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Actor
Roy Marsden
- Born June 25, 1941 in Stepney, London, England, UK
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.
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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
Doctor Who2005
The Eagle Has Landed1976
Only Fools and Horses1981
Sherlock Holmes1984
Space: 19991975
King Solomon's Mines2004
Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God2005
Silent Witness1996
Filmography
- 2025Prisoners in SpaceFilmCrael
- 2015Partners in CrimeSeriesCommander Haydock
- 2013The Escape ArtistSeriesPeter Simkins
- 2013The Nazi Quest for the Holy GrailFilmNarrator
- 2013GameFilmJames Brooke
- 2011Holy Flying CircusFilmMervyn Stockwood
- 2009Moving OnSeriesEddie
- 2009MargaretFilmNorman Tebbit
- 2008The PalaceSeriesSir Iain Ratalick
- 2008She Stoops to ConquerFilmSir Charles Marlow
- 2006Eleventh HourSeries
- 2006All In The GameFilmGeorge
- 2006Heroes and VillainsFilmFred
- 2005Doctor WhoSeriesMr. Stoker
- 2005Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon GodFilmOberon
- 2005Jules Verne's Mysterious IslandSeriesJoseph
- 2005The Green Green GrassSeriesDanny Driscoll
- 2005Jules Verne's Mysterious IslandFilmJoseph
- 2004King Solomon's MinesSeriesCaptain Good
- 2004SalvageFilmDavid Foster
- 2002Foyle's WarSeriesTed Cartwright
- 2000RebusSeriesSir Vivian Kirkwood
- 1998A Certain JusticeSeriesAdam Dalgliesh
- 1997Original SinSeriesAdam Dalgliesh
- 1996Silent WitnessSeriesProf Nigel Silverlake, Prof. Nigel Silverlake
- 1995A Mind to MurderFilmCommander Adam Dalgliesh
- 1995Dangerous LadySeries
- 1994Against All OddsSeriesCol Mark Cook
- 1993The Last VampyreFilmJohn Stockton
- 1993Unnatural CausesFilmCommander Adam Dalgliesh
- 1993Frank Stubbs PromotesSeriesBlick
- 1991Devices and DesiresSeriesCommander Adam Dalgliesh
- 1991Pebble MillSeriesSelf
- 1990YellowbacksFilmDavid Caesar
- 1988A Taste for DeathSeriesAdam Dalgliesh
- 1988The Play on OneSeriesDavid Caesar
- 1986Inside StorySeriesJohn Bennet
- 1985Cover Her FaceSeriesChief Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh
- 1985The Black TowerSeriesAdam Dalgliesh
- 1985Theatre NightSeriesAgamemnon
- 1984Sherlock HolmesSeriesJohn Stockton
- 1984Shroud for a NightingaleSeriesAdam Dalgliesh
- 1984Goodbye Mr ChipsSeriesCharles Edward 'Mr Chips' Chipping
- 1983DalglieshSeriesAdam Dalgliesh
- 1983Death of an Expert WitnessSeriesAdam Dalgliesh
- 1982AirlineSeriesJack Ruskin
- 1981Only Fools and HorsesSeriesDanny Driscoll
- 1979Tales of the UnexpectedSeriesGerald Overton
- 1979Children of the GodsFilmRev. Thompson
- 1978The SandbaggersSeriesNeil Burnside
- 1978Stargazy on ZummerdownFilmSidney Frederick Haynes
- 1977The SqueezeFilmBarry
- 1977TargetSeriesMac
- 1977BBC2 Play of the WeekSeriesSidney Frederick Haynes
- 1976The Eagle Has LandedFilmSturmbannfĂĽhrer Toberg, SS (uncredited)
- 1976The New AvengersSeriesFrank Turner
- 1976Dickens of LondonSeriesStanfield
- 1975Space: 1999SeriesAlien Invisible, Crael
- 1975SurvivorsSeriesThe Captain
- 1975The Legend of Robin HoodSeriesMilitary Prior
- 1973Family TreeFilmGavin
- 1973The Death of Captain DoughtyFilmBright
- 1972Late Night TheatreSeriesBright, Gavin
- 1970ToomorrowFilmAlpha
- 1970The Adventures of Don QuickSeriesSycamore
- 1970The Dolly SceneFilmGerry Gurland
- 1969The Elusive PimpernelSeriesSir Andrew Ffoulkes
- 1968The Jazz AgeSeriesGervase Kent-Cumberland
- 1967Vanity FairSeriesGeorge Osborne
- 1966Mystery and ImaginationSeriesCaptain Battenburg
- 1965The Man in Room 17SeriesLt. David Stanton
- 1959No Hiding PlaceSeries
- 1956Armchair TheatreSeriesGerry Cartland