DAVE DUTTON
Actor Dave Dutton.
A former television comedy writer, Dave Dutton is an actor specialising in quirky Northern character parts.
Along with his many other roles on British television, Dave has appeared in an incredible seven different main character parts in top British TV soap Coronation Street: from Weatherfield Gazette photographer Harry Benson to Bert Latham - barmy friend of Jack Duckworth with whom he once led a memorable fox hunt episode in the middle of the famous street with his dog Boomer.
He has also had four different roles in Emmerdale..
His latest Corrie incarnation was that of Gerald Unwin, who likes a drink and a smoke and was the uncle of Shelley, former manager of the Rovers Return.
As the unscrupulous Harry Benson, the roguish Weatherfield Gazette photographer, he chained one of the unfortunate Battersby girls to a tree and took glamour shots of her ("for the lads in the darkroom"!) Along with his reporter Duncan Stott, he ruined the church wedding of Roy and Hayley.
He first came to public recognition when he appeared in several series of the big hit series Watching, set on Merseyside and the Wirral - where he brought his dead-pan humour to great effect as Oswald, the off-beat cafe owner, in this top of the ratings Granada TV situation comedy. Sky TV have reprised the series on Granada Plus many times.
He was also in the "Night To Remember" Gala Bingo and Maltesers TV commercials in which babies play football with Maltesers - while he nicks all the ones that go in his goal!
Dave has played the Postman - Fred Leeder - in Heartbeat and been featured in award-winning drama series Cops. He has also appeared in the hit series Reckless with Robson Green and as a prison guard in the hospital drama Always and Everyone with Niamh Cusack and Martin Shaw.
In 2002, he was in the main role of Grandad Pete Clulow in the Channel Four school drama and educational series for children "Looking After the Penneys" produced by Libra Television and later in the year as shopkeeper Bob Southall in BBC's police drama series Merseybeat.
In 2003 he played Ufologist Mr Skip in 6 episodes of Emmerdale; a Security Man in Granada TV's comedy series Stan the Man and the Greengrocer in YTV's new Heartbeat hospital spin-off series The Royal .In 2004, he returned to Heartbeat and also played Arthur Digweed in the comedy series “Dead Man Weds starring Johnny Vegas and Dave Spikey.
In 2005, he appeared as cancer sufferer Neville Tweedy in several episodes of the BBC hit drama "Cutting It" (getting the chance to sing Puff the Magic Dragon at a funeral!) and also in the Gala Bingo TV ad.
In 2007, he played John Langdale in the BBC's New Street Law and also had a song he wrote called Bless Your Whiskers, Father Christmas released as a single by top Northern folk band The Houghton Weavers. Available on iTunes. He also appeared as Eric the Postman in Emmerdale.
In 2008 he returned to Emmerdale for his fourth role in the series - this time as a shopkeeper and also as Sidney Rawton in The Royal Today as well as the talent show compere in My Spy Family.
Dave Dutton's Personal Manager and Agent:
Debbie Pine, Pure Actors Agency & Management Ltd, 44, Salisbury Road, Manchester M410RB.
Tel: 0161 747 2377
Fax 0161 746 9886
Email: debbie@pure-management.co.uk
CV
HEIGHT: 5 FT 8 INS.
HAIR: DARK BROWN. BALDING.
EYES: HAZEL.
BORN: 1947, Lancashire, England.
ACCENTS: LANCASHIRE; NORTHERN; ENGLISH.
TELEVISION: Recent Main Parts:
2008
Shopkeeper. Emmerdale YTV. Dir. Henry Foster
Sidney Rawton. The Royal Today. YTV. Dir. Chris Jury.
Announcer. My Spy Family. Kindle Entertainment. Dir Frank W Smith.
2007
Eric the Postman. Emmerdale. YTV. Dirs. Dominic Leclerc and Mark McKillop
John Langdale. New Street Law. Red Productions for BBC. Director Clara Glynn
2005
Neville Tweedy. Cutting It (3 eps) BBC. Directors David Kerr and Fraser MacDonald. Writer Debbie Horsfield.
2004
Arthur Digweed (Giant Veg Grower). Dead Man Weds. Red Production Company. Director: Sarah Smith.
Ticket Collector, Heartbeat. Granada Media. Director: Noreen Kershaw.
2003
Gerald Unwin. Coronation Street. Granada. Director: Tony Prescott.
The voice of God. Mark and Lard Afternoon Show. BBC Radio 1.
2002:
Mr. Skip. Emmerdale. YTV (6 eps) Directors: Oliver Horsbrugh and Duncan Foster
Security Guard. Stan the Man. Granada TV. Director: Nigel Douglas
Greengrocer. The Royal. Yorkshire Television. Director: Paul Walker.
