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| The horrifying conclusion, in which Sara Kingdom (Jean Marsh) ages to death |
The Nightmare Begins (9.1m)
Day of Armageddon (9.8m)
Devil's Planet (10.3m)
The Traitors (9.5m)
Counter Plot (9.9m)
Coronas of the Sun (9.1m)
The Feast of Steven (7.9m)
Volcano (9.6m)
Golden Death (9.2m)
Escape Switch (9.5m)
The Abandoned Planet (9.8m)
Destruction of Time (8.6m)
Average audience for serial: 8.61m
Average audience for serial: 8.61m
- A pictorial guide to the guest cast can be found at the bottom of this entry. Read an episode-by-episode review of this story at Time Space Visualiser here.
REGULAR CAST
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.
CREDITED GUEST CAST
Philip Anthony (Roald) November 17th 1929 to October 8th 2020
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.
Peter Purves (Steven Taylor) Born February 10th 1939 For a full career biography of Peter Purves, click here.
Adrienne Hill (Katarina) July 22nd 1937 to October 6th 1997 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Katarina in The Myth Makers, The Daleks' Master Plan (1965)
Career highlights
Adrienne's other work includes Compact (1964) and 199 Park Lane (1965). She also regularly played Myrna Podmore on the BBC Radio series Waggoners' Walk between 1969-71, and appeared in a few other radio productions, including the role of Gloria Watt in the BBC Light Programme's The Dales in 1965, and a part in Radio 4's Midweek Theatre: Fatty (1970). Her final acting role was as a library assistant in New Zealand drama City Life (broadcast in January 1998, three months after her death). She also appeared at Children in Need's 1985 celebration of Doctor Who.
Facts
Adrienne had worked in repertory theatre before Doctor Who, and originally auditioned for the role of Joanna in The Crusade (1965). She moved to Holland and then the USA in the 1970s, returning to England in the 1980s to become a drama teacher.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Katarina in The Myth Makers, The Daleks' Master Plan (1965)
Career highlights
Adrienne's other work includes Compact (1964) and 199 Park Lane (1965). She also regularly played Myrna Podmore on the BBC Radio series Waggoners' Walk between 1969-71, and appeared in a few other radio productions, including the role of Gloria Watt in the BBC Light Programme's The Dales in 1965, and a part in Radio 4's Midweek Theatre: Fatty (1970). Her final acting role was as a library assistant in New Zealand drama City Life (broadcast in January 1998, three months after her death). She also appeared at Children in Need's 1985 celebration of Doctor Who.
Facts
Adrienne had worked in repertory theatre before Doctor Who, and originally auditioned for the role of Joanna in The Crusade (1965). She moved to Holland and then the USA in the 1970s, returning to England in the 1980s to become a drama teacher.
Jean Marsh (Sara Kingdom) July 1st 1934 to April 13th 2025 (complications from dementia)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Joanna in The Crusade (1965)
Played: Sara Kingdom in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Morgaine in Battlefield (1989)
Played: Party guest in An Adventure in Space and Time (2013, uncredited)
Career highlights
Jean's career began in The Infinite Shoeblack (1952), then The Limping Man (1953), The Twilight Zone (1959), I Spy (1967), UFO (1970), Frenzy (1972), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Hawaii Five-O (1978), Return to Oz (1985), Willow (1988), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1989), The Tomorrow People (1994), Fatherland (1994), Dangerfield (1997), Sensitive Skin (2007), Sense and Sensibility (2008), Crooked House (2008), The Last Post (2011), Outlier (2014) and Grantchester (2014). Jean co-created the series Upstairs, Downstairs (1971-75 and 2010-12, and appeared in it as Rose Buck), and The House of Eliott (1991-94). She had regular roles as Sylvia Parrish in The Informer (1966-67), Roz Keith in 9 to 5 (1982-83) and Mrs Croker in The Ghost Hunter (2000-01).
Awards
1972: Royal Television Society Award for New Female Personality (Upstairs, Downstairs)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Joanna in The Crusade (1965)
Played: Sara Kingdom in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Morgaine in Battlefield (1989)
Played: Party guest in An Adventure in Space and Time (2013, uncredited)
Career highlights
Jean's career began in The Infinite Shoeblack (1952), then The Limping Man (1953), The Twilight Zone (1959), I Spy (1967), UFO (1970), Frenzy (1972), The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Hawaii Five-O (1978), Return to Oz (1985), Willow (1988), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1989), The Tomorrow People (1994), Fatherland (1994), Dangerfield (1997), Sensitive Skin (2007), Sense and Sensibility (2008), Crooked House (2008), The Last Post (2011), Outlier (2014) and Grantchester (2014). Jean co-created the series Upstairs, Downstairs (1971-75 and 2010-12, and appeared in it as Rose Buck), and The House of Eliott (1991-94). She had regular roles as Sylvia Parrish in The Informer (1966-67), Roz Keith in 9 to 5 (1982-83) and Mrs Croker in The Ghost Hunter (2000-01).
Awards
1972: Royal Television Society Award for New Female Personality (Upstairs, Downstairs)
1975: Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series (Upstairs, Downstairs)
2012: Officer of the order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama
Facts
Jean studied ballet as a child in order to overcome a nervous paralysis (Bell's palsy) she suffered as a result of witnessing deaths and bombings during World War Two. Her sister was actor Yvonne Marsh, best known for playing Madge Cartwright in sitcom You Rang, M'Lord?. Jean was married to Third Doctor Jon Pertwee between 1955-60. Trivia fans might like the fact she appeared in Nicholas Courtney's first and last stories in Doctor Who - The Daleks' Master Plan and Battlefield! In 2011, she suffered a minor stroke and heart attack, causing her to miss much of the filming for the second series of the Upstairs, Downstairs reboot.
2012: Officer of the order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to drama
Facts
Jean studied ballet as a child in order to overcome a nervous paralysis (Bell's palsy) she suffered as a result of witnessing deaths and bombings during World War Two. Her sister was actor Yvonne Marsh, best known for playing Madge Cartwright in sitcom You Rang, M'Lord?. Jean was married to Third Doctor Jon Pertwee between 1955-60. Trivia fans might like the fact she appeared in Nicholas Courtney's first and last stories in Doctor Who - The Daleks' Master Plan and Battlefield! In 2011, she suffered a minor stroke and heart attack, causing her to miss much of the filming for the second series of the Upstairs, Downstairs reboot.
CREDITED GUEST CAST
Philip Anthony (Roald) November 17th 1929 to October 8th 2020
Doctor Who credits
Played: Roald in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Yallett in The Paradise of Death (radio, 1993)
Played: Officer of the day in The Paradise of Death (radio, 1993)
Career highlights
Philip debuted in Emergency Ward 10 (1959), then No Hiding Place (1960), The Big Pull (1962), The Avengers (1963/64), The Worker (1965), Coronation Street (1968), Menace (1970), Rules, Rules, Rules (1971), Thriller (1973), The Internecine Project (1974), Churchill's People (1975), Lillie (1978), Invasion (1980), The Professionals (1980), One By One (1984), Dempsey and Makepeace (1986), Bergerac (1987), Morris Minor's Marvellous Motors (1989), Casualty (1991), The Upper Hand (1992), Chandler & Co (1994), Silent Witness (1996), Peak Practice (1999), Baddiel's Syndrome (2001), Barbara (2003), Mayo (2006), Last of the Summer Wine (2007), Midsomer Murders (2011), Doctors (2003/08/09/12/14/15), Drifters (2013), Vicious (2015) and Carters Get Rich (2017).
Albert Barrington (Professor Webster) May 24th 1885 to October 24th 1970
Albert's only other known acting credit is Z Cars (1967). However, Albert was a newsreel and short films cameraman who had filmed the 1935 Grand National, as well as worked on John Bull's Garden (1938), Election Prelude (1945) and Girl Cyclists (1954). Albert had a brief cameo in the latter production too. Credit here to the diligent research of Matt Barker.
