David Mercer(1928-1980)

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Actor

David Mercer was born on 27 June 1928 in Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Morgan (1966), The Wednesday Play (1964) and Providence (1977). He died on 8 August 1980 in Haifa, Israel.

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Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 5 wins & 1 nomination total

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Morgan

6.5

Writer

1966

The Wednesday Play

7.2

TV Series

Writer

Providence

7.4

Writer

1977

Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)

BBC Sunday-Night Play

8.5

TV Series

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Writer

Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
- writer
- 1977–2022
A Dinner of Herbs
7.9
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1988
ITV Playhouse
7.1
TV Series
- play
- 1980
Read All About It
6.3
TV Series
- questions: Quiz of the Week
- 1979
BBC2 Play of the Week
7.4
TV Series
- writer
- play
- 1977–1978
BBC Play of the Month
6.8
TV Series
- writer
- 1968–1978
The Sunday Drama
5.9
TV Series
- writer
- 1977
Providence
7.4
- Writer
- 1977
Huggy Bear
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1976
Omnibus
7.1
TV Series
- writer
- 1974
ITV Sunday Night Drama
7.1
TV Series
- writer
- 1974
Wessex Tales
7.2
TV Mini Series
- adapted by
- 1973
Maison de poupée
6.0
- screenplay
- 1973
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
5.9
TV Series
- writer
- 1973
Thirty-Minute Theatre
7.1
TV Series
- writer
- 1973

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Born
- June 27, 1928
- Wakefield, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died
- August 8, 1980
- Haifa, Israel(heart attack)
Other works
His play, "After Haggerty", was performed in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Place Theatre in London, England with Frank Finlay, Billie Whitelaw, Leslie Sands and David Wood in the cast. David Hugh Jones was the director.

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Prolific British TV dramatist and occasional screenwriter, a former teacher. Often drew from his own political experiences and working-class upbringing. He was an ardent socialist, yet fascinated by the aristocracy. He also had a long-standing interest in psychiatry.

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