Daniel Hill (born 6 February 1956) is an English actor, he is known for his extensive work in television, theatre and film.
Career
He played the avaricious Harvey Bains, manager of the retirement home in ''
Waiting for God'', alongside
Stephanie Cole
Patricia Stephanie Cole (born 5 October 1941) is an English stage, television, radio and film actress, known for high-profile roles in shows such as '' Tenko'' (1981–1985), ''Open All Hours'' (1982–1985), ''A Bit of a Do'' (1989), '' Waiti ...
and
Graham Crowden
Clement Graham Crowden (30 November 1922 – 19 October 2010) was a Scottish actor. He was best known for his many appearances in television comedy dramas and films, often playing eccentric "offbeat" scientist, teacher and doctor characters.
Ea ...
.
He had earlier appeared with
Martin Clunes
Alexander Martin Clunes Order of the British Empire, OBE Deputy Lieutenant, DL (born 28 November 1961) is an English actor, comedian, director and television presenter. He is best known for portraying Martin Ellingham in the ITV (TV network), IT ...
and
William Gaunt
William Charles Anthony Gaunt (born 3 April 1937 in Pudsey, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English actor. He became widely known for television roles such as Richard Barrett in ''The Champions'' (1968–1969), Arthur Crabtree in '' No Place ...
in the sitcom ''
No Place Like Home''.
He has also made appearances in several cult television programmes, most notable as Chasgo in ''
Blake's 7
''Blake's 7'' (sometimes styled ''Blakes7'') is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. Four 13-episode series were broadcast on BBC1 between 1978 and 1981. It was created by Terry Nation, who also wrote the first ...
'', Series 1 episode ''
The Dessert Song'' of ''
Minder
A minder is the person assigned to guide or escort a visitor, or to provide protection to somebody, or to otherwise assist or take care of something, i.e. a person who " minds".
Government-appointed persons to accompany foreign visitors are of ...
'', and Chris Parsons in the incomplete ''
Doctor Who'' story ''
Shada''. He provided his voice to complete the serial with animation in 2017.
Other roles include playing a
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...
pilot in the
BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
...
''. He was also the voice-over artist of the 2001 reality TV show ''
''.
In early 2009, Hill toured in the play ''Pack of Lies'' followed later by a UK tour of ''
'' where he played Captain Lesgate. He appeared briefly in ''
'' as a Ministry worker who recognizes Harry. In 2019, Hill portrayed the recurring role of
...