Roy Marsden
Acting
1941-06-25 · Stepney, London, England, UK
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.
Filmography
Prisoners in Space
2025 · Movie
Partners in Crime
2015 · Series
The Nazi Quest for the Holy Grail
2013 · Movie
The Escape Artist
2013 · Series
Game
2013 · Movie
Holy Flying Circus
2011 · Movie
Moving On
2009 · Series
Margaret
2009 · Movie
She Stoops to Conquer
2008 · Movie
The Palace
2008 · Series
Heroes and Villains
2006 · Movie
All In The Game
2006 · Movie
Eleventh Hour
2006 · Series
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
2005 · Series
Jules Verne's Mysterious Island
2005 · Movie
The Green Green Grass
2005 · Series
Dungeons & Dragons: Wrath of the Dragon God
2005 · Movie
Doctor Who
2005 · Series
Salvage
2004 · Movie
King Solomon's Mines
2004 · Series
Foyle's War
2002 · Series
Rebus
2000 · Series
A Certain Justice
1998 · Series
Original Sin
1997 · Series
Silent Witness
1996 · Series
Dangerous Lady
1995 · Series
A Mind to Murder
1995 · Movie
Against All Odds
1994 · Series
Frank Stubbs Promotes
1993 · Series
The Last Vampyre
1993 · Movie
Unnatural Causes
1993 · Movie
Pebble Mill
1991 · Series
Devices and Desires
1991 · Series
Yellowbacks
1990 · Movie
A Taste for Death
1988 · Series
The Play on One
1988 · Series
Inside Story
1986 · Series
The Black Tower
1985 · Series
Theatre Night
1985 · Series
Cover Her Face
1985 · Series
Sherlock Holmes
1984 · Series
Shroud for a Nightingale
1984 · Series
Goodbye Mr Chips
1984 · Series
Dalgliesh
1983 · Series
Death of an Expert Witness
1983 · Series
Airline
1982 · Series
Only Fools and Horses
1981 · Series
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Series
Children of the Gods
1979 · Movie
The Sandbaggers
1978 · Series
Stargazy on Zummerdown
1978 · Movie
BBC2 Play of the Week
1977 · Series
Target
1977 · Series
The Squeeze
1977 · Movie
The Eagle Has Landed
1976 · Movie
The New Avengers
1976 · Series
Dickens of London
1976 · Series
The Legend of Robin Hood
1975 · Series
Space: 1999
1975 · Series
Survivors
1975 · Series
Family Tree
1973 · Movie
The Death of Captain Doughty
1973 · Movie
Late Night Theatre
1972 · Series
The Dolly Scene
1970 · Movie
The Adventures of Don Quick
1970 · Series
Toomorrow
1970 · Movie
The Elusive Pimpernel
1969 · Series
The Jazz Age
1968 · Series
Vanity Fair
1967 · Series
Mystery and Imagination
1966 · Series
The Man in Room 17
1965 · Series
No Hiding Place
1959 · Series
Armchair Theatre
1956 · Series