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Roy Dotrice (26 May 1923 – 16 October 2017) was a British actor famed for his portrayal of the
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John Aubrey John Aubrey (12 March 1626 – 7 June 1697) was an English antiquary, natural philosopher and writer. He is perhaps best known as the author of the ''Brief Lives'', his collection of short biographical pieces. He was a pioneer archaeologist, ...
in the record-breaking solo play ''
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''. Abroad, he won a
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for his performance in the 2000 Broadway revival of ''
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'', also appearing as
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's father
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in ''
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'' (1984),
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in ''
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'' (1984), and Jacob Wells/Father in ''
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''. Late in life, he narrated a series of
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's
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series ''
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'', for which he held the
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for the most character voices for an audiobook by an individual.


Life and career

Dotrice was born in
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on 26 May 1923 to Neva (née Wilton; 1897–1984) and Louis Dotrice (1896–1991). He served as a wireless operator/air gunner with the
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during the
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, and was imprisoned in a German
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camp from 1942 to 1945, after being shot down in Avro Manchester R5840 of No.106 Squadron based at Coningsby, all seven airmen of the crew being taken Prisoner of War.


Radio

Dotrice was the voice of "Permanent Under-Secretary Sir Gregory Pitkin" in the early episodes of BBC Radio's long-running comedy ''
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''. He was succeeded by
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in the role. He also played the
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Ramsay alongside
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in the Radio 2 sitcom
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Theatre

Roy Dotrice was a distinguished member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and in the early 1960s played a variety of roles, including Caliban in The Tempest, opposite Tom Fleming's Propero (dir: Peter Brook) John of Gaunt and Hotspur opposite David Warner's Richard II, and Justice Shallow opposite Hugh Griffith as Falstaff in Henry IV, and then Edward IV in the Hall/Barton adapted Shakespeare cycle The Wars of the Roses, later broadcast by the BBC. Dotrice played the part of John Aubrey in ''Brief Lives'', a one-man play devised and directed by
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that saw Dotrice hold the stage for more than two-and-a-half hours (including the interval, during which he would feign sleep). Premiering in 1967 at the
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in London, the play later toured England, before two successful productions on
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. In 1968 it moved to the
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in the West End, where it ran for 400 performances before transferring to the Mayfair Theatre. He revived the role in 2008, again under Patrick Garland's direction. These runs, combined with extensive international touring, earned Dotrice a place in the
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for the greatest number of solo performances (1,782). In 1984 he starred opposite
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in a production of
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's ''
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''. He appeared in the stage production of
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's '' White Christmas'' at
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theatre in
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from November 2009 to January 2010.


Television

In the 1970s Dotrice played the
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in the television mini-series ''
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''. He also appeared as Albert Haddock in the
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television adaptation of
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'' in 1971. In 1972 he played the Curé Ponosse in the BBC2 TV adaptation of ''
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'' (1972). However, Dotrice was known to North American audiences as "Father" in the 1980s American TV series ''
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'' and Father Gary Barrett, a Catholic priest, in the 1990s series ''
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''. His acting career dates from 1945 in a revue called ''Back Home'', performed by ex-POWs in aid of the
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. In an episode of ''
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'' (1999), part of the
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, he played the role of Roger Wyndam-Pryce, the overbearing father of the character
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. An earlier science-fiction role was Commissioner Simmonds in two episodes of the 1970s series '' Space: 1999''. In 1998 Dotrice appeared in three episodes of the series ''
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'' as
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. Dotrice was the subject of '' This Is Your Life'' in 1974 when he was surprised by
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at
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.


''Game of Thrones''

In June 2010 it was announced that Dotrice would be playing the role of Grand Maester Pycelle in the
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television series ''
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'', an adaptation of
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's ''
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'' books. Dotrice later withdrew from the part for medical reasons and
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was cast in his place. Shortly after filming for the second season commenced it was confirmed that Dotrice would be returning to play "Wisdom Hallyne the Pyromancer", who is featured in the installments " The Ghost of Harrenhal" and " Blackwater".


