06/25/1941
Stepney, London, England, UK:
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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Prisoners in Space (2025) as Crael |
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The Nazi Quest for the Holy Grail (2013) as Narrator |
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Game (2013) as James Brooke |
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Holy Flying Circus (2011) as Mervyn Stockwood |
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Margaret (2009) as Norman Tebbit |
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She Stoops to Conquer (2008) as Sir Charles Marlow |
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Heroes and Villains (2006) as Fred |
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All In The Game (2006) as George |
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Jules Verne's Mysterious Island (2005) as Joseph |
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Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005) as Oberon |
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Salvage (2004) as David Foster |
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A Mind to Murder (1995) as Commander Adam Dalgliesh |
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The Last Vampyre (1993) as John Stockton |
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Unnatural Causes (1993) as Commander Adam Dalgliesh |
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Yellowbacks (1990) as David Caesar |
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Children of the Gods (1979) as Rev. Thompson |
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Stargazy on Zummerdown (1978) as Sidney Frederick Haynes |
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The Squeeze (1977) as Barry |
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The Eagle Has Landed (1976) as Sturmbannführer Toberg, SS (uncredited) |
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Family Tree (1973) as Gavin |
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The Death of Captain Doughty (1973) as Bright |
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The Dolly Scene (1970) as Gerry Gurland |
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Toomorrow (1970) as Alpha |