Factory Owner. Food Services Video. Visual Link. Director: Peter Simon.
2001:
Pete Clulow. Looking After the Penneys. Libra Television for Channel Four. Director Jamie Goold
Bob Southall. Merseybeat. BBC Police Drama Series. Director Paul Walker.
Photographer. Coronation Street. Director Anne Ross Muir.
2000:
Fred Leeder. Postman. Heartbeat. Yorkshire TV. Director Paul Walker.
Harry Benson. Weatherfield Gazette Photographer. Coronation Street. Granada TV. Dir. John Anderson.
Security Guard. The Cops. World Productions for the BBC. Kenny Glenaan
Tramp. Wilmot. Yorkshire TV. Dir. John Smith
Stanley Manley. City Central BBC. Dir. Delyth Thomas.
Newsagent. Big Meg Little Meg. Granada TV. Dir Sylvie Boden.
Grandad. Maltesers TV Advertisement. D'Arcy, Masius and Bowles. David Hartley.
Dad. Gala Bingo TV Advertisement. J Walter Thompson. Dir Ian Emes.
1999: Prison Officer. ALWAYS AND EVERYONE with Martin Shaw and Niamh Cusack. Granada TV. Dir. Tim Whitby
1999 and 1998: Harry Benson the Weatherfield Gazette Photographer. CORONATION STREET. Dirs: Michael Kerrigan\ Terry Dyddgen-Jones.
1998: Cafe Owner: RECKLESS with Robson Green. Granada TV. Dir:David Richards
1997: Harry. CORONATION STREET..
1997: Big Breakfast Show. CHANNEL 4 O.B.
1996: Master of Ceremonies. THE GRAND. GRANADA TV MINI SERIES. Dir: Douglas McKinnon
1995: Insurance Assessor. CORONATION ST.. Dir June Howson
1994: Narrator of "WHERE SEAGULLS DARE" -Granada TV Documentary on "The Big One" Blackpool Pleasure Beach white knuckle ride. Dir. Paul Crone
1993: Various parts in silent Movie "SWEET DREAMS" with Jimmy Cricket.
1992: Five series as main character OSWALD the Cafe Owner in award-winning, top-rated GRANADA TV sit-com WATCHING. Dir. Les Chatfield
1991: Bert Latham. Mate of Jack Duckworth. CORONATION STREET. (4 episodes).
1991: Butcher. JOSIE SMITH. GRANADA TV.
UP TO 1991 - THREE OTHER DIFFERENT PARTS IN CORONATION STREET INCLUDING ERIC PRIESTLEY, SUPERSTORE OWNER; GAS MAN; DELIVERY MAN.
ALSO: Parts in: FIRST AMONG EQUALS\FLOOD TIDE\ THE PRACTICE\ ALBION MARKET\ GRUMBLEWEEDS\ DOWN TO EARTH\ EMMERDALE FARM\ CRIMEWATCH\ THE CITADEL (BBC)\ JULIET BRAVO.
BROOKSIDE: (MERSEY TV). First Window Cleaner in Brookside.. Dir. Keith Washington
FILM AND VIDEO:
Gunshop Owner - NATURE OF THE BEAST. (DIR. FRANCO ROSSO) \RABBITT SERVICES VIDEO\ CORPORATE VIDEOS.
COMMERCIALS:
2000:MALTESERS "Big Striker" - Grandad. Dir: David Hartley
1999 - GALA BINGO SOCIAL CLUBS. "Night to Remember" - Dad. Dir: Ian Emes.
ALSO GUINNESS\ WEBSTER'S BITTER.
SKILLS:
Drives\ Good Comedy Skills\ Golf (Rabbit)\ Darts\ Bowls\ Pool\ Cricket\ Basic Conversational French\ Ten Pin Bowling\ Comedy Folk\ Swims\ Lancashire Dialect Poet\ Deadpan Humour\Cycle\
TRAINING:
Actor's Centre, Manchester.\ Masterclasses, London
RADIO:
DEREK JAMESON SHOW\ STUART HALL SHOW\ PRESENTER ON PICCADILLY RADIO\ PANEL MEMBER GMR’S THE NAME GAME.
THEATRE:
Many Comedy revues in all major North West Theatres. Ten years as front man with top Northern Comedy\folk group INCLOGNITO.
OTHER:
Former TV comedy writer for Ken Dodd, Two Ronnies, Dick Emery and many more. Former award-winning newspaper reporter with Manchester Evening News; Blackpool Evening Gazette; Leigh Reporter. Dialect Poet. Songwriter. Author of 14 books including "The Green Revolution Cookbook" and "The Book of Famous Oddballs", recently translated into Chinese!
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Links
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