Terry Scully (13 May 1932 – 17 April 2001) was a British theatre and television actor.
After making his name in the theatre, from the 1960s onwards he became more known for TV work. In 1960 he starred in the BBC's production of ''
An Age of Kings
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'', playing
King Henry VI in several episodes.
Other notable roles for Scully were as
Horatio Nelson
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in the 1968 television series, ''Triton'', and as Bicket in the BBC's 1967 blockbuster adaptation of ''
The Forsyte Saga
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''.
[ He also appeared in '']Dixon of Dock Green
''Dixon of Dock Green'' was a BBC police procedural television series about daily life at a fictional London police station, with the emphasis on petty crime, successfully controlled through common sense and human understanding. It ran from 19 ...
'', ''Z-Cars
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'', '' Softly, Softly'', ''Callan
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'', ''Public Eye
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* ''Public Eye'' (TV series), a British television series that ran from 1965 to 1975
* ''The Public Eye'' (TV series), a Canadian television public affairs television series which aired on CBC Televisio ...
'', ''The Venturers
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The series, created by Donald Bull, had started out as an edition of ''Drama Playhouse'' in 1972 before being commissioned as an ongoing series. ''The Venturers'' too ...
'', and ''Angels
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Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles incl ...
''.Doctor Who
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'' serial ''The Seeds of Death
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'', the ''Blake's 7
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'' episode "Dawn of the Gods" and starred as Vic Thatcher in four episodes of the 1970s series '' Survivors''. During his time on that series, Scully suffered a nervous breakdown. As a result, his role was filled by actor Hugh Walters in subsequent episodes.
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1932 births
2001 deaths
British male television actors
British male stage actors
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