Cast & creator
William Marlowe
Best known for Doctor Who, Doctor Who, The Avengers
William Marlowe (25 July 1930 – 31 January 2003) was a British theatre, television and film actor. He served in the Fleet Air Arm and hoped for a career as a writer before training as an actor at RADA. He was cast as Sir Guy of Gisbourne in The Legend of Robin Hood (1975), A Family at War (1970–72), DCI Bill Russell in The Gentle Touch (1980–84), and Harry Mailer in the Doctor Who serial The Mind of Evil (1971). He reappeared in Doctor Who four years later as Lester in Revenge of the Cybermen (1975). His guest star roles include Barlow (1975), Breakaway (1980), Callan (1972) and Catch Hand (1964). Later he played Chief Supt. Thomas in The Chief (1990). He was married to actress Catherine Schell from 1968–1977, and to Kismet Delgado, the widow of actor Roger Delgado from 1979-2003. Many books falsely claim that he was married to actress Fernanda Marlowe.
24
film credits
29
television credits
52
1951–2008 · acting roles
6.9
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (53)
Showing 53 of 53 credits
Doctor Who
Lester
1963Doctor Who
Harry Mailer
1963
The Avengers
Fairfax
1961
Crown Court
1972Crown Court
John Gorman
1972
The Saint
Smith
1962
No Hiding Place
1959No Hiding Place
PTI officer
1959
The Persuaders!
Carl Harris
1971
The Chief
Chief Supt. Thomas
1990
Churchill's People
Adhmin
1974
Thriller
Jeffries
1973
Dempsey and Makepeace
Writer
1985
Callan
1967
The Gentle Touch
DCI Bill Russell
1980
Out of This World
Bill May
1962
The Human Jungle
Peter Anthony
1963
Villains
Bill Whittaker
1972
Manhunt
Michel
1970
Journey to the Unknown
Randolph Verdew
1968
The Informer
Heisler
1966Crane
Pasquale
1963
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Soldier
1951
Zero One
1962
The Legend of Robin Hood
Sir Guy of Gisborne
1975
Armchair Theatre
Marine
1956
Wuthering Heights
Hindley Earnshaw
1967
Cry Freedom
Police Sergeant
1987Breakaway
Giles Stafford
1980
The Heroes of Telemark
Claus
1965Happy Ever After
1969
Revolution
Sgt Marley
1985
Robbery
Dave Aitken
1967
The Ties That Bind Us
Mailer (archive footage)
2008
The Royal Hunt of the Sun
Candia
1969
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Mailer
1971Amsterdam Affair
Martin Ray
1968
A Prize of Arms
Sergeant Ward
1962
Tunes of Glory
Officer
1960
The Snow Goose
Sailor
1971
Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen
Lester
1975
Zeppelin
Anderson
1971
Where's Jack?
Tom Sheppard
1969
A Place to Go
Charlie Batey
1963
The Eyes Have It
Jeffries
1973
Wuthering Heights
Hindley
1967
Play It Cool
Cabbie
1962
Luther
The Knight
1968
Journey to Murder
Randolph Verdew
1971Already It's Tomorrow
Policeman
1961
The Uncle
Wayne
1964Man Charged
Det. Con. Wallets
1971
The Bond
Jeff
1965