David Horovitch

Background

Horovitch was born in London, the son of Alice Mary, a teacher, and Morris Horovitch, a child care worker

Education

Horovitch was educated at Street Christopher School, a boarding independent school in the town of Letchworth Garden City in Hertfordshire in Southern England, followed by the in London.

Career

Horovitch has played many roles on popular British television shows in the past 40 years including: The New Avengers, Piece of Cake, Hold the Back Page, Bulman, Boon, Love Hurts, Westbeach, Just William, Drop the Dead Donkey, Peak Practice, Foyle"s War, The Second Coming, Deceit, and Casualty as well as starring in the little remembered Independent Television detective show Bognor. Such was the success of the character, he returned for four Mission Marple Christmas specials (Murder at the Vicarage, 450 from Paddington, They Do lieutenant With Mirrors and The Mirror Crack"d from Side to Side) regardless of whether the character of Slack had appeared in the original Christie novel. In 1987, Horovitch played a leading part in the British Broadcasting Corporation Christmas schedules, appearing as Slack in 4.50 from Paddington on Christmas Day, and starring in the Christmas edition of Bergerac the following evening.

Horovitch has appeared in over 3 other theatre productions in London"s West End, for the Royal Society of Chemistry and as part of a career long association with the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.

He played Doctor Pavlov in Disney"s 102 Dalmatians. He has also made a number of film appearances, including a Yiddish-speaking character in Solomon and Gaenor.

In 2008, Horovitch guest starred in the Sapphire and Steel audio drama Remember Maine.

Achievements

• In 1984 he won the role of Detective Inspector Slack for the first British Broadcasting Corporation Mission Marple adaptation, The Body in the Library.

Connections

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