David Bradley
Birthday: 27 September 1953, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK
David Bradley was born on September 27, 1953 in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. He is an actor, known for Kes (1969), Hummingbird (2013) and All Quiet on the Western Front (1979).
I feel a tremendous sense of journey about my life. It all started through Ken Loach and Kes was the Show more
I feel a tremendous sense of journey about my life. It all started through Ken Loach and Kes was the catalyst. Hide
[on jobs he didn't want] "I spent an hour in a mine as a boy and I knew I couldn't handle that kind Show more
[on jobs he didn't want] "I spent an hour in a mine as a boy and I knew I couldn't handle that kind of life. It was a gruelling existence. When I look back at my dad, I realise that each day he spent eight hours working and eight hours sleeping. That means he spent two thirds of his life in darkness." Hide
[on being applauded at Beverly Hills] "I walked into a charity reception at the Beverly Wilshire Hot Show more
[on being applauded at Beverly Hills] "I walked into a charity reception at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and a thousand people were all standing up applauding. I thought, oh-oh, someone's coming. I thought Burt Lancaster or Tony Curtis had walked in behind me so I made way for this big star I thought had followed me into the room. I felt incredibly embarrassed." Hide
[on his other jobs during filming of Kes (1969)] "I was doing a paper round in the morning. I rememb Show more
[on his other jobs during filming of Kes (1969)] "I was doing a paper round in the morning. I remember they weren't particularly pleased that I was up at quarter to seven running around the local estate. They said, 'We'll pay your wages not to do your paper round.' Towards the end of the shoot, the football season started and I said I couldn't work past midday Saturday as I sold the football programmes at Barnsley. Again they asked how much I earned and agreed to pay my wages." Hide
[on how he feels about being remembered for something that was so long ago] "It doesn't worry me. On Show more
[on how he feels about being remembered for something that was so long ago] "It doesn't worry me. One must accept certain things. One of the things I happily accept is that if people only remember me for Billy Casper then that's fine. It was a wonderful experience and obviously it had a great effect on so many people." Hide
David Bradley'S roles
