The best guest actors in season 6 of "Doctor Who"
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Kevin Stoney served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, where he trained as a pilot and was sent to the Middle East. However, he crashed so many planes that he had to be reclassified as a navigator. As an actor he did his best work for the small screen, often appearing as doctors, police officers or haughty butlers. He was equally effective as outright villains. He was considered for several decades to be one of British television's most reliable supporting actors, although he is now mostly remembered by cult television fans for his roles in series like The Avengers (1961), Doctor Who (1963), The Prisoner (1967), The Tomorrow People (1973) and Blake's 7 (1978).Tobias Vaughn
(The Invasion)- Actor
- Soundtrack
Philip Madoc was born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, and attended Twyn School. He became interested in acting when he was a teenager. He studied at the University of Vienna and pursued a theatrical career by attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. During the 1960s, he became a familiar face on British television, often cast in sinister roles due to his dark looks and deep voice. He became particularly familiar to fans of fantasy television, playing five different roles on The Avengers (1961) and four different roles on Doctor Who (1963). Into the 1970s and the guest appearances kept coming, including comedies such as Dad's Army (1968) (as a U-Boat captain in one of the most famous scenes on British TV) and The Good Life (1975). Although widely respected as a versatile actor adept at accents, Madoc never really became a star until 1981, when he portrayed former British prime minister David Lloyd George on an acclaimed television series, The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981). Madoc has not been short of work for the last 40 years, a rare accomplishment for an actor, and has worked on films, radio and on the stage as well as his prolific television career. Madoc died of cancer in 2012.War Lord
(The War Games)- Actor
- Soundtrack
Ronald Allen was born on 16 December 1930 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for A Night to Remember (1958), The Projected Man (1966) and Doctor Who (1963). He was married to Sue Lloyd. He died on 18 June 1991 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK.Navigator Rago
(The Dominators)- Nicholas Courtney was born in Egypt, the son of a British diplomat. His early years were spent in Kenya and France and he was called up for National Service at the age of 18. After 18 months of duty in the British forces, Courtney joined the Webber Douglas drama school. He spent two years there and then did repertory theatre in Northampton. His next move was to London.
During the 1960s, he played some roles in popular TV series. In 1965, he made an appearance on Doctor Who (1963), during the tenure of William Hartnell. The director, Douglas Camfield, remembered him and, in 1967, cast him as "Captain Knight" in "Doctor Who" episode "The Web of Fear". He took the part of "Lethbridge-Stewart", which was to become his most famous role, when the actor originally cast in the part had to drop out. At this time, Patrick Troughton was the star of the series.
Shortly after this, Courtney was offered the chance to play the role regularly and accepted. This guaranteed him work until 1975, when the character was written out of the series. He became a good friend of Jon Pertwee during his time on the programme, and returned in 1983, 1988 and 1989. His other television work has included a comedy with Frankie Howerd. Courtney has maintained a close association with "Doctor Who", narrating the documentary Doctor Who: Thirty Years in the TARDIS (1993) and attending conventions and appearing in spin-offs.Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
(The Invasion) - Alan Bennion was born on 18 April 1930 in Castle Northwich, Cheshire. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), The Expert (1968) and Oliver Twist (1985). He died on 27 July 2018 in Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK.Slaar
(The Seeds of Death) - Actress
Sally Faulkner was born in 1944 in the UK. She is an actress, known for I Am (2021), Doctor Who (1963) and Silent Witness (1996).Isobel Watkins
(The Invasion)- Actress
- Soundtrack
Lisa Daniely was born on 4 June 1929 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Holiday Week (1952), The Invisible Man (1958) and Lilli Marlene (1950). She was married to Grey Blake. She died on 24 January 2014.Madeleine Issigri
(The Space Pirates)- He was educated at Rugby where he became interested in acting. He spent a year in Canada studying agriculture then returned to England and taught at a prep school in Surrey. In 1950 he joined the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and on completing the course joined and toured with Dundee Repertory Theatre.Gulliver/First Time Lord
(The Mind Robber/The War Games) - Louise Pajo has had a fine TV career spanning four decades, working firstly in the UK and then in Australia. Louise graduated from RADA in the mid-1960s and has appeared in classic UK shows like The Avengers, Dr Who and U.F.O.
