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[[File:Bernard Horsfall.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Bernard Horsfall, as he appeared in [[DOC]]: ''[[The Rumble in the Jungle]]''.]]
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'''Bernard Horsfall''' (born [[20 November]] [[1930]], Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, [[England]], [[UK]]) made several guest appearances on ''[[Doctor Who]]'', perhaps most famously as [[Chancellor]] [[Goth]] in ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]''. He also appeared as a member of the [[Time Lord]] tribunal which tries and exiles the [[Second Doctor]] at the conclusion of ''[[The War Games]]'', and played [[Lemuel Gulliver]] in ''[[The Mind Robber]]'', and [[Taron]] in ''[[Planet of the Daleks]]''. A popular theory among fans, based on the fact that both characters were played by Horsfall, is that the [[Time Lord]] officiating over the Doctor's trial in ''The War Games'' was Goth.
| image          = Bernard Horsfall.jpg
| birth date    = [[20 November (people)|20 November]] [[1930 (people)|1930]]
| death date    = [[28 January (people)|28 January]] [[2013 (people)|2013]]
| role          = [[Goth]], [[Taron]], [[Lemuel Gulliver]]
| job title      = [[Actor]]
| story          = [[#Credits|see credits section]]
| time          = 1968-1969, 1973, 1976, 2003
| non dwu        = ''[[The Avengers]]'', ''Ivanhoe'', ''Jackanory'', ''The Jewel in the Crown'', ''Casualty'', ''Braveheart''
| imdb          = 0395420
}}
'''Bernard Horsfall''' ([[20 November (people)|20 November]] [[1930 (people)|1930]]-[[29 January (people)|29 January]] [[2013 (people)|2013]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/jan/30/bernard-horsfall The Guardian]</ref>) played several characters in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories. All his television stories were directed by David Maloney. In 2003, he played [[Arnold Baynes]] in the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'']] audio story ''[[Davros (audio story)|Davros]]''.


Outside ''Doctor Who'', Horsfall had a notable role as Campbell, [[James Bond]]'s contact and assistant in the [[1969]] film, ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service''. He has also had roles in several episodes of ''The Avengers'', as well as appearing in ''Elizabeth R'', ''The Jewel in the Crown'', ''Jackanory'', and ''Out of the Unknown''. Other film roles include General Edgar in ''Gandhi'' and Balliol in ''Braveheart''.
A popular theory among fans, based on the fact that both characters were played by Horsfall, is that the First Time Lord of ''The War Games'' was Goth. This was confirmed [[Retroactive continuity|retroactively]] in the short story ''[[Future Imperfect (short story)|Future Imperfect]]'', though other sources gave other identifications for this Time Lord.


== Filmography ==
== Career ==
* [[The Mind Robber]] as [[Lemuel Gulliver]]
Outside ''Doctor Who'', Horsfall had a notable role as Campbell, [[James Bond]]'s contact and assistant in the 1969 film ''On Her Majesty's Secret Service''. He has also had roles in several episodes of ''[[The Avengers]]'', as well as appearing in ''Elizabeth R'', ''The Jewel in the Crown'', ''Jackanory'', and ''[[Out of the Unknown]]''. Other film roles include General Edgar in ''Gandhi'' and Balliol in ''Braveheart''.
* [[The War Games]] as a [[Time Lord]]
* [[Planet of the Daleks|Planet of the Daleks ]]as [[Taron]]
* [[The Deadly Assassin]] as Chancellor [[Goth]]


== External link ==
== Death ==
* {{imdb name|id=0395420|name=Bernard Horsfall}}
He was due to attend the 2013 Gallifrey One convention in February 2013 but died on [[29 January (people)|29 January]] at the age of 82.
 
== DWU credits ==
=== Television ===
* ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'' as [[Lemuel Gulliver]]
* ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' as [[First Time Lord (The War Games)|a Time Lord]]
* ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'' as [[Taron]]
* ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'' as Chancellor [[Goth]]
 
=== Audio ===
* ''[[Davros (audio story)|Davros]]'' - [[Arnold Baynes]]
 
== External links ==
{{imdb name|id=0395420}}
 
== Footnotes ==
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Latest revision as of 15:57, 27 January 2024

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Bernard Horsfall (20 November 1930-29 January 2013[1]) played several characters in Doctor Who television stories. All his television stories were directed by David Maloney. In 2003, he played Arnold Baynes in the Big Finish Doctor Who audio story Davros.

A popular theory among fans, based on the fact that both characters were played by Horsfall, is that the First Time Lord of The War Games was Goth. This was confirmed retroactively in the short story Future Imperfect, though other sources gave other identifications for this Time Lord.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Outside Doctor Who, Horsfall had a notable role as Campbell, James Bond's contact and assistant in the 1969 film On Her Majesty's Secret Service. He has also had roles in several episodes of The Avengers, as well as appearing in Elizabeth R, The Jewel in the Crown, Jackanory, and Out of the Unknown. Other film roles include General Edgar in Gandhi and Balliol in Braveheart.

Death[[edit] | [edit source]]

He was due to attend the 2013 Gallifrey One convention in February 2013 but died on 29 January at the age of 82.

DWU credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Television[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ The Guardian
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