---
name: "Dave King"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/dave-king"
fi1m_id: "dave-king"
imdb_id: "nm0454622"
tmdb_id: 74043
wikidata_id: "Q5229101"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "23 June 1929"
died: "15 April 2002"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-07T10:53:44.401071+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Dave King

## Identity

Dave King

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dave-king
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** dave-king
- **IMDb ID:** nm0454622
- **TMDB ID:** 74043
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5229101
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_King_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5229101, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454622/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/74043

Actor. Born 23 June 1929 in Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK. Died 15 April 2002.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 23 June 1929, Twickenham, Middlesex, England, UK
- **Died:** 15 April 2002
- **Active:** 1978–1981
- **Also known as:** David King
- **Average Fi1m score:** 82, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_King_(actor), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5229101, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0454622/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/74043

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*The Long Good Friday*](https://film.one/film/the-long-good-friday.md) (88)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Dave King (born David Albert Kingshott) was an English comedian, singer and actor. He began his career in variety after National Service in the RAF, initially as part of Morton Fraser's Harmonica Gang before becoming a solo comedy impressionist and hosting his own television series in the 1950s and 1960s.

King later transitioned to straight acting roles in film and television. He appeared in *The Long Good Friday* (1980) as the corrupt policeman Parky, *Reds* (1981) as Allan Benson, *Cuba* (1979) as Miss Wonderly's Press Agent, *The Ritz* (1976) as Abe and *Revolution* (1985) as Mr. McConnahay. He also played Clifford Duckworth in the soap opera *Coronation Street*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Reds* (1981), Fi1m 77, as Allan Benson — [page](https://film.one/film/reds.md)
- *The Long Good Friday* (1980), Fi1m 88, as Parky — [page](https://film.one/film/the-long-good-friday.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Waking the Dead* (2001), series, as Club Steward
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Roy Hutton
- *Perfect Scoundrels* (1990), series, as Ralph
- *Yellowthread Street* (1990), series, as The Lost Man
- *Rude Awakening* (1989), as Yuppie
- *Breaking Up* (1986), series, as Mr. Mailer
- *Revolution* (1985), as Mr. McConnahay
- *Bleak House* (1985), series, as Sergeant George
- *Round And Round* (1984), series, as Dad Stevens
- *The First Olympics: Athens 1896* (1984), series, as Nathaniel Perry
- *Keep Off The Grass* (1983), as Park Keeper
- *Last Love* (1983), as Jack Ives
- *The Chelsea Murders* (1981), as Warton
- *Reds* (1981), as Allan Benson — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/reds.md)
- *Bergerac* (1981), series, as George Thomas
- *The Long Good Friday* (1980), as Parky — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-long-good-friday.md)
- *Fancy Wanders* (1980), series, as Fancy Wanders
- *Cuba* (1979), as Miss Wonderly's Press Agent
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Alfie — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)
- *Shoestring* (1979), series, as Cahill
- *The Golden Lady* (1979), as Dietmar Schuster
- *Pennies from Heaven* (1978), series, as Police Inspector
- *Mixed Blessings* (1978), series, as Magistrate
- *Hazell* (1978), series, as Wally Wiggins
- *The Professionals* (1977), series, as Harry Walter
- *Target* (1977), series, as Raymond Blake
- *The Sunday Drama* (1977), series, as Eddie Borage
- *The Ritz* (1976), as Abe
- *Rumpole of the Bailey* (1975), series, as Monty Mantis
- *The Sweeney* (1975), series, as Arnold Drake — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sweeney.md)
- *Up the Chastity Belt* (1972), as Landlord of The Blue Boar
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, as Jack Ives
- *It’s the Only Way to Go* (1970), Actor
- *Strange Bedfellows* (1965), as Toni's Taxi Driver
- *Go to Blazes* (1962), as Bernard
- *The Road to Hong Kong* (1962), as Mr. Ahso (uncredited)
- *Pirates of Tortuga* (1961), as Pee Wee
- *Drama 61-67* (1961), series, as Peter Meinecke
- *No Hiding Place* (1959), series, Actor

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