David Bradley
David Bradley
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David Bradley

Actor 1953-09-27 Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Born to a miner father and a seamstress mother in Barnsley, South Yorkshire in 1953, David Bradley is best known for playing Billy Casper in Ken Loach's 1969 film, Kes. Prior to this starring role, Bradley had only ever acted in school pantomimes and secured the lead in an open audition against thousands of children. Following the success of Kes, Bradley had to change his name to Dai Bradley on account of the actor David Bradley already having an Equity card in that name. Bradley turned to television appearing as t...

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FILMOGRAPHY
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Hummingbird

Hummingbird

2013 · Billy

Kes

Kes

1970 · Billy

All Quiet on the Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front

1979 · Albert Kropp

Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

1979 · Pte Williams

Absolution

Absolution

1978 · Arthur Dyson

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach

2016 · Self / Billy

Malachi's Cove

Malachi's Cove

1973 · Barty

Those Glory Glory Days

Those Glory Glory Days

1983 · 1961 Spurs Team Member

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 · Kropp

Macbeth

Macbeth

2018 · Porter

The Flaxton Boys

The Flaxton Boys

1969 · Peter Weekes

The Jensen Code

The Jensen Code

1973 · Terry Connor

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

1982 · Ticer Thomas

Asylum

Asylum

2003 · Father Michael

Greg Davies: Looking for Kes

Greg Davies: Looking for Kes

2019 · Self

Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories

1974 · Lennie Burr

The Battle of Waterloo

The Battle of Waterloo

1983 · Ferris

Making Kes

Making Kes

2010 · Self