David Brierly

David Alfred Brierly (January 1935 – 10 June 2008),^[1] also known as David Brierley, was an English actor.

David Brierley
Born	David Alfred Brierly January 1935 Yorkshire, England
Died	10 June 2008(2008-06-10) (aged 73) Twickenham, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1957–2001
Notable work	K-9 in Doctor Who (1979–1980)

Born in Yorkshire, he appeared in various television programmes but is most notable for being the voice of the robot dog K-9 during the 1979–1980 season of the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. He succeeded John Leeson, who was K-9's original voice (Leeson subsequently returned to the role the next season). He also appeared as one of Ken Barlow's university lodgers Milo, in a very early episode of Coronation Street, later returning to play "Harold" a carpet layer who put in some carpets for Hilda Ogden, and Jimmy Kemp's father in the acclaimed nuclear war drama Threads. Brierly died of cancer on 10 June 2008.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1963	Calculated Risk	Ron
1974	On the Game	Prince of Wales
	Escort Girls	James
1976	Adventures of a Taxi Driver	Narrator (voice)
1984	Threads	Bill Kemp
2000	K9 Unleashed	Himself	Direct to video
2001	Myth Makers: David Brierley	Himself	Direct to video
2017	Shada	K9	Direct to video, voice, posthumous release

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1957	Noddy in Toyland	Jinky
1958	Saturday Playhouse	Jimmy	Episode: "My Flesh, My Blood"
	BBC Sunday Night Theatre		Episode: "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial"
1959, 1960, 1961	ITV Play of the Week		5 episodes
1960	The Voodoo Factor	Smith	Episode: "The Elixir"
	Somerset Maugham Hour		Episode: "The Alien Corn"
	Emergency Ward 10	Ted Carr	2 episodes
1960, 1961	Armchair Theatre		2 episodes
1961	Harpers West One	George Barton	Episode: #1.7
1961, 1972, 1983	Coronation Street	Milo/Arthur Sugden/Harold	3 episodes
1962	Z Cars	2nd Docker	Episode: "Big Catch"
	The Big Pull	Lieutenant Mackie	Episode: #1.6
	Probation Officer	Brian Walker	Episode: #4.12
1963	Moonstrike	James Miller	Episode: "A Safe House"
1964	The Valiant Varneys		Episode: "The Incredible Adventures of Sherlock Varney"
1965	The Flying Swan	Geoff Fenn	Episode: "In Quarantine"
1966	Walter and Connie Reporting	Bill	3 episodes
1973	Arthur of the Britons	Hurn	Episode: "Six Measures of Silver"
1976	Scene	TV News Crewmember	"Newsworthy: The Girl Who Saw a Tiger"
1979	Blue Peter	Voice of K9
1979–1980	Doctor Who	Voice of K9	Serials: The Creature from the Pit, Nightmare of Eden and The Horns of Nimon, plus the unfinished and untransmitted Shada
1980	Nationwide	Voice of K9
1981	Frankie Howerd Strikes Again
1983	Juliet Bravo	Car Driver	Episode: "Guilt"
1984	Words and Pictures	Mr. Brierley	Episode: "Slippery Snow"
1985	One By One	Angry Man	Episode: "It's All Done With Mirrors"
	Cover Her Face	John	Episode: #1.2
	The Tripods	Judge	Episode: "Help From Friends"
1986	Howards' Way	Brian	Episode: #2.6
1988	Blind Justice	Conrad	Episode: "The One About The Irishman"
1992	Doctor Who: Shada	Voice of K9/Computer Voice	6 episodes. Direct to video.
1999	BBC Choice Backstage	Himself

References

1. "David Brierly", The Stage, 18 June 2008

External links

• David Brierly at IMDb