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David de Keyser | |
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| Born | (1927-08-22)22 August 1927 London, England |
| Died | 20 February 2021(2021-02-20) (aged 93) |
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| Spouse | Ethel de Keyser |
| Children | Alexei de Keyser |
David de Keyser (22 August 1927 – 20 February 2021) was an English actor and narrator.
Born in London in August 1927, in the mid-1960s de Keyser worked twice with the writer, actor and directorJane Arden. Their first collaboration,The Logic Game (January 1965), was directed byPhilip Saville. They acted together again in another Jane Arden script in the filmSeparation (Jack Bond 1968) which was set in London and featured music byProcol Harum,Matthew Fisher andStanley Myers. The themes of both pieces were marital strife and disintegrating relationships.
De Keyser also worked on four occasions for the British directorJohn Boorman, twice on screen inCatch Us If You Can (1965) andLeo the Last (1970), and on two further occasions Boorman used de Keyser's rich voice, firstly as the Voice of the Tabernacle inZardoz (1974), and as the Voice of the Grail inExcalibur (1981). Other unseen roles were the voice of Count Mitterhaus' curse inVampire Circus (uncredited) and the dubbing of Dracula inThe Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires.
He starred in theBBC Radio 4 comedyThe Attractive Young Rabbi withTracy-Ann Oberman. He also made an appearance in the British TV seriesThe Professionals, in the episode entitled "Servant of Two Masters". Other television appearances included theThriller episode "Someone at the Top of the Stairs", in which he played the eponymous Cartney,Yes Prime Minister in the episode "A Victory for Democracy" where he played the Israeli Ambassador and theRobin of Sherwood episode "The Children of Israel" as Joshua de Talmont. He starred in UK Television seriesDick Turpin starringRichard O'Sullivan in part two of an episode entitled "Sentence of Death" where he played the character The Duke of Hesse.
De Keyser was the narrator forBritish Pathé Pictorial in the 1960s, and also did voiceover work on television advertisements in the United Kingdom, as well as served as the announcer on the first series of comedy panel gameWould I Lie to You?, before being replaced for the second series. His voice can also be heard on the trailer (included in DVD releases) forThe Dark Crystal. He was married to anti-apartheid activistEthel de Keyser from 1949 to 1959. He is the father ofAlexei de Keyser (1967–2004).
He died in February 2021, aged 93.[1]
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