After emigrating to Australia, Louise appeared in most of the top Aussie shows of the '70s, '80s and '90s including the cult classic Prisoner (Cell Block H), The Flying Doctors, A Country Practice, Cop Shop, as well as her two-year stint playing Marjorie Carson in all 183 episodes of the period classic, Carson's Law set in 1920s Melbourne and co-starring Lorraine Bayly of The Sullivans fame.
Nowadays, Louise lives in a beautiful village outside Sydney. That is when she isn't busily travelling to lovely locales like Turkey and Greece, or meeting up with old friends and fellow actors in Merry Old England.Gia Kelly
(The Seeds of Death) - David Savile is known for Warship (1973), Pride and Prejudice (1967) and Doctor Who (1963). He has been married to Lois Baxter since 1974.Lt Carstairs
(The War Games) - Actor
- Soundtrack
Edward Brayshaw was born on 18 October 1933 in Central Coast, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for The Three Musketeers (1966), The Further Adventures of the Musketeers (1967) and Doctor Who (1963). He died on 28 December 1990 in London, England, UK.War Chief
(The War Games)- Noel Coleman was born on 26 November 1919 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), The Avengers (1961) and Ivanhoe (1970). He died on 12 October 2007 in London, England, UK.General Smythe
(The War Games) - Jane Sherwin was born in 1934. She was an actress, known for Doctor Who (1963), Blake's 7 (1978) and Coronation Street (1960). She was married to Derrick Sherwin. She died on 16 December 2022 in England, UK.Lady Jennifer Buckingham
(The War Games) - James Copeland was born on 1 May 1918 in Helensburgh, Dumbartonshire, Scotland, UK. He was an actor, known for The Saint (1962), Doctor Who (1963) and Kidnapped (1963). He was married to Helen Goodlet Findlay. He died on 17 April 2002 in London, England, UK.Selris
(The Krotons) - Actor
- Director
- Producer
Edward Burnham was born on 25 December 1916 in Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for To Sir, with Love (1967), Quatermass and the Pit (1958) and Little Dorrit (1987). He was married to Lucille. He died on 30 June 2015 in the UK.Professor Watkins
(The Invasion)- Christine Pirie is known for Doctor Who (1963).Princess Rapunzel
(The Mind Robber) - Actor
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Once called "the patron saint of the acting profession" by Rupert Everett, Franco-British thespian Vernon Dobtcheff was born in Nîmes, to a family of Russian extraction, and educated at Ascham Preparatory School in Eastbourne, Sussex, where he was bitten by the acting bug and won the school's Acting Cup. He became a staple of British television dramas in the 1960s, including a historic episode of Doctor Who (1963) where he became the first actor to ever utter the phrase "Time Lord" in the series.
Often cast as clergymen, bureaucrats, and other authority figures; Dobtcheff has appeared in many high-profile films and television programmes throughout the following decades, starring opposite actors including Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton, Tom Courtenay, Julie Andrews, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael Caine, Albert Finney, Sean Connery, Meryl Streep, John Gielgud, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Jeremy Irons, and Ethan Hawke. He has been equally at home on the theatrical stage, or in projects made in his native France.Chief Scientist
(The War Games)- Dudley Foster was born on 7 August 1924 in Brighouse, Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Danger Man (1960), Doctor Who (1963) and Where's Jack? (1969). He was married to Eileen Kennally. He died on 8 January 1973 in Hampstead, London, England, UK.Caven
(The Space Pirates) - Director
- Actor
Kenneth Ives was born on 26 March 1934 in West Ham, Essex, England, UK. He was a director and actor, known for The Lion in Winter (1968), 1990 (1977) and Doctor Who (1963). He was married to Marti Caine and Imogen Hassall. He died on 6 March 2022 in the UK.Probationer Toba
(The Dominators)- Ronald Leigh-Hunt trained for acting at the Italia Conti School. He made his debut in regional repertory theatre. In films from 1950, he was rarely out of work, usually cast in subtle authoritarian or aristocratic roles. Cultured and dapper, latterly white-haired, he was particularly noted for his resonant voice (outside of acting, he sidelined in training business leaders in public speaking), impeccable manner and stylish attire.