Roger Brierley (Trevor) June 2nd 1935 to September 23rd 2005 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Trevor in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Voice of Drathro in The Trial of a Time Lord (1986)
Career highlights
6ft 6in Roger's long career began in an episode of The Likely Lads (1965) and he went on to take roles in Hadleigh (1969), Budgie (1972), Sykes (1973), Rising Damp (1977), Kids (1979), Superman II (1980), Wood and Walters (1982), Only Fools and Horses (1982), Shine on Harvey Moon (1984, as Mr Compton), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Victoria Wood (1989), Jeeves and Wooster (1990-91, as Sir Roderick Glossop), Bottom (1991), Mr Bean (1993), Pat and Margaret (1994), Have Your Cake and Eat It (1997), Tilly Trotter (1999), Ali G Indahouse (2002), About a Boy (2002), Spooks (2003), Footballers' Wives (2004) and The Brief (2005). He also performed musical numbers in Dennis Potter's Pennies from Heaven (1978) and the game show 3-2-1 (1982).
Facts
A keen Manchester United fan, Roger was a founder member of the shareholders' independent organisation. Roger's partner for many years was actress Gillian McCutcheon, best known for playing Warren's therapist in 90s series This Life. For the last 20 years of his life, Roger suffered from angina.
Maurice Browning (Karlton) May 11 1919 to Dec 4 1983
Career highlights
Maurice's CV includes roles in Women of Dolwyn (1949), Interpol (1957), Compact (1965), The Saint (1967) and The Adventurer (1972). He also wrote a film adaptation of The Mikado in 1962 called The Cool Mikado, directed by Michael Winner and starring Frankie Howerd, Tommy Cooper and Doctor Who guest star Stubby Kaye, and staged 10 episodes of The Granville Melodramas for TV in 1955-56.
Facts
As a child, Maurice suffered from polio and spent some time in an iron lung. In the mid-1950s, he was working as a waiter in West End restaurants, as compere at the Players' Theatre, and as personal secretary to Carry On star Hattie Jacques. According to the autobiography of celebrity caterer Bruce Copp (Out of the Firing Line, Into the Foyer), Maurice suffered a stroke and was confined to a wheelchair for a period [in the 1950s?].
Peter Butterworth (The Monk) February 4th 1919 to January 16th 1979 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: The Monk in The Time Meddler (1965), The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Career highlights
Peter's distinguished career began uncredited in William Comes to Town (1948), and he went on to appear in over 80 TV series and films, including Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949), Aladdin (1951), Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure (1951), Will Any Gentleman? (1953), Friends and Neighbours (1954), Tom Thumb (1958), The Spider's Web (1960), Murder She Said (1961), Bulldog Breed (1962), The Odd Man (1963), Moll Flanders (1965), Danger Man (1965), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), Inside George Webley (1968), Nearest and Dearest (1969), Bless This House (1972), Scott On... (1968-72), Dad's Army (1975), Robin and Marian (1976), A Bunch of Fives (1977), Alan Bennett's Afternoon Off (1979) and The Dancing Princesses (1980). Peter is best known for his varied roles in 16 Carry On films (1965-78), three Carry On Christmas specials (1969-73) and the Carry On Laughing series (1975). He had regular roles as Mr Oddy in Those Kids (1956), Groome in Catweazle (1970-71) and Wilf in Odd Man Out (1977).
Facts
Peter was in the British Navy during World War Two, and when the plane he was travelling in was shot down over Holland in 1940, he was sent to a Prisoner of War camp, where he met future Carry On writer Talbot Rothwell (other fellow prisoners were Rupert Davies and Donald Pleasence). He tried to escape the camp three times, and one of these attempts was later filmed as The Wooden Horse (1950), for which Peter auditioned but was told he didn't look heroic enough! Peter was married to actress and impressionist Janet Brown, and their son is actor Tyler Butterworth, who is married to actress Janet Dibley. Peter died after playing Widow Twankey in Aladdin in Coventry. When he failed to turn up for the next day's performance, he was found dead in bed at his hotel.
This is Your Life: Peter was the subject of Thames TV's This is Your Life on March 5th, 1975, surprised by host Eamonn Andrews while shopping with his wife Janet Brown at Selfridge's in London.
Brian Cant (Kert Gantry) Jul 12 1933 to Jun 19 2017 (Parkinson's Disease)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Kert Gantry in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Tensa in The Dominators (1968)
Career highlights
Before Brian's appearance in Doctor Who, he had acted in The Long Way Home (1960), Sir Francis Drake (1961), Detective (1964), No Hiding Place (1964) and Detective (1964), but he is more familiar as a children's TV presenter and voiceover artist in series such as Camberwick Green (1966), Trumpton (1967), Chigley (1969), Playschool (1964-98), Playaway (1971-84), Bric-a-Brac (1980), Dappledown Farm (1990) and Milkshake! (1997). Other acting roles include Weavers Green (1966), Z Cars (1970), The Dragon's Opponent (1973), Ever Decreasing Circles (1989), Doctors (2000/09/11) and Casualty (2005).
Facts
Brian's son was actor Richard Cant, who appeared in Blink (2007), while his wife was Cherry Britton, sister to TV presenter Fern. In 1999, Brian was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.
Nicholas Courtney (Bret Vyon) Dec 16 1929 to Feb 22 2011 (cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Bret Vyon in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965)
Played: Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart in The Web of Fear (then ranked as Colonel, 1968), The Invasion (1968), Spearhead from Space (1970), Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970), The Ambassadors of Death (1970), Inferno (1970), Terror of the Autons (1971), The Mind of Evil (1971), The Claws of Axos (1971), Colony in Space (1971), The Daemons (1971), Day of the Daleks (1972), The Time Monster (1972), The Three Doctors (1972-73), The Green Death (1973), The Time Warrior (1973-74), Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974), Planet of the Spiders (1974), Robot (1974-75), Terror of the Zygons (1975), Mawdryn Undead (1983), The Five Doctors (1983), Battlefield (1989), Dimensions in Time (1993), The Sarah Jane Adventures: Enemy of the Bane (2008)
Played: Brigade Leader Lethbridge Stewart in Inferno (1970)
Played: Tourist in Silver Nemesis (1988, uncredited)
Career highlights
His TV career began in Escape (1957), followed by roles in Looking About (1962), The Avengers (1962/67), The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (1964), The Saint (1965), The Champions (1968), Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969), Jason King (1971), The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1973), Whodunnit? (1977), The Law Centre (1978), Shelley (1980), Sink or Swim (1981), Then Churchill Said To Me (1982), Minder (1984), Jenny's War (1985), Yes, Prime Minister (1987), Only Fools and Horses (1988), Bullseye! (1990), French Fields (1989-91), Satellite City (1996), Sir Bernard's Stately Homes (1999), Doctors (2005), The Bill (1991/2007), Casualty (2007) and Incendiary (2008).
Facts
Egypt born Nicholas also reprised the role of the Brigadier in the fan-made video production Downtime (1995), and an episode of Harry Hill (2000). Nicholas acted alongside seven of the TV Doctors in the series, and on audio with Eighth Doctor Paul McGann. Nicholas is one of only two actors to have appeared in Doctor Who as the same character in its first three decades (1960s, 70s and 80s, along with Patrick Troughton). He also appeared in Dimensions in Time in the 1990s, and spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures in the 2000s - thus beating Troughton!
Sheila Dunn (Blossom Lefevre) Apr 11 1940 to Mar 3 2004
Doctor Who credits
Played: Blossom Lefevre in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Computer voice/ telephone operator in The Invasion (1968)
Played: Petra Williams in Inferno (1970)
Played: Dr Petra Williams in Inferno (1970)
Career highlights
Sheila's other credits include R3 (1965), Z Cars (1967), Mistress of Hardwick (1972), The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974), Accident (1978), Kessler (1981), The Bill (1997) and Harry Hill (1997-2000, in which she played Harry's mother).
Facts
Sheila was married to director Douglas Camfield, who cast her in three of his Doctor Who stories, and her father was Bill Dunn, inventor of the bullet-proof Spitfire engine and chairman of ICI. In the 1980s and 90s Sheila was a leading light in the Richmond Shakespeare Society (as Sheila Camfield), and popped up on TV in the oddest of places - including playing an old and obese Baby Spice in An Audience with the Spice Girls (1997)!
Clifford Earl (Station sergeant) August 29th 1933 to July 30th 2015
Doctor Who credits
Played: Station sergeant in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Major Branwell in The Invasion (1968)
Career highlights
Clifford's CV also includes appearances in Our Miss Pemberton (1957), The History of Mr Polly (1959), Private Investigator (1959), The Franchise Affair (1962), Gideon's Way (1965), Department S (1969), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Jason King (1972), Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978), Ike (1979), The Sea Wolves (1980), Third Time Lucky (1982) and The Upper Hand (1990). Clifford provided continuity announcements for Southern TV in the 1970s, and TVS in the 1980s.
