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| birth date    = [[14 June (people)|14 June]] [[1937 (people)|1937]]
| birth date    = [[14 June (people)|14 June]] [[1937 (people)|1937]]
| death date    = [[4 October (people)|4 October]] [[2021 (people)|2021]]
| death date    = [[4 October (people)|4 October]] [[2021 (people)|2021]]
| job title      = [[Director]], [[Assistant floor manager]]
| job title      = [[Director (crew)|Director]], [[Assistant floor manager]]
| story          = [[#Credits|See Credits Section]]
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| time          = 1963-64, 1966, 1969-71
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'''Michael Ferguson''' ([[14 June (people)|14 June]] [[1937 (people)|1937]]<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=MichaelFerguson Doctor Who Guide]</ref>-[[4 October (people)|4 October]] [[2021 (people)|2021]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/oct/14/michael-ferguson-obituary The Guardian] </ref>) was one of the few [[director]]s to direct stories of the [[First Doctor|First]], [[Second Doctor|Second]] and [[Third Doctor]]s.
'''Michael Ferguson''' ([[14 June (people)|14 June]] [[1937 (people)|1937]]<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?name=MichaelFerguson Doctor Who Guide]</ref>-[[4 October (people)|4 October]] [[2021 (people)|2021]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/oct/14/michael-ferguson-obituary The Guardian] </ref>) was one of the few [[Director (crew)|directors]] to direct stories of the [[First Doctor|First]], [[Second Doctor|Second]] and [[Third Doctor]]s.


He was also an uncredited [[assistant floor manager]] during [[The Daleks (TV story)|the Daleks' debut serial]] (with [[Jeremy Hare]]). Part of his duties on this serial required him doing a bit of performing. Being also a member of Equity (having previously worked as an actor), he nominally played the first [[Dalek]], operating the [[Dalek]] sucker arm that threatened [[Barbara Wright]] at the end of the episode "[[The Dead Planet]]". ([[BBC DVD]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') He also doubled for [[Alydon]]'s hand in "The Dead Planet". ([[INFO]]: "The Dead Planet")
He was also an uncredited [[assistant floor manager]] during [[The Daleks (TV story)|the Daleks' debut serial]] (with [[Jeremy Hare]]). Part of his duties on this serial required him doing a bit of performing. Being also a member of Equity (having previously worked as an actor), he nominally played the first [[Dalek]], operating the [[Dalek]] sucker arm that threatened [[Barbara Wright]] at the end of the episode "[[The Dead Planet]]". ([[BBC DVD]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') He also doubled for [[Alydon]]'s hand in "The Dead Planet". ([[INFO]]: "The Dead Planet")
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=== Acting ===
=== Acting ===
* ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' - [[Dalek]] (Episode 2 Reprise, Uncredited) ([[INFO]]: "The Dead Planet")
* ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' - [[Dalek]] (Episode 2 Reprise, Uncredited) ([[INFO]]: "The Dead Planet")
=== Documentary appearances ===
* ''[[Axon Stations! (documentary)|Axon Stations!]]''
* ''[[Michael Ferguson's Monster Masterclass (documentary)|Michael Ferguson's Monster Masterclass]]
* ''[[Directing Who: Michael Ferguson on The Claws of Axos (documentary)|Directing Who: Michael Ferguson on The Claws of Axos]]
''to be completed''
=== Audio commentary ===
''to be added''


== External links ==
== External links ==

Latest revision as of 20:34, 3 November 2024

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Michael Ferguson (14 June 1937[1]-4 October 2021[2]) was one of the few directors to direct stories of the First, Second and Third Doctors.

He was also an uncredited assistant floor manager during the Daleks' debut serial (with Jeremy Hare). Part of his duties on this serial required him doing a bit of performing. Being also a member of Equity (having previously worked as an actor), he nominally played the first Dalek, operating the Dalek sucker arm that threatened Barbara Wright at the end of the episode "The Dead Planet". (BBC DVD: The War Games) He also doubled for Alydon's hand in "The Dead Planet". (INFO: "The Dead Planet")

Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]

Michael cast his brother-in-law Ric Felgate as various roles in The War Machines, The Seeds of Death and The Ambassadors of Death.

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Production[[edit] | [edit source]]

Assistant Floor Manager[[edit] | [edit source]]

Director[[edit] | [edit source]]

Acting[[edit] | [edit source]]

Documentary appearances[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be completed

Audio commentary[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]