David McAlister | |
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 McAlister in 2013 | |
| Born | David Shaun H. McAlister (1951-04-02)2 April 1951 |
| Died | 25 June 2015(2015-06-25) (aged 64) Kensington and Chelsea,London, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1964–2015 |
David McAlister (2 April 1951 – 25 June 2015) was an English actor on television, in musicals, on stage and in film, known for his voice-over work.
McAlister was born on 2 April 1951 in Worthing, Sussex and died on 25 June 2015 of cancer. He was married with two children (a girl and a boy) living with his family in Surrey.[citation needed]
McAlister was best known for his portrayal of Daddy Warbucks in the stage production of the American musicalAnnie. It was in 2006 that he first got the part of Daddy Warbucks inAnnie The Musical. He returned to the part in 2009 for its UK Tour, and then again between 2010–2011, and in 2012 went with it to Hong Kong and Singapore. He died in 2015.[1]
McAlister also starred as Horace Vandergelder in the 2008 stage revival ofHello, Dolly!![2] For 5 years he played Dennis Richardson in Channel 4’sHollyoaks (British Soap Nomination as Best Villain). He was active in various areas of the entertainment industry such as Opera at Covent Garden (Pazzariello in Franco Zeffirelli’s production ofPagliacci), TV comedy (Harry Enfield & Chums), Radio Drama (The Archers) and classic TV (Brideshead Revisited).[citation needed]
In musical theatre he was the original Harry in the National tour of Stephen Sondheim’sCompany, whilst in London’s West EndThe Sound of Music (Palace Theatre) as 12-year-old Freidrich Von Trapp, Ernest Simpson inAlways (Victoria Palace),A Month in the Country (Cambridge),Oh Kay! (Westminster), and Christian Brent inPeg (Phoenix) He also played Kurt Weill in Ken Russell’sWeill & Lenya and Noël Coward in Sheridan Morley’sNoel & Gertie. He spent a year as the lead in the West End production ofThe Mousetrap (St Martins), and starred in the Ivor Novello role inKings Rhapsody (National tour) and created the role of Alan in the European premiere of the Maltby/Shire musicalBaby. In 2005 he was flown to Doha to entertain The Emir OfQatar as Leading Player inAspire (a circus-style musical entertainment). He created the role of Sinclair Platt inDreams from a Summerhouse (written and directed by Alan Ayckbourn) in Scarborough.[citation needed]
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