Though very often only in small supporting roles, Leigh-Hunt was seen in several big budget features, ranging from Khartoum (1966) to The Omen (1976). He also played Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., opposite Barbra Streisand, in the West End production of 'Funny Girl' in 1966. On the small screen, he was a popular guest star in just about every major British television series, frequently popping up on Z Cars (1962) and Doctor Who (1963). He also had a recurring role, starring as Colonel Buchan, in the children's TV series Freewheelers (1968). Ronald was a cousin of the actress Barbara Leigh-Hunt.Commander Radnor
(The Seeds of Death) - Writer
- Producer
- Actor
Robert Sidaway was born on 24 January 1942 in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK. He is a writer and producer, known for Into the Rainbow (2017), Cult-Tastic: Tales from the Trenches with Roger and Julie Corman (2019) and America.Captain Turner
(The Invasion)- Actor
- Writer
Harry Towb was a Northern Ireland-born character actor on stage and in films and television. He was born in Larne, County Antrim, to Jewish parents. His father was a Russian emigrant. Harry Towb once claimed he was the only Jew ever born in Larne. He grew up in Belfast, making his stage debut at the Guildhall Theatre in Londonderry in 1946.
Towb began acting in England in the 1950s. Over the years he was affiliated with the National Theatre, the Abbey and Gate Theatres in Dublin, and with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). He was also a prolific performer on British television in a wide variety of roles. He appeared twice in Doctor Who (1963). His second appearance, in Terror of the Autons: Episode Two (1971), features one of the cult series' scariest scenes in which his character is suffocated by a plastic chair. In films, he often appeared as priests or law enforcement officers.
Towb died of cancer three days before his 84th birthday. He was survived by his wife, actress Diana Hoddinott, children Emily, Daniel and Joshua, and three granddaughters.Osgood
(The Seeds of Death)- Donald Gee was born on 28 September 1937 in Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for 1990 (1977), Doctor Who (1963) and The Forsyte Saga (1967). He was married to Shirley Thieman. He died on 14 January 2022 in the United Kingdom.Major Ian Warne
(The Space Pirates) - Johnson Bayly was born on 25 September 1915 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), 199 Park Lane (1965) and After the Ball (1957). He was married to Olive Menne. He died in 1980 in Somerset, England, UK.Educator Balan
(The Dominators) - Actor
- Writer
James Cairncross was born on 21 December 1915 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Tom Jones (1963), Doctor Who (1963) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He died on 17 December 2009 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.Beta
(The Krotons)- Madeleine Mills was born on 28 February 1941 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. She was an actress, known for Doctor Who (1963), Quick Before They Catch Us (1966) and Softly Softly (1966). She was married to Simon Brent. She died on 18 August 2010 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, UK.Vana
(The Krotons) - Hubert Rees was born on 27 April 1928 in Abergavenny, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982), Two People (1979) and Ring Out an Alibi (1964). He died on 20 October 2009 in Ilminster, Somerset, England, UK.Captain Ransom
(The War Games) - Arthur Cox was born on 7 April 1934 in Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland, UK. He was an actor, known for Sweeney 2 (1978), Poirot (1989) and A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987). He died on 9 April 2021 in the UK.Cully
(The Dominators)