William Marlowe

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William Marlowe
in Robbery (1967)
Born
William James Marlowe

(1930-07-25)25 July 1930
Died31 January 2003(2003-01-31) (aged 72)
OccupationActor
Spouse(s)
(m. 1958; div. 1967)

(m. 1968; div. 1977)

Kismet Delgado
(m. 1983)

William Marlowe (25 July 1930 – 31 January 2003) was an English 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 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 in 1971, and as Lester in Revenge of the Cybermen in 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]

Personal Life

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
1960Tunes of GloryOfficer #9
1962Play It CoolCab DriverUncredited
1962A Prize of ArmsSgt. Ward
1963A Place to GoCharlie Batey
1965The Heroes of TelemarkClaus
1966The UncleWayne
1967RobberyDave Aitken
1968Amsterdam AffairMartin Ray
1969Where's Jack?Tom Sheppard
1969The Royal Hunt of the SunCandia
1971Journey to MurderRandolph Verdew (The Killing Bottle)
1971ZeppelinAnderson
1976Nosey DobsonJerry
1980 The Gentle Touch Det Ch Insp Bill Russell
1985RevolutionSgt. Marley
1987Cry FreedomPolice 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.