Roy Marsden

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Roy Marsden
Roy Marsden as Adam Dalgliesh
Born
Roy Anthony Mould

(1941-06-25) 25 June 1941 (age 82)
Stepney, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1964–present
Spouse(s)First wife
(m. 19??; div. 19??)
Polly Hemingway
(m. 19??; div. 1992)
Children2

Roy Marsden (born Roy Anthony Mould; 25 June 1941) is an English actor who portrayed

Anglia Television dramatisations (1983–1998) of P. D. James's detective novels, and Neil Burnside in the spy drama The Sandbaggers
(1979–1980).

Education

Marsden attended the

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and spent four terms there. He attempted to unionise the students but was thwarted.[clarification needed] After one argument he poured a bottle of urine down the front of the director's suit. Marsden recalled, "Two weeks later, he phoned me up and asked if I'd got a job or an agent. I said no, so he arranged for me to start work at a theatre in Nottingham, and who should be the student assistant manager there but Anthony Hopkins
. I persuaded him to go to RADA."

Stage

In the early 1960s, Marsden worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and began to accumulate an extensive list of theatrical credits that include everything from Anton Chekhov and Henrik Ibsen to contemporary Soviet playwright Alexander Vampilov. His preference was for the alternative experimental theatres of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cambridge and Birmingham over London's commercial theatre.

His appearances include Crispen in The Friends, 1970;

Albery Theatre. In 2008, Marsden appeared in two productions, Murder on Air and Happy Jack at the Theatre Royal, Windsor
.

Television

His prominent television roles include George Osborne in a 1967 adaptation of

Arthur Chipping in 1984's Goodbye Mr. Chips. Marsden has also appeared in guest roles in episodes of The New Avengers (episode "The Tale of the Big Why"), Space: 1999, Only Fools and Horses (episode "Little Problems"), and Tales of the Unexpected (episode "Proof of Guilt
").

Marsden starred in

Secret Intelligence Service, whose character spent as much time infighting with his superiors in Whitehall and his own department as he did battling the KGB
. The show ran for three series and 20 episodes.

In 1982,

DC-3s
was terrific. And I enjoyed playing Ruskin enormously because he had hope. Of course, he was a pain up the tushie most of the time, but then you'd see that youthful desire to actually get out and triumph against enormous odds. I identified with that character the most."

Marsden's portrayal of Adam Dalgliesh in Anglia TV's P. D. James series spanned fifteen years. The series began as adaptations played out in serials of five or six one-hour episodes each, which were, unusually for the time, recorded on outside broadcast videotape as opposed to film:

After producer John Rosenberg died in early 1991 (during the transmission run of Devices and Desires), the format of the adaptations changed. Initially, Anglia followed the trend made popular by the Inspector Morse series, condensing the next two adaptations into two-hour filmed TV films.

The final two adaptations were filmed in three one-hour episodes:

The Dalgliesh role was taken by Martin Shaw when the BBC took over the rights to James's novels and produced its own series.

In 1993, Marsden appeared in The Last Vampyre, a feature-length episode of Sherlock Holmes.

In 2006 he played Ted Cartwright, a veterinarian, in "

Bad Blood", in the fourth season of Foyle's War
.

Marsden presented a nine-part crime documentary series Roy Marsden's Casebook for ITV West in 2007. He also appeared in the 2007 Doctor Who episode "Smith and Jones" as Mr Stoker, a medical consultant.

In 2008, he appeared in the ITV series The Palace as King Richard's private secretary, Sir Iain Ratalick. That same year he played Sir Charles Marlow in the television film adaptation She Stoops to Conquer; Polly Hemingway appeared in the film as Mrs. Hardcastle, the first time the two formerly married actors had appeared in the same production since 1982's Airline.

Marsden reprised his Only Fools and Horses role in 2009 as one of the Driscoll brothers in the spin-off series, The Green Green Grass. He also appeared in the television film Margaret (2009) as Norman Tebbit.

In 2010 Marsden appeared in an episode of New Tricks, and in 2011 in an episode of Silent Witness.

He played Commander Haydock in the 2016 adaptation of Agatha Christie's N or M?, a three-episode part of the BBC's Partners in Crime serial.

Film

His film credits include Toomorrow (1970), a small part as a Gestapo officer in The Eagle Has Landed (1976), The Squeeze (1977), and Oberon in Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005).

Personal life

Marsden's birth name is Roy Anthony Mould; Roy Marsden was his stage name until April 2005, when it also became his legal name.[1]

Marsden's second wife was actress Polly Hemingway; they had two sons together before their divorce in 1992.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1970 Toomorrow Alpha
1976 The Eagle Has Landed Sturmbannführer Toberg, SS Uncredited
1977 The Squeeze Barry
1993 Unnatural Causes Detective Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh Television film
1995 A Mind to Murder Detective Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh Television film
2004 Salvage David Foster Short film
2005 A Higher Agency Mr. Oliver Short film
Mysterious Island Joseph Television film
Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God Oberon Direct-to-video
2006 All in the Game George Television film
Heroes and Villains Fred
2008 She Stoops to Conquer Charles Marlow Television film
2009 Margaret Norman Tebbit Television film
2011 Holy Flying Circus Mervyn Stockwood Television film
2013 Game James

