David McAlister


David McAlister was a British actor on television, in musicals, on stage and in film who was known for his voice-over work.

Personal life

McAlister was born on 2 April 1951 in Worthing, Sussex and died on 25 June 2015 of cancer. He was married with two children living with his family in Surrey.

Career

McAlister was best known for his portrayal of Daddy Warbucks in the stage production of the American musical Annie. It was in 2006 that he first got the part of Daddy Warbucks in Annie The Musical. He returned to the part in 2009 for its UK Tour, and then again between 2010-2011, and in 2012 went with it to Hong Kong and Singapore. He died in 2015.

Theatres and Musicals

McAlister also starred as Horace Vandergelder in the 2008 stage revival of Hello, Dolly!! For 5 years he played Dennis Richardson in Channel 4’s Hollyoaks. He was active in various areas of the entertainment industry such as Opera at Covent Garden, TV comedy, Radio Drama and classic TV .
In musical theatre he was the original Harry in the National tour of Stephen Sondheim’s Company, whilst in London’s West End The Sound of Music as 12-year-old Freidrich Von Trapp, Ernest Simpson in Always, A Month in the Country, Oh Kay!, and Christian Brent in Peg
He also played Kurt Weill in Ken Russell’s Weill & Lenya and Noël Coward in Sheridan Morley’s Noel & Gertie.
He spent a year as the lead in the West End production of The Mousetrap, and starred in the Ivor Novello role in Kings Rhapsody and created the role of Alan in the European premiere of the Maltby/Shire musical Baby.
In 2005 he was flown to Doha to entertain The Emir Of Qatar as Leading Player in Aspire.
He created the role of Sinclair Platt in Dreams from a Summerhouse in Scarborough.

Television

Has appeared on television for over 30 years in shows such as: