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David Roper is a British film and television actor, who is best known for playing Chris Hawthorne in The Cuckoo Waltz (1975-1980) and Charlie Fisher in Leave It to Charlie (1978-1980). Later during his career he played Geoff Barnes in EastEnders (1985-) and Bob Bradshaw in Coronation Street (1960-). Roper also appeared in Crown Court (1972-1984), A Bit of a Do (1989), The Gift (1990), Taggart (1983-2000), The Bill (1984-2010), Heartbeat (1992-2010), Midsomer Murders (1997-), The Crown (2016-2023), Emmerdale (1972-), Holby City (1999-2022), Doctors (2000-2024) and Casualty (1986-). Description above from the Wikipedia article David Roper (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

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Bishop of Norwich

The Crown

2016

7.2

Sam Bolton

The Damned United

2009

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Frank Manning

The Afternoon Play

2003

7.6

Dennis Cording

The Royal

2003

5.3

Sgt. Eric Mills

The Sight

2000

7.5

Mr Adams

Bad Girls

1999

3.8

Maddock

The Cater Street Hangman

1998

5.0

Mike

Downtime

1997

7.5

Anton Thorneycroft

Midsomer Murders

1997

7.0

Dobey

Ain't Misbehavin'

1994

Credits

The Crown

as Bishop of Norwich

2016

8.2

The Damned United

as Sam Bolton

2009

7.2

The Afternoon Play

as Frank Manning

2003

0.0

The Royal

as Dennis Cording

2003

7.6

The Sight

as Sgt. Eric Mills

2000

5.3

Bad Girls

as Mr Adams

1999

7.5

The Cater Street Hangman

as Maddock

1998

3.8

Downtime

as Mike

1997

5.0

Midsomer Murders

as Anton Thorneycroft

1997

7.5

Ain't Misbehavin'

as Dobey

1994

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Harry

as Nick

1993

3.5

Peak Practice

as James Crick

1993

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Heartbeat

as DI Randall

1992

7.1

Heartbeat

as Spooner

1992

7.1

Heartbeat

as Sid Bestwick

1992

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Birds of a Feather

as D.I. Fearnley

1989

6.1

The Oresteia

as Watchman

1983

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On the Razzle

as Melchior

1983

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Leave it to Charlie

as Charlie Fisher

1978

5.0

The Cuckoo Waltz

1975

6.7

Churchill's People

as Christopher Wren

1974

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