Radio and audiobooks

In 1982
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broadcast Dotrice's reading of fellow Guernseyman G.B. Edwards' classic novel ''
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'' in twenty-eight 15-minute parts on its ''
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'' segment. The producer subsequently wrote that the serialisation was "without question the most popular serial I have ever done in the 500 or so I have produced in the last 21 years ...".
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, ''Genius Friend: G.B. Edwards and The Book of Ebenezer Le Page'',
Blue Ormer Publishing
2015) He subsequently performed "The Islander", a stage version of ''The Book of Ebenezer Le Page'', to critical success at the Theatre Royal Lincoln. In 2012
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produced a complete and unabridged recording of ''Ebenezer Le Page'', which is available on
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. Dotrice recorded audiobooks for each book in
George R. R. Martin George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin; September 20, 1948), also known as GRRM, is an American novelist, screenwriter, television producer and short story writer. He is the author of the series of epic fantasy novels ''A Song ...
's series ''
A Song of Ice and Fire ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. He began the first volume of the series, ''A Game of Thrones'', in 1991, and it was published in 1996. Martin, who init ...
''. In 2011 he was awarded the world record for most character voices in an audiobook for his recording of ''A Game of Thrones'', which contained 224. Dotrice also narrated many storybook adaptations for Disney Records, including ''
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'' and ''Pooh's Heffalump'', for which he was nominated for a
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.


Personal life and death

Dotrice was married to Kay Newman (1929–2007), a television and stage actress, from 1947 until her death in 2007.Passings
''The Los Angeles Times'', 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2014-01-07. They had three daughters—
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, Yvette and
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—all of whom have acted at various times in their lives. He was the father-in-law of actors
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(Michele) and
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(Karen). He particularly enjoyed baseball, fishing and football, and was a stalwart member of the
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. He was appointed
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(OBE) in 2008. Dotrice died at the age of 94 on 16 October 2017 in London; no cause was given. His body was cremated.


Select filmography


Film and television

*''The Adventure'' (TV film,1957) - Sailor *''Treasure Island'' (TV miniserie, 1957) - Abe Gray * ''
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'' (TV film, 1959) -
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* ''
The Heroes of Telemark ''The Heroes of Telemark'' is a 1965 British war film directed by Anthony Mann based on the true story of the Norwegian heavy water sabotage during the Second World War from ''Skis Against the Atom'', the memoirs of Norwegian resistance soldi ...
'' (1965) – Jensen * A.P. Herbert's 'Misleading Cases' TV sitcom BBC One 1967 - 1971 19 episodes (3 series) * ''
A Twist of Sand ''A Twist of Sand'' is a 1968 British adventure film directed by Don Chaffey and starring Richard Johnson, Jeremy Kemp, Honor Blackman and Peter Vaughan based on the novel by Geoffrey Jenkins. Plot A former British naval officer now makes hi ...
'' (1968) – David Garland * '' Lock Up Your Daughters'' (1969) – Gossip * '' Toomorrow'' (1970) – John Williams * ''
The Buttercup Chain ''The Buttercup Chain'' is a 1970 British drama film directed by Robert Ellis Miller and starring Hywel Bennett, Jane Asher, and Leigh Taylor-Young. It was entered into the 1970 Cannes Film Festival. The film is an adaptation of the 1967 novel ...
'' (1970) – Martin Carr-Gibbons * ''
Nicholas and Alexandra ''Nicholas and Alexandra'' is a 1971 British epic film, epic historical drama film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, from a screenplay written by James Goldman and Edward Bond, based on Robert K. Massie's 1967 Nicholas and Alexandra (book), boo ...
'' (1971) – General Alexeiev * ''
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'' (1972) – Charles Gregory (segment 4 "Wish You Were Here") * ''
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'' (1972) – Mr Grimes * ''
Clochemerle ''Clochemerle'', published in the United States as ''The Scandals of Clochemerle'', is a French satirical novel by Gabriel Chevallier (1895–1969) first published in 1934. It centres on personal rivalries and local politics in the fictional ...
'' (1972) - Curé Ponosse * '' Space: 1999'' (1975, TV series) – Commissioner Simmonds * ''
Dickens of London ''Dickens of London'' is a 1976 television miniseries from Yorkshire Television based on the life of English novelist Charles Dickens. Both Dickens and his father John were played by British actor Roy Dotrice. The series was written by Wolf Mank ...
'' (1976, TV series) – Charles Dickens/Mr John Dickens * ''
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'' (1976, TV series, Squatters) – The Tramp * ''
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'' (1980, voice overdub of
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) – Benson (voice, uncredited) * ''
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'' (1981, Tropical Madness) - Harcourt * ''
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'' (1981) – Lester Frye * '' Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers'' (1984) – The Evil Fuckaire/Ye Old Jailer * ''
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'' (1984) –
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* '' Eliminators'' (1986) – Abbott Reeves * ''
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'' (1986, TV series) * ''
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'' (1986, TV series) – Troyan * ''
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'': "The Dancing Princesses" and "Rip Van Winkle" (1987, TV series) – The King/Peter Vanderdonk * ''
Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' ( ...
'' (1987–90, TV series) – Jacob "Father" * ''
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'' (1991) – Zanuck * ''
The Cutting Edge ''The Cutting Edge'' is a 1992 American sports-romantic comedy film directed by Paul Michael Glaser and written by Tony Gilroy. The plot is about a wealthy, spoiled figure skater (played by Moira Kelly) who is paired with an injury-sidelined i ...
'' (1992) – Anton Pamchenko * ''
Picket Fences ''Picket Fences'' is an American family drama television series about the residents of the town of Rome, Wisconsin, created and produced by David E. Kelley. The show initially ran from September 18, 1992, to June 26, 1996, on the CBS televisio ...
'' (1992–1995, TV series) – Father Gary Barrett * ''
Going to Extremes ''Going to Extremes'' and ''Surviving Extremes'' were television programmes made for Channel 4 by Nick Middleton. In each episode of the two series, Middleton visited an extreme area of the world to find out how people have adapted to life there. ...
'' (1992, TV series) – Doctor Croft * '' Children of the Dark'' (1994, TV) – Dr Burnham * ''
Swimming with Sharks ''Swimming with Sharks'' (also known as ''The Boss'' and ''Buddy Factor'') is a 1994 American black comedy / thriller drama film written and directed by George Huang and starring Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley and Michelle Forbes. Plot Buddy Acker ...
'' (1994) – Cyrus Miles * ''
Babylon 5 ''Babylon 5'' is an American space opera television series created by writer and producer J. Michael Straczynski, under the Babylonian Productions label, in association with Straczynski's Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Warner Bros. Domestic Tel ...
'': " The Fall of Night" (1995, TV) – Frederick Lantz * ''
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'' (1995) – Rev Thomas Cheever * '' Mr. & Mrs. Smith'' (1996; TV series) – Mr Big * ''
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'' (1999, TV series) – Marc LeBeau/The Seer/Archibald Chandler * ''
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'' (2000, TV series) – Seamus Madigan * '' Alien Hunter'' (2003) – Dr John Bachman * ''
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'' (2003, TV series) – Roger Wyndam-Pryce * '' Life Begins'' (2004; TV series) * ''
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'' (2004, TV mini-series) – Commander Finot * ''
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'' (2006) – Lord Carter * '' Played'' (2006) – Jack Rawlings * ''
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'' (2007) – Jay * '' Hellboy II: The Golden Army'' (2008) – King Balor * ''
Game of Thrones ''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first ...
'' (2012, TV series) – Hallyne *Sources:


