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'''Bill Burridge''' had several roles in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' between 1965 and 1973, only one of which he was ever credited for. | |||
''' | == Career == | ||
His other television credits include roles on {{wi|Taxi! (British TV series)|Taxi!}}, ''[[Doomwatch]]'', {{wi|The Wednesday Play}}, ''[[Z-Cars]]'' and ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs]]''. | |||
== On set accident == | |||
According to [[Terence Denville]], during the filming of [[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]] the metallic greasepaint he was wearing for his role as a [[Draconian]] entered his bloodstream and caused him to have a brain seizure. This incident caused an end to Burridge's career and forced him into a nursing home.<ref>Memories of Who: Twenty-six years of working on Doctor Who</ref> Due to [[Equity]] being unable to contact him in 1976 he is believed to have died a short time after the accident, possibly in 1975.<ref>[https://doctorwhocastandcrew.blogspot.com/2014/02/fury-from-deep.html Doctor Who Cast & Crew]</ref> | |||
== Credited roles == | |||
* ''[[Fury from the Deep (TV story)|Fury from the Deep]]'' - Mr. [[Quill (Fury from the Deep)|Quill]] | |||
== Uncredited roles == | |||
* ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'' - Guard & [[Gladiator]] ([[DWM 251]]) | |||
* ''[[The Savages (TV story)|The Savages]]'' - [[Savage (The Savages)|Savage]] ([[DWM 295]]) | |||
* ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'' - [[Priest (The Underwater Menace)|Executioner Priest]] ([[DWM 209]]) | |||
* ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'' - Villager & [[Coven]] Member ([[DWM 241]]) | |||
* ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' - [[Third Doctor]] as [[Draconian]] & Draconian Guard at Embassy ([[DWM 201]]) | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{imdb name|id=0123113 | {{imdb name|id=0123113}} | ||
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== Footnotes == | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
[[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]] | [[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]] | ||
[[Category:Doubles for the Doctor]] | |||
[[Category:Actors who portrayed the Third Doctor]] | |||
Latest revision as of 18:18, 3 November 2024
Bill Burridge had several roles in Doctor Who between 1965 and 1973, only one of which he was ever credited for.
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
His other television credits include roles on Taxi!, Doomwatch, The Wednesday Play, Z-Cars and Upstairs, Downstairs.
On set accident[[edit] | [edit source]]
According to Terence Denville, during the filming of Frontier in Space the metallic greasepaint he was wearing for his role as a Draconian entered his bloodstream and caused him to have a brain seizure. This incident caused an end to Burridge's career and forced him into a nursing home.[1] Due to Equity being unable to contact him in 1976 he is believed to have died a short time after the accident, possibly in 1975.[2]
Credited roles[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Fury from the Deep - Mr. Quill
Uncredited roles[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Romans - Guard & Gladiator (DWM 251)
- The Savages - Savage (DWM 295)
- The Underwater Menace - Executioner Priest (DWM 209)
- The Dæmons - Villager & Coven Member (DWM 241)
- Frontier in Space - Third Doctor as Draconian & Draconian Guard at Embassy (DWM 201)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ Memories of Who: Twenty-six years of working on Doctor Who
- ↑ Doctor Who Cast & Crew
