William Marlowe (25 July 1930 – 31 January 2003) was a British theatre, television and film actor.[1][2]
William Marlowe | |
|---|---|
 in Robbery (1967) | |
| Born | William James Marlowe 25 July 1930 |
| Died | 31 January 2003 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | British actor |
| Spouse(s) | Linda Marlowe (1958–1967) (divorced) Catherine Schell (1968–1977) (divorced) Kismet Delgado (1983–2003) |
He served in the Fleet Air Arm and hoped for a career as a writer before training as an actor at RADA.[3] He was cast in A Family at War (1970–72), as Harry Mailer in the Doctor Who serial The Mind of Evil (1971), as Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Legend of Robin Hood (1975), as Brian Kettle in Rooms (1977), and as DCI Bill Russell in The Gentle Touch (1980–84).[4][5]
He appeared twice in Doctor Who (as Mailer in The Mind of Evil (1971) and as Lester in Revenge of the Cybermen (1975).[6] His guest star roles include Special Branch (1974), Barlow (1975), Breakaway (1980), Callan (1972) and Catch Hand (1964). Later he played Chief Supt. Thomas in The Chief (1990).[7]
He was married to actress Linda Marlowe (née Bathurst) from 1958 until 1967, to actress Catherine Schell from 1968 until 1977, and to Kismet Delgado (née Shahani), the widow of actor Roger Delgado, from 1983 until his death in 2003, aged 72.[8][9]
Filmography edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Tunes of Glory | Officer #9 | |
| 1962 | Play It Cool | Cab Driver | Uncredited |
| 1962 | A Prize of Arms | Sgt. Ward | |
| 1963 | A Place to Go | Charlie Batey | |
| 1965 | The Heroes of Telemark | Claus | |
| 1965 | The Uncle | Wayne | |
| 1967 | Robbery | Dave Aitken | |
| 1968 | Amsterdam Affair | Martin Ray | |
| 1969 | Where's Jack? | Tom Sheppard | |
| 1969 | The Royal Hunt of the Sun | Candia | |
| 1971 | Journey to Murder | Randolph Verdew (The Killing Bottle) | |
| 1971 | Zeppelin | Anderson | |
| 1976 | Nosey Dobson | Jerry | |
| 1980 | The Gentle Touch | Det Ch Insp Bill Russell | |
| 1985 | Revolution | Sgt. Marley | |
| 1987 | Cry Freedom | Police captain at Soweto |
References edit
- ^ "William Marlowe - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "William Marlowe". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018.
- ^ Fabrique. "William Marlowe — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
- ^ "William Marlowe". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Gentle Touch, The (1980-84)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - Revenge of the Cybermen - Details". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "The Chief[04/05/90] (1990)". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018.
- ^ "From drug dealing to punk rock grannies". www.scotsman.com.
- ^ Maxford, Howard (28 February 2018). Hammer Complete. McFarland. ISBN 9781476670072 – via Google Books.
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