David Essex
Birthday
1947/07/23 (77 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Also know as
David Albert Cook
Biography
David Essex OBE (born David Albert Cook on 23 July 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Since the 1970s, Essex has attained nineteen Top 40 singles in the UK (including two numbers ones), and sixteen Top 40 albums. He has also had an extensive career as an actor performing on stage and screen. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Essex, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting
(1982) Pop Goes Christmas
as Self
(1980) Silver Dream Racer
as Nick Freeman
(1974) Stardust
as Jim MacLaine
(1973) That'll Be The Day
as Jim MacLaine
(1991) Journey of Honor
as Don Pedro
(2004) Kenny Everett - The Complete Naughty Bits
as Self
(1976) The Big Bus
as Bus Passenger
(1985) Hands Up!
as Self (1981 footage)
(1984) David Essex - Live At The Royal Albert Hall
as Self
(1974) The Midnight Special Legendary Performances 1974
as Self
(2014) The Guvnors
as Mickey Snr
(1992) Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore
as Self
(1972) All Coppers Are...
as Ronnie Briggs
(2017) The Black Prince
as Colonel Hurbon
(1967) Smashing Time
as Beatnik (uncredited)
(2017) Grimaldi: The Funniest Man in the World
as Charles Dickens
(2013) Traveller
as Blackberry
(2005) What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day?
as Mervyn's Grandfather
(1971) Assault
as Man in Chemist Shop
(2020) Everything: The Real Thing Story
as Self
(2017) Glam Rock at the BBC
as Self (archive footage)
(2025) Twiggy
as (archival footage)
(2006) The One Show
as Self - Guest
(1978) The Kenny Everett Video Show
as Self
(1984) Surprise, Surprise
as Self
(1992) Heartbeat
as Johnny Lee
(1973) Rock Concert
as Self
(2005) Bring Back...
as Self - vocals
(1988) The River
as Davey Jackson
(1983) Harty
as Self
(1984) The Laughter Show
as Self
(1995) The Frank Skinner Show
as Self
(1977) The Val Doonican Music Show
as Self
(1981) Six Fifty-Five Special
as Self
(1975) Cher
as Self
(1987) Daytime Live
as Self
(1964) Top of the Pops
as Self
(1968) Cilla
as Self
(1978) The Kenny Everett Video Show
as Self / Various Characters
(1979) The Cannon & Ball Show
as Self
(1969) Sez Les
as Self - Special Guest
(2006) The One Show
as Self
(1982) Wogan
as Self
(1996) Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self
(1975) Numéro un
as Self
(1975) Système 2
as Self
(1975) Midi Première
as Self