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1. The Executioners (10.0m)
2. The Death of Time (9.5m)
3. Flight Through Eternity (9.0m)
4. Journey Into Terror (9.5m)
5. The Death of Doctor Who (9.0m)
6. The Planet of Decision (9.5m)
Average audience for serial: 9.42m
William Hartnell (The Doctor) January 8th 1908 to April 23rd 1975 (heart failure after a series of strokes) For a full career biography for William Hartnell, click here.
William Russell (Ian Chesterton) November 19th 1924 to June 3rd 2024 For a full career biography for William Russell (aka Russell Enoch), click here.
Jacqueline Hill (Barbara Wright) December 17th 1929 to February 18th 1993 (bone cancer) For a full career biography for Jacqueline Hill, click here.
Maureen O'Brien (Vicki) Born June 29th 1943 For a full career biography of Maureen O'Brien, click here.
Vivienne Bennett (Queen Elizabeth I) July 29th 1905 to November 11th 1978
Career highlights
Prolific Shakespearean stage actor Vivienne debuted on screen in Night Must Fall (1937), followed by roles in Almost a Honeymoon (1938), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1946), Edward II (1947), The Mollusc (1949), The House in Paris (1952), No Hiding Place (1959), The Plane Makers (1963), Dixon of Dock Green (1969), Love Story (1973) and The Dick Emery Show (1974).
Facts
Vivienne was for a time married to actor Godfrey Kenton.
David Blake Kelly (Captain Benjamin Briggs) February 17th 1916 to January 21st 1993
Doctor Who credits
Played: Captain Benjamin Briggs in The Chase (1965)
Played: Jacob Kewper in The Smugglers (1966)
Career highlights
He started his acting career as Diarmuid Kelly, debuting in I Killed the Count (1948), followed by Someone at the Door (1949), Treasure Island (1950), The Anatomist (1956) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1957), after which he anglicised his name and appeared in William Tell (1959), Sergeant Cork (1964), Adam Adamant Lives! (1967), Spy Trap (1975), The Cherry Orchard (1981), Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987), Jeeves and Wooster (1990) and House of Cards (1990).
Facts
Often mistaken for another actor called David Kelly, who often played stereotypical Irish characters (such as in Fawlty Towers and Robin's Nest), but they are different actors. David was married to Royal Ballet dancer Jill Gregory.
Patrick Carter (Bosun)
Career highlights
Debuted in Quatermass II (1955), then Suspense (1960), The Plane Makers (1963), Sergeant Cork (1964), The Likely Lads (1966), Blue Blood (1973), The Devil's Crown (1978), The Old Curiosity Shop (1980), The Cleopatras (1983), Charters and Caldicott (1985), Howards' Way (1985/86), Hannay (1989), EastEnders (1992) and Between the Lines (1993).
Dennis Chinnery (Albert C Richardson) May 14th 1927 to February 29th 2012
Doctor Who credits
Played: Albert C Richardson in The Chase (1965)
Played: Gharman in Genesis of the Daleks (1975)
Played: Professor Sylvest in The Twin Dilemma (1984)
Career highlights
Dennis's career began with White Fire (1953), then Great Scott, It's Maynard (1956), Mostly Maynard (1957), Hancock's Half Hour (1957-59), The Plague of the Zombies (1966), The Avengers (1967), Orlando (1966-68), Hadleigh (1969), Harriet's Back in Town (1973), Survivors (1975), Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983), The Bill (1989) and The Right Impression (2005).
Facts
The character of the accident-prone vet in BBC comedy The League of Gentlemen was named Mr Chinnery after Dennis. In 1998, Dennis gained the unlikely distinction of having appeared in Doctor Who fandom's best and worst stories ever, as voted by Doctor Who Magazine readers (Genesis of the Daleks and The Twin Dilemma).
Richard Coe (TV announcer)
Career highlights
Richard's CV includes Treasure Island (1957), Little Women (1958), Emergency Ward 10 (1961), Let's Go Out (1965), Man in a Suitcase (1968), Strange Report (1969) and The House That Dripped Blood (1971).
