David McPhail

David McPhail

New Zealand actor and writer
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David Alexander McPhail ONZM QSM (11 April 1945 – 13 May 2021) was a New Zealand comedic actor and writer whose television career spans four decades. McPhail first won fame on sketch comedy show A Week of It, partly thanks to his impressions of New Zealand Prime Minister Robert Muldoon. He went on to appear in multiple series of sketch show McPhail and Gadsby, and hit comedy Letter to Blanchy. All three shows featured his longtime friend Jon Gadsby.

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David McPhail was born on Wednesday, 11 April 1945 in Christchurch, New Zealand. His full name at birth was David Alexander McPhail. He was best known as an actor. McPhail's country of citizenship (nationality) was New Zealander. He died on Thursday, 13 May 2021. His zodiac star sign was Aries.

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13 May 2021
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David McPhail is known for his role in the film The Waimate Conspiracy (2006) as Judge Henry.

He is also known for his role in the TV movie Richard Pearse (1975) as Mad John.

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