Roy Dotrice

Person

Roy Dotrice

Born 26 May 1923 Died 16 October 2017, aged 94 Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK TMDB ↗

Roy Dotrice (May 26, 1923 - October 16, 2017) was a British radio, stage, and screen actor. On stage, he won acclaim for his Tony Award-winning Broadway performance in the revival of A Moon for the Misbegotten and one person plays such as Brief Lives. On screen, he is best known as Leopold Mozart in Amadeus and as a regular on the 1987-1990 series Beauty and the Beast. Dotrice was also known for his voice work, including recording the books in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. He also appeared in the television adaptation as Hallyne the pyromancer.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
28age in their first credit on record (1951)
60years on screen and counting
7credits in 1994, their busiest year
114dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Hellboy II: The Golden Army poster Age: 85

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

2008
as King Balor
Go Go Tales poster Age: 85

Go Go Tales

2008
as Jay
Played poster Age: 82

Played

2006
as Jack Rawlings
These Foolish Things poster Age: 82

These Foolish Things

2006
as Lord Carter
Alien Hunter poster Age: 80

Alien Hunter

2003
as Dr. John Bachman
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1 poster Age: 79

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1

2003
as Narrator (voice) (archive footage)
Like Father, Like Santa poster Age: 75

Like Father, Like Santa

1998
as Ambrose Booth
The Scarlet Letter poster Age: 72

The Scarlet Letter

1995
as Rev. Thomas Cheever
Swimming with Sharks poster Age: 71

Swimming with Sharks

1994
as Cyrus Miles
Children of the Dark poster Age: 70

Children of the Dark

1994
as Dr. Burnham
Stephen King's Golden Tales poster Age: 69

Stephen King's Golden Tales

1993
as Count Jeffrey Draco
The Cutting Edge poster Age: 68

The Cutting Edge

1992
as Anton Pamchenko
The Lounge People poster Age: 68

The Lounge People

1992
as Jeeves
Suburban Commando poster Age: 68

Suburban Commando

1991
as Zanuck
The Good Policeman poster Age: 67

The Good Policeman

1991
as Cardinal O'Bannon
The Prince and the Pauper poster Age: 67

The Prince and the Pauper

1990
as Narrator (voice)
The Lady Forgets poster Age: 66

The Lady Forgets

1989
as Payton Massey
Carmilla poster Age: 66

Carmilla

1989
as Leo
The Dancing Princesses poster Age: 64

The Dancing Princesses

1987
as The King
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle poster Age: 63

Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle

1987
as Peter Vanderdonk
Young Harry Houdini poster Age: 63

Young Harry Houdini

1987
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Eliminators poster Age: 62

Eliminators

1986
as Abbott Reeves
The Corsican Brothers poster Age: 61

The Corsican Brothers

1985
Amadeus poster Age: 61

Amadeus

1984
as Leopold Mozart
Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers poster Age: 61

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers

1984
as The Evil Fuckaire / Ye Old Jailer
Family Reunion poster Age: 58

Family Reunion

1981
as Lester Frye
Alien Attack poster Age: 57

Alien Attack

1980
as Commissioner Gerald Simmons
Saturn 3 poster Age: 56

Saturn 3

1980
as Benson (uncredited) (voice)
Stargazy on Zummerdown poster Age: 54

Stargazy on Zummerdown

1978
as Israel Tonge
Hindle Wakes poster Age: 53

Hindle Wakes

1976
as Sir Timothy Farrar
Space: 1999 poster Age: 51

Space: 1999

1975
as Commissioner Simmonds
Hide and Seek poster Age: 49

Hide and Seek

1972
as Mr. Grimes
Tales from the Crypt poster Age: 48

Tales from the Crypt

1972
as Charles Gregory
Nicholas and Alexandra poster Age: 48

Nicholas and Alexandra

1971
as General Alexeiev
One of Those Things poster Age: 47

One of Those Things

1971
as Henrik Vinther
Bad Bad Jo Jo poster Age: 47

Bad Bad Jo Jo

1970
as Kayo Hathaway
The Buttercup Chain poster Age: 47

The Buttercup Chain

1970
Toomorrow poster Age: 47

Toomorrow

1970
as John Williams
Lock Up Your Daughters poster Age: 45

Lock Up Your Daughters

1969
as Gossip
Picture to Post poster Age: 45

Picture to Post

1969
as Narrator (voice)
A Twist of Sand poster Age: 45

A Twist of Sand

1968
as David Garland
The Kiss of Blood poster Age: 44

The Kiss of Blood

1968
as Douglas Stone
No poster
Age: 43

I Am Osango

1967
as Aaron Toft
The Heroes of Telemark poster Age: 42

The Heroes of Telemark

1965
as Jensen
The Wars of the Roses poster Age: 41

The Wars of the Roses

1965
as King Edward IV
The Cherry Orchard poster Age: 38

The Cherry Orchard

1962
as Firs
The Criminal poster Age: 37

The Criminal

1960
as Dandy Nicholls (uncredited)
The Government Inspector poster Age: 34

The Government Inspector

1958
as Soldier
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TV credits

Newest first
Game of Thrones poster Age: 87

Game of Thrones

2011
as Hallyne
The Afternoon Play poster Age: 79

The Afternoon Play

2003
as Charlie
Madigan Men poster Age: 77

Madigan Men

2000
as Seamus Madigan
Angel poster Age: 76

Angel

1999
as Roger Wyndam-Pryce
Just Shoot Me! poster Age: 73

Just Shoot Me!

