Bryan Marshall

Bryan Marshall
Born(1938-05-19)19 May 1938
Battersea, London, England
Died25 June 2019(2019-06-25) (aged 81)
NationalityBritish
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation(s)Film and television actor

Bryan Marshall (19 May 1938 – 25 June 2019) was a British actor, with a number of major credits in film and television to his name, in both in Britain and Australia.[1]

Early life

Marshall was born in Battersea, south London.[2] He was educated at the Salesian College, Battersea, and trained as an actor at RADA,[3] before appearing at the Bristol Old Vic and in repertory theatre and in the 1986 first national tour of The Sound of Music as Captain von Trapp.

Film

Marshall's best-remembered film role is that of Councillor Harris in The Long Good Friday (1980). His other film credits include Rasputin the Mad Monk (1966), Alfie (1966), The Witches (1966), The Viking Queen (1967), Quatermass and the Pit (1967),[4] Mosquito Squadron (1969), I Start Counting (1970), Man in the Wilderness (1971), Because of the Cats (1973), The Tamarind Seed (1974) and The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). [5] His later film career included roles in Australian productions such as BMX Bandits (1983), Bliss (1985), The Man from Snowy River II (1988), The Punisher (1989) with Dolph Lundgren, Country Life (1994) and Selkie (2000).

Television

Marshall had several leading roles on television, notably Dobbin in the 1967 production of Vanity Fair, Gilbert Markham in the 1968 serial of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall and Wentworth in the 1971 adaptation of Persuasion. Other television credits include: Spindoe, Warship, United!, The Forsyte Saga, Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars, The Saint, The Avengers,[6] Rooms (1975), The Onedin Line, Out, The Professionals, Return of the Saint, Buccaneer, The Chinese Detective, Robin of Sherwood, Heartbeat, The Bill and Dalziel and Pascoe.

He also worked extensively in Australia,[7] with credits including Prisoner,[nb 1] Special Squad, Golden Pennies, Neighbours, Embassy, Home and Away, Stingers, Water Rats and All Saints.

In 1989, Marshall was the original host of Australia's Most Wanted,[8] an Australian version of the show America's Most Wanted which was focused on helping the police with unsolved crimes.

Marshall died on 25 June 2019, at the age of 81.[9][10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1966 Rasputin the Mad Monk Vasily Feature film
Alfie Perce Feature film
The Witches Tom Feature film
1967 The Viking Queen Dominic Feature film
Quatermass and the Pit Captain Potter Feature film
1969 Mosquito Squadron Sqn. Ldr. Neale Feature film
1970 I Start Counting George Feature film
1971 Man in the Wilderness Potts Feature film
1973 Because of the Cats Inspector van der Valk Feature film
1974 The Tamarind Seed George MacLeod Feature film
1977 The Spy Who Loved Me Commander Talbot Feature film
1980 The Long Good Friday Harris Feature film
1981 4D Special Agents Ray
1983 BMX Bandits The Boss Feature film
1985 Bliss Adrian Clunes Feature film
Hot Target Clive Webber
1988 The Man from Snowy River II Hawker Feature film
1989 The Punisher Dino Moretti Feature film
1990 The Phantom Horseman Tremayne TV movie
1994 Country Life Mr. Pettinger Feature film
1996 Chicken Dwight Serrento
1997 Hard Edge Boss
2000 Selkie Malcolm Feature film
2007 Courts mais GAY: Tome 13 Marcus Segment: "Into the Night"

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1967 Vanity Fair Dobbin TV miniseries
1967 The Forsyte Saga TV series
1968 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Gilbert Markham TV miniseries
1968 Spindoe Peach TV miniseries
1969 The Avengers TV series, episode: "Who Was That Man I Saw You With?"
1971 Persuasion Captain Frederick Wentworth TV series
1974–76 Rooms Clive Lawson TV series, 120 episodes
United! Jack Burkett TV Series
Dixon of Dock Green TV series
Z-Cars TV series
The Saint TV series
The Onedin Line TV series
1976 Warship Commander Alan Douglas Glenn, AFC TV series, Season 3
1978 Out Hallam TV miniseries, 3 episodes
The Professionals TV series, series 2, episode: “Hunter/Hunted
Return of the Saint TV series
1979-80 Buccaneer Tony Blair TV series
The Chinese Detective TV series
Robin of Sherwood Adam Bell TV series
Heartbeat TV series
The Bill TV series
Prisoner TV series
1984 Special Squad Calvin TV series
1985 Golden Pennies Luke Greenwood TV miniseries
1987 Neighbours Gerard Singer TV series, 3 episodes
1989 Australia's Most Wanted Presenter TV series
1989 Tanamera – Lion of Singapore TV miniseries
1990-92 Embassy Ambassador Duncan Stewart TV series
Home and Away TV series
Stingers TV series
Water Rats TV series
2002 Dalziel and Pascoe Terry Blake TV series, episode: "Sins of the Fathers"
All Saints TV series

Notes

  1. ^ Known in his native UK (and the United States) as Prisoner: Cell Block H; not to be confused with the 1967 UK series, The Prisoner.

References

  1. ^ Noble, Peter, ed. (1982). 1982–1983 Screen International Film And TV Year Book. London: King Publications.
  2. ^ [1] Bryan Marshall - Films, TV and people, BFI.]
  3. ^ Course Name: Acting (RADA Diploma). Year of Graduation: 1963. RADA student & graduate profiles.
  4. ^ 'Quatermass and the Pit (BFI Film Classics)’ by Kim Newman (BFI, 2014) p. 111 (Credits). ISBN 9781844577910.]
  5. ^ Bryan Marshall filmography at Fandango
  6. ^ Avengers episode "Who Was That Man I Saw You With?" (1969).
  7. ^ 'Hanging around in the hood: the legacy of The Long Good Friday'. 20.o2.2000. The Guardian|Film.
  8. ^ Australia's Most Wanted. tv.com.
  9. ^ "Neighbours star dead at 81". news.com.au. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  10. ^ Hayward, Anthony (4 July 2019). "Bryan Marshall obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.