Voice acting

* ''
Watership Down ''Watership Down'' is an adventure novel by English author Richard Adams, published by Rex Collings Ltd of London in 1972. Set in Berkshire in southern England, the story features a small group of rabbits. Although they live in their natural ...
'' (
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) * ''
Robin Hood Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature and film. According to legend, he was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. In some versions of the legend, he is depic ...
'' (TV series) * ''
The Prince and the Pauper ''The Prince and the Pauper'' is a novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada, before its 1882 publication in the United States. The novel represents Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547, ...
'' (audio book) * '' Batman: The Animated Series'': "The Lion and the Unicorn" as Frederick * ''
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'' (TV series) as Keene Marlow/The Destroyer * ''
The Book of Ebenezer Le Page ''The Book of Ebenezer Le Page'' is a novel by English writer Gerald Basil Edwards first published in the United Kingdom by Hamish Hamilton in 1981, and in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf in the same year. It has since been published by Pe ...
'' (audio book) * '' The Death Gate Cycle Vol. 4: Serpent Mage'' (audio book) * ''
A Song of Ice and Fire ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' is a series of epic fantasy novels by the American novelist and screenwriter George R. R. Martin. He began the first volume of the series, ''A Game of Thrones'', in 1991, and it was published in 1996. Martin, who init ...
'' series (audio books) *Sources:


Honours

He was appointed an
Officer of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
(OBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours.


References


External links

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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Roy Dotrice
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Selected Performances at the Theatre Archive, University of Bristol

Two Old Stagers Find Vigour in ''Brief Lives''

Roy Dotrice
Aveleyman) {{DEFAULTSORT:Dotrice, Roy 1923 births 2017 deaths 20th-century British male actors 21st-century British male actors Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Audiobook narrators Best Actor BAFTA Award (television) winners British male film actors British male radio actors British male stage actors British male television actors British male voice actors British World War II prisoners of war Drama Desk Award winners Guernsey male actors Officers of the Order of the British Empire Royal Air Force airmen Royal Air Force personnel of World War II Royal Shakespeare Company members Shot-down aviators Tony Award winners World War II prisoners of war held by Germany