Roy Marsden
Acting
Born: June 25, 1941 (age 85) · Stepney, London, England, UK
Highest Rated
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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Movies (17)
The Eagle Has Landed
Sturmbannführer Toberg, SS (uncredited)
Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God
Oberon
The Last Vampyre
John Stockton
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
Joseph
The Squeeze
Barry
A Mind to Murder
Commander Adam Dalgliesh
Yellowbacks
David Caesar
Unnatural Causes
Commander Adam Dalgliesh
Holy Flying Circus
Mervyn Stockwood
Toomorrow
Alpha
Heroes and Villains
Fred
Margaret
Norman Tebbit
Prisoners in Space
Crael
All In The Game
George
Stargazy on Zummerdown
Sidney Frederick Haynes
The Nazi Quest for the Holy Grail
Narrator
Salvage
David Foster
TV Shows (47)
Doctor Who
Mr. Stoker · 1 eps
Silent Witness
Prof Nigel Silverlake · 1 eps
Silent Witness
Prof. Nigel Silverlake · 1 eps
Tales of the Unexpected
Gerald Overton · 2 eps
Sherlock Holmes
John Stockton · 1 eps
No Hiding Place
1 eps
Foyle's War
Ted Cartwright · 1 eps
Only Fools and Horses
Danny Driscoll · 1 eps
Space: 1999
Alien Invisible · 1 eps
Space: 1999
Crael · 1 eps
BBC2 Play of the Week
Sidney Frederick Haynes · 1 eps
Moving On
Eddie · 1 eps
The New Avengers
Frank Turner · 1 eps
The Play on One
David Caesar · 1 eps
Dalgliesh
Adam Dalgliesh · 48 eps
Mystery and Imagination
Captain Battenburg · 1 eps
Survivors
The Captain · 1 eps
Target
Mac · 1 eps
Rebus
Sir Vivian Kirkwood · 1 eps
The Man in Room 17
Lt. David Stanton · 1 eps
Theatre Night
Agamemnon · 1 eps
Dickens of London
Stanfield · 1 eps
The Sandbaggers
Neil Burnside · 20 eps
The Escape Artist
Peter Simkins · 3 eps
King Solomon's Mines
Captain Good · 2 eps
Partners in Crime
Commander Haydock · 3 eps
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
Joseph · 2 eps
Frank Stubbs Promotes
Blick · 3 eps
Eleventh Hour
1 eps
The Adventures of Don Quick
Sycamore · 1 eps
The Legend of Robin Hood
Military Prior · 1 eps
The Green Green Grass
3 eps
Dangerous Lady
4 eps
A Taste for Death
Adam Dalgliesh · 6 eps
Devices and Desires
Commander Adam Dalgliesh · 6 eps
Armchair Theatre
Gerry Cartland · 1 eps
The Palace
Sir Iain Ratalick · 8 eps
A Certain Justice
Adam Dalgliesh · 3 eps
Vanity Fair
George Osborne · 5 eps
Shroud for a Nightingale
Adam Dalgliesh · 5 eps
Death of an Expert Witness
Adam Dalgliesh · 7 eps
Original Sin
Adam Dalgliesh · 3 eps
Cover Her Face
Chief Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh · 6 eps
The Black Tower
Adam Dalgliesh · 6 eps
The Elusive Pimpernel
Sir Andrew Ffoulkes · 9 eps
Airline
Jack Ruskin · 9 eps
Goodbye Mr Chips
Charles Edward 'Mr Chips' Chipping · 6 eps