1997
as Jarvis Leeds
Mr. & Mrs. Smith poster Age: 73

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

1996
as Mr. Big
Arli$$ poster Age: 73

Arli$$

1996
as Monsignor
Strange Luck poster Age: 72

Strange Luck

1995
Sliders poster Age: 71

Sliders

1995
as Marc LeBeau / The Seer
Sliders poster Age: 71

Sliders

1995
as Archibald Chandler
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys poster Age: 71

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

1995
as Zeus
Spider-Man poster Age: 71

Spider-Man

1994
as Keene Marlowe (voice)
Spider-Man poster Age: 71

Spider-Man

1994
as Keene Marlowe / Destroyer (voice)
Earth 2 poster Age: 71

Earth 2

1994
as The Elder
Touched by an Angel poster Age: 71

Touched by an Angel

1994
as Micah
Babylon 5 poster Age: 70

Babylon 5

1994
as Frederick Lantz
Picket Fences poster Age: 69

Picket Fences

1992
as Father Barrett
Batman: The Animated Series poster Age: 69

Batman: The Animated Series

1992
as Frederick (voice)
Going to Extremes poster Age: 69

Going to Extremes

1992
as Dr. Henry Croft
Heartbeat poster Age: 68

Heartbeat

1992
as Mr Carter
For the Greater Good poster Age: 67

For the Greater Good

1991
as Charles Truman MP
Wings poster Age: 66

Wings

1990
as Pete
Nightmare Classics poster Age: 66

Nightmare Classics

1989
as Leo
Tales from the Crypt poster Age: 66

Tales from the Crypt

1989
as Major Nicholson
Beauty and the Beast poster Age: 64

Beauty and the Beast

1987
as Jacob 'Father' Wells
Shaka Zulu poster Age: 63

Shaka Zulu

1986
as George IV
L.A. Law poster Age: 63

L.A. Law

1986
as Alex Vedder
The Wizard poster Age: 63

The Wizard

1986
Casualty poster Age: 63

Casualty

1986
as George Tunstall
The Equalizer poster Age: 62

The Equalizer

1985
as Charlie McGuinness
Murder, She Wrote poster Age: 61

Murder, She Wrote

1984
as Professor Chandler Fitzpatrick
Murder, She Wrote poster Age: 61

Murder, She Wrote

1984
as Dr. Howard Sorenson
Murder, She Wrote poster Age: 61

Murder, She Wrote

1984
as Myles Purcell
Tales from the Darkside poster Age: 61

Tales from the Darkside

1984
as Vampire Count Jeffrey Draco
Hunter poster Age: 61

Hunter

1984
as Bishop Pine
The A-Team poster Age: 59

The A-Team

1983
as Charles Jourdan
Remington Steele poster Age: 59

Remington Steele

1982
as Victor Janoff
Tales of the Gold Monkey poster Age: 59

Tales of the Gold Monkey

1982
Faerie Tale Theatre poster Age: 59

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982
as The King
Faerie Tale Theatre poster Age: 59

Faerie Tale Theatre

1982
as Peter Vanderdonk
Family Reunion poster Age: 58

Family Reunion

1981
as Lester Fry
Magnum, P.I. poster Age: 57

Magnum, P.I.

1980
as Harcourt
Hart to Hart poster Age: 56

Hart to Hart

1979
as Courtney Perterson
BBC2 Play of the Week poster Age: 54

BBC2 Play of the Week

1977
as Israel Tonge
Laurence Olivier Presents poster Age: 53

Laurence Olivier Presents

1976
as Sir Timothy Farrar
Dickens of London poster Age: 53

Dickens of London

1976
as Charles Dickens / John Dickens
Space: 1999 poster Age: 52

Space: 1999

1975
as Gerald Simmons
Sykes poster Age: 49

Sykes

1972
as Tramp
Clochemerle poster Age: 48

Clochemerle

1972
as Curé Ponosse
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes poster Age: 48

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

1971
as Simon Carne
Tales of Unease poster Age: 47

Tales of Unease

1970
as Kayo Hathaway
No poster
Age: 46

Solo

1970
No poster
Age: 45

Imperial Palace

1969
as Evelyn Orcham
ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster Age: 45

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

1969
as Stuart
No poster
Age: 45

The Jazz Age

1968
as Father
Late Night Horror poster Age: 44

Late Night Horror

1968
as Douglas Stone
Omnibus poster Age: 44

Omnibus

1967
as Astronaut
No poster
Age: 44

Misleading Cases

1967
as Albert Haddock
The Wars of the Roses poster Age: 41

The Wars of the Roses

1965
as Jack Cade / Edward IV
The Wednesday Play poster Age: 41

The Wednesday Play

1964
as Dad
Theatre 625 poster Age: 40

Theatre 625

1964
as Robinson
No poster
Age: 37

Sunday-Night Play

1960
as First Townsman
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 33

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Donald Timwood
Armchair Theatre poster Age: 33

Armchair Theatre

1956
as Aaron Toft
The Wonderful World of Disney poster Age: 31

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Hallmark Hall of Fame poster Age: 28

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951
as Abraham Lincoln
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