Roslyn De Winter (Grey lady) Born October 5th 1938
Doctor Who credits
Played: Vrestin in The Web Planet (1965)
Insect movement: The Web Planet (1965)
Played: Grey lady in The Chase (1965)
Career highlights
Australian mime artiste Roslyn's other work includes The Big Day (1959), Anthony and Cleopatra (1959), Day of the Drongo (1964), Interlude (1968), Champion House (1968), Homicide (1970), The Long Arm (1970), Dimboola: the Stage Play (1973), Cash and Company (1975), Mouth to Mouth (1978), Against the Wind (1978), Special Squad (1984) and All the Rivers Run II (1990).
Douglas Ditta (Willoughby) Born 1938
Career highlights
After debuting in Emergency Ward 10 (1962), Douglas appeared in Dr Finlay's Casebook (1965), This Man Craig (1966), The Troubleshooters (1967), The Saint (1968), Edna the Inebriate Woman (1971) and All Creatures Great and Small (1990).
Facts
Scotsman Douglas's son is screenwriter Ash Ditta, who has worked on series such as No Angels, Scenes of a Sexual Nature, The Catherine Tate Show and Mr Sloane. Other than acting, Douglas's other roles have included managing Ipswich Arts Centre, and being head of drama at the King's School, Ely.
Arne Gordon (Guide) December 26th 1915 to June 2004
Doctor Who credits
Played: Hrostar in The Web Planet (1965)
Played: Guide in The Chase (1965)
Career highlights
After debuting in Doctor Who as a humanoid butterfly, Arne went on to appear in No Hiding Place (1966), Virgin of the Secret Service (1968), Judge Dee (1969), Van der Valk (1973), Dempsey and Makepeace (1985) and Around the World in 80 Days (1989).
Facts
In his 2013 memoir Before Mandela's Rainbow, South African director and writer Edward Joffe recalls that Arne was a close friend of stuntman Jack Sholomir and used to hang out at the Yeoville swimming baths in Johannesburg in the 1950s.
David Graham (Dalek voice & Mechanoid voice) July 11th 1925 to September 20th 2024 Click here for David Graham's entry on The Daleks
Murphy Grumbar (Mechanoid operator) August 16th 1928 to May 5th 1991 Click here for Murphy Grumbar's entry on The Daleks (as Peter Murphy)
Roger Hammond (Francis Bacon) March 21st 1936 to November 8th 2012 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Francis Bacon in The Chase (1965)
Played: Dr Runciman in Mawdryn Undead (1983)
Career highlights
Roger's prolific career began in The Villains (1964), and saw appearances in You Can't Win (1966), The Avengers (1967), The First Churchills (1969), Casanova (1971), The Onedin Line (1972), Churchill's People (1975), When the Boat Comes In (1976), The Duchess of Duke Street (1976), Emmerdale (1980), Airline (1982), The Tripods (1984), Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987), One Foot in the Grave (1990), Campion (1990), the Uncle Jack... series (1991-93, playing M), Orlando (1992), The Madness of King George (1994), Kavanagh QC (1997), Bedazzled (2000), Rome (2005), Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006), City of Vice (2008) and The King's Speech (2010).
Facts
Between 1968-75 Roger was married to actress Helen Weir, best remembered as Pat Sugden in soap Emmerdale.
Peter Hawkins (Dalek voice) April 3rd 1924 to July 8th 2006 (pneumonia) Click here for Peter Hawkins's entry on The Daleks
Robert Jewell (Dalek operator) January 20th 1920 to May 10th 1998 Click here for Robert Jewell's entry on The Daleks
Kevin Manser (Dalek operator) February 16th 1929 to December 21st 2001 (bowel cancer) Click here for Kevin Manser's entry on The Daleks
Robert Marsden (Abraham Lincoln) August 22nd 1921 to April 5th 2007
Doctor Who credits
Played: Abraham Lincoln in The Chase (1965)
Played: Prisoner in The Mind of Evil (1971, uncredited)
Played: UNIT soldier in The Mind of Evil (1971, uncredited)
Career highlights
Debuted in The Cruise of the Toytown Belle (1950), followed by roles in The Tempest (1951), Emil and the Detectives (1952), Treasure Island (1957), The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1958) and Licensed to Kill (1965).
