1. Philip Madoc performed many stage, television, radio and film roles, and was recognised for having a "rich, sonorous voice" and often playing villains and officers.
26 Facts About Philip Madoc
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Philip Madoc then studied languages at University College Cardiff and the University of Vienna.
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Philip Madoc eventually spoke seven languages, including Russian and Swedish, and had a working knowledge of Huron Indian, Hindi and Mandarin.
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Philip Madoc acted on stage with the Welsh Theatre Company playing Thomas Cromwell in a 1962 tour of A Man for All Seasons before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company, playing the roles of Iago, Othello and Dr Faust.
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Philip Madoc appeared in five episodes of the TV series The Avengers between 1963 and 1969.
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Philip Madoc starred in the detective series A Mind to Kill as DCI Noel Bain.
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Philip Madoc appeared in episodes of the BBC sitcoms The Good Life and Porridge, and in a controversial episode of The Goodies, which satirised apartheid.
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Philip Madoc took the lead role in the BBC Wales drama The Life and Times of David Lloyd George.
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Philip Madoc is well known to fans of Doctor Who for multiple appearances relating to the series, almost always playing villains.
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Philip Madoc acted a small role in the second Peter Cushing film, Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 AD, and was later cast in the television series itself four times.
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Philip Madoc appeared in two Second Doctor serials, The Krotons as Eelek and The War Games as the War Lord.
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Philip Madoc appeared in two Fourth Doctor serials, The Brain of Morbius as Solon and The Power of Kroll as Fenner.
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Philip Madoc recorded DVD commentaries for The Krotons, The War Games and The Brain of Morbius and was interviewed about his roles in Doctor Who in the short film "Philip Madoc - a Villain for All Seasons", which appeared as an extra on the DVD for The Power of Kroll.
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Philip Madoc revealed in the interview that he regretted taking the final role because it was a less interesting character.
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Philip Madoc voiced the War King in the Faction Paradox audio series.
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Philip Madoc appeared twice in the drama series UFO, once as the partner of Ed Straker's estranged wife and once as the captain of a British warship under attack by the aliens.
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Philip Madoc starred as Ellis Peters's medieval detective Brother Cadfael in the BBC Radio 4 adaptations of Monk's Hood, The Virgin in the Ice and Dead Man's Ransom.
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Philip Madoc recorded a 12-CD audiobook of selections from Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
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In 2001 Philip Madoc voiced the role of "Prospero" for the BBC Radio 3 production of The Tempest.
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In 2007 Philip Madoc appeared as "Y Llywydd" in the S4C gangster series Y Pris, in which he spoke in his native Welsh.
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Philip Madoc was the narrator for the Discovery Channel documentary series Egypt Uncovered.
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Philip Madoc was patron of Best Theatre Arts, a theatre school in St Albans and president of the London Welsh Male Voice Choir.
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Philip Madoc was a keen supporter of Welsh nationalism and a long-standing member of Plaid Cymru.
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Philip Madoc was a fan of boxing, and especially of boxer David Pearce, and was one of the 2,500 people who attended his funeral.
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Philip Madoc died, aged 77, on 5 March 2012 at the Michael Sobell Hospice in Northwood, northwest London.
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Philip Madoc was cremated at the West Hertfordshire Crematorium in Watford.