Roy Marsden

Roy Marsden in his role as Adam Dalgliesh

Roy Marsden (* 25. June 1941 in Stepney , London , England as Roy Anthony Mold ) is a British theater and film actor . He became known nationally for his role as Adam Dalgliesh .

Life

Marsden attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and spent four semesters there. After an incident, the director put in contact with a theater in Nottingham. In the early 1960s, Marsden worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and began performing on a variety of stages. At the same time, he began to participate in television series. He had a bigger role in 1969 as Sir Andrew Ffoulkes in nine episodes of the mini-television series The Elusive Pimpernel . His first film role followed in 1970, Toomorrow .

From 1978 to 1980 he played the role of Neil Burnside in a total of 20 episodes of the television series The Sandbaggers . In 1982 he appeared in nine episodes as Jack Ruskin on Airline . From the 1980s, he became nationally known for his role as Adam Dalgliesh in the mini-television series Death of an Expert Witness , Shroud for a Nightingale , Cover Her Face , The Black Tower , A Taste for Death , Devices and Desires , Original Sin and A Certain Justice and the television films Unnatural Causes and A Mind to Murder in the mid-1990s. In 1984 he starred in Six episodes in Goodbye Mr. Chips as Charles Edward 'Mr. Chips' chipping . This was followed by other casts, mostly in individual episodes of various television series and television films.

Filmography

• 1964: First Night (TV series, episode 1x33)
• 1965: No Hiding Place (TV series, episode 7x22)
• 1965: Riviera Police (TV series, episode 1x05)
• 1965: The Flying Swan (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 1965: Secret mission for John Drake (Danger Man) (TV series, episode 2x14)
• 1966: The Liars (TV series, episode 1x05)
• 1966: Theater 625 (TV series, episode 3x23)
• 1966: The Man in Room 17 (TV series, episode 2x11)
• 1966: Mystery and Imagination (TV series, episode 2x04)
• 1967: The Dick Emery Show (TV series, episode 6x05)
• 1967: The Fellows (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1967: Escape (TV series, episode 1x05)
• 1967: Vanity Fair (mini-TV series, 4 episodes)
• 1968: The Jazz Age (TV series, episode 1x12)
• 1969: The Liver Birds (TV series, pilot episode)
• 1969: Comedy Playhouse (TV series, episode 8x01)
• 1969: The Elusive Pimpernel (mini-TV series, 9 episodes)
• 1970: Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width (TV series, episode 4x03)
• 1970: Toomorrow
• 1970: Armchair Theater (TV series, episode 10x14)
• 1970: The Adventures of Don Quick (TV series, episode 1x06)
• 1970: Hamlet: An Introduction (short film)
• 1971: The Taming of the Shrew: An Introduction
• 1972: Crown Court (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 1973: Late Night Theater (TV series, 2 episodes, various roles)
• 1973: Omnibus (TV series, episode 7x14)
• 1974: Task Force Police (TV series, episode 9x10)
• 1975: Die Legende von Robin Hood (The Legend of Robin Hood) (Mini-TV series, episode 1x04)
• 1976: With umbrella, charm and bowler hat (The Avengers / The New Avengers) (TV series, episode 1x08)
• 1976: Dickens of London (Mini-TV Series, episode 1x12)
• 1976: The Eagle Has Landed (The Eagle Has Landed)
• 1976–1977: Moon base Alpha 1 (Space: 1999) (TV series, 2 episodes, various roles)
• 1977: Drama (TV series)
• 1977: Who Came from Hell (The Squeeze)
• 1977: Survivors (TV series, episode 3x11)
• 1977: Sister Dora (Mini-TV Series, Episode 1x02)
• 1977: Target (TV series, episode 1x04)
• 1977–1979: ITV Playhouse (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 1978: BBC2 Play of the Week (TV series, episode 1x18)
• 1978: Do You Remember? (TV series)
• 1978–1980: The Sandbaggers (TV series, 20 episodes)
• 1980, 1984: The Unbelievable Stories of Roald Dahl (Tales of the Unexpected) (TV series, 2 episodes, various roles)
• 1982: Airline (TV series, 9 episodes)
• 1983: Death of an Expert Witness (mini-TV series, 7 episodes)
• 1984: Goodbye Mr. Chips (mini-TV series, 6 episodes)
• 1984: Shroud for a Nightingale (mini-TV series, 5 episodes)
• 1985: Cover Her Face (mini television series, 6 episodes)
• 1985: The Black Tower (mini-TV series, 6 episodes)
• 1986: Inside Story (mini television series, 6 episodes)
• 1988: A Taste for Death (mini-TV series, 6 episodes)
• 1989: Only Fools and Horses (TV series, episode 6x06)
• 1990: Theater Night (TV series, episode 5x05)
• 1990: The Play on One (TV series, episode 3x06)
• 1991: Devices and Desires (mini-TV series, 6 episodes)
• 1993: Unnatural Causes (TV movie)
• 1993: The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (TV series, episode 3x01)
• 1994: Frank Stubbs Promotes (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 1994: Against All Odds (Against All Odds)
• 1995: A Mind to Murder (TV movie)
• 1995: Dangerous Lady (mini TV series, episode 1x04)
• 1997: Original Sin (mini-TV series, 3 episodes)
• 1998: A Certain Justice (mini-TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2004: Salvage (short film)
• 2004: Quatermain and the Treasure of King Solomon's Mines
• 2005: A Higher Agency (short film)
• 2005: Mysterious Iceland - The Mysterious Island (Mysterious Iceland) (TV movie)
• 2005: Dungeons & Dragons : Wrath of the Dragon God (TV movie)
• 2005: Vincent (TV series, episode 1x02)
• 2005–2009: The Green Green Grass (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2006: Foyle's War (TV series, episode 4x02)
• 2006: Eleventh Hour (Eleventh Hour) (mini television series, episode 1x04)
• 2006: All in the Game (TV movie)
• 2006: Rebus (TV series, episode 3x04)
• 2006: Heroes and Villains
• 2007: Doctor Who (TV series, episode 3x01)
• 2007: Diamond Geezer (TV series, episode 1x02)
• 2008: She Stoops to Conquer (TV movie)
• 2008: The Palace (mini TV series, 8 episodes)
• 2008: The Price of Crime (Trial & Retribution) (TV series, episode 11x09)
• 2009: Margaret (TV movie)
• 2010: New Tricks - Die Krimispezialisten (New Tricks) (TV series, episode 7x07)
• 2010: Moving On (TV series, episode 2x06)
• 2011: Silent Witness (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2011: Holy Flying Circus - Voll verscherzt (Holy Flying Circus) (TV movie)
• 2013: Game
• 2013: The Devil's Lawyer (The Escape Artist) (Mini-TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2015: Agatha Christie: Partners in Crime (mini TV series, 3 episodes)

Web links

• Roy Marsden in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Roy Marsden in the German dubbing file

Individual evidence

1. ^ Roy Marsden , Famous Birthdays, accessed April 21, 2020.
2. ↑ Changes of Name In: The London Gazette , June 13, 2005. Retrieved April 21, 2020. (English)
3. ^ Roy Marsden excited about Hobbit show in Eastern Daily Press, May 28, 2010, accessed April 21, 2020.