Dixon, David

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David Dixon (October 28, 1947— ) is an English actor and screenwriter. He was born in Derby, Derbyshire, and brought up there before the family moved to Nottingham in 1959.

Dixon's most notable role was in the 1981 BBC TV series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in which he starred as Ford Prefect. He would later rejoin the Hitchhiker's Guide by lending his voice to the "Ecological Man" and the "Zirzla Leader" in Fit the Twentieth of the Radio Series.

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Filmography

Original Sin (1996) (TV) - Dr Wardle

Circles of Deceit: Dark Secret (1995) (TV)- DI Ransome

Cold Warrior (1984) (miniseries)

The Missionary (1982) - Young Man

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) (miniseries) - Ford Prefect

The Tempest (1980) (TV) - Ariel

A Family Affair (1979) (miniseries) - Clifford

A Horseman Riding By (1978) (miniseries) - Keith Horsey

Lillie (1978) (miniseries) - Prince Leopold

The Legend of Robin Hood (1975) (miniseries) - Prince John

Escort Girls (1974) - Hugh Lloyd

A Family at War (1970) (TV series) - Robert Ashton

Neighbours - 1993 - Jim Robinson

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