Biography
David McGillivray has contributed to radio, TV, films and theatre, began as a film journalist and bit player. His stints as a contributor to the magazine "Films and Filming" and assistant editor of the British Film Institute's "Monthly Film Bulletin" resulted first in him writing screenplays for director Pete Walker and later writing the book "Doing Rude Things". The films were not commercially successful and McGillivray's scripts attracted mostly hostile reviews. He moved to theatre, co-writing lowbrow farces for his own company. During this period he met Julian Clary, who was starting out as a stand-up comic. McGillivray has continued to this day to write for Clary.
Movies & TV Shows
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Frightmare (1974) — Doctor (uncredited)
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Carry On Girls (1973) — Man at Beauty Contest (uncredited)
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House of Whipcord (1974) — Caven (uncredited)
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Satan's Slave (1976) — Priest
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Tales of the Uncanny (2020) — Self
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Scala!!! (2024) — Self
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I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight (1976) — Party Guest (uncredited)
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From Romero to Rome: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Zombie Movie (2012) — Himself
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Doing Rude Things (1995) — Self
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Sex and Fame: The Mary Millington Story (1996) — Self / Interviewee
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The Perfect Scary Movie (2005) — Self
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VHS Forever? | Psychotronic People (2014) — Self
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Damaged: The Very British Obscenity of David Hamilton-Grant (2023) — Self
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Worst Fears (2016) — Undertaker (segment 1 "Tincture of Vervain")
- Horror Icon (2016) — himself
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Contact (2002) — Headwaiter
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Loops (2022) — Kenneth
- Mark of the Devil: Mark of the Times (2014) — Himself
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The Estrogen Gospel (2024) — The Beast (voice)
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The Highgate Vampyre — Tyrone Delany
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Abracadaver! (2008) — Audience Member (uncredited)
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The Wicker Man at 50 (2023) — Himself
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Turn Off Your Bloody Phone: Norman J. Warren and the Ghost (2013) — Impolite Phone Man
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The Emmanuelle Effect (2020) — Self
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Children of the Wicker Man (2024) — Self
- A Very English Exploitation: Inseminoid and the Shock Cinema of Norman J. Warren (2020) — Self
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Melting in the Streets the Legacy of Street Trash (2026) — Himself