Facts
Robert, who lost an eye in a schoolboy accident, was primarily a stage and radio actor, and was also a drama coach until failing eyesight (caused by glaucoma) in the 1960s led to his retirement. Robert specialised in portrayals of Abraham Lincoln, hence his choice for this brief appearance. He was a professional contemporary and friend of acting greats John Gielgud, Edith Evans and Peter Ustinov, and was also a prolific performer of children's songs and recitals on the radio.
John Scott Martin (Dalek & Mechanoid operator) April 1st 1926 to January 6th 2009 (Parkinson's Disease) Click here for John Scott Martin's entry on The Web Planet
John Maxim (Frankenstein['s monster]) July 20th 1925 to January 20th 1990 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Frankenstein['s monster] in The Chase (1965)
Played: Cyberman in The Moonbase (1967 - as John Wills)
Career highlights
Australian John's acting career began with Dracula (1958), followed by parts in Ivanhoe (1958), William Tell (1959), Deadline Midnight (1961), Consider Your Verdict (1963), The Big Spender (1965), Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) and The Prisoner (1967).
Jack Pitt (Mire beast, cabin steward, fungoid and Mechanoid operator) July 15th 1940 to May 26th 2003 (bronchial pneumonia)
Al Raymond (Prondyn)
Malcolm Rogers (Count Dracula) November 7th 1936 to November 25th 2022
Doctor Who credits
Played: Count Dracula in The Chase (1965)
Played: Second policeman in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Career highlights
Other credits include One Man Absent (1958), then Compact (1964), The Big Spender (1965), Privilege (1967), The Blood Beast Terror (1968), Napoleon and Love (1972), The Legend of Robin Hood (1975), Out (1978), Pink Floyd's The Wall (1982, as the Teacher), Ever Decreasing Circles (1986), Rumpole of the Bailey (1988), Cold Lazarus (1996), Pure Wickedness (1999), The Sleeping Dictionary (2003), Dirty Filthy Love (2004), Casualty (2006), Psychoville (2009) and The Man Who Married Himself (2010).
Gerald Taylor (Dalek operator) October 11th 1940 to December 4th 1994 Click here for Gerald Taylor's entry on The Daleks
Ian Thompson (Malsan) August 11th 1939 to July 16th 2022
Doctor Who credits
Played: Hetra in The Web Planet (1965)
Played: Malsan in The Chase (1965)
Career highlights
Ian's prolific career began with 1956's David Copperfield, followed by roles in The Old Curiosity Shop (1962), Albert! (1970), The Persuaders (1972), Crown Court (1974), Sam (1975), Couples (1975), Little Lord Fauntleroy (1976), Blake's 7 (1978), Thomas and Sarah (1979), County Hall (1982), Freud (1984), Dempsey and Makepeace (1985), Inside Story (1986), Bergerac (1987), Andy Capp (1988), Moon and Son (1992), Our Friends in the North (1996), Midsomer Murders (1999), Poirot (2001), Down to Earth (2004), Wire in the Blood (2005) and The All Together (2007). He had the regular role of John Porter in A Family at War (1970-72), and toward the end of his career provided the voice of Big Hat Logan in the Dark Souls videogames (2011-12).
Ken Tyllsen (Mechanoid operator) 1939 to June 11th 2014
Doctor Who credits
Played: First Sensorite/ Scientist in The Sensorites (1964)
Played: Mechanoid operator in The Chase (1965)
Played: Dalek operator in The Evil of the Daleks (1967)
Career highlights
Ken's other credited TV work included Rex Milligan (1956), Dixon of Dock Green (1962/63), Taxi! (1963), , The Airbase (1965) and Doctor in the House (1970), but he also worked for the Royal Ballet and National Theatre.
Facts
Since the 1980s Ken was a member and vice-president of the Adlerian Society, the Institute for Individual Psychology and Counselling, and worked closely with the mental health charity MIND. There are some lovely tributes to Ken from fellow Adlerians here.
Edmund Warwick (Robot Dr Who) July 15th 1907 to December 21st 1989 (respiratory problems)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Darrius in The Keys of Marinus (1964)
Played: Dr Who in The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964, uncredited)
Played: Robot Dr Who in The Chase (1965)
Career highlights
Edmund appeared in Sherlock Holmes (1951), Cash on Delivery (1956), The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956), The Buccaneers (1957), numerous times in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1957-60), Moonstrike (1963), Z Cars (1963), R3 (1964), Quick Before They Catch Us (1966), The Stud (1978) and Angel in the House (1978).
