Acting
David Roper
EN cinema · 8 credits
Born
20 June 1944 (age 82)
Birthplace
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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
Filmography

The Damned United
as Sam Bolton

The Sight
as Sgt. Eric Mills

The Cater Street Hangman
as Maddock

Downtime
as Mike

Stanley's Dragon
as DI Walsh

On the Razzle
as Melchior

The Oresteia
as Watchman


