David Nunn (4 August 1962 – 26 April 2012Nunn on the 'Blackadder Hall' website
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'' in 1983. Nunn attended Clissold Park School in Hackney. His television appearances included Gang Member in ''

Shades of Greene ''Shades of Greene'' is a British television series based on short stories written by the author Graham Greene. The series began in 1975, with each hour-long episode featuring a dramatisation of one of Greene's stories, many of which dealt with ...

'' (1975), Mark Valenta in ''A Place to Hide'' (1976), ''Headmaster'' (1977), Sid in ''Television Club'' (1978), ''

Graham's Gang ''Graham's Gang'' is a British Children's television series, children's comedy created by John Challen and first broadcast by the BBC in 1977. It was nominated for a Best Children's TV series BAFTA in 1979, but has yet to be released on DVD. Th ...

'' (1977–79), Charlie in '' Maggie and Her'' (1979), Tim in ''

Metal Mickey Metal Mickey is a fictional five-foot-tall robot, as well as the name of a spin-off television show starring the same character. The robot character was created, controlled and voiced by Johnny Edward. The character of Metal Mickey first appe ...

'' (1981), Brookdale Boy in ''

Grange Hill ''Grange Hill'' is a British Children's television series, children's television drama series, originally produced by the BBC and portraying life in a typical Comprehensive school (England and Wales), comprehensive school. The show began its ru ...

'' (1981), Kid in ''

Educating Marmalade Education is a purposeful activity directed at achieving certain aims, such as transmitting knowledge or fostering skills and character traits. These aims may include the development of understanding, rationality, kindness, and honesty. Var ...

'' (1982), Messenger in ''

'' (1983), Joe in ''

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'' (1985), Enormous Orphan in ''

Blackadder's Christmas Carol ''Blackadder's Christmas Carol'', a one-off episode of ''Blackadder'', is a parody of Charles Dickens' 1843 novella ''A Christmas Carol''. It is set between ''Blackadder the Third'' (1987) and ''Blackadder Goes Forth'' (1989), and is narrated b ...

'' (1988) and ''

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'' (1989). When his acting career dried up he began to train as a taxi-driver in London before becoming a van driver in

Cheshunt Cheshunt ( ) is a town in Hertfordshire, England, north of London on the River Lea and Lee Navigation. It contains a section of the Lee Valley Park, including much of the River Lee Country Park. To the north lies Broxbourne and Wormley, Hertfor ...

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. After a period as a driving instructor from 2004, Nunn was an ambulance transport driver from 2006/7'Blackadder Actor Dies at Lister' - '' The Comet'' (Stevenage Edition) - 3 May 2012 until his death in 2012 of a heart attack aged 49 at the Lister Hospital in

Stevenage Stevenage ( ) is a large town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, about north of London. Stevenage is east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1(M), between Letchworth Garden City to the north and Welwyn Garden City to the south. In 1946, Stevena ...

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* 1962 births 2012 deaths English male television actors {{UK-tv-actor-1960s-stub