David Scase
Known For
Acting
Born
1919-09-21 in Fulham, London, England
Died
2003-02-27
Biography
David Scase (21 September 1919 – 27 February 2003) was a British theatre director and actor. Born at Fulham, London, as the son of a bricklayer, his first job was in a bicycle factory in the mid-1930s. He joined the Merchant Navy on the outbreak of World War II in 1939, but by the end of the war was working as a BBC sound engineer. He then joined Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop in Manchester and served as a stage manager, before moving to directing. He ran the Manchester Library Theatre, which he made into one of the most prestigious repertory theatres in the country, from the late 1950s until the 1970s. He gave actors such as Patrick Stewart, Martin Jarvis, and many other household names, their first jobs. Following minor television roles between 1948 and 1965, he began to act on a regular basis during the 1970s, beginning with an appearance in a 1972 episode of Holly. Minor roles in shows including The Nearly Man, ITV Playhouse, Flambards and Fallen Hero followed later on in the decade. In 1984, in his 65th year, he landed his first regular television role, in How We Used to Live, with five appearances as George Holyrood. From 1984 to 1987, he appeared as Hilda Ogden's friend Dr Lowther in Coronation Street. In 1989, he appeared in two episodes of Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again. Scase retired from acting in 1992, having voiced the Duke in Truckers (stop motion animation adaptation of the Terry Pratchett book) early in the year, and finally appearing as an Art Gallery Owner in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes: The Master Blackmailer He died in February 2003, at the age of 83
Most Known For
Sherlock Holmes
as Art Gallery Owner
Z-Cars
as Howarth
Juliet Bravo
as Geoffrey MacDonald
Truckers
as Duke (voice)
ITV Playhouse
as Mr. Foster
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
as Greven
Strangers
as Shillitoe
G.B.H.
as Caretaker 2
The Racing Game
as Mr. Dysart
The Brothers McGregor
as Vicar
How We Used To Live
as George Holroyd
The Nearly Man
as Chairman
The XYY Man
as Greenhill
Jack the Ripper
as "The Star" Columnist
The Master Blackmailer
as Art Gallery Owner
Billy Liar
as Man in the Record Shop (uncredited)
In Suspicious Circumstances
as Guest "No Smoke Without Fire"
In Suspicious Circumstances
as Guest "Maundy Money"
Fallen Hero
as Clerk of Crown Court