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[[file: st--3m11peladon.jpg |250px|right|thumb|David Troughton as [[King]] [[Peladon (Individual)|Peladon]], in the [[Third Doctor]] serial ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]''.]]
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'''David Troughton''' (born [[9th June]] [[1950]]) is one of the few actors to have appeared in both the 1963 and 2005 versions of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', as well as several [[Big Finish Productions]] audios. He is the son of [[Patrick Troughton]]. Like his father, Troughton is both a noted Shakespearean actor and a contributor to ''Doctor Who''.
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| birth date    = [[9 June (people)|9 June]] [[1950 (people)|1950]]
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| role          = [[Peladon of Peladon|King Peladon]], [[Black Guardian]]
| job title      = [[Actor]]
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| time          = 1968-69, 1972, 2008-present
| non dwu        = ''David Copperfield'', ''Our Mutual Friend'', ''Crime and Punishment'', ''Angels'', ''A Very Peculiar Practice'', ''Tales of Sherwood Forest'', ''Bonjour la Classe'', ''The Canterbury Tales'', ''Madame Bovary'', ''Twelfth Night, or What You Will'', ''Casualty 1906-1909'', ''New Tricks'', ''Outnumbered'', ''Grantchester'', ''The Hollow Crown'', ''The Levelling'', ''King Lear'', ''Titus Andronicus''
| imdb          = 0873739
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| twitter        =
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'''David Troughton''' (born [[9 June (people)|9 June]] [[1950 (people)|1950]]<ref>[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba09acbc9 BFI]</ref>) played several parts in televised and audio ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and narrated several audiobooks for [[BBC Audio]] and [[Big Finish Productions]]. His first credited role was as Private [[Moor (The War Games)|Moor]] in the ''Doctor Who'' television story ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', having previously had an uncredited role as a guard in ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]''.


His largest role in the original version of ''Doctor Who'' was in the [[Third Doctor]] story ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'', where he played [[King]] [[Peladon (Individual)|Peladon]], a role which he reprised in the [[Companion Chronicles]] story [[The Prisoner of Peladon]]. He also appeared in ''[[The War Games]]'' as [[Moor|Private Moor]] and ''[[The Enemy of the World]]'' as a guard.
In the 1990s, [[Peter Darvill-Evans]] proposed a new Doctor based on David Troughton who would have appeared in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] line of novels following the [[regeneration]] of the [[Seventh Doctor]]. A photoshoot with Troughton was even considered. [[BBC Worldwide|BBC Enterprises]] ultimately vetoed the whole idea.<ref name="Throwback">[https://jaowriter.net/2014/08/28/throwback-interview-paul-cornell-2002/ Throwback Interview: Paul Cornell (2002)]</ref> ([[DWM 252]])


Decades later, he joined the [[BBC Wales]] team in ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'' as Professor [[Winfold Hobbes]], an episode directed by [[Alice Troughton]], to whom he is unrelated. In the early 90's he was to become the base for virgin's 'Eighth' Doctor in the new Seventh Doctor adventures. They went as far as a photoshoot before the BBC veoted the idea.
He shared his memories of his ''Doctor Who'' career on [[THWR 60|the 60th edition]] of Big Finish's charity podcast series ''[[Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]]''.


[[file:Hobbes.jpg|150px|left|thumb|Troughton as Hobbes]]In licensed [[Big Finish Productions]] audios, he has played the villain in several [[Fifth Doctor]] adventures. He was [[the Tinghus]] in ''[[Cuddlesome (audio story)|Cuddlesome]]'', a new incarnation of the [[Black Guardian]] in ''The Key 2 Time'' stories, [[The Key 2 Time - The Destroyer of Delights|''The Destoyer of Delights'']] and [[The Key 2 Time - The Chaos Pool|''The Chaos Pool'']] and [[Raymond Gallagher]] in ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]''. He also read the ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'''s for the Second Doctor.
== Career ==
Beyond ''Doctor Who'', Troughton is also a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and a renowned classical actor. He co-starred with [[Peter Davison]] in the TV series {{wi|A Very Peculiar Practice}}, and [[Colin Baker]] in three episodes of the home video and audio play series ''The Stranger''. He enjoys strong friendships with both of these actors, and even shared living accommodations with Baker in the early 1970s. He was also friends with actor [[Katy Manning]] at one point. According to Manning, they had both apparently wanted to convert the friendship into a romance, but neither had the courage to do so. ([[BBC DVD]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'')


Beyond ''Doctor Who'', Troughton is also a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and a renowned classical actor. He also co-starred with [[Peter Davison]] in the TV series "[[wikipedia:A Very Peculiar Practise|A Very Peculiar Practice]]", and [[Colin Baker]] in three episodes of the audio-visual series, ''The Stranger''. He enjoys strong friendships with both of these actors, and even shared living accommodations with Baker in the early [[1970s]]. He was also friends with actor [[Katy Manning]] at one point. According to Manning, both apparently wanted to convert the friendship into a romance, but neither had the courage to do so. ([[BBC DVD]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'')
== Personal life ==
He is [[Patrick Troughton]]'s first son, as well as the brother of [[Michael Troughton]] and the uncle of [[Harry Melling]]. He is the first child of an actor who played the Doctor to appear on the show, and the only one to make multiple televised appearances.


