Philip Madoc

Philip Madoc
Birth date:	5 July 1934
Death date:	5 March 2012
Work in the DWU
Main roles:	The War Lord, Mehendri Solon, The War King
Main jobs:	Actor
Stories:	See credits section
Main time period active:	1966, 1968-69, 1976, 1978-79, 2003-04, 2008
IMDb profile

Philip Madoc (5 July 1934-5 March 2012) had several roles in Doctor Who, both on TV and audio. He also appeared in the film Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., making him (along with Geoffrey Toone, Barrie Ingham, Bernard Cribbins, Eileen Way, Roger Avon, Steve Peters, Kenneth Watson and Geoffrey Cheshire) one of the few actors to appear in both the TV series and the film spin-offs.

He was also considered for the roles of Johnny Ringo in The Gunfighters (TCH 7), Condo in The Brain of Morbius, (TCH 24) Thawn in The Power of Kroll (DCOM: Philip Madoc: A Villain for all Seasons) and Orcini in Revelation of the Daleks. (TCH 41)

The documentary Philip Madoc: A Villain for all Seasons, looked at his career on Doctor Who. He also contributed to The Krotons' DVD audio commentary, which was released after his death.

Career Highlights

He also played Ellis Peters' medieval-detective Brother Cadfael on BBC Radio 4 in the 1990s. The role has also been played by Derek Jacobi and Glyn Houston.

He is probably also fondly remembered for playing a Nazi U-Boat captain in Dad's Army episode "The Deadly Attachment", performing part of the notable "Don't tell him, Pike!" scene.

Death

Madoc died on 5 March 2012 after a short illness.

Credits

Television

Doctor Who

• The Krotons - Eelek
• The War Games - the War Lord
• The Brain of Morbius - Mehendri Solon
• The Power of Kroll - Fenner

Film

• Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. - Brockley

Audio

Doctor Who Main Range

• Master - Victor Schaeffer

Special Releases

• Return of the Krotons - Rag Cobden

Kaldor City

• Storm Mine - the Commander

The True History of Faction Paradox

• Body Politic - the War King
• Words from Nine Divinities - the War King

External links

• Philip Madoc at the Internet Movie Database
• Philip Madoc at the Faction Paradox wiki