---
name: "David Brierly"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/david-brierly"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1935"
died: "10 June 2008"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 86
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-18T00:56:31.251313+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."
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# David Brierly

Actor. Born 1 January 1935 in Yorkshire, England, UK. Died 10 June 2008.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1935, Yorkshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 10 June 2008
- **Active:** 1963–1984
- **Average Fi1m score:** 86, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 81 (1), 1980s 92 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brierly, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5231732, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0108931/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/252533

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- **AMC+:** [*Threads*](https://film.one/film/threads.md) (92)

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## Biography

David Brierly (also credited as David Brierley) was an English actor. Born in Yorkshire in 1935, he died on 10 June 2008.

He is best known for voicing the robot dog K9 in the seventeenth season of the BBC series *Doctor Who* (1979–1980) and for playing Mr. Kemp in the nuclear war drama *Threads* (1984). Brierly appeared in other television productions including multiple roles in *Coronation Street* (1961–1983) and programmes such as *Z-Cars*, *Juliet Bravo* and *The Tripods*. He also worked in theatre and on radio.

Before acting, Brierly trained as a dancer. He was noted as an expert sailor, long-distance runner and keen fell walker.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, tardis.wiki, examinerlive.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Threads* (1984), Fi1m 92, as Mr. Kemp — [page](https://film.one/film/threads.md)
- *Doctor Who* (1963), Fi1m 81, as K9 (voice) — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

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

- *Doctor Who: Shada* (2017), as K9 (archive footage) (voice)
- *K9 Unleashed* (2000), Acting
- *Howards' Way* (1985), series, as Brian
- *Threads* (1984), as Mr. Kemp — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/threads.md)
- *Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon* (1980), as K9 (voice)
- *Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden* (1979), as K9 (voice)
- *Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit* (1979), as K-9 (voice)
- *Planet Water* (1979), as Narrator
- *Newsworthy - The Girl Who Saw a Tiger* (1976), as TV News Crew
- *Adventures of a Taxi Driver* (1976), as Narrator (voice)
- *Escort Girls* (1975), as James
- *On the Game* (1974), as Prince of Wales
- *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as K9 (voice) — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)
- *Calculated Risk* (1963), as Ron
- *Moonstrike* (1963), series, as Flight Lieutenant James Miller
- *Honeymoon Postponed* (1961), as Matt Taylor
- *The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial* (1958), Acting
- *Noddy in Toyland* (1957), Acting

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