Roy Marsden
Roy Marsden (born Roy Anthony Mould, 25 June 1941 in Stepney, London, England) – English actor, trained at RADA, best known for his 16-year portrayal of Commander Adam Dalgliesh in the ITV adaptations of P. D. James's detective novels (1983–1998, 48 episodes). His most notable film roles include Alpha in Toomorrow (1970), a Gestapo officer in The Eagle Has Landed (1976), Barry in The Squeeze (1977), and Oberon in Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God (2005). On television he is also best known for Neil Burnside in The Sandbaggers (1978–1980, 20 episodes), Mr. Chips in Goodbye Mr. Chips (1984), John Stockton in The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1993), Captain Good in King Solomon's Mines (2004), Mr. Stoker in Doctor Who (2007), and Commander Haydock in Partners in Crime (2015). He has also appeared in Only Fools and Horses (1989), Foyle's War (2006), The Palace (2008), and The Green Green Grass (2005). He has since devoted his full attention to stage work, including directing and starring in his own production of A Christmas Carol.
Stargazy on Zummerdown
(Sidney Frederick Haynes)
Yellowbacks
(David Caesar)
Salvage
(David Foster)
Unnatural Causes
(Commander Adam Dalgliesh)
A Mind to Murder
(Commander Adam Dalgliesh)
Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God
(Oberon)
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
(Joseph)
She Stoops to Conquer
(Sir Charles Marlow)
The Nazi Quest for the Holy Grail
(Narrator)
The Last Vampyre
(John Stockton)
All In The Game
(George)
Margaret
(Norman Tebbit)
The Eagle Has Landed
(Sturmbannführer Toberg, SS (uncredited))
Family Tree
(Gavin)
Game
(James Brooke)
The Dolly Scene
(Gerry Gurland)
Children of the Gods
(Rev. Thompson)
Heroes and Villains
(Fred)
The Squeeze
(Barry)
Toomorrow
(Alpha)
The Death of Captain Doughty
(Bright)
Holy Flying Circus
(Mervyn Stockwood)
Prisoners in Space
(Crael)
The Green Green Grass
(Danny Driscoll)
Tales of the Unexpected
(Gerald Overton)
Sherlock Holmes
(John Stockton)
Survivors
(The Captain)
Eleventh Hour
The New Avengers
(Frank Turner)
No Hiding Place
The Palace
(Sir Iain Ratalick)
Pebble Mill
(Self)
Dalgliesh
(Adam Dalgliesh)
Original Sin
(Adam Dalgliesh)
Foyle's War
(Ted Cartwright)
Rebus
(Sir Vivian Kirkwood)
Devices and Desires
(Commander Adam Dalgliesh)
Moving On
(Eddie)
Doctor Who
(Mr. Stoker)
Frank Stubbs Promotes
(Blick)
King Solomon's Mines
(Captain Good)
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
(Joseph)
Vanity Fair
(George Osborne)
The Man in Room 17
(Lt. David Stanton)
Space: 1999
(Alien Invisible)
Space: 1999
(Crael)
A Certain Justice
(Adam Dalgliesh)
The Escape Artist
(Peter Simkins)
A Taste for Death
(Adam Dalgliesh)
Death of an Expert Witness
(Adam Dalgliesh)
BBC2 Play of the Week
(Sidney Frederick Haynes)
The Jazz Age
(Gervase Kent-Cumberland)
Dickens of London
(Stanfield)
The Legend of Robin Hood
(Military Prior)
Target
(Mac)
Airline
(Jack Ruskin)
Shroud for a Nightingale
(Adam Dalgliesh)
The Adventures of Don Quick
(Sycamore)
Silent Witness
(Prof Nigel Silverlake)
Silent Witness
(Prof. Nigel Silverlake)
Only Fools and Horses
(Danny Driscoll)
Goodbye Mr Chips
(Charles Edward 'Mr Chips' Chipping)
The Elusive Pimpernel
(Sir Andrew Ffoulkes)
Mystery and Imagination
(Captain Battenburg)
The Sandbaggers
(Neil Burnside)
The Black Tower
(Adam Dalgliesh)
Theatre Night
(Agamemnon)
Armchair Theatre
(Gerry Cartland)
Cover Her Face
(Chief Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh)
Inside Story
(John Bennet)
The Play on One
(David Caesar)
Late Night Theatre
(Bright)
Late Night Theatre
(Gavin)
Dangerous Lady
Partners in Crime
(Commander Haydock)
Against All Odds
(Col Mark Cook)