Facts
Apparently Edmund (birthname Clowes) complained about not being cast as the First Doctor in The Five Doctors (1983), as the actor often doubled for William Hartnell when the star was on holiday or ill. Edmund's third wife was actor Lynette Mills, who divorced him when she found out he'd committed adultery. Edmund remained a lifelong Doctor Who fan, watching every episode until the very end (although he wasn't a fan of the Sylvester McCoy era). He died just two weeks after the last ever episode of the classic series (Survival).
CREW
Terry Nation (writer) August 6th 1930 to March 9th 1997 (emphysema) Click here for Terry Nation's entry on The Daleks
Richard Martin (director) Born January 3rd 1935 Click here for Richard Martin's entry on The Daleks
Verity Lambert (producer) November 27th 1935 to November 22nd 2007 (cancer) Click here for Verity Lambert's entry on An Unearthly Child
Dennis Spooner (story editor) December 1st 1932 to September 20th 1986 (heart attack) Click here for Dennis Spooner's entry on The Reign of Terror
Average audience for serial: 9.42m
- A pictorial guide to the guest cast can be seen at the bottom of this entry. Read an episode-by-episode review of this story on Time Space Visualiser here!
William Hartnell (The Doctor) January 8th 1908 to April 23rd 1975 (heart failure after a series of strokes) For a full career biography for William Hartnell, click here.
William Russell (Ian Chesterton) November 19th 1924 to June 3rd 2024 For a full career biography for William Russell (aka Russell Enoch), click here.
Jacqueline Hill (Barbara Wright) December 17th 1929 to February 18th 1993 (bone cancer) For a full career biography for Jacqueline Hill, click here.
Maureen O'Brien (Vicki) Born June 29th 1943 For a full career biography of Maureen O'Brien, click here.
Peter Purves (Morton Dill & Steven Taylor) Born February 10th 1939 For a full career biography of Peter Purves, click here.
CREDITED GUEST CAST
Hywel Bennett (Rynian) April 8th 1944 to July 25th 2017
Career highlights
After debuting in Doctor Who, Hywel went on to appear in The Idiot (1966), The Virgin Soldiers (1969), Loot (1970), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972), Pennies from Heaven (1978), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), The Consultant (1983), The Twilight Zone (1986), Boon (1988), Virtual Murder (1992), Murder Most Horrid (1994), Karaoke/ Cold Lazarus (1996), Neverwhere (1996), Lock, Stock... (2000), EastEnders (2003), High Hopes (2005) and The Last Detective (2007). He is best known for playing James Shelley in the sitcom Shelley (1979-84) and The Return of Shelley (1988-92).
Facts
Between 1970-88 Hywel was married to Cathy McGowan, best known as the presenter of the 1960s pop show Ready, Steady, Go!. His brother was fellow actor Alun Lewis (best known for playing Vic Windsor in Emmerdale), while he was godfather to Crispian Mills (son of actress Hayley Mills and lead singer of the band Kula Shaker). You can see Hywel in the music video for Bonnie Tyler's Loving You's a Dirty Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It) (1986). In 1986, Hywel sought rehab for alcoholism at The Priory. In 2004, a tabloid newspaper reported that Hywel was living in Deal, Kent, and had become known by locals as something of an unpleasant drunk, including "abusive, erratic behaviour". He had been banned from two pubs. Hywel retired from acting in 2007 due to being diagnosed with a heart condition.
CREDITED GUEST CAST
Hywel Bennett (Rynian) April 8th 1944 to July 25th 2017
Career highlights
After debuting in Doctor Who, Hywel went on to appear in The Idiot (1966), The Virgin Soldiers (1969), Loot (1970), Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972), Pennies from Heaven (1978), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979), The Consultant (1983), The Twilight Zone (1986), Boon (1988), Virtual Murder (1992), Murder Most Horrid (1994), Karaoke/ Cold Lazarus (1996), Neverwhere (1996), Lock, Stock... (2000), EastEnders (2003), High Hopes (2005) and The Last Detective (2007). He is best known for playing James Shelley in the sitcom Shelley (1979-84) and The Return of Shelley (1988-92).
