Marcus Gilbert
17 movies · 11 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 29, 1958
- Died
- Jan 11, 2026 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- Bristol, England, UK
Biography
Marcus Gilbert (29 July 1958 – 11 January 2026) was a British actor, known for his roles in Jilly Cooper's “Riders” and Sam Raimi's “Army of Darkness.”
He appeared in films including A Hazard of Hearts (1987), A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990), Biggles (1986), Rambo III (1988) and Legacy (1990), and on television and in commercials. He also worked in the theatre, including playing the young Viscount Goring in Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband with the Middle Ground Theatre Company on their national tour in 2000. In 2006, Gilbert starred as Jordan Power in the world premiere of Starry Starry Night, at The Mill at Sonning.
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After training at the Mountview Theatre School (graduated 1981 - alumni), Gilbert became a founder member of the original Odyssey Theatre Company touring London schools with productions of contemporary classics. This was followed by seasons at the Dundee Repertory Theatre and the Library Theatre, Manchester. He made over 50 commercials including one for Lee Jeans called Mean Jeans, directed by Willi Patterson, which won the best cinema commercial award in 1986.
Gilbert also ran his own film production company, Touch The Sky Productions, and while making a documentary about his climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in 2004 he visited the Arusha Children's Trust in Tanzania and filmed an appeal for the trust. Gilbert was married to Homaa Khan from 1992 until her death in 2020. Together they had two children. In 2023 it was announced that Gilbert was in a relationship with Lysette Anthony, his co-star from A Ghost in Monte Carlo over thirty years earlier. Gilbert passed away on 11 January 2026 following a long battle with cancer.
Known for
Marcus Gilbert: movies and TV shows
Acting (27)
- 2008 Freebird
as Marl
- 1997
- 1996
- 1994 Woman of the Wolf
as Pierre Lenoir
- 1993 Legacy
as David Walker
- 1993 Riders
as Rupert Campell-Black
- 1992 Army of Darkness
as Arthur
- 1990 A Ghost in Monte Carlo
as Lord Robert Stanford
- 1989 Chameleons
as Ryan Delaney
- 1989 Doctor Who: Battlefield
as Ancelyn
- 1989
- 1988 Rambo III
as Tomask
- 1987 A Hazard of Hearts
as Lord Justin Vulcan
- 1987 The Dark Angel
as Lord Carysbroke
- 1986 The Pyrates
as Captain Ben Avery
- 1986 Biggles
as Eric Von Stalhein
- 1985
- 1984 The Masks of Death
as Anton Von Felseck
- 1984 Tennis Court
as Young John Bray
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- 1983 The Weather in the Streets
as Kurt
- 1963
Behind the camera (1)
- 2008 Pathology
Producer
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 2015