Roy Marsden
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 25, 1941 (age 85)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Prisoners in Space
Movie · as Crael
Partners in Crime
TV · as Commander Haydock · 3 eps
The Nazi Quest for the Holy Grail
Movie · as Narrator
Game
Movie · as James Brooke
The Escape Artist
TV · as Peter Simkins · 3 eps
Holy Flying Circus
Movie · as Mervyn Stockwood
Margaret
Movie · as Norman Tebbit
Moving On
TV · as Eddie · 1 ep
She Stoops to Conquer
Movie · as Sir Charles Marlow
The Palace
TV · as Sir Iain Ratalick · 8 eps
All In The Game
Movie · as George
Heroes and Villains
Movie · as Fred
Eleventh Hour
TV · 1 ep
Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God
Movie · as Oberon
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
Movie · as Joseph
The Green Green Grass
TV · as Danny Driscoll · 3 eps
Doctor Who
TV · as Mr. Stoker · 1 ep
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
TV · as Joseph · 2 eps
Salvage
Movie · as David Foster
King Solomon's Mines
TV · as Captain Good · 2 eps
Foyle's War
TV · as Ted Cartwright · 1 ep
Rebus
TV · as Sir Vivian Kirkwood · 1 ep
A Certain Justice
TV · as Adam Dalgliesh · 3 eps
Original Sin
TV · as Adam Dalgliesh · 3 eps
Silent Witness
TV · as Prof Nigel Silverlake, Prof. Nigel Silverlake · 1 ep
A Mind to Murder
Movie · as Commander Adam Dalgliesh
Dangerous Lady
TV · 4 eps
Against All Odds
TV · as Col Mark Cook · 1 ep
Unnatural Causes
Movie · as Commander Adam Dalgliesh
The Last Vampyre
Movie · as John Stockton
Frank Stubbs Promotes
TV · as Blick · 3 eps
Pebble Mill
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Devices and Desires
TV · as Commander Adam Dalgliesh · 6 eps
Yellowbacks
Movie · as David Caesar
A Taste for Death
TV · as Adam Dalgliesh · 6 eps
The Play on One
TV · as David Caesar · 1 ep
Inside Story
TV · as John Bennet · 6 eps
The Black Tower
TV · as Adam Dalgliesh · 6 eps
Theatre Night
TV · as Agamemnon · 1 ep
Cover Her Face
TV · as Chief Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh · 6 eps
Sherlock Holmes
TV · as John Stockton · 1 ep
Shroud for a Nightingale
TV · as Adam Dalgliesh · 5 eps
Goodbye Mr Chips
TV · as Charles Edward 'Mr Chips' Chipping · 6 eps
Dalgliesh
TV · as Adam Dalgliesh · 48 eps
Death of an Expert Witness
TV · as Adam Dalgliesh · 7 eps
Airline
TV · as Jack Ruskin · 9 eps
Only Fools and Horses
TV · as Danny Driscoll · 1 ep
Children of the Gods
Movie · as Rev. Thompson
Tales of the Unexpected
TV · as Gerald Overton · 2 eps
Stargazy on Zummerdown
Movie · as Sidney Frederick Haynes
The Sandbaggers
TV · as Neil Burnside · 20 eps
The Squeeze
Movie · as Barry
BBC2 Play of the Week
TV · as Sidney Frederick Haynes · 1 ep
Target
TV · as Mac · 1 ep
The Eagle Has Landed
Movie · as Sturmbannführer Toberg, SS (uncredited)
The New Avengers
TV · as Frank Turner · 1 ep
Dickens of London
TV · as Stanfield · 1 ep
Survivors
TV · as The Captain · 1 ep
Space: 1999
TV · as Alien Invisible, Crael · 1 ep
The Legend of Robin Hood
TV · as Military Prior · 1 ep
Family Tree
Movie · as Gavin
The Death of Captain Doughty
Movie · as Bright
Late Night Theatre
TV · as Bright, Gavin · 1 ep
The Dolly Scene
Movie · as Gerry Gurland
Toomorrow
Movie · as Alpha
The Adventures of Don Quick
TV · as Sycamore · 1 ep
The Elusive Pimpernel
TV · as Sir Andrew Ffoulkes · 9 eps
The Jazz Age
TV · as Gervase Kent-Cumberland · 1 ep
Vanity Fair
TV · as George Osborne · 5 eps
Mystery and Imagination
TV · as Captain Battenburg · 1 ep
The Man in Room 17
TV · as Lt. David Stanton · 1 ep
No Hiding Place
TV · 1 ep
Armchair Theatre
TV · as Gerry Cartland · 1 ep