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Roy Marsden
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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 Mi…
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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.
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Prisoners in Space
as Crael
The Nazi Quest for the Holy Grail
as Narrator
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Game
as James Brooke
Holy Flying Circus
as Mervyn Stockwood
Margaret
as Norman Tebbit
No Poster
She Stoops to Conquer
as Sir Charles Marlow
Heroes and Villains
as Fred
All In The Game
as George
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
as Joseph
Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God
as Oberon
Salvage
as David Foster
A Mind to Murder
as Commander Adam Dalgliesh
The Last Vampyre
as John Stockton
Unnatural Causes
as Commander Adam Dalgliesh
Yellowbacks
as David Caesar
No Poster
Children of the Gods
as Rev. Thompson
Stargazy on Zummerdown
as Sidney Frederick Haynes
The Squeeze
as Barry
The Eagle Has Landed
as Sturmbannführer Toberg, SS (uncredited)
No Poster
Family Tree
as Gavin
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The Death of Captain Doughty
as Bright
No Poster
The Dolly Scene
as Gerry Gurland
Toomorrow
as Alpha