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David Haig is a British character actor. He is known for his versatility, having been successfully cast in dramatic, serio-comic and comedic roles, playing characters of varied social classes. A character actor is an actor who predominantly performs supporting parts, often in similar roles throughout the course of a career. ...


Haig appeared in the 1994 feature film Four Weddings and a Funeral and had a secondary lead in the sitcom The Thin Blue Line playing Inspector Grim, the inept foil to Rowan Atkinson's Inspector Fowler. Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... Four Weddings and a Funeral is a 1994 British romantic comedy film directed by Mike Newell. ... A leading actor, leading actress, or simply lead, plays the role of the protagonist in a film or play. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... There are three things named The Thin Blue Line The Thin Blue Line (television) is a British sitcom set in a police station in London. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rowan Atkinson as Edmund Blackadder. ...


Mr. Haig also appeared with Robbie Coltrane in the drama Cracker. He was also very effective in the 1980 Doctor Who story The Leisure Hive. Robbie Coltrane as Rubeus Hagrid Robbie Coltrane (birth name Robert MacMillan, some sources say Anthony MacMillan) (born March 30, 1950) is a Scottish actor. ... Cracker is the title of a television crime series in the United Kingdom, made by Granada Television for ITV and created by Jimmy McGovern. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Main article: History of Doctor Who Doctor Who first appeared on BBC television at 5:15 p. ... The Leisure Hive is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from August 30 to September 20, 1980. ...


More recently, Mr Haig has appeared in several stage productions in London's West End, including Hitchcock Blonde at the Royal Court in Sloane Square, Life X 3 at the Savoy Theatre, a superb performance as the character "Osborne" in R.C. Sherriff's play Journey's End at the Comedy Theatre, and a similarly fine performance as Mr George Banks in Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre. West End is the name of some places in the world, including: The West End of London, England West End Theatre, is where many of Londons major theatres are located and premier cinema screenings take place. ... Royal court (as distinguished from a court of law) may refer to a number of institutions: A noble court - the household or entourage of a monarch or other ruler The Royal Court of Jersey - the main court of justice of Jersey The Royal Court of Guernsey - the main court of... Sloane Square is a small hard landscaped square on the boundaries of the fashionable London districts of Belgravia and Chelsea. ... Savoy Theatre London, December 2003 The Savoy Theatre, which opened on 10 October 1881, was built by Richard DOyly Carte (1844 - 1901) on the site of the old Savoy Palace in London as a showcase for the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, which became known as the Savoy Operas... Jump to: navigation, search Robert Cedric Sherriff (6 June 1896 – 13 November 1975) was an English writer. ... Journeys End, Duke of Yorks Theatre Journeys End is the seventh and most famous play by R. C. Sherriff. ... The Royal Comedy Theatre, as it was then known, opened in Londons West End on October 15, 1881. ... Mary Poppins is the central character in a series of childrens books written by P. L. Travers and illustrated by Mary Shepard, which were subsequently adapted for film, and the stage. ... The Prince Edward Theatre is a theatre situated on Old Compton Street, just north of Leicester Square in the West End of London. ...


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David Haig - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (341 words)
David Haig (September 20, 1955) is an English actor and writer.
Haig appeared in the 1994 feature film Four Weddings and a Funeral and had a secondary lead in the BBC television sitcom The Thin Blue Line playing Inspector Grim, the inept foil to Rowan Atkinson's Inspector Fowler.
Haig lives in Brockley, South London, and is a father of five and partner to fellow actor Jane Galloway.
University of New England - News - Hamilton Lecture 2006 - David Haig (508 words)
Harvard biologist David Haig is scheduled to deliver the fifth annual William D. Hamilton Memorial Lecture on "The Divided Self: Brain, Brawn and the Superego" April 28, 2006 at 7 p.m.
David Haigh will illustrate this with the example of conflicts between maternally and paternally imprinted genes: genes that are expressed only when inherited from one's mother and those expressed only when inherited from one's father.
David Haig, Ph.D. is professor of biology in Harvard University's Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology.
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