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David Pinner

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David Pinner was born on 6 October 1940 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He is an actor and writer, known for Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985), The Potsdam Quartet and Crown Court (1972). He has been married to Catherine Griller since 1965. They have two children.
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    Known for

    Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
    Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Rowlandson
    The Potsdam Quartet
    • Writer
      Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)
      Crown Court
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Writer
      BBC2 Playhouse (1973)
      BBC2 Playhouse
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Writer

      Credits

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      Actor

      • Screen One (1985)
        Screen One
        6.8
        TV Series
        • Paul Cox
        • 1992
      • John Alderton and Pauline Collins in Forever Green (1989)
        Forever Green
        8.0
        TV Series
        • Mr. Payne
        • 1989
      • Anthony Valentine, Tim Barlow, Robert Powell, and Gavin Richards in Hannay (1988)
        Hannay
        7.2
        TV Series
        • Police Constable
        • 1988
      • Black Silk
        TV Series
        • Henshaw
        • 1985
      • American Playhouse (1980)
        American Playhouse
        7.3
        TV Series
        • Helmut
        • 1985
      • Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
        Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
        8.0
        TV Mini Series
        • Rowlandson
        • 1985
      • Fame Is the Spur (1982)
        Fame Is the Spur
        7.9
        TV Mini Series
        • Chairman
        • 1982
      • Trevor Eve in Shoestring (1979)
        Shoestring
        7.5
        TV Series
        • Millar
        • 1980
      • The BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
        The BBC Television Shakespeare
        8.1
        TV Series
        • Williams
        • 1979
      • Henry V (1979)
        Henry V
        7.4
        TV Movie
        • Williams
        • 1979
      • Nigel Davenport, Peter Egan, and Bosco Hogan in Prince Regent (1979)
        Prince Regent
        7.9
        TV Mini Series
        • William, Duke of Clarence
        • 1979
      • The Growing Pains of P.C. Penrose (1975)
        The Growing Pains of P.C. Penrose
        6.5
        TV Series
        • PC Buttress
        • 1975
      • Kenneth More in Father Brown (1974)
        Father Brown
        6.9
        TV Series
        • Osric Orm
        • 1974
      • James Ellis, John Slater, and Gary Watson in Z Cars (1962)
        Z Cars
        7.0
        TV Series
        • Unit Beat Man
        • PC Way
        • Barman ...
        • 1965–1972
      • Spyder's Web (1972)
        Spyder's Web
        6.9
        TV Series
        • Addison
        • 1972

      Writer

      • Cineficción Radio (2019)
        Cineficción Radio
        Podcast Series
        • novel "Ritual"
        • 2019
      • The Brack Report (1982)
        The Brack Report
        6.5
        TV Series
        • writer
        • 1982
      • Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)
        Crown Court
        7.3
        TV Series
        • writer
        • 1974–1981
      • BBC2 Playhouse (1973)
        BBC2 Playhouse
        6.6
        TV Series
        • writer
        • 1981
      • Out of the Past
        TV Series
        • Writer
        • 1978
      • Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Ingrid Pitt, and Edward Woodward in The Wicker Man (1973)
        The Wicker Man
        7.5
        • novel "Ritual" (uncredited)
        • 1973
      • In-development projects at IMDbPro

      Personal details

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      • Born
        • October 6, 1940
        • Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
      • Spouse
        • Catherine Griller1965 - present (2 children)
      • Other works
        Published 1967 novel Ritual, claimed to be the source of The Wicker Man. Claim disputed by writer and director of latter.

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        His book, "Ritual", was a major inspiration for Anthony Shaffer's The Wicker Man (1973).

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