In 1982, he starred in the British comedy film The Missionary (1982), alongside Michael Palin, Michael Horden, Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, and David Suchet. [7] . In 1987, he appeared in the episode "Love Hurts" of the Bafta award winning show Tutti Frutti (1987), [7] alongside Robbie Coltrane and Emma Thompson. [7]

David Dixon was born on 28 October 1947 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Legend of Robin Hood (1975), The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) and Lillie (1978).

David Dixon was born on October 28, 1947 in Derby, Derbyshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Legend of Robin Hood (1975), The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) and Lillie (1978).

David or Dave Dixon may refer to: David Dixon (actor), British actor who played the role of Ford Prefect on The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; David Dixon (businessman) (1923–2010), American businessman and sports executive who helped create the New Orleans Saints NFL team and the United States Football League

David Dixon who played Ford in the tv series, was a relatively prolific actor on British tv in the 1970s. After the H2G2 series 1981, he pretty much never had a role again. He's done about three cameos in police dramas and things over the years, but …

David Dixon is an actor known for his portrayal of Ford Prefect in the original BBC television series adaptation of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." His portrayal of the adventurous and enigmatic Ford Prefect, alongside Simon Jones as Arthur …

Born and raised in Derby, England, DAVID DIXON is a British actor, mostly famous as Ford Prefect in Douglas Adams' THE HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY BBC TV series in 1981, where he wore coloured contact lenses to portray Arthur Dent's alien friend who wasn't from Guildford after all. David replaced Geoffrey McGivern who had played Ford in ...

Dixon"s most notable role was in the 1981 British Broadcasting Corporation television series The Hitchhiker"s Guide to the Galaxy in which he starred as Ford Prefect. He also received critical acclaim for his portrayal of Ariel in the 1980 British Broadcasting Corporation version …

David Dixon, best known for being a TV Actor, was born in Derby on Tuesday, October 28, 1947. English actor best known for playing Ford Prefect in the 1981 BBC mini-series adaptation of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.

David Dixon (born 28 October 1947) is an English actor and screenwriter. He was born at the Nightingale Maternity Home in Derby, near his father's shop in London Road, and brought up there before the family moved to Normanton in 1959.