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'''Francis De Wolff''' ([[7 January]] [[1913]]-[[18 April]] [[1984]]) appeared in two ''[[Doctor Who]]'' stories: as [[Vasor]] in "[[The Snows of Terror]]" and [[Agamemnon]] in ''[[The Myth Makers]]''.
{{Infobox Person
| image          = Francis de Wolff.jpg
| birth date    = [[7 January (people)|7 January]] [[1913 (people)|1913]]
| death date    = [[18 April (people)|18 April]] [[1984 (people)|1984]]
| job title      = [[Actor]]
| role          = [[Vasor]], [[Agamemnon]]
| story          = ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]'' & ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]''
| time          = 1964-65
| non dwu        = ''Fire Over England'', ''[[Treasure Island]]'', ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'', ''Miss [[Robin Hood]]'', ''[[Moby Dick]]'', ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'', ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles]]'', ''The Avengers'', ''Maigret'', ''Compact'', ''[[Richard the Lionheart]]'', ''From Russia with Love'', ''Devil Doll'', ''Carry on Cleo'', ''[[Danger Man]]'', ''Mogul'', ''Vendetta'', ''[[The Saint (series)|The Saint]]'', ''Ivanhoe'', ''Paul Temple'', ''[[The Tomorrow People]]'', ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''Jesus of Nazareth''
| imdb          = 0212470
}}
'''Francis De Wolff''' ([[7 January (people)|7 January]] [[1913 (people)|1913]]-[[18 April (people)|18 April]] [[1984 (people)|1984]]<ref>[https://peoplepill.com/i/francis-de-wolff People Pill]</ref>) appeared in two ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories: as [[Vasor]] in ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]'' and [[Agamemnon]] in ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]''.


The commentators on [[DCOM]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus]]'' quipped that the "modern equivalent" of De Wolff was [[Brian Blessed]].
== Career ==
 
De Wolff, who mainly played villainous roles, began his long career in the 1930s, with one of earliest roles being in the film {{wi|Fire Over England}}. His television credits included {{wi|The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series)|The Adventures of Robin Hood}}, ''[[The Avengers]]'', {{wi|Maigret (1960 TV series)|Maigret}}, ''[[Danger Man]]'', ''[[The Saint (series)|The Saint]]'', {{wi|Paul Temple (TV series)|Paul Temple}} and ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]''.
 
Other notable film appearances included Black Dog in {{wi|Treasure Island (1950 film)|Treasure Island}}, the Spirit of Christmas Present in {{wi|Scrooge (1951 film)|Scrooge}}, Dr Mortimer in {{wi|The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959 film)|The Hound of the Baskervilles}}, the gypsy leader Vavra in {{wi|From Russia With Love (film)|From Russia With Love}} and Agrippa in {{wi|Carry On Cleo}}. He also played the villain Jedikiah in ''[[The Tomorrow People]]'' and Simon the Pharisee in the miniseries {{wi|Jesus of Nazareth (miniseries)|Jesus of Nazareth}}.
 
The commentators on the DVD commentary for ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]'' quipped that the "modern equivalent" of De Wolff was [[Brian Blessed]].


== External links ==
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== Footnotes ==
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Francis De Wolff (7 January 1913-18 April 1984[1]) appeared in two Doctor Who television stories: as Vasor in The Keys of Marinus and Agamemnon in The Myth Makers.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

De Wolff, who mainly played villainous roles, began his long career in the 1930s, with one of earliest roles being in the film Fire Over England. His television credits included The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Avengers, Maigret, Danger Man, The Saint, Paul Temple and Dixon of Dock Green.

Other notable film appearances included Black Dog in Treasure Island, the Spirit of Christmas Present in Scrooge, Dr Mortimer in The Hound of the Baskervilles, the gypsy leader Vavra in From Russia With Love and Agrippa in Carry On Cleo. He also played the villain Jedikiah in The Tomorrow People and Simon the Pharisee in the miniseries Jesus of Nazareth.

The commentators on the DVD commentary for The Keys of Marinus quipped that the "modern equivalent" of De Wolff was Brian Blessed.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]