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'''Fulton Mackay''' ([[12 August (people)|12 August]] [[1922 (people)|1922]]-[[6 June (people)|6 June]] [[1987 (people)|1987]]) played Dr [[John Quinn]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]''. He was also considered for the role of the [[Fourth Doctor]] when [[Jon Pertwee]] left ''Doctor Who'' in 1974. ([[INFO]]: ''Doctor Who and the Silurians'')
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| image          = Fulton MacKay.jpg
| birth date    = [[12 August (people)|12 August]] [[1922 (people)|1922]]
| death date    = [[6 June (people)|6 June]] [[1987 (people)|1987]]
| job title      = Actor
| role          = [[John Quinn]]
| story          = ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]''
| time          =1970
| non dwu        =
| imdb          = 0533161
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'''Fulton Mackay''' ([[12 August (people)|12 August]] [[1922 (people)|1922]]-[[6 June (people)|6 June]] [[1987 (people)|1987]]<ref>[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f08800b BFI]</ref>) played Dr [[John Quinn]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]''.


Born in [[Scotland]], Mackay was a familiar face on British television, appearing in episodes of {{wiThe Army Game}}, {{wiThe Plane Makers}}, {{wiOut of the Unknown}}, ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[The Saint]]'', {{wiPaul Temple (TV series)|Paul Temple}}, {{wiSome Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em}}, {{wiDad's Army}}, {{wiCrown Court (TV series)|Crown Court}} and {{wiLovejoy}}. He also played Det. Chief. Supt. Inman on {{wiSpecial Branch (TV series)|Special Branch}} and the Captain on the UK version of {{wiFraggle Rock}}, but will be best remembered as the prison warden Mr Mackay on the sitcom {{wiPorridge (TV series)|Porridge}}, as well as {{w|Porridge (film)|it's big screen version}} and the spin-off {{wiGoing Straight}}.
He was also considered for the role of the [[Fourth Doctor]] when [[Jon Pertwee]] left ''Doctor Who'' in 1974. ([[INFO]]: ''Doctor Who and the Silurians'')
 
== Career ==
He is best remembered as the stiff, no nonsense prison warden Mr Mackay on the sitcom ''[[Porridge (TV series)|Porridge]]'' (1974-77), as well as {{w|Porridge (film)|its 1979 big screen version}} and the spin-off {{wi|Going Straight}} (1978).
 
Mackay also played Det. Chief. Supt. Inman for eighteen episodes from 1969 to 1970 on {{wi|Special Branch (TV series)|Special Branch}} (1969-1974), and the Captain in the first two seasons of the UK version of {{wi|Fraggle Rock}} (1984-87).


== External links ==
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== Footnotes ==
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[[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]]
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Latest revision as of 14:20, 9 March 2023

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Fulton Mackay (12 August 1922-6 June 1987[1]) played Dr John Quinn in the Doctor Who television story Doctor Who and the Silurians.

He was also considered for the role of the Fourth Doctor when Jon Pertwee left Doctor Who in 1974. (INFO: Doctor Who and the Silurians)

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

He is best remembered as the stiff, no nonsense prison warden Mr Mackay on the sitcom Porridge (1974-77), as well as its 1979 big screen version and the spin-off Going Straight (1978).

Mackay also played Det. Chief. Supt. Inman for eighteen episodes from 1969 to 1970 on Special Branch (1969-1974), and the Captain in the first two seasons of the UK version of Fraggle Rock (1984-87).

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]