Roy Marsden
23 movies · 49 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jun 25, 1941 (age 85)
- Place of birth
- Stepney, London, England, UK
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Roy Marsden: movies and TV shows
Acting (72)
- 2025 Prisoners in Space
as Crael
- 2015
- 2013 The Nazi Quest for the Holy Grail
as Narrator
- 2013
- 2013 Game
as James Brooke
- 2011 Holy Flying Circus
as Mervyn Stockwood
- 2009
- 2009 Margaret
as Norman Tebbit
- 2008 She Stoops to Conquer
as Sir Charles Marlow
- 2008
- 2006 Heroes and Villains
as Fred
- 2006 All In The Game
as George
- 2006
- 2005 Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
as Joseph
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005
- 2004 Salvage
as David Foster
- 2004
- 2002
- 2000
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
- 1995 A Mind to Murder
as Commander Adam Dalgliesh
- 1994
- 1993
- 1993 The Last Vampyre
as John Stockton
- 1993 Unnatural Causes
as Commander Adam Dalgliesh
- 1991
- 1990 Yellowbacks
as David Caesar
- 1988
- 1988
- 1986
- 1985
- 1985
- 1985
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984
- 1983
- 1983
- 1982
- 1981
- 1979
- 1979 Children of the Gods
as Rev. Thompson
- 1978
- 1978 Stargazy on Zummerdown
as Sidney Frederick Haynes
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977 The Squeeze
as Barry
- 1976 The Eagle Has Landed
as Sturmbannführer Toberg, SS (uncredited)
- 1976
- 1976
- 1975
- 1975
- 1975
- 1973 Family Tree
as Gavin
- 1973 The Death of Captain Doughty
as Bright
- 1972
- 1970 The Dolly Scene
as Gerry Gurland
- 1970
- 1970 Toomorrow
as Alpha
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1959
- 1956
Talk shows and appearances (1)
- 1991 Pebble Mill
1 episode