David Watson

David William Watson (10 March 1940 – 5 October 2014) was a British-American actor of film, television and theatre.

Early life David Watson was born in Austin, Texas, but his parents subsequently moved to London, England, where he was raised. He recalled childhood games where children would argue over who would play Robin Hood or the Sheriff of Nottingham, comparing the tradition to American children playing cowboys and Indians.

He also had a musical career as a classically trained baritone, performing in five concerts with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic, and later portraying the title role in Bernstein’s Candide at Lincoln Center in New York.

Watson began playing many Shakespearean characters including that of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark in Hamlet, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Prospero in The Tempest and Macbeth in Macbeth. He transitioned into American television in the 1960s, with early appearances in shows such as Rawhide, Never Too Young, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., The Time Tunnel, Petticoat Junction (S 5, Ep 1), Rowan & Martin's Laugh In, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, Daniel Boone, Charlie's Angels, The Bionic Woman, Project U.F.O. and Good Guys Bad Guys. a 90-minute production which he described as a major milestone in his career. “I really think The Legend of Robin Hood is possibly the beginning of my career,” he stated. Watson viewed the role as deeply personal, having admired Robin Hood since childhood.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1970 Beneath the Planet of the Apes Cornelius Replaced Roddy McDowall 1981 Beyond the Next Mountain Lt. Broughton TV movie 1988 Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake Judge Howard McGraw TV movie 1994 Lucky Break Professor Type at Party Also known as Paperback Romance 1994 Headless! — Short film 2001 My Brother Jack Susso Man TV movie2003 The Wannabes Granville Van Dyke (final film role)

Television Years Title Role Notes 1965 Rawhide Ian Cabot 5 episodes 1965–1966 Never Too Young Alfy 35 episodes 1966 The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Greg Tower 1 episode 1966 The Time Tunnel Rudyard Kipling / Lt. Rynerson 2 episodes 1967 Petticoat Junction Peter 1 episode 1968 The Legend of Robin Hood Robin Hood NBC-TV musical special 1968 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color William Killigrew 2 episodes 1968–1970 Daniel Boone Prince Louis / David Scott 3 episodes 1977 Charlie's Angels Tom Lavin 1 episode 1977 The Bionic Woman Benny 1 episode 1978 Project U.F.O. Monsignor Killian 1 episode 1996 Neighbours Leith Davidson 1 episode 1997 Good Guys Bad Guys Surveillance Cop 1 episode