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David Webb
Actor
Died June 30, 2012 (81 years)
David Alec Webb (6 March 1931 – 30 June 2012) was a British actor and anti-censorship campaigner.
Webb was born in Luton, the second child and only son of Alec Webb, and attended Luton Grammar School from 1942 to 1950. He completed his National Service from 1950 to 1952, and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 1952 to 1954.
In 1954 he joined the York Repertory Company, in 1955 the Bromley Repertory Company, and from 1955 to 1956 he toured in the play Love From Judy. He worked in television from the late 1950s onwards appearing in scores of programmes including Emergency – Ward 10, Dixon of Dock Green, and Doctor Who, among many others.
In April 1976, he set up the anti-censorship pressure group, the National Campaign for the Repeal of the 1959 Obscene Publications Act; this was later amended to National Campaign for the Reform of the Obscene Publications Acts (NCROPA).
NCROPA was very active from its inception through the 1980s, and in 1983 Webb stood as the anti-censorship candidate against the incumbent Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in her Finchley constituency. He was also a member of the Campaign Against Censorship. By the late 1990s, NCROPA was effectively moribund, and in December 2014, NCROPA was formally merged with the CAC.
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Webb was born in Luton, the second child and only son of Alec Webb, and attended Luton Grammar School from 1942 to 1950. He completed his National Service from 1950 to 1952, and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 1952 to 1954.
In 1954 he joined the York Repertory Company, in 1955 the Bromley Repertory Company, and from 1955 to 1956 he toured in the play Love From Judy. He worked in television from the late 1950s onwards appearing in scores of programmes including Emergency – Ward 10, Dixon of Dock Green, and Doctor Who, among many others.
In April 1976, he set up the anti-censorship pressure group, the National Campaign for the Repeal of the 1959 Obscene Publications Act; this was later amended to National Campaign for the Reform of the Obscene Publications Acts (NCROPA).
NCROPA was very active from its inception through the 1980s, and in 1983 Webb stood as the anti-censorship candidate against the incumbent Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in her Finchley constituency. He was also a member of the Campaign Against Censorship. By the late 1990s, NCROPA was effectively moribund, and in December 2014, NCROPA was formally merged with the CAC.
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Filmography
| 1999 | Silent Predators · as Sheriff Howell |
| 1998 | Berkeley Square (TV Series) · as Old Bailey Judge |
| 1997 | A Dance to the Music of Time (TV Series) · as Chaplain |
| 1997 | Rebecca (TV Series) · as Nelson |
| 1995 | It Might Be You · as Shopkeeper |
| 1986 | King & Castle (TV Series) · as Mr. Pierce |
| 1985 | The Black Tower (TV Series) · as Inspector Rouse |
| 1985 | The Pickwick Papers (TV Series) · as Dr. Payne |
| 1984 | Screen Two (TV Series) · as Defence Counsel |
| 1984 | The Road to 1984 · as Magazine Editor |
| 1982 | Muck and Brass (TV Series) |
| 1981 | Bergerac (TV Series) · as Pathologist |
| 1980 | Rain on the Roof · as Mr. Castle |
| 1980 | A Tale of Two Cities (TV Series) · as Gabelle |
| 1979 | Minder (TV Series) · as John Draham |
| 1979 | Crime and Punishment (1979) (TV Series) · as Nikodim Fomitch |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series) · as Ronnie Carey |
| 1978 | Strangers (TV Series) · as Sam Clegg |
| 1978 | Rumpole of the Bailey (TV Series) · as Mr Fingleton |
| 1978 | Pennies from Heaven (TV Series) · as Shop Manager |
| 1978 | Hazell (TV Series) · as Heavy |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 (TV Series) · as Stot |
| 1976 | The New Avengers (TV Series) · as Harold Bilston |
| 1976 | Rogue Male · as Pork Pie |
| 1975 | The Fight Against Slavery (TV Series) · as Drake |
| 1974 | The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs (TV Series) · as Leuschner |
| 1974 | Not on Your Nellie (TV Series) · as German Tourist |
| 1974 | What Next? · as Inspector |
| 1972 | Crown Court (TV Series) · as Francis Larwood |
| 1972 | Van der Valk (TV Series) · as Leo |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yard (TV Series) · as Mr. Bronson |
| 1971 | Villain · as Heavy |
| 1971 | Sunday Bloody Sunday · as Restaurant Owner (scenes Deleted) |
| 1971 | The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) · as Musgrove |
| 1971 | The Fenn Street Gang (TV Series) · as Barman |
| 1971 | Doctor At Large (TV Series) · as Second Man In Pub |
| 1970 | The Hallelujah Handshake · as Probation Officer |
| 1970 | Play for Today (TV Series) · as Probation Officer |
| 1970 | Manhunt (TV Series) · as Linz |
| 1969 | Softly Softly Task Force (TV Series) · as Parker |
| 1969 | Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969) (TV Series) · as Police Sergeant |
| 1969 | Special Branch (TV Series) · as S.s. Officer |
| 1969 | Battle of Britain · as Raf Officer |
| 1969 | Hadleigh (TV Series) · as Willie Pickup |
| 1969 | The Gold Robbers (TV Series) · as Constable Miles |
| 1969 | The Liver Birds (TV Series) · as Doctor |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Fred |
| 1968 | |
| 1968 | The Champions (TV Series) · as Archivist |
| 1968 | Witchfinder General · as Jailer |
| 1967 | ITV Playhouse (TV Series) · as Peter Stone |
| 1964 | Crossroads (1964) (TV Series) · as Bob Lang |
| 1964 | The Wednesday Play (TV Series) · as Cyclist |
| 1963 | Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Leeson |
| 1963 | Sergeant Cork (TV Series) · as Fred Dale |
| 1962 | Z Cars (TV Series) · as Policeman |
| 1961 | A Coming-Out Party · as Cast |
| 1961 | The Avengers (TV Series) · as Pheeney |
| 1961 | His and Hers · as Man With Report |
| 1960 | Coronation Street (TV Series) · as Keith Lucas |
| 1960 | Man in the Moon · as Cast |
| 1960 | Tunes of Glory · as Other Officer |
| 1959 | Maigret (1960) (TV Series) · as Alain |
| 1957 | Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) · as Tony Baxter |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Wal |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Lance Corporal Herbert |
| 1955 | Dixon of Dock Green (TV Series) · as Bill Chambers |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as John Daly |