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Denis McCarthy(1916-1977)

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Denis McCarthy was born on 27 September 1916 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Doctor Who (1963), BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950) and They Flew Through Sand (1946). He died on 11 April 1977 in Chelsea, London, England, UK.
BornSeptember 27, 1916
DiedApril 11, 1977(60)
BornSeptember 27, 1916
DiedApril 11, 1977(60)
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Known for

Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
Doctor Who
8.4
TV Series
  • Controller Rinberg(voice)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.0
TV Series
  • Henry Moulton Barrett
  • A motorist
  • James
They Flew Through Sand
TV Movie
  • Lt. Frosch
  • 1946
Quatermass II (1955)
Quatermass II
7.1
TV Mini Series
  • Doctor

Credits

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Actor

  • Nicky Henson and Nanette Newman in Prometheus: The Life of Balzac (1975)
    Prometheus: The Life of Balzac
    9.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Priest
    • 1975
  • Churchill's People (1974)
    Churchill's People
    5.6
    TV Series
    • William de Ormesby
    • 1975
  • Susan Hampshire, Philip Latham, Donal McCann, Barbara Murray, and Bryan Pringle in The Pallisers (1974)
    The Pallisers
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Doctor
    • 1974
  • Francesca Annis and Keith Steven in A Pin to See the Peepshow (1973)
    A Pin to See the Peepshow
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Chaplain
    • 1973
  • Anthony Valentine, Margaret Lockwood, and John Stone in Justice (1971)
    Justice
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Second High Court Judge
    • 1973
  • Gene Barry, Barry Morse, and Catherine Schell in The Adventurer (1972)
    The Adventurer
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Porter
    • 1972
  • Lesley-Anne Down, Angela Baddeley, Christopher Beeny, Joan Benham, Karen Dotrice, Hannah Gordon, Gareth Hunt, Gordon Jackson, David Langton, Jean Marsh, Jonathan Seely, Jenny Tomasin, Jacqueline Tong, Simon Williams, and Anne Yarker in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971)
    Upstairs, Downstairs
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Rev. Pullen
    • 1972
  • Anna Cropper in Dead of Night (1972)
    Dead of Night
    7.3
    TV Series
    • (voice)
    • 1972
  • On Trial (1970)
    On Trial
    TV Mini Series
    • Juror
    • 1970
  • Gerald Harper in Hadleigh (1969)
    Hadleigh
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Monty
    • 1969
  • Scott On... (1964)
    Scott On...
    TV Series
    • 1969
  • The Hobbit (1968)
    The Hobbit
    Podcast Series
    • Bofur
    • Great Goblin (voice)
    • 1968
  • Sword of Honour (1967)
    Sword of Honour
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Brigadier
    • 1967
  • The Wednesday Play (1964)
    The Wednesday Play
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Pension officer
    • 1967
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Controller Rinberg (voice)
    • 1967

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 27, 1916
    • Kensington, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 11, 1977
    • Chelsea, London, England, UK
  • Other works
    He played the captain in the classic Naxos Audio recording of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet".
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