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
Main jobs:	Actor
Stories:	see credits section
Main time period active:	1966, 1969, 1976, 1979, 2003, 2008
Career highlights
Notable non-DWU work:	The Avengers, The Last of the Mohicans, Dad's Army, Emmerdale, Target, The Life and Times of David Lloyd George, A Mind to Kill
IMDb profile

Philip Madoc had several roles in Doctor Who. 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. The documentary Philip Madoc - A Villain for all Seasons, looked at his career on Doctor Who. Madoc died on 5 March 2012 after a short illness. 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 was among the actors considered for the role of Johnny Ringo in The Gunfighters. (TCH 7)

Filmography

Televised Doctor Who

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

Theatrical film

• Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (as Brockley)

Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories

• Master (as Victor Schaeffer)
• Return of the Krotons (as Rag Cobden)

Kaldor City

• Storm Mine (as the Commander)

Faction Paradox

• Body Politic (as the War King)
• Words from Nine Divinities (as the War King)

External links

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