==External links==
== DWU credits ==
**{{imdb name|id=0873739|name=David Troughton}}
=== Television ===
==== Doctor Who ====
* ''[[The Enemy of the World (TV story)|The Enemy of the World]]'' - Guard Extra ([[DWM 219]])
* ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' - Private [[Moor (The War Games)|Moor]]
* ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'' - [[Peladon of Peladon|King Peladon]]
* ''[[Midnight (TV story)|Midnight]]'' - [[Winfold Hobbes|Professor Hobbes]]
 
==== Other ====
* ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]''
 
=== Audio ===
==== Serpents' Crest ====
* ''[[The Hexford Invasion (audio story)|The Hexford Invasion]]'' - [[Second Doctor (clone)|Second Doctor]]
* ''[[Survivors in Space (audio story)|Survivors in Space]]'' - Second Doctor
 
==== Doctor Who Main Range ====
* ''[[The Destroyer of Delights (audio story)|The Destroyer of Delights]]'' - the [[Black Guardian]]
* ''[[The Chaos Pool (audio story)|The Chaos Pool]]'' - the Black Guardian
* ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]'' - [[Raymond Gallagher]]
 
==== DWM exclusive audio plays ====
* ''[[Cuddlesome (audio story)|Cuddlesome]]'' - [[The Tinghus]]
 
==== The Fourth Doctor Adventures ====
* ''[[The Pursuit of History (audio story)|The Pursuit of History]]'' / ''[[Casualties of Time (audio story)|Casualties of Time]]'' - the [[Black Guardian]]
 
==== Novel Adaptations ====
* ''[[The Well-Mannered War (audio story)|The Well-Mannered War]]'' - the Black Guardian
 
==== The Companion Chronicles ====
* ''[[The Prisoner of Peladon (audio story)|The Prisoner of Peladon]]'' - [[Peladon of Peladon|King Peladon]]
 
==== Short Trips ====
* ''[[A Stain of Red in the Sand (audio story)|A Stain of Red in the Sand]]''
* ''[[The Way Forwards (audio story)|The Way Forwards]]''
* ''[[The Five Dimensional Man (audio story)|The Five Dimensional Man]]''
* ''[[Penny Wise, Pound Foolish (audio story)|Penny Wise, Pound Foolish]]''
 
==== Peladon ====
* ''[[The Ordeal of Peladon (audio story)|The Ordeal of Peladon]]'' - [[Peladon of Peladon|King Peladon]]
* ''[[The Poison of Peladon (audio story)|The Poison of Peladon]]'' - King Peladon (uncredited)
 
==== Torchwood Special Releases ====
* ''[[Parasite (audio story)|Parasite]]'' - [[Reginald Rigsby|Rigsby]]
 
=== Audiobook readings ===
==== Target Novelisations ====
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the War Games (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the War Games]]''
* ''[[Fury from the Deep (novelisation)|Fury from the Deep]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Curse of Peladon]]''
* ''[[The Invasion (novelisation)|The Invasion]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Web of Fear (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Web of Fear]]''
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World]]''
* ''[[The Wheel in Space (novelisation)|The Wheel in Space]]''
* ''[[The Seeds of Death (novelisation)|The Seeds of Death]]''
 
==== BBC Past Doctor Adventures ====
* ''[[The Wheel of Ice (novel)|The Wheel of Ice]]''
 
==== BBC New Series Adventures ====
* ''[[The Many Hands (novel)|The Many Hands]]''
* ''[[Ghosts of India (novel)|Ghosts of India]]''
 
==== BBC Audio ====
* ''[[The Eye of the Jungle (audio story)|The Eye of the Jungle]]''
 
==== Tales of Trenzalore ====
* ''[[Let it Snow (short story)|Let it Snow]]''
* ''[[An Apple a Day... (short story)|An Apple a Day...]]''
* ''[[Strangers in the Outland (short story)|Strangers in the Outland]]''
* ''[[The Dreaming (short story)|The Dreaming]]''
 
== External links ==
{{imdb name|id=0873739}}
 
== Footnotes ==
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David Troughton (born 9 June 1950[1]) played several parts in televised and audio Doctor Who and narrated several audiobooks for BBC Audio and Big Finish Productions. His first credited role was as Private Moor in the Doctor Who television story The War Games, having previously had an uncredited role as a guard in The Enemy of the World.

In the 1990s, Peter Darvill-Evans proposed a new Doctor based on David Troughton who would have appeared in the Virgin New Adventures line of novels following the regeneration of the Seventh Doctor. A photoshoot with Troughton was even considered. BBC Enterprises ultimately vetoed the whole idea.[2] (DWM 252)

He shared his memories of his Doctor Who career on the 60th edition of Big Finish's charity podcast series Toby Hadoke's Who's Round.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Beyond Doctor Who, Troughton is also a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and a renowned classical actor. He co-starred with Peter Davison in the TV series A Very Peculiar Practice, and Colin Baker in three episodes of the home video and audio play series The Stranger. He enjoys strong friendships with both of these actors, and even shared living accommodations with Baker in the early 1970s. He was also friends with actor Katy Manning at one point. According to Manning, they had both apparently wanted to convert the friendship into a romance, but neither had the courage to do so. (BBC DVD: The Three Doctors)

Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]

He is Patrick Troughton's first son, as well as the brother of Michael Troughton and the uncle of Harry Melling. He is the first child of an actor who played the Doctor to appear on the show, and the only one to make multiple televised appearances.

DWU credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]

Other[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Serpents' Crest[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who Main Range[[edit] | [edit source]]

DWM exclusive audio plays[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Fourth Doctor Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

Novel Adaptations[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Companion Chronicles[[edit] | [edit source]]

Short Trips[[edit] | [edit source]]

Peladon[[edit] | [edit source]]

Torchwood Special Releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audiobook readings[[edit] | [edit source]]

Target Novelisations[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC Past Doctor Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC New Series Adventures[[edit] | [edit source]]

BBC Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

Tales of Trenzalore[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ BFI
  2. ↑ Throwback Interview: Paul Cornell (2002)
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