Davison, Peter
Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Editor, Film, TV.
Stage name of UK actor Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett (1951- ), best known in sf circles for his 1982-1984 role as the fifth incarnation of Doctor Who (1963-current). His name features in the titles of two Anthologies of Children's SF which were in fact edited anonymously by Richard Evans: Peter Davison's Book of Alien Monsters (anth 1982) and Peter Davison's Book of Alien Planets (anth 1983); Davison's contribution is a brief foreword to each volume.
Davison should not be confused with the UK academic and George Orwell scholar Peter Davison (1926-2022). [DRL]
Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett
born London: 13 April 1951
works
nonfiction
- Is There Life Outside the Box? An Actor Despairs (London: John Blake Books, 2016) [biography: hb/]
works as apparent editor
- Peter Davison's Book of Alien Monsters (London: Hutchinson, 1982) edited anonymously by Richard Evans [anth: original stories with one reprint, "Beyond Lies the Wub" (July 1952 Planet Stories) by Philip K Dick: hb/Chris Foss]
- Peter Davison's Book of Alien Planets (London: Hutchinson, 1983) edited anonymously by Richard Evans [anth: reprint with two original stories: hb/Chris Foss]
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