Facts
Clifford's real name was Kenneth Clifford Earl and he was a survivor/ victim of the Porton Down chemical tests into the common cold carried out on British soldiers by the MoD in the 1950s. Ken suffered from a number of health problems throughout his adult life, which he put down to being administered nerve agent sarin while at Porton Down - including prostate cancer, carcinoma, spondylosis, hepatic liver cysts, a lung embolism, atrial fibrillation and depression.
Roy Evans (Trantis) Born January 10th 1930
Doctor Who credits
Played: Trantis in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Bert in The Green Death (1973)
Played: Miner in The Monster of Peladon (1974)
Career highlights
After debuting in A Girl Called Jo (1956), Roy went on to appear in Touch of Death (1961), Londoners (1965), The Portsmouth Defence (1966), Little Master Mind (1966), Adam Adamant Lives! (1967), Half a Sixpence (1967), The Blood Beast Terror (1968), Oliver! (1968), Moon Zero Two (1969), Scrooge (1970), The House That Dripped Blood (1971), Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971), Budgie (1971), Psychomania (1973), The Vault of Horror (1973), Dark Places (1974), The Changes (1975), Poldark (1975), Jabberwocky (1977), Dick Turpin (1979), Blake's 7 (1979), Schalcken the Painter (1979), Worzel Gummidge (1980), The Elephant Man (1980), Baal (1982), The Black Adder (1983), The Company of Wolves (1984), Super Gran (1985), Santa Claus (1985), Porterhouse Blue (1987), Knights of God (1987), Jack the Ripper (1988), Only Fools and Horses (1989), Adam Bede (1992), Forever Green (1992), Murder Most Horrid (1994), Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997), Children of the New Forest (1998), Fortysomething (2003) and Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher (2003); he also appeared in Global Conspiracy (2004), a special feature on the DVD for The Green Death in which he played the brother of Bert, the character he originally played.
Facts
Roy started out as a professional ballet dancer with companies such as the International Ballet Company and the Swedish National Ballet.
David Graham (Dalek voice) July 11th 1925 to September 20th 2024 Click here for David Graham's entry on The Daleks
Leonard Grahame (Darcy Tranton) June 13th 1928 to January 31st 2000
Career highlights
Leonard also had credits in Emergency Ward 10 (1959), The Voice of the Turtle (1960), The Night of the Big Heat (1960), Maigret (1960), The Charlie Drake Show (1961), Softly Softly (1966), They Came from Beyond Space (1967), Z Cars (1967) and Champion House (1968).
Pamela Greer (Lizan) Born March 7th 1941
Career highlights
Pamela (born Joan) had previously appeared in Our House (1960), Harpers West One (1961), Candidate for Murder (1962), The Set Up (1963), The Likely Lads (1965) and Riviera Police (1965). Shortly after appearing in Doctor Who, Pamela changed her name to Luanshya (after the Zambian town she was born in), and went on to appear in Softly Softly (1966), Z Cars (1967), They Came from Beyond Space (1967), Man in a Suitcase (1968), The Sex Game (1968) and The Brophy Story (1969). She then gave up acting to become a writer under this name, penning scripts for Happy Ever After (1970), Owen M.D (1972), Harriet's Back in Town (1972-73), Love Story (1973), Dixon of Dock Green (1974), Thriller (1974), Send in the Girls (1978), Tycoon (1978), 14 episodes of Triangle (1981), The Walls of Jericho (1981), The Summer House (1986), Big Game (1988), Pas de Deux (1990) and Coup de Foudre (1992).
Facts
Luanshya was married to actor John Carson, who appeared in Snakedance in 1983. She was earlier married to Peter Fraser, who appeared in 1964's The Dalek Invasion of Earth.
Michael Guest (Interviewer)
James Hall (Borkar) December 14th 1931 to December 22nd 1989
Doctor Who credits
Played: Soldier in The Reign of Terror (1964)
Played: Borkar in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Career highlights
Other credits include The Lady of the Camellias (1964), St Ives (1967), Z Cars (1968), Paul Temple (1971), No Exit (1972), The Rough with the Smooth (1975), Poldark (1975), The Naked Civil Servant (1975), Nicholas Nickleby (1977) and Will Shakespeare (1978).
Peter Hawkins (Dalek voice) April 3rd 1924 to July 8th 2006 (pneumonia) Click here for Peter Hawkins's entry on The Daleks
John Herrington (Rhynmal) August 4th 1912 to July 3rd 1996
Doctor Who credits
Played: Rhynmal in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Holden in Colony in Space (1971)
Career highlights
John's first role was uncredited in Fatal Journey (1954), followed by work in Quatermass II (1955), The Traitor (1957), Quatermass and the Pit (1959), Dixon of Dock Green (1959), Bootsie and Snudge (1962), A Shot in the Dark (1964), Danger Man (1965), Billion Dollar Brain (1967), Timeslip (1971), Lollipop Loves Mr Mole (1972), Colditz (1972-73), The Dragon's Opponent (1973), The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974, as the title character), Second Verdict (1976), Secret Aemy (1978), Diamonds (1981) and The Woman in White (1982).
Career highlights
Philip debuted in Emergency Ward 10 (1959), then No Hiding Place (1960), The Big Pull (1962), The Avengers (1963/64), The Worker (1965), Coronation Street (1968), Menace (1970), Rules, Rules, Rules (1971), Thriller (1973), The Internecine Project (1974), Churchill's People (1975), Lillie (1978), Invasion (1980), The Professionals (1980), One By One (1984), Dempsey and Makepeace (1986), Bergerac (1987), Morris Minor's Marvellous Motors (1989), Casualty (1991), The Upper Hand (1992), Chandler & Co (1994), Silent Witness (1996), Peak Practice (1999), Baddiel's Syndrome (2001), Barbara (2003), Mayo (2006), Last of the Summer Wine (2007), Midsomer Murders (2011), Doctors (2003/08/09/12/14/15), Drifters (2013), Vicious (2015) and Carters Get Rich (2017).
Roger Avon (Daxtar) November 23rd 1914 to December 21st 1998
Doctor Who credits
Played: Saphadin in The Crusade (1965)
Played: Daxtar in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Wells in Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966)
Career highlights
Roger started his career in Fun at St Fanny's (1956), followed by roles in Variety Incorporated (1957), The Benny Hill Show (1958/65), Hancock's Half Hour (1959), Citizen James (1961), The Likely Lads (1965), Quatermass and the Pit (1967), The Good Old Days (1967), On the Buses (1970), The First Train Now Arriving... (1975), The Likely Lads (1976), When the Boats Comes In (1976-81), The Baker Street Boys (1983), Black Adder the Third (1987), Grace and Favour (1993), Our Friends in the North (1996) and Grafters (1998).
Doctor Who credits
Played: Saphadin in The Crusade (1965)
Played: Daxtar in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Wells in Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966)
Career highlights
Roger started his career in Fun at St Fanny's (1956), followed by roles in Variety Incorporated (1957), The Benny Hill Show (1958/65), Hancock's Half Hour (1959), Citizen James (1961), The Likely Lads (1965), Quatermass and the Pit (1967), The Good Old Days (1967), On the Buses (1970), The First Train Now Arriving... (1975), The Likely Lads (1976), When the Boats Comes In (1976-81), The Baker Street Boys (1983), Black Adder the Third (1987), Grace and Favour (1993), Our Friends in the North (1996) and Grafters (1998).
Facts
In 1984 Roger had a triple heart bypass, which took him two years to recover from but which also gave him and his career a new lease of life. He was working right up until the day he died, ironically playing a man dying in hospital in Grafters. His son Crispin worked as an assistant floor manager on BBC comedies such as The Brittas Empire and Alexei Sayle's Stuff.
Albert Barrington (Professor Webster) May 24th 1885 to October 24th 1970
Albert's only other known acting credit is Z Cars (1967). However, Albert was a newsreel and short films cameraman who had filmed the 1935 Grand National, as well as worked on John Bull's Garden (1938), Election Prelude (1945) and Girl Cyclists (1954). Albert had a brief cameo in the latter production too. Credit here to the diligent research of Matt Barker.
