David William Watson (March 10, 1940 – October 5, 2014) was a British American actor of film, television and theatre.

On stage, Watson played many Shakespearean characters including that of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark in Hamlet, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, Prospero in The Tempest and Macbeth in Macbeth.

After appearing on stage, Watson first moved onto television, appearing in episodes of TV shows such as Rawhide,[1] Never Too Young, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E., The Time Tunnel, Petticoat Junction, Rowan & Martin's Laugh In, The Legend of Robin Hood,[2] Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, Daniel Boone, Charlie's Angels, The Bionic Woman, Project U.F.O.

Watson also appeared in the films Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Beyond the Next Mountain, Lucky Break (aka Paperback Romance) and The Wannabes.

He retired in 2003, and died of a heart attack October 5, 2014, at the age of 74.