Philip Madoc | |
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![]() Madoc (left) with Arthur Lowe in Dad's Army | |
Born | Philip Arvon Jones[1] 5 July 1934 Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales |
Died | 5 March 2012 | (aged 77)
Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1962–2012 |
Spouses | |
Children | 2 |
Philip Madoc (born Philip Arvon Jones; 5 July 1934 – 5 March 2012)[2] was a Welsh actor. He performed many stage, television, radio and film roles, and was recognised for having a "rich, sonorous voice" and often playing villains and officers.[3] On television, he starred as David Lloyd George in The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981) and DCI Noel Bain in the detective series A Mind to Kill (1994–2002). His guest roles included multiple appearances in the cult series The Avengers (1962–68) and Doctor Who (1968–1979), as well as playing the U-boat captain in the Dad's Army episode "The Deadly Attachment" (1973). He was also known to be an accomplished linguist.