Facts
Between 1970-88 Hywel was married to Cathy McGowan, best known as the presenter of the 1960s pop show Ready, Steady, Go!. His brother was fellow actor Alun Lewis (best known for playing Vic Windsor in Emmerdale), while he was godfather to Crispian Mills (son of actress Hayley Mills and lead singer of the band Kula Shaker). You can see Hywel in the music video for Bonnie Tyler's Loving You's a Dirty Job (But Somebody's Gotta Do It) (1986). In 1986, Hywel sought rehab for alcoholism at The Priory. In 2004, a tabloid newspaper reported that Hywel was living in Deal, Kent, and had become known by locals as something of an unpleasant drunk, including "abusive, erratic behaviour". He had been banned from two pubs. Hywel retired from acting in 2007 due to being diagnosed with a heart condition.
Vivienne Bennett (Queen Elizabeth I) July 29th 1905 to November 11th 1978
Career highlights
Prolific Shakespearean stage actor Vivienne debuted on screen in Night Must Fall (1937), followed by roles in Almost a Honeymoon (1938), A Midsummer Night's Dream (1946), Edward II (1947), The Mollusc (1949), The House in Paris (1952), No Hiding Place (1959), The Plane Makers (1963), Dixon of Dock Green (1969), Love Story (1973) and The Dick Emery Show (1974).
Facts
Vivienne was for a time married to actor Godfrey Kenton.
David Blake Kelly (Captain Benjamin Briggs) February 17th 1916 to January 21st 1993
Doctor Who credits
Played: Captain Benjamin Briggs in The Chase (1965)
Played: Jacob Kewper in The Smugglers (1966)
Career highlights
He started his acting career as Diarmuid Kelly, debuting in I Killed the Count (1948), followed by Someone at the Door (1949), Treasure Island (1950), The Anatomist (1956) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1957), after which he anglicised his name and appeared in William Tell (1959), Sergeant Cork (1964), Adam Adamant Lives! (1967), Spy Trap (1975), The Cherry Orchard (1981), Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987), Jeeves and Wooster (1990) and House of Cards (1990).
Facts
Often mistaken for another actor called David Kelly, who often played stereotypical Irish characters (such as in Fawlty Towers and Robin's Nest), but they are different actors. David was married to Royal Ballet dancer Jill Gregory.
Patrick Carter (Bosun)
Career highlights
Debuted in Quatermass II (1955), then Suspense (1960), The Plane Makers (1963), Sergeant Cork (1964), The Likely Lads (1966), Blue Blood (1973), The Devil's Crown (1978), The Old Curiosity Shop (1980), The Cleopatras (1983), Charters and Caldicott (1985), Howards' Way (1985/86), Hannay (1989), EastEnders (1992) and Between the Lines (1993).
Dennis Chinnery (Albert C Richardson) May 14th 1927 to February 29th 2012
Doctor Who credits
Played: Albert C Richardson in The Chase (1965)
Played: Gharman in Genesis of the Daleks (1975)
Played: Professor Sylvest in The Twin Dilemma (1984)
Career highlights
Dennis's career began with White Fire (1953), then Great Scott, It's Maynard (1956), Mostly Maynard (1957), Hancock's Half Hour (1957-59), The Plague of the Zombies (1966), The Avengers (1967), Orlando (1966-68), Hadleigh (1969), Harriet's Back in Town (1973), Survivors (1975), Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983), The Bill (1989) and The Right Impression (2005).
Facts
The character of the accident-prone vet in BBC comedy The League of Gentlemen was named Mr Chinnery after Dennis. In 1998, Dennis gained the unlikely distinction of having appeared in Doctor Who fandom's best and worst stories ever, as voted by Doctor Who Magazine readers (Genesis of the Daleks and The Twin Dilemma).
Richard Coe (TV announcer)
Career highlights
Richard's CV includes Treasure Island (1957), Little Women (1958), Emergency Ward 10 (1961), Let's Go Out (1965), Man in a Suitcase (1968), Strange Report (1969) and The House That Dripped Blood (1971).
