
David Fleeshman
Known for Acting · 42 credits
- Born
- 1952-07-11 (age 74)
- Place of birth
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Biography
David Fleeshman (born 11 July 1952) is a British actor, broadcaster, drama lecturer and theatre director with experience in film, radio, television, theatre and commercials.
Fleeshman was born on 11 July 1952 in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Rosina and William Fleeshman. His family was Jewish. He trained at The Birmingham Theatre School making his stage debut was in 1973 with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. In 1974 he took a position as actor/assistant stage manager at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton, and has also been an associate director of the Oldham Coliseum Theatre.
In 1978 he married actress Sue Jenkins, who played Gloria Todd on Coronation Street, 1985–1988, and Jackie Corkhill in the Channel 4 soap Brookside, 1991–2001. They have three children all currently working in the acting profession: Emily Fleeshman, Richard Fleeshman and Rosie Fleeshman.
Fleeshman has appeared in and directed numerous plays around the UK and abroad, including Arthur Miller's The Price, for which he won best actor in a supporting role at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards in 2005.
As a theatre director, he directed the European premiere of Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues, and the regional premiere of My Night With Reg, which won best production at the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards.
Known For
TV Shows (30)

The Teacher
2022
as Roger

Spooks
2002
as Malcolm Stackley

Heartbeat
1992
as Laski / Mr. Faber / Captain Jorgan / Frank Carter

All Creatures Great & Small
2020
as Mr Soames

Bad Girls
1999
as DI Harwell

An Audience with...
1978
as Self

Trial & Retribution
1997
as Willis Fletcher

The Storyteller
1988
as Innkeeper

Dalziel and Pascoe
1996
as Pedro Pedley

Strangers
1978
as CID Man

Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
1996
as Immigration Officer

Accused
2010
as Judge

Highlander: The Raven
1998
as Harry

North & South
2004
as Landlord

The Last Detective
2003
as George Williams

It's a Sin
2021
as Husband

In Suspicious Circumstances
1991
as Thomas Buss

The Jim Henson Hour
1989
as Innkeeper (archive footage)

National Treasure
2016
as Judge

Edge of Darkness
1985
as Jones

Believe Nothing
2002
as Edmund Bilyas

Grownups
2006
as Dad

The XYY Man
1976
as Newscaster

A Bit of a Do
1989

Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
as D.O.E Assistant Manager

The Innocence Project
2006

The Kindness of Strangers
2006
as Developer

The Six Wives of Henry VIII
2001
as Campeggio / Cromwell

The Royal
2003
as Don Waite
Sam Saturday
1992
as Michael Sterne
Movies (12)

Disobedience
2018
as Yosef Kirschbaum

Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982
as Man on Station

A Very British Christmas
2019
as Station Guard

Unstoppable
2004
as St. Nevis Guard 2

The Cater Street Hangman
1998
as Renshaw

The Falklands Play
2002
as Denis Healey MP (Labour)

The Storyteller: The Soldier and Death
1988
as Innkeeper

Christmas Lights
2004
as Margolis
Mother, Mine
2008
as Graham

The Nature of the Beast
1988
as Jim Dalton

Realm of Darkness - Caves of Glass
1986
as Narrator

The Luddites
1988
as Enoch Taylor
About David Fleeshman
David Fleeshman (born 11 July 1952) is a British actor, broadcaster, drama lecturer and theatre director with experience in film, radio, television, theatre and commercials. Fleeshman was born on 11 July 1952 in Glasgow, Scotland, the son of Rosina and William Fleeshman. His family was Jewish. He trained at The Birmingham Theatre School making his stage debut was in 1973 with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. In 1974 he took a position as actor/assistant stage manager at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton, and has also been an associate director of t… With 42 credits spanning from 1976 to 2022, David Fleeshman has appeared in 12 films and 30 TV shows.
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Most Popular David Fleeshman Movies
- Disobedience (2018) — as Yosef Kirschbaum
- Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982) — as Man on Station
- A Very British Christmas (2019) — as Station Guard
- Unstoppable (2004) — as St. Nevis Guard 2
- The Cater Street Hangman (1998) — as Renshaw
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