Calder was born 1 August 1946 in
Portsmouth,
Hampshire, In 1989, he appeared in the adaptation of the
David Lodge novel
Nice Work. From 2005–06, he took on the role of PC George Dixon in the radio adaptation of the
BBC's long running television series
Dixon of Dock Green. Calder's other television credits include
Crown Court,
Boys from the Blackstuff, He also appeared as
Harold Hardman, the
Manchester United chairman at the time of the
Munich air disaster in 1958, in the TV drama
United, aired by the
BBC in April 2011. In 2013, he played Mr Reid in
The Wrong Mans. Calder appeared as Sir Robert King in the 1999
James Bond film
The World Is Not Enough. His other film appearances include
Moonlighting (1982), In 1979, Calder appeared in a
public information film as a crime prevention officer, asking people to consider how they would get into their own home if they lost their keys. The PIF, which was used to encourage people to make their homes secure, and to contact their crime prevention officer for advice, ran until at least 1985. In February 2010, Calder played
Stuart Bell in the television film
On Expenses. In October 2016, Calder played Gus, in ''
The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures'' by
Tony Kushner at the
Hampstead Theatre. In October 2016, Calder appeared as Mr Bruff in the BBC mini-series
The Moonstone and from October 2017 in the title role of
Julius Caesar at the new
Bridge Theatre. This production was broadcast by
National Theatre Live in March 2018. Also in 2018, Calder played a closeted gay man suffering from dementia on BBC's
Call the Midwife. In 2024, Calder played Father Michael in the
World War I television film
The Last Front. ==Filmography==