David Plowright was born on December 11, 1930 in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. He was a producer, known for El C.I.D. (1990), King Lear (1983) and The Return of the Antelope (1986). He was married to Brenda Key. He died on August 24, 2006 in Prestbury, Cheshire, England.