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David Spenser (born David De Saram, 12 March 1934 - 20 July 2013)〔John Tydeman (David Spenser obituary ), ''The Guardian'', 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013〕 was a Sri Lankan-born British actor, director, producer and writer. Spenser played the title role in a 1948 radio production of Richmal Crompton's ''Just William'', and also appeared in popular films and TV series including ''Doctor Who''.〔http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/255722〕 His documentary about Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies won an International Emmy Award. He was the elder brother of actor Jeremy Spenser. Aged 11 he appeared in plays on BBC radio's ''Children's Hour''. He was cast in ''Just William'' by the author of the books, Richmal Crompton.〔 He played Harry in the first production of Benjamin Britten's opera ''Albert Herring''. One of his first TV work was in the ABC serial Secret Beneath the Sea. Spenser later appeared in episodes of ''Z-Cars'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', and ''The Saint''.〔 In 1967 Spenser appeared as Thonmi in the ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Abominable Snowmen'' alongside the second doctor, Patrick Troughton.〔 Spenser later worked as a radio producer for the BBC. He 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.〔 Spenser wrote a historical drama about the Egyptian pharaoh Akhnaton, ''The City of the Horizon''. It was broadcast in 1972 and 1976.〔 Spenser subsequently produced documentaries about figures such as Benny Hill, Angus Wilson, Dodie Smith and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies. He is survived by his brother, and by his partner Victor Pemberton.〔 ==Selected filmography== * ''Conflict of Wings'' (1954) * ''In Search of the Castaways'' (1962) * ''The Earth Dies Screaming'' (1964) * ''Some May Live'' (1967) * ''Battle Beneath the Earth'' (1967) * ''Carry On... Up the Khyber'' (1968) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David Spenser」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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