William Marlowe

For other people named William Marlowe, see William Marlowe (disambiguation).
William Marlowe
in Robbery (1967)
Born
William James Marlowe

(1930-07-25)25 July 1930
London, England
Died31 January 2003(2003-01-31) (aged 72)
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
OccupationBritish actor
Spouse(s)Linda Marlowe (1958–1967) (divorced)
Catherine Schell (1968–1977) (divorced)
Kismet Delgado (1983–2003)

William Marlowe (25 July 1930 – 31 January 2003) was a British theatre, television and film actor.[1][2]

He served in the Fleet Air Arm and hoped for a career as a writer before training as an actor at RADA.[3] He was cast in A Family at War (1970–72), as Harry Mailer in the Doctor Who serial The Mind of Evil (1971), as Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Legend of Robin Hood (1975), as Brian Kettle in Rooms (1977), and as DCI Bill Russell in The Gentle Touch (1980–84).[4][5]

He appeared twice in Doctor Who (as Mailer in The Mind of Evil (1971) and as Lester in Revenge of the Cybermen (1975).[6] His guest star roles include Special Branch (1974), Barlow (1975), Breakaway (1980), Callan (1972) and Catch Hand (1964). Later he played Chief Supt. Thomas in The Chief (1990).[7]

He was married to actress Linda Marlowe (née Bathurst) from 1958 until 1967, to actress Catherine Schell from 1968 until 1977, and to Kismet Delgado (née Shahani), the widow of actor Roger Delgado, from 1983 until his death in 2003, aged 72.[8][9]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1960 Tunes of Glory Officer #9
1962 Play It Cool Cab Driver Uncredited
1962 A Prize of Arms Sgt. Ward
1963 A Place to Go Charlie Batey
1965 The Heroes of Telemark Claus
1965 The Uncle Wayne
1967 Robbery Dave Aitken
1968 Amsterdam Affair Martin Ray
1969 Where's Jack? Tom Sheppard
1969 The Royal Hunt of the Sun Candia
1971 Journey to Murder Randolph Verdew (The Killing Bottle)
1971 Zeppelin Anderson
1976 Nosey Dobson Jerry
1980 The Gentle Touch Det Ch Insp Bill Russell
1985 Revolution Sgt. Marley
1987 Cry Freedom Police captain at Soweto

References

  1. ^ "William Marlowe - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  2. ^ "William Marlowe". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018.
  3. ^ Fabrique. "William Marlowe — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
  4. ^ "William Marlowe". www.aveleyman.com.
  5. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Gentle Touch, The (1980-84)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  6. ^ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - Revenge of the Cybermen - Details". www.bbc.co.uk.
  7. ^ "The Chief[04/05/90] (1990)". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018.
  8. ^ "From drug dealing to punk rock grannies". www.scotsman.com.
  9. ^ Maxford, Howard (28 February 2018). Hammer Complete. McFarland. ISBN 9781476670072 – via Google Books.

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