Philip Voss

Philip Voss was a British actor whose stage training at RADA followed national service with the RAF and led to a long career across theater, radio, film and television. Born in Leicester and raised near Nottingham, he took on classical roles, and during the 1990s at the Royal Shakespeare Company he played Menenius in Coriolanus, Ulysses in Troilus and Cressida, Malvolio in Twelfth Night, Shylock in The Merchant of Venice and Prospero in The Tempest, among others. His film work included Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974). On television he appeared in the Doctor Who serials Marco Polo and The Dominators and had recurring parts in Fish and Vicious, while his radio credits took in the 1981 Lord of the Rings series and two plays for the Arkangel Shakespeare. He also appeared in the RSC revival of The White Devil and in Three Sisters and The Seagull with the Shared Experience Company. He died in 2020.