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{{Infobox Person | |||
|image = Ralph Watson.jpg | |||
|birth date = [[20 January (people)|20 January]] [[1936 (people)|1936]] | |||
|death date = [[20 June (people)|20 June]] [[2021 (people)|2021]] | |||
|role = [[Ben Knight]] | |||
|job title = [[Actor]] | |||
|time = 1967-1968, 1974, 1977, 2019 | |||
|non dwu = | |||
|imdb = 0914839 | |||
|story=[[#Credits|See Credits Section]] | |||
}} | |||
'''Ralph Watson''' ([[20 January (people)|20 January]] [[1936 (people)|1936]]<ref>[https://www.discogs.com/artist/1195939-Ralph-Watson Discogs]</ref>-[[20 June (people)|20 June]] [[2021 (people)|2021]]<ref>[[DWM 568]]</ref>) worked extensively in theatre, television and film for over fifty years. | |||
''' | In the '60s and '70s he appeared in four ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories alongside three Doctors, with [[Patrick Troughton]] twice. He played an uncredited Generator Scientist in ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'' ([[DWM 209]]), [[Ben Knight|Captain Knight]] in ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'', [[Ettis]] in ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'' and [[Ben Travers]] in ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]''. | ||
In 2019, he reprised the role of [[Ben Knight|Captain Knight]] in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s ''[[The Diary of River Song: Series Six]]'' audio story ''[[The Web of Time (audio story)|The Web of Time]]''. | |||
[[Category:Doctor Who cast | He shared his memories of his ''Doctor Who'' career on the documentaries ''[[The Peladon Saga (documentary)|The Peladon Saga]]'' and ''[[Going Underground: The Making of The Web of Fear (documentary)|Going Underground: The Making of The Web of Fear]]'' (the latter of which was released after his death), [[THWR 154|the 154th edition]] of Big Finish's charitable podcast series ''[[Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]]'' and the audio commentary for ''The Monster of Peladon''<nowiki/>'s DVD release. | ||
== Credits == | |||
=== Television === | |||
==== Doctor Who ==== | |||
* ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'' - Voices / Overseer at Generating Station (uncredited) | |||
* ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'' - [[Ben Knight|Captain Knight]] | |||
* ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'' - [[Ettis]] | |||
* ''[[Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)|Horror of Fang Rock]]'' - [[Ben Travers]] | |||
=== Audio === | |||
==== The Diary of River Song ==== | |||
* ''[[The Web of Time (audio story)|The Web of Time]]'' - [[Ben Knight|Captain Ben Knight]] | |||
=== Documentary appearances === | |||
* ''[[The Peladon Saga (documentary)|The Peladon Saga]]'' | |||
* ''[[Going Underground: The Making of The Web of Fear (documentary)|Going Underground: The Making of The Web of Fear]]'' | |||
== External links == | |||
{{imdb name|id=0914839}} | |||
{{twitter|TheRalphWatson}} | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{NameSort}} | |||
[[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]] | |||
[[Category:Actors interviewed on Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]] | |||
[[Category:The Diary of River Song voice actors]] | |||
[[Category:Pre-2005 Doctor Who cast reprising their roles at Big Finish]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:34, 9 March 2023
Ralph Watson (20 January 1936[1]-20 June 2021[2]) worked extensively in theatre, television and film for over fifty years.
In the '60s and '70s he appeared in four Doctor Who television stories alongside three Doctors, with Patrick Troughton twice. He played an uncredited Generator Scientist in The Underwater Menace (DWM 209), Captain Knight in The Web of Fear, Ettis in The Monster of Peladon and Ben Travers in Horror of Fang Rock.
In 2019, he reprised the role of Captain Knight in Big Finish's The Diary of River Song: Series Six audio story The Web of Time.
He shared his memories of his Doctor Who career on the documentaries The Peladon Saga and Going Underground: The Making of The Web of Fear (the latter of which was released after his death), the 154th edition of Big Finish's charitable podcast series Toby Hadoke's Who's Round and the audio commentary for The Monster of Peladon's DVD release.
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Television[[edit] | [edit source]]
Doctor Who[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Underwater Menace - Voices / Overseer at Generating Station (uncredited)
- The Web of Fear - Captain Knight
- The Monster of Peladon - Ettis
- Horror of Fang Rock - Ben Travers