Roslyn De Winter (Grey lady) Born October 5th 1938
Doctor Who credits
Played: Vrestin in The Web Planet (1965)
Insect movement: The Web Planet (1965)
Played: Grey lady in The Chase (1965)
Career highlights
Australian mime artiste Roslyn's other work includes The Big Day (1959), Anthony and Cleopatra (1959), Day of the Drongo (1964), Interlude (1968), Champion House (1968), Homicide (1970), The Long Arm (1970), Dimboola: the Stage Play (1973), Cash and Company (1975), Mouth to Mouth (1978), Against the Wind (1978), Special Squad (1984) and All the Rivers Run II (1990).
Douglas Ditta (Willoughby) Born 1938
Career highlights
After debuting in Emergency Ward 10 (1962), Douglas appeared in Dr Finlay's Casebook (1965), This Man Craig (1966), The Troubleshooters (1967), The Saint (1968), Edna the Inebriate Woman (1971) and All Creatures Great and Small (1990).
Facts
Scotsman Douglas's son is screenwriter Ash Ditta, who has worked on series such as No Angels, Scenes of a Sexual Nature, The Catherine Tate Show and Mr Sloane. Other than acting, Douglas's other roles have included managing Ipswich Arts Centre, and being head of drama at the King's School, Ely.
Arne Gordon (Guide) December 26th 1915 to June 2004
Doctor Who credits
Played: Hrostar in The Web Planet (1965)
Played: Guide in The Chase (1965)
Career highlights
After debuting in Doctor Who as a humanoid butterfly, Arne went on to appear in No Hiding Place (1966), Virgin of the Secret Service (1968), Judge Dee (1969), Van der Valk (1973), Dempsey and Makepeace (1985) and Around the World in 80 Days (1989).
Facts
In his 2013 memoir Before Mandela's Rainbow, South African director and writer Edward Joffe recalls that Arne was a close friend of stuntman Jack Sholomir and used to hang out at the Yeoville swimming baths in Johannesburg in the 1950s.
David Graham (Dalek voice & Mechanoid voice) July 11th 1925 to September 20th 2024 Click here for David Graham's entry on The Daleks
Murphy Grumbar (Mechanoid operator) August 16th 1928 to May 5th 1991 Click here for Murphy Grumbar's entry on The Daleks (as Peter Murphy)
Roger Hammond (Francis Bacon) March 21st 1936 to November 8th 2012 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Francis Bacon in The Chase (1965)
Played: Dr Runciman in Mawdryn Undead (1983)
Career highlights
Roger's prolific career began in The Villains (1964), and saw appearances in You Can't Win (1966), The Avengers (1967), The First Churchills (1969), Casanova (1971), The Onedin Line (1972), Churchill's People (1975), When the Boat Comes In (1976), The Duchess of Duke Street (1976), Emmerdale (1980), Airline (1982), The Tripods (1984), Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987), One Foot in the Grave (1990), Campion (1990), the Uncle Jack... series (1991-93, playing M), Orlando (1992), The Madness of King George (1994), Kavanagh QC (1997), Bedazzled (2000), Rome (2005), Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (2006), City of Vice (2008) and The King's Speech (2010).
Facts
Between 1968-75 Roger was married to actress Helen Weir, best remembered as Pat Sugden in soap Emmerdale.
Peter Hawkins (Dalek voice) April 3rd 1924 to July 8th 2006 (pneumonia) Click here for Peter Hawkins's entry on The Daleks
Robert Jewell (Dalek operator) January 20th 1920 to May 10th 1998 Click here for Robert Jewell's entry on The Daleks
Kevin Manser (Dalek operator) February 16th 1929 to December 21st 2001 (bowel cancer) Click here for Kevin Manser's entry on The Daleks
Robert Marsden (Abraham Lincoln) August 22nd 1921 to April 5th 2007
Doctor Who credits
Played: Abraham Lincoln in The Chase (1965)
Played: Prisoner in The Mind of Evil (1971, uncredited)
Played: UNIT soldier in The Mind of Evil (1971, uncredited)
Career highlights
Debuted in The Cruise of the Toytown Belle (1950), followed by roles in The Tempest (1951), Emil and the Detectives (1952), Treasure Island (1957), The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (1958) and Licensed to Kill (1965).