Roger Brierley (Trevor) June 2nd 1935 to September 23rd 2005 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Trevor in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Voice of Drathro in The Trial of a Time Lord (1986)
Career highlights
6ft 6in Roger's long career began in an episode of The Likely Lads (1965) and he went on to take roles in Hadleigh (1969), Budgie (1972), Sykes (1973), Rising Damp (1977), Kids (1979), Superman II (1980), Wood and Walters (1982), Only Fools and Horses (1982), Shine on Harvey Moon (1984, as Mr Compton), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), Victoria Wood (1989), Jeeves and Wooster (1990-91, as Sir Roderick Glossop), Bottom (1991), Mr Bean (1993), Pat and Margaret (1994), Have Your Cake and Eat It (1997), Tilly Trotter (1999), Ali G Indahouse (2002), About a Boy (2002), Spooks (2003), Footballers' Wives (2004) and The Brief (2005). He also performed musical numbers in Dennis Potter's Pennies from Heaven (1978) and the game show 3-2-1 (1982).
Facts
A keen Manchester United fan, Roger was a founder member of the shareholders' independent organisation. Roger's partner for many years was actress Gillian McCutcheon, best known for playing Warren's therapist in 90s series This Life. For the last 20 years of his life, Roger suffered from angina.
Maurice Browning (Karlton) May 11 1919 to Dec 4 1983
Career highlights
Maurice's CV includes roles in Women of Dolwyn (1949), Interpol (1957), Compact (1965), The Saint (1967) and The Adventurer (1972). He also wrote a film adaptation of The Mikado in 1962 called The Cool Mikado, directed by Michael Winner and starring Frankie Howerd, Tommy Cooper and Doctor Who guest star Stubby Kaye, and staged 10 episodes of The Granville Melodramas for TV in 1955-56.
Facts
As a child, Maurice suffered from polio and spent some time in an iron lung. In the mid-1950s, he was working as a waiter in West End restaurants, as compere at the Players' Theatre, and as personal secretary to Carry On star Hattie Jacques. According to the autobiography of celebrity caterer Bruce Copp (Out of the Firing Line, Into the Foyer), Maurice suffered a stroke and was confined to a wheelchair for a period [in the 1950s?].
Peter Butterworth (The Monk) February 4th 1919 to January 16th 1979 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: The Monk in The Time Meddler (1965), The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Career highlights
Peter's distinguished career began uncredited in William Comes to Town (1948), and he went on to appear in over 80 TV series and films, including Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949), Aladdin (1951), Old Mother Riley's Jungle Treasure (1951), Will Any Gentleman? (1953), Friends and Neighbours (1954), Tom Thumb (1958), The Spider's Web (1960), Murder She Said (1961), Bulldog Breed (1962), The Odd Man (1963), Moll Flanders (1965), Danger Man (1965), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966), Inside George Webley (1968), Nearest and Dearest (1969), Bless This House (1972), Scott On... (1968-72), Dad's Army (1975), Robin and Marian (1976), A Bunch of Fives (1977), Alan Bennett's Afternoon Off (1979) and The Dancing Princesses (1980). Peter is best known for his varied roles in 16 Carry On films (1965-78), three Carry On Christmas specials (1969-73) and the Carry On Laughing series (1975). He had regular roles as Mr Oddy in Those Kids (1956), Groome in Catweazle (1970-71) and Wilf in Odd Man Out (1977).
Facts
Peter was in the British Navy during World War Two, and when the plane he was travelling in was shot down over Holland in 1940, he was sent to a Prisoner of War camp, where he met future Carry On writer Talbot Rothwell (other fellow prisoners were Rupert Davies and Donald Pleasence). He tried to escape the camp three times, and one of these attempts was later filmed as The Wooden Horse (1950), for which Peter auditioned but was told he didn't look heroic enough! Peter was married to actress and impressionist Janet Brown, and their son is actor Tyler Butterworth, who is married to actress Janet Dibley. Peter died after playing Widow Twankey in Aladdin in Coventry. When he failed to turn up for the next day's performance, he was found dead in bed at his hotel.
This is Your Life: Peter was the subject of Thames TV's This is Your Life on March 5th, 1975, surprised by host Eamonn Andrews while shopping with his wife Janet Brown at Selfridge's in London.
Brian Cant (Kert Gantry) Jul 12 1933 to Jun 19 2017 (Parkinson's Disease)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Kert Gantry in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Tensa in The Dominators (1968)
Career highlights
Before Brian's appearance in Doctor Who, he had acted in The Long Way Home (1960), Sir Francis Drake (1961), Detective (1964), No Hiding Place (1964) and Detective (1964), but he is more familiar as a children's TV presenter and voiceover artist in series such as Camberwick Green (1966), Trumpton (1967), Chigley (1969), Playschool (1964-98), Playaway (1971-84), Bric-a-Brac (1980), Dappledown Farm (1990) and Milkshake! (1997). Other acting roles include Weavers Green (1966), Z Cars (1970), The Dragon's Opponent (1973), Ever Decreasing Circles (1989), Doctors (2000/09/11) and Casualty (2005).
Facts
Brian's son was actor Richard Cant, who appeared in Blink (2007), while his wife was Cherry Britton, sister to TV presenter Fern. In 1999, Brian was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.
Dallas Cavell (Bors) September 19th 1925 to February 15th 1993 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Roadworks overseer in The Reign of Terror (1964)
Played: Bors in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Captain Jebb Trask in The Highlanders (1966)
Played: Quinlan in The Ambassadors of Death (1970)
Played: Head of security in Castrovalva (1982)
Career highlights
Dallas (real first name Norman) debuted in The Case Before You (1959), then The Voodoo Factor (1960), Maigret (1961), The Avengers (1963), Crossroads (1964), The Spies (1966), Public Eye (1968), The Caesars (1968), Brett (1971), The Pallisers (1974), The New Avengers (1976), Tales of the Unexpected (1980) and The Pickwick Papers (1985).
Facts
Dallas also worked as a bingo caller in London for a time.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Roadworks overseer in The Reign of Terror (1964)
Played: Bors in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Captain Jebb Trask in The Highlanders (1966)
Played: Quinlan in The Ambassadors of Death (1970)
Played: Head of security in Castrovalva (1982)
Career highlights
Dallas (real first name Norman) debuted in The Case Before You (1959), then The Voodoo Factor (1960), Maigret (1961), The Avengers (1963), Crossroads (1964), The Spies (1966), Public Eye (1968), The Caesars (1968), Brett (1971), The Pallisers (1974), The New Avengers (1976), Tales of the Unexpected (1980) and The Pickwick Papers (1985).
Facts
Dallas also worked as a bingo caller in London for a time.
Geoffrey Cheshire (Garge) March 26th 1927 to October 5th 2004
Doctor Who credits
Played: Viking leader in The Time Meddler (1965)
Played: Garge in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Roboman in Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966)
Played: Tracy in The Invasion (1968)
Career highlights
Geoffrey's other credits include The Skull (1965), The Saint (1967), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Doctor in Charge (1972), Tycoon (1978), The Thief of Baghdad (1978) and The Bill (1989).
Doctor Who credits
Played: Viking leader in The Time Meddler (1965)
Played: Garge in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Roboman in Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 AD (1966)
Played: Tracy in The Invasion (1968)
Career highlights
Geoffrey's other credits include The Skull (1965), The Saint (1967), On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Doctor in Charge (1972), Tycoon (1978), The Thief of Baghdad (1978) and The Bill (1989).
Facts
Geoffrey has the distinction of appearing in a TV Cyberman story, a TV Dalek story and a Dalek film.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Bret Vyon in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965)
Played: Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart in The Web of Fear (then ranked as Colonel, 1968), The Invasion (1968), Spearhead from Space (1970), Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970), The Ambassadors of Death (1970), Inferno (1970), Terror of the Autons (1971), The Mind of Evil (1971), The Claws of Axos (1971), Colony in Space (1971), The Daemons (1971), Day of the Daleks (1972), The Time Monster (1972), The Three Doctors (1972-73), The Green Death (1973), The Time Warrior (1973-74), Invasion of the Dinosaurs (1974), Planet of the Spiders (1974), Robot (1974-75), Terror of the Zygons (1975), Mawdryn Undead (1983), The Five Doctors (1983), Battlefield (1989), Dimensions in Time (1993), The Sarah Jane Adventures: Enemy of the Bane (2008)
Played: Brigade Leader Lethbridge Stewart in Inferno (1970)
Played: Tourist in Silver Nemesis (1988, uncredited)
Career highlights
His TV career began in Escape (1957), followed by roles in Looking About (1962), The Avengers (1962/67), The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling (1964), The Saint (1965), The Champions (1968), Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) (1969), Jason King (1971), The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (1973), Whodunnit? (1977), The Law Centre (1978), Shelley (1980), Sink or Swim (1981), Then Churchill Said To Me (1982), Minder (1984), Jenny's War (1985), Yes, Prime Minister (1987), Only Fools and Horses (1988), Bullseye! (1990), French Fields (1989-91), Satellite City (1996), Sir Bernard's Stately Homes (1999), Doctors (2005), The Bill (1991/2007), Casualty (2007) and Incendiary (2008).
