David Anderson (born 1 August 1945 in Rutherglen, Scotland) is a Scottish actor, playwright and jazz musician based in Glasgow. He is known for the part of Gregory's father in '' Gregory's Girl'' and as the bank manager in the

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sitcom ''

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'' (1991). Other appearances include roles in '' Murder Not Proven?'' (1984), '' Soldier Soldier'' (1996), and '' Rockface'' (2002). He also appeared in '' Taggart'' in 1986, 1993, 2000, and 2004 and the Scottish comedy ''

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'' in 2009. He also played the part of a bus tour company manager in the 1985 film '' Restless Natives''. ''"I expect flawless reports about you courier. Flawless!!"'' Anderson was raised in the town of Rutherglen, and drew on childhood experiences for his 2017 musical ''Butterfly Kiss''. In the course of his theatre career, he was a member of the politically minded 7:84 group and a founder of the Wildcat Stage Productions company along with

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, and wrote the songs (music and lyrics) for Tony Roper's play '' The Steamie''.

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