Marcus Gilbert (born 29 July 1958) is a
British actor
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.
Since 1984 he has appeared in films, including ''
The Masks of Death
''The Masks of Death'' is a 1984 British mystery television film directed by Roy Ward Baker and starring Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes and John Mills as Doctor Watson.
Plot
In 1913, Sherlock Holmes, virtually in retirement, is persuaded by ...
'' (1984), ''
Biggles
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'' (1986), ''
A Hazard of Hearts'' (1987), ''
Rambo III'' (1988), ''
A Ghost in Monte Carlo
''A Ghost in Monte Carlo'' is a 1951 novel by Barbara Cartland.
It was the gayest season Monte Carlo had ever known, Mademoiselle Fantôme was causing a sensation. Who was the exquisite "ghost", with her shining golden hair and dreaming dark e ...
'' (1990), ''
Legacy
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Legacy or legacies may refer ...
'' (1990), ''
Army of Darkness'' (1992) and ''
Freebird
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Released as a single in November 1974, "Fr ...
'' (2008), on
television
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(Including
Doctor Who in
Battlefield
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in 1989), and in
commercials
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. He has also worked in the
theatre
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, including playing the young Viscount Goring in
Oscar Wilde
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's ''
An Ideal Husband
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'' with the
Middle Ground Theatre Company
Middle Ground Theatre Company began in October 1988 and it is now one of the Midlands’ most prolific and acclaimed production companies, with over thirty productions under its belt.
Past Productions
* ''Dial M for Murder''
* ''Gaslight''
* ''Spr ...
on their national tour in 2000. In 2006, Gilbert starred as Jordan Power in the world
premiere
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A work will often have many premières: a world première (the first time it is shown anywhere in the world), its f ...
of ''Starry Starry Night'', at
The Mill at Sonning.
Career
After graduating from the
Mountview Theatre School
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in 1981, Gilbert became a founder member of the original Odyssey Theatre Company, touring London schools with productions of contemporary classics. This was followed by seasons working in the
Dundee Repertory Theatre
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and the
Library Theatre,
Manchester
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.
Gilbert has made over fifty commercials, including one for
Lee Jeans called ''Mean Jeans'', directed by Willi Patterson,
which won the best cinema commercial award in 1986.
Gilbert also runs his own film production company, Touch the Sky Productions, and in 2004 while making a documentary about his climbing
Mount Kilimanjaro
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he visited the Arusha Children's Trust in
Tanzania
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and filmed an appeal for the trust.
Filmography
Footnotes
External links
*
Middle Ground Theatre CompanyMarcus Gilbert official websiteunofficial Marcus Gilbert fansiteThe Mill at SonningThe Arusha Children's TrustMountview Academy of Theatre ArtsWilli Patterson Films
1958 births
British male film actors
British male soap opera actors
Living people
Male actors from Bristol
Alumni of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts
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