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Merrison's theatre appearances include: ''[[wikipedia:The Madness of George III|The Madness of George III]]'' at the [[wikipedia:Royal National Theatre|Royal National Theatre]], ''[[wikipedia:The Front Page|The Front Page]]'' at [[wikipedia:The Old Vic|the Old Vic]] and ''[[wikipedia:Much Ado About Nothing|Much Ado About Nothing]]'' for the [[wikipedia:Royal Shakespeare Company|Royal Shakespeare Company]].<ref>http://www.bertcoules.co.uk/stars.htm</ref> | Merrison's theatre appearances include: ''[[wikipedia:The Madness of George III|The Madness of George III]]'' at the [[wikipedia:Royal National Theatre|Royal National Theatre]], ''[[wikipedia:The Front Page|The Front Page]]'' at [[wikipedia:The Old Vic|the Old Vic]] and ''[[wikipedia:Much Ado About Nothing|Much Ado About Nothing]]'' for the [[wikipedia:Royal Shakespeare Company|Royal Shakespeare Company]].<ref>http://www.bertcoules.co.uk/stars.htm</ref> | ||
On radio he has played [[wikipedia:Sherlock_Holmes|Sherlock Holmes]], a role played in other media by [[Peter Cushing]], [[Tom Baker]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]]. (He is said to be the the only actor to have portrayed the character in the entire Conan Doyle canon of "Sherlock Holmes" stories.) | On radio he has played [[wikipedia:Sherlock_Holmes|Sherlock Holmes]], a role played in other media by [[Peter Cushing]], [[Tom Baker]], [[Jonathan Pryce]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]]. (He is said to be the the only actor to have portrayed the character in the entire Conan Doyle canon of "Sherlock Holmes" stories.) | ||
He also played the character "Tanaka" in a radio adaptation of the [[wikipedia:James_Bond|James Bond]] novel, [[wikipedia:You_Only_Live_Twice,|"You Ony Live Twice"]], which starred [[Michael Jayston]] as Bond.<ref>http://radiodramaspotlight.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/28-james-bond-you-only-live-twice-bbc.html</ref> | He also played the character "Tanaka" in a radio adaptation of the [[wikipedia:James_Bond|James Bond]] novel, [[wikipedia:You_Only_Live_Twice,|"You Ony Live Twice"]], which starred [[Michael Jayston]] as Bond.<ref>http://radiodramaspotlight.blogspot.co.uk/2011/07/28-james-bond-you-only-live-twice-bbc.html</ref> | ||
Revision as of 08:33, 12 April 2012
Clive Merrison is a Welsh actor who appeared in the Doctor Who serials The Tomb of the Cybermen and Paradise Towers as Jim Callum and the Deputy Chief Caretaker respectively.
Merrison has had several recurring roles on television, e.g. Reilly: Ace of Spies (as Boris the Russian), Kit Curran (as Damien Appleby) and The Borgias (as Ascanio Forza). One-off appearances include the likes of Yes, Prime Minister, Foyle's War, The Bill and Peep Show.
Merrison's theatre appearances include: The Madness of George III at the Royal National Theatre, The Front Page at the Old Vic and Much Ado About Nothing for the Royal Shakespeare Company.[1]
On radio he has played Sherlock Holmes, a role played in other media by Peter Cushing, Tom Baker, Jonathan Pryce and Nicholas Briggs. (He is said to be the the only actor to have portrayed the character in the entire Conan Doyle canon of "Sherlock Holmes" stories.)
He also played the character "Tanaka" in a radio adaptation of the James Bond novel, "You Ony Live Twice", which starred Michael Jayston as Bond.[2]
