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'''Dursley McLinden''' ([[29 May (people)|29 May]] [[1965 (people)|1965]]-[[7 August (people)|7 August]] [[1995 (people)|1995]]<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-dursley-mclinden-1595834.html The Independent]</ref>) played [[Mike Smith]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''. | '''Dursley McLinden''' ([[29 May (people)|29 May]] [[1965 (people)|1965]]-[[7 August (people)|7 August]] [[1995 (people)|1995]]<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/obituary-dursley-mclinden-1595834.html The Independent]</ref>) played [[Mike Smith]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]''. | ||
== Career == | |||
He moved from Isle of Man to London when he was 16 to train as an actor at the Mountview Theatre School. During 1988, he also played his most-remembered part outside of ''Doctor Who'' in ''Just Ask For Diamond'' - the film adaptation of the first novel in Anthony Horowitz's ''Diamond Brothers'' book series. | He moved from Isle of Man to London when he was 16 to train as an actor at the Mountview Theatre School. During 1988, he also played his most-remembered part outside of ''Doctor Who'' in ''Just Ask For Diamond'' - the film adaptation of the first novel in Anthony Horowitz's ''Diamond Brothers'' book series. | ||
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In the last four years of his life, his sole acting comment would be performing various roles (as his health would allow) in the long-running production of ''The Phantom of the Opera'' at Her Majesty's Theatre, [[Haymarket]]. | In the last four years of his life, his sole acting comment would be performing various roles (as his health would allow) in the long-running production of ''The Phantom of the Opera'' at Her Majesty's Theatre, [[Haymarket]]. | ||
== Death and Legacy == | |||
His last performance in this production would be on 28 May 1995. He died of AIDS less than three months later at the age of 30. | His last performance in this production would be on 28 May 1995. He died of AIDS less than three months later at the age of 30. | ||
[[Russell T Davies]] was a close friend to McLinden, having met through a mutual friend. In Davies’ show, ''It’s A Sin,'' a tribute for McLinden is included where main character, Richie while filming for an episode of ''Doctor Who,'' plays a character called Trooper Linden fighting Daleks. <ref>[https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/its-a-sins-doctor-who-crossover-pays-tribute-to-remembrance-of-the-daleks-actor/ It’s a Sin’s ''Doctor Who'' Crossover Pays Tribute to ''Remembrance of the Daleks'' Actor]</ref> | [[Russell T Davies]] was a close friend to McLinden, having met through a mutual friend. In Davies’ show, ''It’s A Sin,'' a tribute for McLinden is included where main character, Richie while filming for an episode of ''Doctor Who,'' plays a character called Trooper Linden fighting Daleks. <ref>[https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/its-a-sins-doctor-who-crossover-pays-tribute-to-remembrance-of-the-daleks-actor/ It’s a Sin’s ''Doctor Who'' Crossover Pays Tribute to ''Remembrance of the Daleks'' Actor]</ref> | ||
During the early 2021 lockdown as a result of COVID-19, the fan group Friends of Ace ran a fundraising tweetalong of ''Remembrance of the Daleks'' in memory of McLinden, with proceeds going to the HIV/AIDs charity Terrence Higgins Trust. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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