Nicholas Courtney: Difference between revisions

Courtney played Lethbridge-Stewart on television or in [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|audio dramas]], alongside every subsequent Doctor up to and including [[Paul McGann]]. Unfortunately, he never got the opportunity to appear with [[Christopher Eccleston]] as the [[Ninth Doctor]], [[David Tennant]] as the [[Tenth Doctor|Tenth]] or [[Matt Smith]] as the [[Eleventh Doctor|Eleventh]]. While he acted with David Tennant in the ''[[Doctor Who Unbound]]'' audio play ''[[Sympathy for the Devil (audio story)|Sympathy for the Devil]]'', this was not only set outside of the [[Doctor Who universe]], but Tennant was also playing a different character, and was recorded prior to his portrayal of the Tenth Doctor. Courtney additionally provided the voice of [[Wolsey]] in the 1998 Big Finish ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio story, ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (audio story)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'' Courtney has also appeared in some fan-made productions, providing the voice of the Brigadier for the 1995 updating of 1987's ''[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]'' and appearing as a BBC official in the [[Reeltime Pictures]] spoof ''[[The Corridor Sketch]]''. He also hosted – partly in character as the Brigadier – the ''[[More than 30 Years in the TARDIS]]'' documentary.

He regularly made personal appearances at science-fiction conventions and was the Honorary President of the [[Doctor Who Appreciation Society]]. His theatrical agent was former ''Doctor Who'' actress [[Wendy Padbury]].

Courtney reprised the role of the Brigadier one more time for the serial audio drama ''[[The Three Companions (audio story)|The Three Companions]]'', which was released chapter-by-chapter as bonuses on [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]] in [[2009 (releases)|2009]] and [[2010 (releases)|2010]].

Courtney died on [[22 February (people)|22 February]] [[2011 (people)|2011]], aged 81<ref>http://www.atvtoday.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=823:nicholas-courtney-dies-at-the-age-of-81&catid=2:cult-sci-fi&Itemid=5</ref> in a [[London|North London]] [[hospital]]. His wife, Karen, was with him.<ref>http://news.carrentals.co.uk/doctor-who-actor-nicholas-courtney-dies-at-the-age-of-81-34240345.html</ref> A number of people paid tribute to him, including [[Tom Baker]],<ref>http://www.tom-baker.co.uk/pages/content/index.asp?PageID=169</ref> [[Mark Gatiss]]<ref>http://www.bigfinish.com/news/Nicholas-Courtney-1929-2011</ref> and [[Jon Culshaw]].<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12549622</ref> [[Toby Hadoke]] supplied an obituary for the British newspaper, ''The Guardian''. [[Big Finish]] also paid tribute on their website, with [[Nicholas Briggs]] adding a tribute.<ref>http://www.bigfinish.com/news/Nicholas-Courtney-1929-2011</ref> [[Steven Moffat]] also paid tribute.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/news/bulletin_110223_02/Nicholas_Courtney_A_Tribute</ref>

[[DWM 436]] was in tribute to Courtney, with most of its features orientated around him. It was largely comprised of interviews with the cast and crew of ''Doctor Who'' and their memories of working with Courtney. It also included interviews with people who had worked with him in other productions, such as [[Big Finish]] audios and detective drama, ''The Scarifyers''.

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