Facts
Egypt born Nicholas also reprised the role of the Brigadier in the fan-made video production Downtime (1995), and an episode of Harry Hill (2000). Nicholas acted alongside seven of the TV Doctors in the series, and on audio with Eighth Doctor Paul McGann. Nicholas is one of only two actors to have appeared in Doctor Who as the same character in its first three decades (1960s, 70s and 80s, along with Patrick Troughton). He also appeared in Dimensions in Time in the 1990s, and spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures in the 2000s - thus beating Troughton!
Sheila Dunn (Blossom Lefevre) Apr 11 1940 to Mar 3 2004
Doctor Who credits
Played: Blossom Lefevre in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Computer voice/ telephone operator in The Invasion (1968)
Played: Petra Williams in Inferno (1970)
Played: Dr Petra Williams in Inferno (1970)
Career highlights
Sheila's other credits include R3 (1965), Z Cars (1967), Mistress of Hardwick (1972), The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974), Accident (1978), Kessler (1981), The Bill (1997) and Harry Hill (1997-2000, in which she played Harry's mother).
Facts
Sheila was married to director Douglas Camfield, who cast her in three of his Doctor Who stories, and her father was Bill Dunn, inventor of the bullet-proof Spitfire engine and chairman of ICI. In the 1980s and 90s Sheila was a leading light in the Richmond Shakespeare Society (as Sheila Camfield), and popped up on TV in the oddest of places - including playing an old and obese Baby Spice in An Audience with the Spice Girls (1997)!
Clifford Earl (Station sergeant) August 29th 1933 to July 30th 2015
Doctor Who credits
Played: Station sergeant in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Major Branwell in The Invasion (1968)
Career highlights
Clifford's CV also includes appearances in Our Miss Pemberton (1957), The History of Mr Polly (1959), Private Investigator (1959), The Franchise Affair (1962), Gideon's Way (1965), Department S (1969), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Jason King (1972), Edward and Mrs Simpson (1978), Ike (1979), The Sea Wolves (1980), Third Time Lucky (1982) and The Upper Hand (1990). Clifford provided continuity announcements for Southern TV in the 1970s, and TVS in the 1980s.
Facts
Clifford's real name was Kenneth Clifford Earl and he was a survivor/ victim of the Porton Down chemical tests into the common cold carried out on British soldiers by the MoD in the 1950s. Ken suffered from a number of health problems throughout his adult life, which he put down to being administered nerve agent sarin while at Porton Down - including prostate cancer, carcinoma, spondylosis, hepatic liver cysts, a lung embolism, atrial fibrillation and depression.
Roy Evans (Trantis) Born January 10th 1930
Doctor Who credits
Played: Trantis in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Bert in The Green Death (1973)
Played: Miner in The Monster of Peladon (1974)
Career highlights
After debuting in A Girl Called Jo (1956), Roy went on to appear in Touch of Death (1961), Londoners (1965), The Portsmouth Defence (1966), Little Master Mind (1966), Adam Adamant Lives! (1967), Half a Sixpence (1967), The Blood Beast Terror (1968), Oliver! (1968), Moon Zero Two (1969), Scrooge (1970), The House That Dripped Blood (1971), Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971), Budgie (1971), Psychomania (1973), The Vault of Horror (1973), Dark Places (1974), The Changes (1975), Poldark (1975), Jabberwocky (1977), Dick Turpin (1979), Blake's 7 (1979), Schalcken the Painter (1979), Worzel Gummidge (1980), The Elephant Man (1980), Baal (1982), The Black Adder (1983), The Company of Wolves (1984), Super Gran (1985), Santa Claus (1985), Porterhouse Blue (1987), Knights of God (1987), Jack the Ripper (1988), Only Fools and Horses (1989), Adam Bede (1992), Forever Green (1992), Murder Most Horrid (1994), Keep the Aspidistra Flying (1997), Children of the New Forest (1998), Fortysomething (2003) and Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher (2003); he also appeared in Global Conspiracy (2004), a special feature on the DVD for The Green Death in which he played the brother of Bert, the character he originally played.
Facts
Roy started out as a professional ballet dancer with companies such as the International Ballet Company and the Swedish National Ballet.
David Graham (Dalek voice) July 11th 1925 to September 20th 2024 Click here for David Graham's entry on The Daleks
Leonard Grahame (Darcy Tranton) June 13th 1928 to January 31st 2000
Career highlights
Leonard also had credits in Emergency Ward 10 (1959), The Voice of the Turtle (1960), The Night of the Big Heat (1960), Maigret (1960), The Charlie Drake Show (1961), Softly Softly (1966), They Came from Beyond Space (1967), Z Cars (1967) and Champion House (1968).
Pamela Greer (Lizan) Born March 7th 1941
Career highlights
Pamela (born Joan) had previously appeared in Our House (1960), Harpers West One (1961), Candidate for Murder (1962), The Set Up (1963), The Likely Lads (1965) and Riviera Police (1965). Shortly after appearing in Doctor Who, Pamela changed her name to Luanshya (after the Zambian town she was born in), and went on to appear in Softly Softly (1966), Z Cars (1967), They Came from Beyond Space (1967), Man in a Suitcase (1968), The Sex Game (1968) and The Brophy Story (1969). She then gave up acting to become a writer under this name, penning scripts for Happy Ever After (1970), Owen M.D (1972), Harriet's Back in Town (1972-73), Love Story (1973), Dixon of Dock Green (1974), Thriller (1974), Send in the Girls (1978), Tycoon (1978), 14 episodes of Triangle (1981), The Walls of Jericho (1981), The Summer House (1986), Big Game (1988), Pas de Deux (1990) and Coup de Foudre (1992).
Facts
Luanshya was married to actor John Carson, who appeared in Snakedance in 1983. She was earlier married to Peter Fraser, who appeared in 1964's The Dalek Invasion of Earth.
Michael Guest (Interviewer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Mongol bandit in Marco Polo (1964)
Played: Mongol bandit in Marco Polo (1964)
Played: Man-at-arms in The Crusade (1965, uncredited)
Played: Saxon hunter in The Time Meddler (1965)
Played: Interviewer in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Career highlights
His acting debut came in Escape (1957), then Quatermass and the Pit (1958-59), Pathfinders in Space (1960), Compact (1963), R3 (1965), The Champions (1968), Menace (1970), Upstairs, Downstairs (1972), Special Branch (1974) and Dixon of Dock Green (1974/75).
Played: Saxon hunter in The Time Meddler (1965)
Played: Interviewer in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Career highlights
His acting debut came in Escape (1957), then Quatermass and the Pit (1958-59), Pathfinders in Space (1960), Compact (1963), R3 (1965), The Champions (1968), Menace (1970), Upstairs, Downstairs (1972), Special Branch (1974) and Dixon of Dock Green (1974/75).
James Hall (Borkar) December 14th 1931 to December 22nd 1989
Doctor Who credits
Played: Soldier in The Reign of Terror (1964)
Played: Borkar in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Career highlights
Other credits include The Lady of the Camellias (1964), St Ives (1967), Z Cars (1968), Paul Temple (1971), No Exit (1972), The Rough with the Smooth (1975), Poldark (1975), The Naked Civil Servant (1975), Nicholas Nickleby (1977) and Will Shakespeare (1978).
Peter Hawkins (Dalek voice) April 3rd 1924 to July 8th 2006 (pneumonia) Click here for Peter Hawkins's entry on The Daleks
John Herrington (Rhynmal) August 4th 1912 to July 3rd 1996
Doctor Who credits
Played: Rhynmal in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Holden in Colony in Space (1971)
Career highlights
John's first role was uncredited in Fatal Journey (1954), followed by work in Quatermass II (1955), The Traitor (1957), Quatermass and the Pit (1959), Dixon of Dock Green (1959), Bootsie and Snudge (1962), A Shot in the Dark (1964), Danger Man (1965), Billion Dollar Brain (1967), Timeslip (1971), Lollipop Loves Mr Mole (1972), Colditz (1972-73), The Dragon's Opponent (1973), The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974, as the title character), Second Verdict (1976), Secret Aemy (1978), Diamonds (1981) and The Woman in White (1982).
