Roy Skelton

Roy Skelton
Birth date:	20 July 1931
Death date:	8 June 2011
Work in the DWU
Main roles:	Monoid voices Cyberman voices Dalek voices Computer voice Kroton voices Norton Wester James Chedaki James Carver
Main jobs:	actor
Stories:	see credits section
Main time period active:	1966-1969, 1971, 1973, 1975-1976, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1999, 2002
IMDb profile

Roy Skelton (20 July 1931-8 June 2011) performed voice work for several Doctor Who television stories and appeared on-screen in five of them. He is particularly known for performing Dalek voices.

Outside of Doctor Who, Skelton is also known as the voice of the puppet characters Zippy and George on children's programme Rainbow and in a cameo on Ashes to Ashes. His predecessor in the role of Zippy was fellow Dalek voice actor Peter Hawkins.

Filmography

• The Ark (Monoid voices)
• The Tenth Planet (Cybermen voices)
• The Tenth Planet (Snowcap voices and countdown voice, uncredited) (DWM 214)
• The Evil of the Daleks (Dalek voices)
• The Ice Warriors (Computer voice)
• The Wheel in Space (Cybermen voices)
• The Wheel in Space (Wheel voices, uncredited) (DWM 254)
• The Krotons (Kroton voice)
• Colony in Space (as Norton)
• Planet of the Daleks (Dalek voices and as Wester)
• The Green Death (as James)
• Genesis of the Daleks (Dalek voices)
• The Android Invasion (as Marshal Chedaki)
• The Hand of Fear (as King Rokon)
• The Hand of Fear (Computer voice, uncredited) (DWMS Holiday 1992)
• Destiny of the Daleks (Dalek voices)
• Destiny of the Daleks (K9 croaking voice, uncredited) (DWM 283)
• The Five Doctors (Dalek voice)
• Revelation of the Daleks (Dalek voices)
• Remembrance of the Daleks (Dalek voices)
• The Curse of Fatal Death (Dalek voices)

Audiography

• Test of Nerve (James Carver)

External links

• Roy Skelton at the Internet Movie Database