Roy Marsden
Acting
- Born:
- 1941-06-25
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
Prisoners in Space
Partners in Crime
The Nazi Quest for the Holy Grail
The Escape Artist
Game
Holy Flying Circus
Moving On
Margaret
She Stoops to Conquer
The Palace
Heroes and Villains
All In The Game
Eleventh Hour
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
The Green Green Grass
Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God
Doctor Who
Salvage
King Solomon's Mines
Foyle's War
Rebus
A Certain Justice
Original Sin
Silent Witness
Dangerous Lady
A Mind to Murder
Against All Odds
Frank Stubbs Promotes
The Last Vampyre
Unnatural Causes
Pebble Mill
Devices and Desires
Yellowbacks
A Taste for Death
The Play on One
Inside Story
The Black Tower
Theatre Night
Cover Her Face
Sherlock Holmes
Shroud for a Nightingale
Goodbye Mr Chips
Dalgliesh
Death of an Expert Witness
Airline
Only Fools and Horses
Tales of the Unexpected
Children of the Gods
The Sandbaggers
Stargazy on Zummerdown
BBC2 Play of the Week
Target
The Squeeze
The Eagle Has Landed
The New Avengers
Dickens of London
The Legend of Robin Hood
Space: 1999
Survivors
Family Tree
The Death of Captain Doughty
Late Night Theatre
The Dolly Scene
The Adventures of Don Quick
Toomorrow
The Elusive Pimpernel
The Jazz Age
Vanity Fair
Mystery and Imagination
The Man in Room 17
No Hiding Place
Armchair Theatre