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David Threlfall
ACTOR

David Threlfall

Known for Have I Got News for You · Have I Got a Bit More News for You · Play for Today

Born in Burnage, Manchester in 1953, David Threlfall is a celebrated actor of stage, film and television. In the latter, he is perhaps best known as the feckless Frank Gallagher in Channel 4's Shameless. In 1994 whilst working on a production of The Count of Monte Cristo at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, Threlfall met Bosnian actress Brana Bajic and the pair subsequently married a year later.

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Born
Oct 12, 1953
Birthplace
Burnage, Manchester, England, UK
Known For
Acting

Biography

Born in Burnage, Manchester in 1953, David Threlfall is a celebrated actor of stage, film and television. In the latter, he is perhaps best known as the feckless Frank Gallagher in Channel 4's Shameless. In 1994 whilst working on a production of The Count of Monte Cristo at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, Threlfall met Bosnian actress Brana Bajic and the pair subsequently married a year later.

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Known For

TVHave I Got News for You
Have I Got News for YouSelf · 1990
★ 7.1
TVHave I Got a Bit More News for You
Have I Got a Bit More News for YouSelf - Panellist
★ 7.0
TVPlay for Today
Play for TodayRobert · 1970
★ 6.6

Filmography

Movies

I Want to Be Like YouSteve
1976
ScumArcher
1977
The Kiss of DeathTrevor
1977
The Brylcreem BoysGeorge Hunn
1979
Mike Leigh: Making PlaysSelf
1982
Rolling HomeDonald
1982
King LearEdgar
1983
Red MonarchVasily
1983
Dog EndsRobert
1984
PP
Paradise PostponedLeslie Titmus
1986
A Casualty of WarTom Rowse
1989
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal StoryAlex
1989
Seeing in the DarkTony
1989
When the Whales CameJack Jenkins
1989
HA
He's Asking For MeAndy
1990
The Russia HouseWicklow
1990
A Murder of QualityStanley Rode
1991
Patriot GamesInspector Highland
1992
AS
A Statement of AffairsAlan
1993
Diana: Her True StoryPrince Charles
1993
The Clothes in the WardrobeSyl
1993
Mary, Mother of JesusJoseph of Nazareth
1999
SC
Sex, Chips & Rock n' Roll
1999
ConspiracyFriedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
2001
Chunky MonkeyDonald Leek
2003
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the WorldPreserved Killick, Captain's Steward
2003
Benefit to MankindCarl Swannee
2004
The Queen's SisterPrince Philip
2005
Alien AutopsyJeffrey
2006
Housewife, 49Will Last
2006
Like MindsJohn Colbie
2006
Elizabeth: The Golden AgeDr. John Dee
2007
Hot FuzzMartin Blower
2007
Nowhere BoyGeorge Toogood Smith
2009
The Millionaire and the Murder MansionSelf - Narrator (voice)
2009
Evidently... John Cooper ClarkeHimself
2012
Black SeaPeters
2014
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like ThisTommy Cooper
2014
The ArkNoah
2015
Beckett Double Bill (Krapp's Last Tape / The Old Tune)Cream
2020
Faith HealerTeddy
2020
Dodger Special: TrainSir Charles Rowan
2022
Dodger Special: Bad EggSir Charles Rowan
2023
Bing & Friends: Birthday CelebrationFlop (voice)
2024
UnforgivableBrian Mitchell
2025
1000 ADNarrator

Television

Play for TodayRobert · 1 eps
1970
SC
Second City FirstsGaz · 1 eps
1973
PlayhouseGeorge Hunn · 1 eps
1974
HI
Here I Stand...Stapleton · 1 eps
1977
Objects of AffectionDonald · 1 eps
1982
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby10 eps
1982
The Gathering SeedJoe Henshaw · 6 eps
1983
Screen TwoAndy · 1 eps
1985
Screen TwoSyl · 1 eps
1985
Paradise PostponedLeslie Titmuss · 14 eps
1986
ScreenPlayTony · 1 eps
1986
The MarksmanWeaver · 3 eps
1987
JT
Jumping The QueueHugh Warner · 2 eps
1989
Have I Got News for YouSelf · 1 eps
1990
NightingalesBell · 13 eps
1990
Titmuss RegainedLeslie Titmuss · 3 eps
1991
Men of the WorldLenny Smart · 12 eps
1994
Sex, Chips & Rock n' RollNorman · 6 eps
1999
A Dinner of HerbsOlder Hal · 2 eps
2000
In the BeginningAaron · 2 eps
2000
Cutting ItBeauregard Smee · 1 eps
2002
SpooksKeith Moran · 1 eps
2002
Celebrity Mastermind1 eps
2003
ShamelessFrank Gallagher · 138 eps
2004
ShamelessExecutive Producer
2004
ShamelessDirector
2004
Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an EmpireConstantine the Great · 1 eps
2006
Ripper StreetAbel Croker · 6 eps
2012
What RemainsLen Harper · 4 eps
2013
Code of a KillerDCS David Baker · 2 eps
2015
Midwinter of the SpiritRev Huw Owens · 3 eps
2015
Urban MythsSamuel Beckett · 1 eps
2017
Troy: Fall of a CityPriam · 7 eps
2018
WolfeHoward · 1 eps
2021
Art That Made UsSelf - Narrator (voice) · 8 eps
2022
Funny WomanGeorge Parker · 10 eps
2023
NightsleeperPaul Peveril · 6 eps
2024
PassengerJim Bracknell · 6 eps
2024
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick TurpinTom King · 1 eps
2024
The Death of Bunny MunroBunny Snr · 6 eps
2025
Have I Got a Bit More News for YouSelf - Panellist · 1 eps

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