David Collings: Monkey (b. 1941)
Brighton born actor who has left an indelible mark on the best of cult
television. Early roles came in Danger Man: ‘Sting in the Tail’, Out of the
Unknown: ‘X117’ and Gerry Anderson’s U.F.O. He has notched up three
appearances in Doctor Who: ‘The Revenge of the Cybermen’ and ‘The Robots of
Death’, both with Tom Baker, and as the eponymous ‘Mawdryn Undead’, with
Peter Davison. He also played the element Silver in Sapphire and Steel. In
1970 he played Bob Cratchit opposite Albert Finney’s miser Scrooge and
featured in the 1972 big screen spin off of For the Love of Ada. In the
late seventies he played Blind Pew in Treasure Island, Tillotson in The 39
Steps with Robert Powell, and William Pitt in Prince Regent. He excelled as
the mild mannered Reverend Harmon in Miss Marple: ‘A Murder Is Announced’,
with Joan Hickson.
He appeared in "Assignment 3" of Sapphire and Steel. You can see a picture of him in the DVD Times: Sapphire and Steel DVD box set review - fourth picture, just above the "Assignment 3" section. Unlike the episode of Doctor Who that he's in, in this one he doesn't sound much like Monkey, just an occasional bit where you can spot it.
He was the voice of Legolas in the 70s BBC radio adaption of The Lord of The Rings.
David Collings appeared at a Doctor Who convention in Manchester UK during the weekend of 2/3 September 2000.
See the PanoptiCon 2000 - The Doctor Who Convention page for full info!
Filmography for David Collings
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