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Philip Madoc (5 July 1934-5 March 2012[1]) had several roles in Doctor Who, both on TV and audio. He also appeared in the film Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., making him (along with Geoffrey Toone, Barrie Ingham, Bernard Cribbins, Eileen Way, Roger Avon, Steve Peters, Kenneth Watson and Geoffrey Cheshire) one of the few actors to appear in both the TV series and the film spin-offs.

He was also considered for the roles of Johnny Ringo in The Gunfighters (TCH 7), Condo in The Brain of Morbius, (TCH 24) Thawn in The Power of Kroll (DCOM: Philip Madoc: A Villain for all Seasons) and Orcini in Revelation of the Daleks. (TCH 41)

The documentary Philip Madoc: A Villain for all Seasons, looked at his career on Doctor Who. He also contributed to The Krotons' DVD audio commentary, which was released after his death.

Career Highlights[]

He also played Ellis Peters' medieval-detective Brother Cadfael on BBC Radio 4 in the 1990s. The role has also been played by Derek Jacobi and Glyn Houston.

He is probably also fondly remembered for playing a Nazi U-Boat captain in Dad's Army episode "The Deadly Attachment", performing part of the notable "Don't tell him, Pike!" scene.

Death[]

Madoc died on 5 March 2012 after a short illness.[2]

Credits[]

Television[]

Doctor Who[]

Film[]

Audio[]

Doctor Who Main Range[]

Special Releases[]

Kaldor City[]

The True History of Faction Paradox[]

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Footnotes[]

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