Facts
Robert, who lost an eye in a schoolboy accident, was primarily a stage and radio actor, and was also a drama coach until failing eyesight (caused by glaucoma) in the 1960s led to his retirement. Robert specialised in portrayals of Abraham Lincoln, hence his choice for this brief appearance. He was a professional contemporary and friend of acting greats John Gielgud, Edith Evans and Peter Ustinov, and was also a prolific performer of children's songs and recitals on the radio.
John Scott Martin (Dalek & Mechanoid operator) April 1st 1926 to January 6th 2009 (Parkinson's Disease) Click here for John Scott Martin's entry on The Web Planet
John Maxim (Frankenstein['s monster]) July 20th 1925 to January 20th 1990 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Frankenstein['s monster] in The Chase (1965)
Played: Cyberman in The Moonbase (1967 - as John Wills)
Career highlights
Australian John's acting career began with Dracula (1958), followed by parts in Ivanhoe (1958), William Tell (1959), Deadline Midnight (1961), Consider Your Verdict (1963), The Big Spender (1965), Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) and The Prisoner (1967).
Jack Pitt (Mire beast, cabin steward, fungoid and Mechanoid operator) July 15th 1940 to May 26th 2003 (bronchial pneumonia)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Zarbi in The Web Planet (1965)
Played: Mire beast in The Chase (1965)
Played: Cabin steward in The Chase (1965)
Played: Zarbi in The Web Planet (1965)
Played: Mire beast in The Chase (1965)
Played: Cabin steward in The Chase (1965)
Played: Fungoid in The Chase (1965)
Played: Mechanoid in The Chase (1965)
Played: Dalek in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Gearon in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66, uncredited)
Career highlights
Jack's only other credited work was playing Horatio in Nelson: A Study in Miniature (1966).
Played: Mechanoid in The Chase (1965)
Played: Dalek in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Gearon in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66, uncredited)
Career highlights
Jack's only other credited work was playing Horatio in Nelson: A Study in Miniature (1966).
Al Raymond (Prondyn)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Revolutionary soldier in The Reign of Terror (1964, uncredited)
Played: Prondyn in The Chase (1965)
Career highlights
Al's other known work includes Maigret (1962/63), Isadora (1966) and Return to Campus (1975).
Malcolm Rogers (Count Dracula) November 7th 1936 to November 25th 2022
Doctor Who credits
Played: Count Dracula in The Chase (1965)
Played: Second policeman in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Career highlights
Other credits include One Man Absent (1958), then Compact (1964), The Big Spender (1965), Privilege (1967), The Blood Beast Terror (1968), Napoleon and Love (1972), The Legend of Robin Hood (1975), Out (1978), Pink Floyd's The Wall (1982, as the Teacher), Ever Decreasing Circles (1986), Rumpole of the Bailey (1988), Cold Lazarus (1996), Pure Wickedness (1999), The Sleeping Dictionary (2003), Dirty Filthy Love (2004), Casualty (2006), Psychoville (2009) and The Man Who Married Himself (2010).
Gerald Taylor (Dalek operator) October 11th 1940 to December 4th 1994 Click here for Gerald Taylor's entry on The Daleks
Ian Thompson (Malsan) August 11th 1939 to July 16th 2022
Doctor Who credits
Played: Hetra in The Web Planet (1965)
Played: Malsan in The Chase (1965)
Career highlights
Ian's prolific career began with 1956's David Copperfield, followed by roles in The Old Curiosity Shop (1962), Albert! (1970), The Persuaders (1972), Crown Court (1974), Sam (1975), Couples (1975), Little Lord Fauntleroy (1976), Blake's 7 (1978), Thomas and Sarah (1979), County Hall (1982), Freud (1984), Dempsey and Makepeace (1985), Inside Story (1986), Bergerac (1987), Andy Capp (1988), Moon and Son (1992), Our Friends in the North (1996), Midsomer Murders (1999), Poirot (2001), Down to Earth (2004), Wire in the Blood (2005) and The All Together (2007). He had the regular role of John Porter in A Family at War (1970-72), and toward the end of his career provided the voice of Big Hat Logan in the Dark Souls videogames (2011-12).
