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Roy Marsden

Roy Marsden

Acting June 25, 1941 (85 years old) Stepney, London, England, UK

Biography

Roy Marsden (born Roy Anthony Mould, 25 June 1941 in Stepney, London, England) – English actor, trained at RADA, best known for his 16-year portrayal of Commander Adam Dalgliesh in the ITV adaptations of P. D. James's detective novels (1983–1998, 48 episodes). His most notable film roles include Alpha in Toomorrow (1970), a Gestapo officer in The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Barry in The Squeeze (1977), and Oberon in Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005). On television he is also best known for Neil Burnside in The Sandbaggers (1978–1980, 20 episodes), Mr. Chips in Goodbye Mr. Chips (1984), John Stockton in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1993), Captain Good in King Solomon's Mines (2004), Mr. Stoker in Doctor Who (2007), and Commander Haydock in Partners in Crime (2015). He has also appeared in Only Fools and Horses (1989), Foyle's War (2006), The Palace (2008), and The Green Green Grass (2005). He has since devoted his full attention to stage work, including directing and starring in his own production of A Christmas Carol.

Movies 23

TV Shows 53

Doctor Who 7.6

Doctor Who

as Mr. Stoker

2005
Silent Witness 7.6

Silent Witness

as Prof Nigel Silverlake

1996
Silent Witness 7.6

Silent Witness

as Prof. Nigel Silverlake

1996
Pebble Mill 4.1

Pebble Mill

as Self

1991
Sherlock Holmes 8.2

Sherlock Holmes

as John Stockton

1984
Tales of the Unexpected 6.8

Tales of the Unexpected

as Gerald Overton

1979
No Hiding Place 4.8

No Hiding Place

1959
Foyle's War 7.9

Foyle's War

as Ted Cartwright

2002
Space: 1999 7.1

Space: 1999

as Alien Invisible

1975
Space: 1999 7.1

Space: 1999

as Crael

1975
Only Fools and Horses 8.1

Only Fools and Horses

as Danny Driscoll

1981
Moving On 7.3

Moving On

as Eddie

2009
The New Avengers 7.2

The New Avengers

as Frank Turner

1976
BBC2 Play of the Week 7.0

BBC2 Play of the Week

as Sidney Frederick Haynes

1977
Survivors 7.9

Survivors

as The Captain

1975
The Play on One 6.0

The Play on One

as David Caesar

1988
Dalgliesh 6.9

Dalgliesh

as Adam Dalgliesh

1983
Rebus 6.9

Rebus

as Sir Vivian Kirkwood

2000
The Sandbaggers 8.2

The Sandbaggers

as Neil Burnside

1978
Late Night Theatre

Late Night Theatre

as Bright

1972
Late Night Theatre

Late Night Theatre

as Gavin

1972
The Green Green Grass 6.9

The Green Green Grass

as Danny Driscoll

2005
Mystery and Imagination 5.8

Mystery and Imagination

as Captain Battenburg

1966
Target 7.0

Target

as Mac

1977
The Man in Room 17 6.2

The Man in Room 17

as Lt. David Stanton

1965
Dickens of London 7.3

Dickens of London

as Stanfield

1976
Partners in Crime 7.1

Partners in Crime

as Commander Haydock

2015
King Solomon's Mines 6.3

King Solomon's Mines

as Captain Good

2004
The Escape Artist 7.1

The Escape Artist

as Peter Simkins

2013
The Jazz Age

The Jazz Age

as Gervase Kent-Cumberland

1968
Eleventh Hour 6.6

Eleventh Hour

2006
Frank Stubbs Promotes 7.5

Frank Stubbs Promotes

as Blick

1993
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island 5.2

Jules Verne's Mysterious Island

as Joseph

2005
Theatre Night

Theatre Night

as Agamemnon

1985
Armchair Theatre 6.0

Armchair Theatre

as Gerry Cartland

1956
The Adventures of Don Quick 5.0

The Adventures of Don Quick

as Sycamore

1970
The Palace 7.0

The Palace

as Sir Iain Ratalick

2008
A Taste for Death 5.4

A Taste for Death

as Adam Dalgliesh

1988
The Black Tower 7.2

The Black Tower

as Adam Dalgliesh

1985
Original Sin 7.0

Original Sin

as Adam Dalgliesh

1997
Devices and Desires 6.6

Devices and Desires

as Commander Adam Dalgliesh

1991
Cover Her Face 6.7

Cover Her Face

as Chief Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh

1985
Dangerous Lady 4.0

Dangerous Lady

1995
The Legend of Robin Hood 7.4

The Legend of Robin Hood

as Military Prior

1975
Shroud for a Nightingale 6.4

Shroud for a Nightingale

as Adam Dalgliesh

1984
The Elusive Pimpernel 10.0

The Elusive Pimpernel

as Sir Andrew Ffoulkes

1969
Death of an Expert Witness 6.5

Death of an Expert Witness

as Adam Dalgliesh

1983
Goodbye Mr Chips 8.5

Goodbye Mr Chips

as Charles Edward 'Mr Chips' Chipping

1984
Vanity Fair 7.7

Vanity Fair

as George Osborne

1967
Inside Story

Inside Story

as John Bennet

1986
Airline 6.5

Airline

as Jack Ruskin

1982
A Certain Justice 6.7

A Certain Justice

as Adam Dalgliesh

1998
Against All Odds

Against All Odds

as Col Mark Cook

1994

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