Facts
It is believed John was born in Germany as Johannes Ludwig Herzfeld.
Jeffrey Isaac (Khepren)
Career highlights
His CV also includes Crossroads (1964), Vendetta (1966) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1966).
David James (Arab sheikh)
Career highlights
Other credits include Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Quick Before They Catch Us (1966) and Sherlock Holmes (1968).
Robert Jewell (Dalek operator) Jan 20 1920 to May 10 1998 Click here for Robert Jewell's entry on The Daleks
Steve Machin (Cameraman) Born May 10 1929
Career highlights
Other work includes The Lads (1963), Mustang (1975) and The Edison Twins (1985).
Kevin Manser (Dalek operator) Feb 16 1929 to Dec 21 2001 (bowel cancer) Click here for Kevin Manser's entry on The Daleks
John Scott Martin (Dalek operator) Apr 1 1926 to Jan 6 2009 (Parkinson's Disease) Click here for John Scott Martin's entry on The Web Planet
Bill Meilen (Froyn) Sep 16 1932 to Sep 4 2006 (cancer)
Career highlights
Bill, who had a talent for dialect, first appeared on TV in The Six-Sided Triangle (1963), then Moulded in Earth (1965) and The Borderers (1969). After moving to Canada in 1969 as a drama professor, he went on to appear in The Grey Fox (1982), The Gunfighters (1987), Bingo (1991), Lonesome Dove (1995), The Outer Limits (2001), Just Cause (2003), Kingdom Hospital (2004), Scooby Doo 2 (2004), Smallville (2004), Battlestar Galactica (2004) and A Little Thing Called Murder (2006). He also provided voice for various video games of The Godfather (2006-07). He also wrote two TV plays in the 1960s.
Facts
Despite dying in 2006, Bill lives on through his website, particularly his guestbook.
Norman Mitchell (First policeman) Aug 27 1918 to Mar 19 2001
Career highlights
Norman appeared in over 140 productions, starting in 1951's Kaleidoscope and taking in William Tell (1958), Maigret (1961), various Carry On films (1963-78), The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1966), Man in a Suitcase (1967), Dad's Army (1969), On the Buses (1970-71), The Tomorrow People (1975), The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), Ripping Yarns (1977), Come Back Mrs Noah (1978), The Jim Davidson Show (1980), Rentaghost (1980), Only When I Laugh (1982), Potter (1983), T-Bag Strikes Again (1986), You Rang, M-Lord? (1993), Last of the Summer Wine (1998) and Meanwhile (2003). He had a regular role as Piers Franklin in The Flying Swan (1965), Augustus Jones in Danger Island (1967), Charlie Mills in Beryl's Lot (1973-77) and PC Parsons in Worzel Gummidge (1979-80).
Facts
Norman's son was Christopher Mitchell, best known as Gunner "Parky" Parkin in It Ain't Half Hot Mum; Norman outlived his son by three weeks. Read about him on this tribute site (or buy the book!).
Conrad Monk (Assistant director) Sep 4 1936 to Mar 10 2024
Career highlights
Other credits include Emergency Ward 10 (1962), Compact (1964), Bud (1963), The Trygon Factor (1966) and The Champions (1969).
Facts
Conrad was a good friend of actor Alan Bates.
Bryan Mosley/ Buddy Windrush (Malpha, Prop man) Aug 25 1931 to Feb 9 1999 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Malpha in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66, as Bryan Mosley)
Played: Prop man in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66, as Buddy Windrush)
Career highlights
Buddy Windrush was actor Bryan Mosley's alias. Bryan will be best known as Coronation Street regular Alf Roberts (1961-99), but started acting in A Kind of Loving (1962). Other roles included The Villains (1964), Far from the Madding Crowd (1967), Queenie's Castle (1970-71), Kate (1971) and Get Carter (1971).
Facts
He was a founder member of the British Society of Fight Arrangers. Bryan, who'd suffered a heart attack in 1990 and respiratory problems in 1997, collapsed in the High Street, Shipley, West Yorkshire after visiting Barclays Bank (he was due to go on holiday to Venice the next day).
This is Your Life: Bryan was the subject of BBC TV's This is Your Life on November 3rd, 1997, surprised by host Michael Aspel on the set of the soap Coronation Street.
Reg Pritchard (Man in mackintosh) 1925 to January 18th 2013
Doctor Who credits
Played: Ben Daheer in The Crusade (1965)
Played: Man in mackintosh in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Career highlights
Welshman Reg's CV begins with Dixon of Dock Green (1961), then No Hiding Place (1964), Six Shades of Black (1965), The Saint (1966), Public Eye (1968), The Mind of Mr J G Reeder (1969), Budgie (1971), Brett (1971), General Hospital (1973), Billy Liar (1974), Fairies (1978), A Question of Guilt (1980) and Fame is the Spur (1982).
Walter Randall (Hyksos) June 26th 1919 to May 5th 2008
Doctor Who credits
Played: Tonila in The Aztecs (1964)
Played: El Akir in The Crusade (1965)
Played: Hyksos in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Patrolman in The Invasion (1968)
Played: Harry Slocum in Inferno (1970)
Played: Guard captain in Planet of the Spiders (1974)
Career highlights
Dancer/ actor Walter's long career began in Rock You Sinners (1958), then Nudist Paradise (1959), Man from Interpol (1960), The Hands of Orlac (1961), Ghost Squad (1963), Danger Man (1964), All Gas and Gaiters (1967), Trial (1971), Follyfoot (1973), The Double Dealers (1974), Target (1977), The Professionals (1980) and Yes, Minister (1982).
Facts
Former dancer Walter went into partnership with Jon Pertwee in the 1970s, owning a hamburger diner called Pertwee's Takeaway for five years. In the late 60s and early 70s, Walter also ran nightclubs and restaurants in London, including the Fiasco Club, Davina's Place, CW's, the 606 Club and Tweedledum.
Malcolm Rogers (Second policeman) 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).
Douglas Sheldon (Kirksen) June 22nd 1936 to March 25th 2023
Career highlights
Douglas's other acting roles included The Long Way Home (1960), Probation Officer (1960/61), The Yellow Teddybears (1963), Three Hats for Lisa (1965), Dixon of Dock Green (1965/66), Up the Junction (1968), The Avengers (1968), The Spy Killer (1969), Ryan's Daughter (1970), Scoop (1972), Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974), Law and Order (1978), Secret Army (1979), Appointment with Death (1988) and Iron Eagle II (1988). He regularly played Arthur Parker in soap Triangle (1981). In his pop star guise, he also appeared on Ready, Steady, Go! (1963/64), Thank Your Lucky Stars (1961-63/66) and Disk-O-Tek Holiday (1966).
Facts
In the 1960s, Douglas - real name Bernard Bobrow - shared a flat with Michael Caine and Sean Connery, and in 1961 was signed up by Decca Records with a recording contract, despite never having sung before. His first single was Book of Love, which failed to chart, but he did have hits with a cover of Runaround Sue (number 36), Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night (number 29), and I Saw Linda Yesterday (number 36). Douglas also performed an unsuccessful entry for 1962's A Song for Europe, entitled My Kingdom for a Girl, but this was beaten by Ronnie Carroll's Ring-a-Ding Girl. His pop career ended in 1964, and he returned to acting, although his entire back catalogue was released in 2007 by Vocalion Records.
Julian Sherrier (Zephon) Jun 21 1929 to Aug 2012
Career highlights
Julian debuted in Laughing Anne (1953), then A Mask for Alexis (1959), 633 Squadron (1963), Danger Man (1965), The Saint (1968), Barlow at Large (1973), Edward VII (1975), Lillie (1978) and Strong Medicine (1986).
Facts
Julian was also an Indologist and dealer in Gandharan Pakistani art and antiquities, and in 1988 was involved in a lawsuit with his former lover Bernice Richard which involved the ownership and theft of five Fasting Buddha statues. Here's a link to the appeal document - it makes for juicy but involved reading!
Jeffrey Isaac (Khepren)
Career highlights
His CV also includes Crossroads (1964), Vendetta (1966) and The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1966).
David James (Arab sheikh)
Career highlights
Other credits include Adam Adamant Lives! (1966), Quick Before They Catch Us (1966) and Sherlock Holmes (1968).
