, Bio, Life and career. He was best known to British television viewers as Councillor David Horton on the BBC One sitcom “The Vicar of Dibley” from 1994 to 2000.

Name	Gary Waldhorn
Age	78 years
Birth	3 July 1943
Birthplace	Paddington, London, United Kingdom
Death	10 January 2022
Deathplace
Profession	Actor
Burial	Burial Details Unknown
Nationality	British

Gary Waldhorn English Actor (1943-2022)

He was best known to British television viewers as Councillor David Horton on the BBC One sitcom “The Vicar of Dibley” from 1994 to 2000. He studied acting at the Yale School of Drama. He went on to act on the theatrical stage in England, Australia, and New Zealand.

In 1969, he made his “small screen” debut on the television series “Take Three Girls.” Besides “The Vicar of Dibley,” he went on to appear in such series as “The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs,” “Enemy at the Door,” “Moving,” “All at Number 20,” “Brush Strokes,” and “Lovejoy.” In 1971, he made his film debut in “Zeppelin.” His later film credits would include such titles as “Hanover Street,” (1979) “Victory,” (1981) and “The Chain.” (1984)

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Gary Waldhorn Biography

Early life

Waldhorn was born in London on 3 July 1943 to Liselotte (née Popper) and Siegfried Waldhorn. His parents were Austrian Jews. He studied acting at the Yale School of Drama (graduated 1967) where he notably performed in new works written by playwright Lillian Hellman in 1966. While at Yale he met fellow student Christie Dickason, daughter of Indiana University academic David Howard Dickason, who became his wife and an active theatre director and choreographer in London and later a published playwright and novelist. He is known for his work in West End theatre productions and for his collaborations with the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 1972 he toured Australia and New Zealand in Harry M. Miller’s production of Sleuth playing opposite Richard Todd.

Career

Apart from appearing in The Vicar of Dibley, Waldhorn also made many television appearances from the 1970s including Softly, Softly, The Sweeney, Space: 1999, The New Avengers, Brideshead Revisited, The Professionals, Minder, Robin of Sherwood, Rumpole of the Bailey, The Bill, Heartbeat, Gallowglass and Lovejoy. He also played Lionel Bainbridge in the first three series of Brush Strokes before the character was written out, and Richard Beamish in the first series of All at No 20.

He also starred as Ralph Apsoland in the 1993 miniseries Gallowglass. His other notable television credits include several recurring roles: Caulaincourt in the mini-series Napoleon and Love, Greville in The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs, Henry Channon in Edward & Mrs. Simpson, Teddy Lupus in Enemy at the Door, John Fearnley in Moving, Gordon Lochhead in Campaign, Cllr. Alec Radcliffe in The Chief, Sergeant Bob Pulver in Lovejoy, and Cmdre. Forrest in Longitude. His film credits include the roles of Harlich in Zeppelin, Max in Sir Henry at Rawlinson End, Hauptmann Rainer Mueller in Escape to Victory, and Tornado in The Chain. On stage he was particularly active with the Royal Shakespeare Company.