Roy Marsden

About

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...

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Doctor WhoSeries • 2005Silent WitnessSeries • 1996Sherlock HolmesSeries • 1984Tales of the UnexpectedSeries • 1979Space: 1999Series • 1975Foyle's WarSeries • 2002No Hiding PlaceSeries • 1959Only Fools and HorsesSeries • 1981Moving OnSeries • 2009BBC2 Play of the WeekSeries • 1977DalglieshSeries • 1983The New AvengersSeries • 1976The SandbaggersSeries • 1978The Play on OneSeries • 1988TargetSeries • 1977Mystery and ImaginationSeries • 1966SurvivorsSeries • 1975RebusSeries • 2000Jules Verne's Mysterious IslandSeries • 2005Partners in CrimeSeries • 2015King Solomon's MinesSeries • 2004The Eagle Has LandedMovie • 1976The Escape ArtistSeries • 2013Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon GodMovie • 2005