Terry Molloy (born 4 January 1947) is an English actor. He is known predominantly for his work on radio and television, especially his portrayal of

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, creator of the

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, in the BBC television science fiction series ''

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''.

Career

Molloy has been a member of the cast of

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's ''

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'' playing

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since 1974 and has won awards for his work as an actor on radio. In 1980 he performed in the Radio 4 adaptation of

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's war novel '' The Cruel Sea''. On television, Molloy is known for becoming the third actor to play the mad scientist

, the creator of the

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s, in the long-running

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series ''

''. He appeared in the stories ''

Resurrection of the Daleks ''Resurrection of the Daleks'' is the fourth serial of the 21st season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in two weekly parts on BBC1 between 8 February and 15 February 1984. The serial ...

'' (1984), ''

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'' (1985) and ''

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'' (1988), becoming the first actor to play the role in different stories. Molloy was initially cast in the role by director Matthew Robinson, who had worked with him before and thought his talent for voices would be ideal to recreate the part first played by

Michael Wisher Michael Wisher (19 May 1935 – 21 July 1995) was an English actor. He made many appearances in ''Doctor Who'', becoming best known for his performance in ''Genesis of the Daleks'' (1975) as the first actor to play Davros, the wheelchair-using ...

. Molloy also appeared in the ''Doctor Who'' story ''

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'' (1985) as an undercover policeman named Russell, again cast by Robinson. In recent years, Molloy has reprised the role of Davros in the

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audio dramas ''

'', ''

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'', ''

Terror Firma ''Terror Firma'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. The story follows on directly from the previous Eighth Doctor audio drama '' The Next Life'' and flash ...

'', ''

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'', ''

The Davros Mission ''The Davros Mission'' is a '' Doctor Who'' audio play written and directed by Nicholas Briggs. Initially exclusive to the Complete Davros Collection DVD box set released on 26 November 2007, it was later made available for digital purchase ou ...

'', ''

The Curse of Davros ''The Curse of Davros'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra from 25 June to 2 July 2016. Plot Davros has ...

'', and the four-part miniseries ''

I, Davros ''I, Davros'' is a Big Finish Productions audio play based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It stars Terry Molloy reprising his role as Davros, the twisted creator of the Dalek race. The series explor ...

''. He also played Davros in a 2005 stage production, ''

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''.https://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2005/03/15/features_davros_feature.shtml Molloy also took over the role of Stan Harvey in the ITV soap opera ''

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'' from Edward Clayton when Stan made a brief visit to the motel in 1987. Molloy regularly attends ''Doctor Who'' conventions and events, where he meets fans and speaks about his time on the programme. He has also appeared on

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(now Radio4extra) in the role of Professor Edward Dunning opposite fellow ''Doctor Who'' actor

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in ''

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'' audio series, co-written by Paul Morris and Simon Barnard for Cosmic Hobo Productions. Molloy also recorded a short cameo, as Davros for the live ''Doctor Who'' podcast stage show, 50 Years of Doctor Who: Preachrs Podcast Live 2. He appeared in this alongside a mix of modern and classic ''Doctor Who'' actors including;

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, Richard Franklin, Simon Fisher Becker and

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. Molloy's other TV credits include '' God's Wonderful Railway'', ''

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'', ''The Real Eddy English'', ''Tales of Sherwood Forest'', ''Chalkface'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In March 2009, he appeared as '

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' on ''

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'', a reference to his guest role on ''

'' a week earlier, after Hill noted his likeness to the singer.

Personal life

Molloy currently lives in

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, near

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. In the 1960s, Molloy played baritone

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in a soul band, The T-Bunkum Band and appeared at the

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Filmography

Film

References

External links

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Terry Molloy's websiteTerry Molloy: The Voice Master Part 1Terry Molloy: The Voice Master Part 2BBC Norfolk — Watch interview with Terry Molloy discussing I Davros — November '06BBC Norfolk Online — Davros galleryBBC Norfolk Online — Terry Molloy interview on playing DavrosBBC Norfolk Online — RealAudio interview with Terry Molloy discussing how he created the voice of DavrosBBC Norfolk Online — RealAudio interview with Terry Molloy discussing being cast as DavrosBBC Norfolk Online — RealAudio interview with Terry Molloy speculating about the return of Davros in ''Doctor Who''BBC Norfolk Online — RealAudio interview with Terry Molloy discussing the new series of ''Doctor Who''Mandy Actors website — Terry MolloyRadio 4 biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Molloy, Terry 1947 births Living people Alumni of Liverpool Hope University English male radio actors English male television actors People from South Norfolk (district)