David Griffin (born 19 July 1943) is an English actor best known for playing Clive Dempster in Hi-de-Hi! and Emmet Hawksworth in Keeping Up Appearances.
His film role was in 1960 in A French Mistress which was followed by further films such as The Fifth Form at St. Dominic's, Outbreak of Murder, and Quick Before They Catch Us. In 1969, he appeared in Battle of Britain as Sergeant Pilot Chris, while on TV he had guest roles in Dixon of Dock Green and Z Cars.
He joined the cast of Hi-de-Hi! in Series 6 to fill the hole left after Simon Cadell's departure. His character was a polar opposite to Cadell's - while Jeffrey was shy, reserved, and had no people skills, Clive was a sly, charming playboy. Griffin remained for the end of the series and would later tour with co-star Su Pollard in The Good Sex Guide on stage.
In 1991, he joined the cast of Keeping Up Appearances in Series 2, as Emmet, Elizabeth's brother. Griffin's addition to the show was widely seen as a good move, and he would appear in 37 episodes of the series.
Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
Film- The Blood Beast Terror (1968) — William
- if.... (1968) — Willens
- Battle of Britain (1969) — Sergeant Pilot Chris
- Trog (1970) — Malcolm Travers
- Rollerball (1975) — Man Collecting Coats (Uncredited Role)
- Dixon of Dock Green, 2 episodes:
- "The White Mercedes" (1968) — David Newman
- "There's Your Story, There's My Story - And There's the Truth" (1974) — Ray Glenn
- Z Cars, 2-episode story "No Questions Asked" (1970) — Pearson
- Out of the Unknown, episode "The Sons and Daughters of Tomorrow" (1971) — Hamilton White
- Doctor Who, 3 episodes of 6-episode story "The Sea Devils" (1972) — Lieutenant Commander Tony Mitchell
- Ripping Yarns, 2 episodes:
- "Escape from Stalag Luft 112 B" (1977) — Attenborough
- "Roger of the Raj" (1979) — Captain Meredith
- Emmerdale, 3 episodes (1978-79) — Steve Ashcroft
- Shoestring, episode "The Partnership" (1979) — Brian Kelson
- Play for Today, episode "The Flipside of Dominick Hide" (1980) — Carl
- Hi-de-Hi!, 24 episodes (1984-88) — Squadron Leader Clive Dempster, DFC
- 'Allo 'Allo!, episode "The Nouvion Oars" (1989) — Submarine Commander
- Keeping Up Appearances, 37 episodes (1991-95) — Emmet Hawksworth
- Children in Need, 1 episode (1995) — Emmet Hawksworth
