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- Birth nameDouglas John Malin
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Mark Eden was born on February 14, 1928 in London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Zhivago (1965), The Pleasure Girls (1965) and Coronation Street (1960). He was married to Sue Nicholls, Diana Eden and Joan Le Mesurier. He died on January 1, 2021.
- SpousesSue Nicholls(July 6, 1993 - January 1, 2021) (his death)Diana Eden(1973 - ?) (divorced, 1 child)Joan Le Mesurier(October 22, 1953 - 1959) (divorced, 1 child)
- RelativesEmma Griffiths Malin(Grandchild)
- His first film was a starring role in The Fighting Prince of Donegal (1966) but, during the third day of filming, he had to jump off a horse and run down a hill. He caught his foot in a rabbit hole and broke his ankle. This resulted in him in being dropped from the film and losing his five-year contract with Walt Disney.
- He met his third wife, actress Sue Nicholls, at a party in 1983 and they married ten years later. He later starred as baddie Alan Bradley in Coronation Street (1960) with Sue.
- One son, David Malin, from his marriage to Joan Long (who later married John Le Mesurier and became Joan Le Mesurier).
- Grandfather of Emma Griffiths Malin.
- In 2009, he unveiled a plaque at the tram stop in Blackpool where his Coronation Street (1960) character Alan Bradley was run over and killed by a tram.
- I contracted tuberculosis, spent two years in a sanatorium, worked on the fairgrounds, got married... in fact, I was almost 30 by the time I joined Everyman Theatre Group in Ramsgate. The East Kent Times gave me a rave review for my first play and that was all the encouragement I needed. [explaining the relatively late start of his acting career]
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