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Bruce Bould(1949-2023)

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Bruce Robert Bould (19 May 1949 – 15 May 2023) was an English actor best known for playing David Harris-Jones in the television sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin from 1976 to 1979.

Bould was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, to parents who were both actors, and began his acting career aged 17 at the Birmingham Repertory in a production of Crack in the Ice in September 1966. He joined the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), as a student, graduating with a Diploma in acting in 1969.

Best known for playing David Harris-Jones in the television sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. His character was one of C.J.'s "yes" men, extremely shy, lacked confidence, with low self-esteem, whose catchphrase was a simple "Super!"

In 1972 he met and married actress Theresa Watson, who also starred in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, playing David's wife Prue in Series Three and Four.[1]

Other television credits include Z-Cars, The Good Life, The New Avengers, To the Manor Born, Shelley, Howards' Way, Drop the Dead Donkey and As Time Goes By.

Bould was a regular on stage throughout the 70's, in plays such as Clever Soldiers, in 1974 at the Hampstead Theatre Club, and A Family And A Fortune, at the Theatre Royal, Bath in 1975 with Alec Guinness.

 

Bould died on 15 May 2023, at the age of 73.

 

Actor

Reg

Short

Dad

2010

 

The Alchemists (1999)

The Alchemists

5.2

TV Movie

Obstetrician

1999

 

Leonard Rossiter in The Legacy of Reginald Perrin (1996)

The Legacy of Reginald Perrin

6.7

TV Series

David Harris-Jones

1996

7 episodes

 

As Time Goes By (1992)

As Time Goes By

8.3

TV Series

Hotel Manager

1995

1 episode

 

Drop the Dead Donkey (1990)

Drop the Dead Donkey

8.0

TV Series

Simpson

1993

1 episode

 

The Upper Hand (1990)

The Upper Hand

6.6

TV Series

Robert

1992

1 episode

 

Harry Enfield in Harry Enfield's Television Programme (1990)

Harry Enfield's Television Programme

7.3

TV Series

Teacher

1992

1 episode

 

Close to Home (1989)

Close to Home

6.5

TV Series

Mr. Hinkley

1990

1 episode

 

Maurice Colbourne, Jan Harvey, and Stephen Yardley in Howards' Way (1985)

Howards' Way

6.8

TV Series

David Lloyd

1985–1987

14 episodes

 

Richard O'Sullivan and Joanne Ridley in Me and My Girl (1984)

Me and My Girl

6.4

TV Series

Roger

1987

1 episode

 

Kenneth Cranham in Shine on Harvey Moon (1982)

Shine on Harvey Moon

7.5

TV Series

Tom Chavan

1984

3 episodes

 

Ian Lavender in The Hello Goodbye Man (1984)

The Hello Goodbye Man

6.0

TV Series

Doctor

1984

1 episode

 

Shelley (1979)

Shelley

7.5

TV Series

Malcolm

1982–1983

2 episodes

 

Bernard Holley in Now and Then (1983)

Now and Then

7.2

TV Series

Prendrythe - Now

1983

1 episode

 

Hywel Bennett in The Consultant (1983)

The Consultant

7.9

TV Series

Ronald Gates

1983

1 episode

 

Geoffrey Palmer and Leonard Rossiter in The Funny Side of Christmas (1982)

The Funny Side of Christmas

8.6

TV Movie

David Harris-Jones

1982

 

Peter Bowles and Penelope Keith in To the Manor Born (1979)

To the Manor Born

7.4

TV Series

Dawkins

1981

1 episode

 

Prisoners of Conscience (1981)

Prisoners of Conscience

TV Series

Man on boat

1981

1 episode

 

Dennis Blanch, Don Henderson, Mark McManus, Fiona Mollison, John Ronane, and Frances Tomelty in Strangers (1978)

Strangers

7.8

TV Series

Det. Insp. Tom Casey

1980

3 episodes

 

Dick Emery in The Dick Emery Show (1963)

The Dick Emery Show

6.8

TV Series

1979

1 episode

 

Leonard Rossiter in The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1976)

The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

8.0

TV Series

David Harris-Jones

1976–1979

20 episodes

 

Martin Jarvis and Diane Keen in Rings on Their Fingers (1978)

Rings on Their Fingers

6.1

TV Series

The Honeymooner

1978

1 episode

 

Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)

Coronation Street

5.6

TV Series

John Summers

1978

2 episodes

 

Patrick Macnee, Gareth Hunt, and Joanna Lumley in The New Avengers (1976)

The New Avengers

7.2

TV Series

Froggart

1976

1 episode

 

Gerald Harper in Hadleigh (1969)

Hadleigh

7.1

TV Series

Bob Whiteside

1976

1 episode

 

Richard Briers and Felicity Kendal in The Good Life (1975)

The Good Life

8.0

TV Series

Guy

1975

1 episode

 

Churchill's People (1974)

Churchill's People

5.6

TV Series

William Bradford

1975

1 episode

 

Scene (1968)

Scene

6.8

TV Series

P.C. Waters

1975

1 episode

 

George Cole, Rod Culbertson, Alan Erasmus, Tom Georgeson, Bernard Hepton, Ron Moody, John Nightingale, and Colin Welland in Village Hall (1974)

Village Hall

7.4

TV Series

Colin Powell

1974

1 episode

 

QB VII (1974)

QB VII

7.7

TV Mini Series

O'Conner

1974

1 episode

 

John Carlisle and John Woodvine in New Scotland Yard (1972)

New Scotland Yard

7.6

TV Series

Roy

1974

1 episode

 

Fulton Mackay, Patrick Mower, Derren Nesbitt, Wensley Pithey, and George Sewell in Special Branch (1969)

Special Branch

7.4

TV Series

Technician

1974

1 episode

 

Barry Foster in Van der Valk (1972)

Van der Valk

7.1

TV Series

Sitskoorn

1973

1 episode

 

Play for Today (1970)

Play for Today

7.8

TV Series

Prisoner

1973

1 episode

 

Clifford Rose and Mollie Sugden in Six Days of Justice (1972)

Six Days of Justice

6.8

TV Series

PC Pugh

1973

1 episode

 

Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

Thirty-Minute Theatre

7.0

TV Series

McNiece

1972–1973

2 episodes

 

Z Cars (1962)

Z Cars

7.1

TV Series

Kenneth Fielding

1972

1 episode

 

BBC Play of the Month (1965)

BBC Play of the Month

7.0

TV Series

Slaves, Citizens and Soldiers

1969

1 episode