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1964 First Night Matthew Episode: "The Improbable Mr. Claybill"
1965 No Hiding Place Gerry Moore Episode: "Wolves Get Eaten, Too"
Riviera Police Jack Episode: "Duet for Two Guns"
The Flying Swan Tony Hassall Recurring role; 3 episodes
Danger Man H.Q. Policeman Episode: "The Man Who Wouldn't Talk"
1966 The Liars Charles Ponsonby Episode: "Series 1, Episode 5"
Theatre 625 Policeman Episode: "The Queen and Jackson"
The Man in Room 17 Lieutenant David Stanton Episode: "The Standard"
Mystery and Imagination Captain Battenburg Episode: "Carmilla"
1967 The Dick Emery Show Episode: "Series 6, Episode 5"
The Fellows Sherratt Recurring role; 2 episodes
Escape Gordon Oliver Episode: "Nothing to Lose"
Vanity Fair George Osborne Miniseries; 4 episodes
1968 The Jazz Age Gervase Kent-Cumberland Episode: "Winner Take All"
1969 Comedy Playhouse Nigel Episode: "The Liver Birds - Pilot"
The Elusive Pimpernel Sir Andrew Ffoulkes Miniseries; 9 episodes
1970 Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width Mr. Jenkins Episode: "New Worlds for Old"
Armchair Theatre Gerry Cartland Episode: "The Dolly Scene"
The Adventures of Don Quick Sycamore Episode: "Paradise Destruct"
1972 Crown Court Peter MacLennon Recurring role; 3 episodes
1973 Late Night Theatre Gavin Episode: "Family Tree"
Bright Episode: "The Death of Captain Doughty"
Omnibus Jake Episode: "The Runaway"
1974 Z-Cars Tommy Episode: "Absence"
1975 The Legend of Robin Hood Military Prior Episode: "Part 4"
1976 Space: 1999 Alien Invisible Episode: "The Rules of Luton"
The New Avengers Frank Turner Episode: "The Tale of the Big Why"
Dickens of London Stanfield Episode: "Angel"
1977 Space: 1999 Crael Episode: "Devil's Planet"
Playhouse Tom Episode: "Blind Love"
Survivors The Captain Episode: "Long Live the King"
Sister Dora Redfern Davies Episode: "Part 2"
Target Mac Episode: "Hunting Parties"
Drama Palace attendant Episode: "Oedipus Tyrannus by Sophocles"
1978 BBC2 Play of the Week Sidney Frederick Haynes Episode: "Stargazy on Zummerdown"
Do You Remember? Frank Episode: "Park People"
1978-80 The Sandbaggers Neil Burnside Series regular; 20 episodes
1979 Playhouse Reverend Thompson Episode: "Children of the Gods"
1980 Tales of the Unexpected Chief Inspector Walters Episode: "Proof of Guilt"
1982 Airline Jack Ruskin Series regular; 9 episodes
1983 Death of an Expert Witness Adam Dalgliesh Miniseries; 7 episodes
1984 Goodbye, Mr. Chips Charles Edward 'Mr. Chips' Chipping Miniseries; 6 episodes
Shroud for a Nightingale Adam Dalgliesh Miniseries; 5 episodes
Tales of the Unexpected Gerald Overton Episode: "The Mugger"
1985 Cover Her Face Adam Dalgliesh Miniseries; 6 episodes
The Black Tower Adam Dalgliesh Miniseries; 6 episodes
1986 Inside Story John Bennet Miniseries; 6 episodes
1988 A Taste for Death Adam Dalgliesh Miniseries; 6 episodes
1989 Only Fools and Horses Danny Driscoll Episode: "Little Problems"
1990 Theatre Night Agamemnon Episode: "
Iphigenia at Aulis
"
The Play on One David Caesar Episode: "Yellowbacks"
1991 Devices and Desires Adam Dalgliesh Miniseries; 6 episodes
1993 The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes John Stockton Episode: "The Last Vampyre"
1994 Frank Stubbs Promotes Blick Recurring role; 3 episodes
Against All Odds Colonel Mark Cook Episode: "The Promise"
1995 Dangerous Lady Boyd-Templeton Miniseries; 1 episode
1997 Original Sin Adam Dalgliesh Miniseries; 3 episodes
1998 A Certain Justice Adam Dalgliesh Miniseries; 3 episodes
2004 King Solomon's Mines Captain Good Miniseries; 2 episodes
2005 Vincent Terry O'Connor Episode: "Series 1, Episode 2"
2005-09 The Green Green Grass Danny Driscoll Recurring role; 3 episodes
2006 Foyle's War Ted Cartwright Episode: "Bad Blood"
Eleventh Hour Drake Episode: "Miracle"
Rebus
 		Sir Vivian Kirkwood Episode: "Let It Bleed"
2007 Doctor Who Mr. Stoker Episode: "Smith and Jones"
Diamond Geezer Garovski Episode: "Old Gold"
2008 The Palace Sir Iain Ratalick Series regular; 8 episodes
Trial & Retribution Ray Harper Episode: "Tracks: Part 1"
2010 New Tricks George Mackie Episode: "Where There's Smoke"
Moving On Eddie Episode: "Trust"
2011 Silent Witness Professor Nigel Silverlake Episode: "A Guilty Mind"
2013 The Escape Artist Peter Simkins Miniseries; 3 episodes
2015 Partners in Crime Commander Haydock Miniseries; 3 episodes

References

  1. ^ "Changes of Name". The London Gazette. No. 57672. 13 June 2005. p. 7689. Notice is hereby given that by a Deed Poll dated 19 April 2005 and enrolled in the Supreme Court of Judicature ... ROY MARSDEN, ... London E9 7AP, who is divorced and a British citizen, under section 11(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981, abandoned the name of Roy Anthony Mould and assumed the name of Roy Marsden
  2. ^ Quinn, Thomas (11 July 1998). "Roy the Rover". The Mirror. Retrieved 5 October 2022 – via The Free Library. in 1992.. Unexpectedly, Marsden divorced his second wife, actress Polly Hemingway, and left the South London home they lived in with sons Billy, 12, and Joe, 17

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