David Dixon (actor)

David Dixon
Born (1947-10-28) 28 October 1947 (age 77)
Derby, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active1970–present

David Dixon (born 28 October 1947) is an English actor and screenwriter. His credits include A Family at War (1970), Escort Girls (1974), The Sweeney (episode "Big Brother", 1975), The Legend of Robin Hood (1975), Rock Follies (1976), A Horseman Riding By (1978), Lillie (1978), The Tempest (1980), The Missionary (1982), Cold Warrior (1984), Tutti Frutti (1987), Circles of Deceit: Dark Secret (1995), A Touch of Frost: Fun Times for Swingers (1996), and Original Sin (1996). However, his most notable role was starring as Ford Prefect in the 1981 BBC TV series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981).

Early life

David Dixon was born 28 October 1947, in and lived in Derby, until the family moved to Normanton in 1959.[1]

Career

In 1975, he starred as Prince John in the BBC serial The Legend of Robin Hood, alongside Diane Keen and Paul Darrow.[2] He played Ariel in the 1980 BBC version of The Tempest, directed by John Gorrie).[3]

His most notable role was in the 1981 BBC TV series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,[4] based on the book of the same name by Douglas Adams, in which Dixon starred as Ford Prefect, alongside Simon Jones, who played Arthur Dent,[5] and Sandra Dickinson who played Trillian.[4] He later rejoined the Hitchhiker's Guide by lending his voice to the "Ecological Man" and the "Zirzla Leader" in Fit the Twentieth of the radio series,[6] while Geoffrey McGivern, who had originally played the character on radio, returned to the role of Ford.[6]

In 1982, he starred in the British comedy film The Missionary (1982), alongside Michael Palin, Michael Horden, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, and David Suchet.[7] In 1987, he appeared in the episode "Love Hurts" of the Bafta award winning show Tutti Frutti (1987), [7] alongside Robbie Coltrane and Emma Thompson.[7]

In 2010, he was a contestant on Pointless Celebrities.[1] In 2016, he was in the BBC documentary Living in 66 talking to former drama student colleague Robert Lyndsay.[8]

Dixon has over the years acquired a loyal fan following online who call themselves "Dixonites".[9][10]

Filmography

[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "David dixon Actor". peliplat.com. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  2. ^ "The Legend of Robin Hood - Full Cast & Crew". tvguide.com. 1975.
  3. ^ "The BBC Television Shakespeare: The Tempest". 27 February 1980. p. 55 – via BBC Genome.
  4. ^ a b "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Special Edition Season 1". tv.apple.com. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  5. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The (1981)". screenonline.org.uk.
  6. ^ a b "BBC Radio 4 - the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Quandary Phase, Fit the Twentieth". bbc.co.uk. 18 June 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "David Dixon Actor". comedy.co.uk. 2005.
  8. ^ "Living in 66 - Actor Robert Lindsay meets fellow actor David Dixon". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  9. ^ "David Dixon". BFI. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017.
  10. ^ "DAVID DIXON - The Dixionary - Unofficial fan page". www.rabid.oneuk.com.

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