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Peter Davison is an English actor.

Biography[]

Born Peter Moffett in Streatham, England, he studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama and was a stage actor and stage manager at the Nottingham Playhouse. During the Seventies he became a television name due to appearances on such shows as Love for Lydia, All Creatures Great and Small, and most notably Doctor Who, in which he played the fifth incarnation of the title character.

Davison would go on to appear in a number of sitcoms, as well as supporting roles in dramas such as The Wind in the Willows and Black Beauty. His next major screen role came with that of David Braithwaite in At Home With the Braithwaites. Davison would also acheive success on stage, portraying Tony Wendice in Dial M For Murder and Oliver Lucas in The Vertical Hour.

Singing[]

Davison sang briefly on television in both All Creatures Great and Small (singing the traditional song "On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at") and Campion, where he sang numbers including "Falling in Love Again."

However, his largest singing roles came on stage, appearing as Amos Hart in Chicago and King Arthur in Spamalot. He would also portray Professor Callahan in the London production of Legally Blonde and Herbie Sommers in the 2015 revival of Gypsy.

Television[]

All Creatures Great and Small (1978)[]

  • On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at

Campion (1989)[]

  • If I Had a Talking Picture of You (solo)
  • Falling in Love Again (solo)

Stage[]

Chicago (1999)[]

  • Mr. Cellophane (solo)

Spamalot (2007)[]

  • King Arthur's Song (duet)
  • Come With Me (contains solo lines)
  • All For One
  • Knights of the Round Table
  • Find Your Grail (contains solo lines)
  • Always Look on the Bright Side of Life (contains solo lines)
  • I'm All Alone (contains solo lines)
  • Twice In Every Show (duet)
  • Act II Finale (contains solo lines)
  • Bows

Legally Blonde (2010)[]

  • Blood in the Water (contains solo lines)
  • Whipped into Shape (contains solo lines)
  • There! Right There! (contains solo lines)

Gypsy (2015)[]

  • Small World (duet)
  • Mr Goldstone, I Loved you (contains solo lines)
  • You'll Never Get Away From Me (duet)
  • Together, Wherever We Go (contains solo lines)

Gallery[]

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