Robert Jewell (Dalek operator) Jan 20 1920 to May 10 1998 Click here for Robert Jewell's entry on The Daleks
Steve Machin (Cameraman) Born May 10 1929
Career highlights
Other work includes The Lads (1963), Mustang (1975) and The Edison Twins (1985).
Kevin Manser (Dalek operator) Feb 16 1929 to Dec 21 2001 (bowel cancer) Click here for Kevin Manser's entry on The Daleks
John Scott Martin (Dalek operator) Apr 1 1926 to Jan 6 2009 (Parkinson's Disease) Click here for John Scott Martin's entry on The Web Planet
Bill Meilen (Froyn) Sep 16 1932 to Sep 4 2006 (cancer)
Career highlights
Bill, who had a talent for dialect, first appeared on TV in The Six-Sided Triangle (1963), then Moulded in Earth (1965) and The Borderers (1969). After moving to Canada in 1969 as a drama professor, he went on to appear in The Grey Fox (1982), The Gunfighters (1987), Bingo (1991), Lonesome Dove (1995), The Outer Limits (2001), Just Cause (2003), Kingdom Hospital (2004), Scooby Doo 2 (2004), Smallville (2004), Battlestar Galactica (2004) and A Little Thing Called Murder (2006). He also provided voice for various video games of The Godfather (2006-07). He also wrote two TV plays in the 1960s.
Facts
Despite dying in 2006, Bill lives on through his website, particularly his guestbook.
Norman Mitchell (First policeman) Aug 27 1918 to Mar 19 2001
Career highlights
Norman appeared in over 140 productions, starting in 1951's Kaleidoscope and taking in William Tell (1958), Maigret (1961), various Carry On films (1963-78), The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1966), Man in a Suitcase (1967), Dad's Army (1969), On the Buses (1970-71), The Tomorrow People (1975), The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976), Ripping Yarns (1977), Come Back Mrs Noah (1978), The Jim Davidson Show (1980), Rentaghost (1980), Only When I Laugh (1982), Potter (1983), T-Bag Strikes Again (1986), You Rang, M-Lord? (1993), Last of the Summer Wine (1998) and Meanwhile (2003). He had a regular role as Piers Franklin in The Flying Swan (1965), Augustus Jones in Danger Island (1967), Charlie Mills in Beryl's Lot (1973-77) and PC Parsons in Worzel Gummidge (1979-80).
Facts
Norman's son was Christopher Mitchell, best known as Gunner "Parky" Parkin in It Ain't Half Hot Mum; Norman outlived his son by three weeks. Read about him on this tribute site (or buy the book!).
Conrad Monk (Assistant director) Sep 4 1936 to Mar 10 2024
Career highlights
Other credits include Emergency Ward 10 (1962), Compact (1964), Bud (1963), The Trygon Factor (1966) and The Champions (1969).
Facts
Conrad was a good friend of actor Alan Bates.
Bryan Mosley/ Buddy Windrush (Malpha, Prop man) Aug 25 1931 to Feb 9 1999 (heart attack)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Malpha in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66, as Bryan Mosley)
Played: Prop man in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66, as Buddy Windrush)
Career highlights
Buddy Windrush was actor Bryan Mosley's alias. Bryan will be best known as Coronation Street regular Alf Roberts (1961-99), but started acting in A Kind of Loving (1962). Other roles included The Villains (1964), Far from the Madding Crowd (1967), Queenie's Castle (1970-71), Kate (1971) and Get Carter (1971).
Facts
He was a founder member of the British Society of Fight Arrangers. Bryan, who'd suffered a heart attack in 1990 and respiratory problems in 1997, collapsed in the High Street, Shipley, West Yorkshire after visiting Barclays Bank (he was due to go on holiday to Venice the next day).
This is Your Life: Bryan was the subject of BBC TV's This is Your Life on November 3rd, 1997, surprised by host Michael Aspel on the set of the soap Coronation Street.
Reg Pritchard (Man in mackintosh) 1925 to January 18th 2013
Doctor Who credits
Played: Ben Daheer in The Crusade (1965)
Played: Man in mackintosh in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Career highlights
Welshman Reg's CV begins with Dixon of Dock Green (1961), then No Hiding Place (1964), Six Shades of Black (1965), The Saint (1966), Public Eye (1968), The Mind of Mr J G Reeder (1969), Budgie (1971), Brett (1971), General Hospital (1973), Billy Liar (1974), Fairies (1978), A Question of Guilt (1980) and Fame is the Spur (1982).
Walter Randall (Hyksos) June 26th 1919 to May 5th 2008
Doctor Who credits
Played: Tonila in The Aztecs (1964)
Played: El Akir in The Crusade (1965)
Played: Hyksos in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Patrolman in The Invasion (1968)
Played: Harry Slocum in Inferno (1970)
Played: Guard captain in Planet of the Spiders (1974)
Career highlights
Dancer/ actor Walter's long career began in Rock You Sinners (1958), then Nudist Paradise (1959), Man from Interpol (1960), The Hands of Orlac (1961), Ghost Squad (1963), Danger Man (1964), All Gas and Gaiters (1967), Trial (1971), Follyfoot (1973), The Double Dealers (1974), Target (1977), The Professionals (1980) and Yes, Minister (1982).
Facts
Former dancer Walter went into partnership with Jon Pertwee in the 1970s, owning a hamburger diner called Pertwee's Takeaway for five years. In the late 60s and early 70s, Walter also ran nightclubs and restaurants in London, including the Fiasco Club, Davina's Place, CW's, the 606 Club and Tweedledum.
Malcolm Rogers (Second policeman) 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).
Mark Ross (Ingmar Knopf) Mar 5 1942 to Dec 11 2019
Career highlights
Other CV entries include Suspense (1962) and Up the Junction (1968). Mark's surname was misspelt on the end credits of The Feast of Steven; his real name was Mark Rose.
Career highlights
Other CV entries include Suspense (1962) and Up the Junction (1968). Mark's surname was misspelt on the end credits of The Feast of Steven; his real name was Mark Rose.
Douglas Sheldon (Kirksen) June 22nd 1936 to March 25th 2023
Career highlights
Douglas's other acting roles included The Long Way Home (1960), Probation Officer (1960/61), The Yellow Teddybears (1963), Three Hats for Lisa (1965), Dixon of Dock Green (1965/66), Up the Junction (1968), The Avengers (1968), The Spy Killer (1969), Ryan's Daughter (1970), Scoop (1972), Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974), Law and Order (1978), Secret Army (1979), Appointment with Death (1988) and Iron Eagle II (1988). He regularly played Arthur Parker in soap Triangle (1981). In his pop star guise, he also appeared on Ready, Steady, Go! (1963/64), Thank Your Lucky Stars (1961-63/66) and Disk-O-Tek Holiday (1966).
Facts
In the 1960s, Douglas - real name Bernard Bobrow - shared a flat with Michael Caine and Sean Connery, and in 1961 was signed up by Decca Records with a recording contract, despite never having sung before. His first single was Book of Love, which failed to chart, but he did have hits with a cover of Runaround Sue (number 36), Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night (number 29), and I Saw Linda Yesterday (number 36). Douglas also performed an unsuccessful entry for 1962's A Song for Europe, entitled My Kingdom for a Girl, but this was beaten by Ronnie Carroll's Ring-a-Ding Girl. His pop career ended in 1964, and he returned to acting, although his entire back catalogue was released in 2007 by Vocalion Records.
Julian Sherrier (Zephon) Jun 21 1929 to Aug 2012
Career highlights
Julian debuted in Laughing Anne (1953), then A Mask for Alexis (1959), 633 Squadron (1963), Danger Man (1965), The Saint (1968), Barlow at Large (1973), Edward VII (1975), Lillie (1978) and Strong Medicine (1986).
Facts
Julian was also an Indologist and dealer in Gandharan Pakistani art and antiquities, and in 1988 was involved in a lawsuit with his former lover Bernice Richard which involved the ownership and theft of five Fasting Buddha statues. Here's a link to the appeal document - it makes for juicy but involved reading!
