Person

David Lyon

Actor 1941-05-16 Sierra Leone

David Laurie Lyon (16 May 1941 – 7 June 2013) was a British stage, television, and film actor. Of Scottish descent, David Lyon was born in 1941 to Joe Lyon, a diamond merchant, and his wife Margaret. David spent much of his childhood in Sierra Leone where his father worked, before being sent home to be educated at Crofton House in Dumfriesshire in Scotland. He won a scholarship to Merchiston Castle School in Edinburgh, but was forced to leave education at the age of 16 when his father was declared bankrupt. He f...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989 · Marcus Hardman

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

1997 · Alan Thorpe

House of Cards

House of Cards

1990 · Henry Collingridge

Greenfingers

Greenfingers

2001 · Home Secretary

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

1986 · John Welland Smythe

Defence of the Realm

Defence of the Realm

1986 · Political Pundit

Our Friends in the North

Our Friends in the North

1996 · Commander

Reilly: Ace of Spies

Reilly: Ace of Spies

1983 · Dichter Daerenthal

Monarch of the Glen

Monarch of the Glen

2000 · Mr. Burns

Empire State

Empire State

1987 · Mr. Cavendish

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

1994 · Tom Watson

The Ploughman's Lunch

The Ploughman's Lunch

1983 · Newsreader

Macbeth

Macbeth

1983 · Angus

Ping Pong

Ping Pong

1987 · Peter

Richard II

Richard II

1997 · Thomas Mowbray

Performance

Performance

1991 · Albany

The Chief

The Chief

1990 · Cllr. Tom Brewster

In Suspicious Circumstances

In Suspicious Circumstances

1991 · Dr Carr