Philip Madoc
Biography
Philip Madoc was a Welsh actor whose stage, television, radio and film work made him familiar for a rich voice and for villains and officers. He was born in 1934 near Merthyr Tydfil and studied languages before training at RADA. After an early stage tour as Thomas Cromwell in A Man for All Seasons in 1962, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company and played Iago, Othello and Dr Faustus. Television recognition came as the SS officer Lutzig in Manhunt (1969) and Magua in The Last of the Mohicans (1971). He later starred as David Lloyd George in The Life and Times of David Lloyd George (1981) and as DCI Noel Bain in A Mind to Kill from 1994 to 2002. He remained known for the Dad's Army episode The Deadly Attachment (1973), while his films included Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966), The Quiller Memorandum (1966), Berserk! (1967), Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971), Operation Daybreak (1975).
77years old at death
- Born Merthyr Tydfil
- Died Hertfordshire
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 9 years1966 to 1975
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A role that slipped away
Madoc regretted taking his final Doctor Who role, Fenner in The Power of Kroll, because he found the character less interesting than his earlier ones.
Languages
Madoc eventually spoke seven languages, among them Russian and Swedish, and he could also get by in Huron Indian, Hindi and Mandarin.
Beyond film
Madoc presented Komm mit! Wir sprechen Deutsch: German by television, an educational series that aired on the BBC in the 1960s.
Beyond film
Madoc voiced Brother Cadfael in BBC Radio 4 adaptations of Ellis Peters's novels Monk's Hood, The Virgin in the Ice and Dead Man's Ransom.
Philip Madoc movies on Netflix
Operation: Daybreakas Heydrich's interpreter
Dr Jekyll & Sister Hydeas Byker
Journey to the Far Side of the Sunas Dr. Pontini
Berserk!as Lazlo
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.as Brockley
The Quiller Memorandumas Oktober's Man (Man with brown trousers)
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Philip Madoc shares two films with George Sewell, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.









Films together
George Sewell2 films together, 1969 to 1975
George Sewell's page Operation: Daybreak1975IMDb rating 7.0Madoc as Heydrich's interpreterSewell as Heinz Panwitz, Chief Investigator
Journey to the Far Side of the Sun1969IMDb rating 6.3Madoc as Dr. PontiniSewell as Mark Neuman
Max von Sydow1 film together, 1966
Max von Sydow's page The Quiller Memorandum1966IMDb rating 6.3Madoc as Oktober's Man (Man with brown trousers)Sydow as Oktober
Peter Cushing1 film together, 1966
Peter Cushing's page Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.1966IMDb rating 5.9Madoc as BrockleyCushing as Doctor Who
George Sanders1 film together, 1966
George Sanders's page The Quiller Memorandum1966IMDb rating 6.3Madoc as Oktober's Man (Man with brown trousers)Sanders as Gibbs
Joss Ackland1 film together, 1975
Joss Ackland's page Operation: Daybreak1975IMDb rating 7.0Madoc as Heydrich's interpreterAckland as Janák
Michael Gough1 film together, 1967
Michael Gough's page Berserk!1967IMDb rating 5.4Madoc as LazloGough as Albert Dorando
Gordon FlemyngDirector, 1 film, 1966
All films by Gordon Flemyng Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.1966IMDb rating 5.9Madoc as Brockley
Michael AndersonDirector, 1 film, 1966
All films by Michael Anderson The Quiller Memorandum1966IMDb rating 6.3Madoc as Oktober's Man (Man with brown trousers)
Roy Ward BakerDirector, 1 film, 1971
All films by Roy Ward Baker Dr Jekyll & Sister Hyde1971IMDb rating 6.6Madoc as Byker
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