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{{Short description|English actor (born 1943)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = David Griffin
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|7|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Richmond, London|Richmond]], [[Surrey]], England
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1960–2005
| notable_works = ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]''<br />''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]''
| spouse =
| children = 2
}}

'''David Griffin''' (born 19 July 1943) is an English actor best known for both his roles as [[Squadron Leader]] Clive Dempster [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|DFC]] in ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]'' between 1984 and 1988 and Emmet Hawksworth in ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]'' between 1991 and 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|last=BBC|title=David Griffin|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2007/01/09/david_griffin_interview_jan07_feature.shtml|access-date=23 December 2020|website=www.bbc.co.uk|language=en-gb}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=David Griffin (4)|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/6835997-David-Griffin-4|access-date=23 December 2020|website=Discogs|language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
His first screen role was in 1960 in the film ''A French Mistress,'' and roles like Ricketts in ''The Fifth Form at St. Dominic's'' in 1961, David Ashton in ''Outbreak of Murder'' in 1962 and Mark Dennison in ''Quick Before They Catch Us'' in 1966 followed soon after and became both popular and familiar with viewers. Griffin would appear in the smash hit film ''[[Battle of Britain (film)|Battle of Britain]]'' in 1969 as Sergeant Pilot Chris and in popular television series including ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' in 1968 and then again in 1974, ''[[Z-Cars]]'' in 1970.

Other television appearances include a guest role in an episode of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' ("[[The Sea Devils]]"), ''[['Allo 'Allo!]]'', ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''[[Emmerdale|Emmerdale Farm]]'' and two episodes of ''[[Ripping Yarns]]''. After finishing ''Keeping Up Appearances'' in 1995, he toured worldwide, with [[Su Pollard]], in the stage show ''The Good Sex Guide''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/keeping-up-appearances-cast-much-6818932|title=Keeping Up Appearances: Where are the cast of much-loved 1990s BBC sitcom now?|website=Lincolnshire Live|last=Linge|first=Nadine|date=17 March 2022|access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Bennett|first=Steve|title=Whatever happened to the Hi-de-Hi! cast? : Features 2018 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/features/2018/01/30/39022/whatever_happened_to_the_hi-de-hi!_cast|access-date=23 December 2020|website=www.chortle.co.uk|language=en}}</ref> He has also starred in several pantomimes such as ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' amongst others. In 2004, Griffin appeared on the ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]'' episode of ''[[Comedy Connections]]'', discussing his role of Emmet in ''Keeping Up Appearances''.<ref name=":0" />

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1960
| ''[[A French Mistress]]''
| Slater
|
|-
| ''[[ITV Television Playhouse]]''
| Member of the Special English Sixth
|
|-
| 1961
| ''[[The Fifth Form at St. Dominic's]]''
| Ricketts
| 4 episodes
|-
| 1962
| ''Outbreak of Murder''
| David Ashton
| 5 episodes
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1966
| ''[[The Newcomers (TV series)|The Newcomers]]''
| Roddy Vaughan
|
|-
| ''[[The Troubleshooters (British TV series)|The Troubleshooters]]''
| Greg Harley
| Episode: "There's Nothing Like the Great Outdoors"
|-
| ''[[Quick Before They Catch Us]]''
| Mark Dennison
| 20 episodes
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1968
| ''[[The Blood Beast Terror]]''
| William Warrender
|
|-
| ''[[If....]]''
| Willens: Seniors
|
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1968
| ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]''
| David Newman
| Episode: "The White Mercedes"
|-
| ''[[The Blood Beast Terror]]''
| William
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1969
| ''[[Battle of Britain (film)|Battle of Britain]]''
| Sgt. Pilot Chris
|
|-
| ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]''
| Pullen
| Episode: "Recovery"
|-
| ''[[The Borderers]]''
| Simon Lisle
| Episode: "Truce"
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1970
| ''[[The Walking Stick]]''
| Benjy
|
|-
| ''[[Trog]]''
| Malcolm Travers
|
|-
| ''[[The Befrienders]]''
| Jack
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Z-Cars]]''
| Pearson
| Episode: "No Questions Asked: Parts 1&2"
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1971
| ''[[Out of the Unknown]]''
| Hamilton White
| Episode: "The Sons and Daughters of Tomorrow"
|-
| ''[[Paul Temple (TV series)|Paul Temple]]''
| Executive
| Episode: "Catch Your Death"
|-
| ''[[The Doctors (1963 TV series)|The Doctors]]''
| Brett
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1972
| ''[[Doctor Who]]''
| Lt. Commander Mitchell
| Episodes: "The Sea Devils" 3, 4, 5
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1973
| ''[[Freewheelers]]''
| Dickson
| Episode: "Libra"
|-
| ''[[Ryan (TV series)|Ryan]]''
| Gordon Moss
| Episode: Miss Ogilvie Presents"
|-
| ''The Song of Songs''
| Robert Horvath
| 4 episodes
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1974
| ''[[All I Want Is You... and You... and You...]]''
| Freddie Millbank
|
|-
| ''Dixon of Dock Green''
| Ray Glenn
| Episode: "There's Your Story, There's My Story<br> – And There's the Truth"
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Rollerball (1975 film)|Rollerball]]''
| Man collecting coats
| Uncredited role
|-
| 1975–1976
| ''Hogg's Back''
| Dennis Hodge / Stranger
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Nicholas Nickleby (1977 TV series)|Nicholas Nickleby]]''
| Frankie Cheeryble
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1977–1979
| ''[[Ripping Yarns]]''
| Captain Meredith / Attenborough
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1978–1979
| ''[[Emmerdale|Emmerdale Farm]]''
| Steve Ashcroft
| 3 episodes
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1978
| ''BBC2 Play of the Week''
| Schneider
| Episode: "The Copyist"
|-
| ''Send in the Girls''
| Michael Mawson
| Episode: "Chickabiddy"
|-
| 1979
| ''[[Shoestring (TV series)|Shoestring]]''
| Brian Kelson
| Episode: "The Partnership"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1980
| ''[[Play for Today]]''
| Carl Morgan
| Episode: "The Flipside of Dominick Hide"
|-
| ''Breakaway''
| Arnold Lang
| Episode: "The Local Affair: Part 6"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1982
| ''Kelly Monteith''
|
| Series 4 episode 6
|-
| ''[[Squadron (TV series)|Squadron]]''
| Flt. Lt. Gerald Corbin
| Episode: "Memorial Flight"
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1983
| ''[[Privates on Parade (film)|Privates on Parade]]''
| Infantry Officer in the Jungle
|-
| ''Maybury''
| Sam
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1984–1988
| ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]''
| Squadron Leader Clive Dempster DFC
| 24 episodes
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1989
| ''[[Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again]]''
| Capt. Douglas
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[['Allo 'Allo!]]''
| Submarine Commander
| Episode: "The Nouvian Oars"
|-
| ''Ticket to Ride''
| Nate
| Pilot
|-
| 1991–1995
| ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]''
| Emmet
| 37 episodes
|-
| 1994
| ''Keeping Up Appearances TV Licence Promo''
| Emmet
| Television short
|-
| 1995
| ''Killing Me Softly''
| Judge
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder]]''
| Jack Soames
|
|-
|}

<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0341155/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0|title=David Griffin|website=IMDB|access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0341155|David Griffin}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170602191822/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba002c6f6 David Griffin] at the [[British Film Institute]]

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[[Category:Actors from the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames]]
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