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David Webb

David Alec Webb (6 March 1931 – 30 June 2012) was a British actor and anti-censorship campaigner. Webb was born in Luton, the second child and only son of Alec Webb, and attended Luton Grammar School from 1942 to 1950. He completed his National Service from 1950 to 1952, and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 1952 to 1954. In 1954 he joined the York Repertory Company, in 1955 the Bromley Repertory Company, and from 1955 to 1956 he toured in the play Love From Judy. He worked in television from the late 1950s onwards appearing in scores of programmes including Emergency – Ward 10, Dixon of Dock Green, and Doctor Who, among many others. In April 1976, he set up the anti-censorship pressure group, the National Campaign for the Repeal of the 1959 Obscene Publications Act; this was later amended to National Campaign for the Reform of the Obscene Publications Acts (NCROPA). NCROPA was very active from its inception through the 1980s, and in 1983 Webb stood as the anti-censorship candidate against the incumbent Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in her Finchley constituency. He was also a member of the Campaign Against Censorship. By the late 1990s, NCROPA was effectively moribund, and in December 2014, NCROPA was formally merged with the CAC. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


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Born:
Mar 6, 1931 In Luton, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
18
First Appeared:
In the movie Witchfinder General 1968-05-17
Latest Project:
Movie Runaway Slave 2012-01-13
Known For
Poster of Silent Predators
Poster of Blake's 7
Poster of Diamonds for Breakfast
Poster of Witchfinder General
Filmography
Movie Runaway Slave Himself 2012-01-13
Movie Griff the Invisible Gary 2011-03-01
Movie The Diamond of Jeru Fairchild 2001-11-06
Movie Silent Predators Sheriff Howell 1999-06-13
Movie First Daughter Wake 1999-08-15
Movie Heart of Fire Fireman Ryan 1997-01-07
Movie Still Twisted Clive (segment 'Dancing Partners') 1997-01-02
Movie Frisk Married John 1996-03-22
Movie Babe The Vet 1995-07-18
Movie Lethal Ninja Pete 1992-05-08
Movie Knockback: 1 Defence Counsel 1985-01-27
Movie Muck and Brass 1982-01-12
Series Hi-de-Hi! Stanley Matthews 1981-02-19
Series Blake's 7 Stot 1978-01-02
Movie Rogue Male Pork Pie 1976-09-22
Movie The Hallelujah Handshake Probation Officer 1970-12-17
Movie Witchfinder General Jailer 1968-05-17
Movie Diamonds for Breakfast 1968-12-01
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