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William Marlowe
Actor

William Marlowe

25 Jul 1930Born
1 Jan 2003Died
72Age at death
50Credits

Biography

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

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

He reappeared in Doctor Who four years later as Lester in Revenge of the Cybermen (1975). His guest star roles include Barlow (1975), Breakaway (1980), Callan (1972) and Catch Hand (1964). Later he played Chief Supt.

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Thomas in The Chief (1990).

He was married to actress Catherine Schell from 1968–1977, and to Kismet Delgado, the widow of actor Roger Delgado from 1979-2003. Many books falsely claim that he was married to actress Fernanda Marlowe.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2008The Ties That Bind UsFilm: Mailer (archive footage)
  2. 1990The ChiefSeries: Chief Supt. Thomas (1 episode)
  3. 1987Cry FreedomFilm: Police Sergeant
  4. 1985RevolutionFilm: Sgt Marley
  5. 1985Dempsey and MakepeaceSeries: Writer (1 episode)
  6. 1980The Gentle TouchSeries: DCI Bill Russell (56 episodes)
  7. 1980BreakawaySeries: Giles Stafford (5 episodes)
  8. 1975The Legend of Robin HoodSeries: Sir Guy of Gisborne (6 episodes)
  9. 1975Doctor Who: Revenge of the CybermenFilm: Lester
  10. 1974Churchill's PeopleSeries: Adhmin (1 episode)
  11. 1973The Eyes Have ItFilm: Jeffries
  12. 1973ThrillerSeries: Jeffries (1 episode)
  13. 1972Crown CourtSeries: John Gorman (1 episode)
  14. 1972VillainsSeries: Bill Whittaker (5 episodes)
  15. 1971The Snow GooseFilm: Sailor
  16. 1971Man ChargedFilm: Det. Con. Wallets
  17. 1971The Persuaders!Series: Carl Harris (1 episode)
  18. 1971ZeppelinFilm: Anderson
  19. 1971Doctor Who: The Mind of EvilFilm: Mailer
  20. 1971Journey to MurderFilm: Randolph Verdew
  21. 1970ManhuntSeries: Michel (1 episode)
  22. 1969Happy Ever AfterSeries (1 episode)
  23. 1969The Royal Hunt of the SunFilm: Candia
  24. 1969Where's Jack?Film: Tom Sheppard
  25. 1968Journey to the UnknownSeries: Randolph Verdew (1 episode)
  26. 1968Amsterdam AffairFilm: Martin Ray
  27. 1968LutherFilm: The Knight
  28. 1967Wuthering HeightsFilm: Hindley
  29. 1967Wuthering HeightsSeries: Hindley Earnshaw (3 episodes)
  30. 1967RobberyFilm: Dave Aitken
  31. 1967CallanSeries (1 episode)
  32. 1966The InformerSeries: Heisler (2 episodes)
  33. 1965The BondFilm: Jeff
  34. 1965The Heroes of TelemarkFilm: Claus
  35. 1964The UncleFilm: Wayne
  36. 1963Doctor WhoSeries: Lester, Harry Mailer (4 episodes)
  37. 1963A Place to GoFilm: Charlie Batey
  38. 1963CraneSeries: Pasquale (1 episode)
  39. 1963The Human JungleSeries: Peter Anthony (1 episode)
  40. 1962A Prize of ArmsFilm: Sergeant Ward
  41. 1962The SaintSeries: Smith (1 episode)
  42. 1962Zero OneSeries (1 episode)
  43. 1962Play It CoolFilm: Cabbie
  44. 1962Out of This WorldSeries: Bill May (1 episode)
  45. 1961Already It's TomorrowFilm: Policeman
  46. 1961The AvengersSeries: Fairfax (1 episode)
  47. 1960Tunes of GloryFilm: Officer
  48. 1959No Hiding PlaceSeries: PTI officer (1 episode)
  49. 1956Armchair TheatreSeries: Marine (1 episode)
  50. 1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeries: Soldier (1 episode)

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