Ken Tyllsen (Mechanoid operator) 1939 to June 11th 2014
Doctor Who credits
Played: First Sensorite/ Scientist in The Sensorites (1964)
Played: Mechanoid operator in The Chase (1965)
Played: Dalek operator in The Evil of the Daleks (1967)
Career highlights
Ken's other credited TV work included Rex Milligan (1956), Dixon of Dock Green (1962/63), Taxi! (1963), , The Airbase (1965) and Doctor in the House (1970), but he also worked for the Royal Ballet and National Theatre.
Facts
Since the 1980s Ken was a member and vice-president of the Adlerian Society, the Institute for Individual Psychology and Counselling, and worked closely with the mental health charity MIND. There are some lovely tributes to Ken from fellow Adlerians here.
Hugh Walters (William Shakespeare) March 2nd 1939 to February 13th 2015
Doctor Who credits
Played: William Shakespeare in The Chase (1965)
Played: Commentator Runcible in The Deadly Assassin (1976)
Played: Vogel in Revelation of the Daleks (1985)
Career highlights
Other credits include The Larkins (1963, as Georgie), Nicholas Nickleby (1968), Ivanhoe (1970), Never Say Die (1970), Doctor at Large (1971), The Fenn Street Gang (1971-72), Jason King (1972), Survivors (1975), Clayhanger (1976), Thomas and Sarah (1979), Holding the Fort (1982), Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (1984), Chance in a Million (1986), The Russ Abbot Show (1991), The Brittas Empire (1996), Bernard's Watch (1999), Cor Blimey! (2000, as Charles Hawtrey), Doctors (2006), Sold (2007) and M.I High (2011). He also wrote for and played Peter Pringle in the series The Train Now Standing (1973).
Doctor Who credits
Played: William Shakespeare in The Chase (1965)
Played: Commentator Runcible in The Deadly Assassin (1976)
Played: Vogel in Revelation of the Daleks (1985)
Career highlights
Other credits include The Larkins (1963, as Georgie), Nicholas Nickleby (1968), Ivanhoe (1970), Never Say Die (1970), Doctor at Large (1971), The Fenn Street Gang (1971-72), Jason King (1972), Survivors (1975), Clayhanger (1976), Thomas and Sarah (1979), Holding the Fort (1982), Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (1984), Chance in a Million (1986), The Russ Abbot Show (1991), The Brittas Empire (1996), Bernard's Watch (1999), Cor Blimey! (2000, as Charles Hawtrey), Doctors (2006), Sold (2007) and M.I High (2011). He also wrote for and played Peter Pringle in the series The Train Now Standing (1973).
Edmund Warwick (Robot Dr Who) July 15th 1907 to December 21st 1989 (respiratory problems)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Darrius in The Keys of Marinus (1964)
Played: Dr Who in The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964, uncredited)
Played: Robot Dr Who in The Chase (1965)
Career highlights
Edmund appeared in Sherlock Holmes (1951), Cash on Delivery (1956), The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956), The Buccaneers (1957), numerous times in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1957-60), Moonstrike (1963), Z Cars (1963), R3 (1964), Quick Before They Catch Us (1966), The Stud (1978) and Angel in the House (1978).
Facts
Apparently Edmund (birthname Clowes) complained about not being cast as the First Doctor in The Five Doctors (1983), as the actor often doubled for William Hartnell when the star was on holiday or ill. Edmund's third wife was actor Lynette Mills, who divorced him when she found out he'd committed adultery. Edmund remained a lifelong Doctor Who fan, watching every episode until the very end (although he wasn't a fan of the Sylvester McCoy era). He died just two weeks after the last ever episode of the classic series (Survival).
CREW
Terry Nation (writer) August 6th 1930 to March 9th 1997 (emphysema) Click here for Terry Nation's entry on The Daleks
Richard Martin (director) Born January 3rd 1935 Click here for Richard Martin's entry on The Daleks
Verity Lambert (producer) November 27th 1935 to November 22nd 2007 (cancer) Click here for Verity Lambert's entry on An Unearthly Child
Dennis Spooner (story editor) December 1st 1932 to September 20th 1986 (heart attack) Click here for Dennis Spooner's entry on The Reign of Terror
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