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{{Infobox Person | |||
| image = John Normington.jpg | |||
| birth date = [[28 January (people)|28 January]] [[1937 (people)|1937]] | |||
| death date = [[26 July (people)|26 July]] [[2007 (people)|2007]] | |||
| role = [[Morgus]], [[Trevor Sigma]], [[Tom Flanagan]] | |||
| job title = Actor | |||
'''John Normington''' ([[ | | non dwu = | ||
| imdb = 0635712 | |||
|story = ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'', ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]' & ''[[Ghost Machine (TV story)|Ghost Machine]]''|time = 1984, 1989, 2006 | |||
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'''John Normington''' ([[28 January (people)|28 January]] [[1937 (people)|1937]]-[[26 July (people)|26 July]] [[2007 (people)|2007]]<ref name=":0">[https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/aug/08/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries The Guardian]</ref>) appeared in two ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories: as [[Morgus]] in ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'' and [[Trevor Sigma]] in ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]''. He also played [[Tom Flanagan]] in the ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' story ''[[Ghost Machine (TV story)|Ghost Machine]]''. | |||
He had earlier been considered for the role of [[Rorvik]] in ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]''<ref>[[TCH 33]]</ref> and [[Nilson]] in ''[[Warriors of the Deep (TV story)|Warriors of the Deep]]''.<ref>[[TCH 38]]</ref> | |||
[[Category:Doctor Who | == Personal life == | ||
Normington was partnered for many years to theatrical wigmaker John Anderson. They remained together until Normington's passing in 2007.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
Normington was named by [[Gary Russell]] as his preferred choice to play the character [[Udentkista]] in an imaginary film version of his [[1995 (releases)|1995]] [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] novel, ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat People]]''. | |||
== External links == | |||
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== Footnotes == | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:47, 3 November 2024
John Normington (28 January 1937-26 July 2007[1]) appeared in two Doctor Who television stories: as Morgus in The Caves of Androzani and Trevor Sigma in The Happiness Patrol. He also played Tom Flanagan in the Torchwood story Ghost Machine.
He had earlier been considered for the role of Rorvik in Warriors' Gate[2] and Nilson in Warriors of the Deep.[3]
Personal life[[edit] | [edit source]]
Normington was partnered for many years to theatrical wigmaker John Anderson. They remained together until Normington's passing in 2007.[1]
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Normington was named by Gary Russell as his preferred choice to play the character Udentkista in an imaginary film version of his 1995 Virgin Missing Adventures novel, Invasion of the Cat People.
