David Scase

David Scase (21 September 1919 – 27 February 2003) was a British actor.^[1]

Born at Fulham, London, as the son of a plumber, his first job as in a bicycle factory in the mid 1930s. He joined the Merchant Navy on the outbreak of World War II in 1939, but by the end of the war was working as a BBC sound engineer. He then joined Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop in Manchester and served as a stage manager.

Following minor television roles between 1948 and 1965, he began to act on a regular basis during the 1970s, beginning with an appearance in a 1972 episode of Holly. Minor roles in shows including The Nearly Man, ITV Playhouse, Flambards and Fallen Hero followed later on in the decade.

In 1984, in his 65th year, he landed his first regular television role, in How We Used to Live, with five appearances as George Holyrood. From 1985 to 1987, he appeared as Hilda Ogden's friend Dr Lowther in Coronation Street. In 1989, he appeared in two episodes of Till We Meet Again.

Scase retired from acting in 1992, having voiced the Duke in Truckers (stop motion animation adaptation of the Terry Pratchett book) early in the year, and finally appearing as an Art Gallery Owner in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes.

He died in February 2003, at the age of 83.

He was married to actress Rosalie Williams for 58 years until his death. She outlived him, as did their four children.^[2]

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Name	Scase, David
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Date of birth	21 September 1919
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Date of death	27 February 2003
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