Kevin Stoney (Mavic Chen) Jan 22 1921 to Jan 22 2008 (skin cancer)
Doctor Who credits
Played: Mavic Chen in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Tobias Vaughn in The Invasion (1968)
Played: Tyrum in Revenge of the Cybermen (1975)
Career highlights
Kevin's career began in 1950's The Gentle Gunman, followed by David Copperfield (1956), William Tell (1959), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1958-60), The Six Proud Walkers (1962), Murder at the Gallop (1963), The Prisoner (1967), Doomwatch (1970), Spy Trap (1972), The Tomorrow People (1973), The New Avengers (1976), Quatermass (1979), Bergerac (1981-83), Hannay (1988), Inspector Morse (1993) and Alleyn Mysteries (1993). Kevin also played the character Thrasyllus in both The Caesars (1968) and I, Claudius (1976).
Facts
Kevin was voted the Daily Mail's Villain of the Year in 1965 for his role in The Daleks' Master Plan. In 1985 Kevin's very premature death was announced in a Doctor Who fanzine, but he made an appearance at a 1987 convention to prove he was still alive and kicking!
Doctor Who credits
Played: Mavic Chen in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Tobias Vaughn in The Invasion (1968)
Played: Tyrum in Revenge of the Cybermen (1975)
Career highlights
Kevin's career began in 1950's The Gentle Gunman, followed by David Copperfield (1956), William Tell (1959), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1958-60), The Six Proud Walkers (1962), Murder at the Gallop (1963), The Prisoner (1967), Doomwatch (1970), Spy Trap (1972), The Tomorrow People (1973), The New Avengers (1976), Quatermass (1979), Bergerac (1981-83), Hannay (1988), Inspector Morse (1993) and Alleyn Mysteries (1993). Kevin also played the character Thrasyllus in both The Caesars (1968) and I, Claudius (1976).
Facts
Kevin was voted the Daily Mail's Villain of the Year in 1965 for his role in The Daleks' Master Plan. In 1985 Kevin's very premature death was announced in a Doctor Who fanzine, but he made an appearance at a 1987 convention to prove he was still alive and kicking!
Gerald Taylor (Dalek operator) Oct 11 1940 to Dec 4 1994 Click here for Gerald Taylor's entry on The Daleks
Kenneth Thornett (Detective Inspector) Sep 19 1925 to Jan 4 1983
Career highlights
Other credits include John and Paddy (1956), A Tale of Two Cities (1957), The Scales of Justice (1962), The Devil in the Fog (1968), Doctor in the House (1970), Jack the Ripper (1973), The Nine Tailors (1974), Upstairs, Downstairs (1975) and Rosie (1977). He also played PC Dickins in The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972-74)
Career highlights
Other credits include John and Paddy (1956), A Tale of Two Cities (1957), The Scales of Justice (1962), The Devil in the Fog (1968), Doctor in the House (1970), Jack the Ripper (1973), The Nine Tailors (1974), Upstairs, Downstairs (1975) and Rosie (1977). He also played PC Dickins in The Adventures of Black Beauty (1972-74)
Royston Tickner (Steinberger P Green) Sep 8 1922 to Jul 7 1997
Doctor Who credits
Played: Steinberger P Green in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Robbins in The Sea Devils (1972)
Career highlights
Royston's long career began on screen in an Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960) and included roles in The Avengers (1963), Mrs Thursday (1967), ITV Playhouse (1968), Goodbye, Mr Chips (1969), Timeslip (1970), 10 episodes of Z Cars (1962-70), Emmerdale Farm (1973), Porridge (1974), Treasure Island (1977), Danger UXB (1979), Nanny (1981), Just Good Friends (1983-84) and One by One (1985).
Facts
Royston became an actor in the early 1940s on the stage, also working as a stage manager. Between 1947-58, he left acting to work as a lighthouse keeper, fireman, publican and miner.
Paula Topham (Vamp) Born Feb 4 1944
Career highlights
Other credits include Watch the Birdies (1966), Mackenzie (1980) and Bergerac (1990).
Derek Ware (Tuthmos) February 27th 1938 to September 22nd 2015 (cancer) Click here for Derek Ware's entry on The Crusade
Bruce Wightman (Scott) March 5th 1925 to January 8th 2009
Doctor Who credits
Played: William de Tornebu in The Crusade (1965)
Played: Scott in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Radio operator in Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Career highlights
New Zealander Bruce began his career in The Black Tulip (1956), then Blood of the Vampire (1958), The Rag Trade (1961), The Heart of Midlothian (1966), Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) and Count Dracula (1977).
Facts
Bruce co-founded London's Dracula Society in 1973 with fellow actor Bernard Davies (who appeared in The War Games). During the 1970s and 80s, Bruce ran Dracula tours in Romania. In the 1990s, he lived in Bulgaria working as an art critic and journalist, but moved back to New Zealand in 2001 to continue writing about the career of Bram Stoker.
Doctor Who credits
Played: Steinberger P Green in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Robbins in The Sea Devils (1972)
Career highlights
Royston's long career began on screen in an Armchair Mystery Theatre (1960) and included roles in The Avengers (1963), Mrs Thursday (1967), ITV Playhouse (1968), Goodbye, Mr Chips (1969), Timeslip (1970), 10 episodes of Z Cars (1962-70), Emmerdale Farm (1973), Porridge (1974), Treasure Island (1977), Danger UXB (1979), Nanny (1981), Just Good Friends (1983-84) and One by One (1985).
Facts
Royston became an actor in the early 1940s on the stage, also working as a stage manager. Between 1947-58, he left acting to work as a lighthouse keeper, fireman, publican and miner.
Paula Topham (Vamp) Born Feb 4 1944
Career highlights
Other credits include Watch the Birdies (1966), Mackenzie (1980) and Bergerac (1990).
Derek Ware (Tuthmos) February 27th 1938 to September 22nd 2015 (cancer) Click here for Derek Ware's entry on The Crusade
Bruce Wightman (Scott) March 5th 1925 to January 8th 2009
Doctor Who credits
Played: William de Tornebu in The Crusade (1965)
Played: Scott in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Radio operator in Terror of the Zygons (1975)
Career highlights
New Zealander Bruce began his career in The Black Tulip (1956), then Blood of the Vampire (1958), The Rag Trade (1961), The Heart of Midlothian (1966), Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974) and Count Dracula (1977).
Facts
Bruce co-founded London's Dracula Society in 1973 with fellow actor Bernard Davies (who appeared in The War Games). During the 1970s and 80s, Bruce ran Dracula tours in Romania. In the 1990s, he lived in Bulgaria working as an art critic and journalist, but moved back to New Zealand in 2001 to continue writing about the career of Bram Stoker.
Terence Woodfield (Celation) Sep 18 1931 to Apr 3 2016
Doctor Who credits
Played: Celation in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Maharis in The Ark (1966)
Career highlights
Terence started out in Boyd QC (1961), then The Hidden Truth (1964), Object Z (1965), Object Z Returns (1966), Doctor in the House (1970), Robert's Robots (1973), Get Some In! (1978), The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1979) and The Tomorrow People (1979).
Doctor Who credits
Played: Celation in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965-66)
Played: Maharis in The Ark (1966)
Career highlights
Terence started out in Boyd QC (1961), then The Hidden Truth (1964), Object Z (1965), Object Z Returns (1966), Doctor in the House (1970), Robert's Robots (1973), Get Some In! (1978), The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin (1979) and The Tomorrow People (1979).
Facts
Terence was credited as playing Celation in episodes 8 and 11 of The Daleks' Master Plan, whereas actor Ian East played Celation uncredited in episode 2. The spooky thing is, both these actors passed away on April 3rd, 2016!
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Terry Nation (writer, episodes 1-5 & 7) Aug 6 1930 to Mar 9 1997 (emphysema) Click here for Terry Nation's entry on The Daleks
Dennis Spooner (writer, episodes 6 & 8-12) Dec 1 1932 to Sep 20 1986 (heart attack) Click here for Dennis Spooner's entry on The Reign of Terror
Douglas Camfield (director) May 8th 1931 to January 27th 1984 (heart attack) Click here for Douglas Camfield's entry on Planet of Giants
John Wiles (producer) September 20th 1925 to April 5th 1999 Click here for John Wiles's entry on The Myth Makers
Dennis Spooner (writer, episodes 6 & 8-12) Dec 1 1932 to Sep 20 1986 (heart attack) Click here for Dennis Spooner's entry on The Reign of Terror
Douglas Camfield (director) May 8th 1931 to January 27th 1984 (heart attack) Click here for Douglas Camfield's entry on Planet of Giants
Donald Tosh (script editor) Mar 16 1935 to Dec 3 2019 Click here for Donald Tosh's entry on The Time Meddler
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