The actor Graham Crowden has died at the age of 87.
Graham Crowden has had an expansive career in film, television and theatre.
He has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and appeared in variety of films such as The Amazing Mr Blunden, Jabberwocky, For Your Eyes Only, The Company of Wolves, Out of Africa, and Calendar Girls. On television he is probably best remembered for two major roles, alongside Peter Davison as head of medical department Jock McCannon in the series A Very Peculiar Practice, and as Tom Ballard in the comedy series Waiting for God.
He was one of the actors considered to take on the role of the Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who in 1974, but felt he couldn't commit to many years in such a role. However, he did get to appear in the series in 1979 for the Season Seventeen adventure The Horns of Nimon playing Soldeed, the leader of the planet Skonnos and ally of the titular Nimon - his death throe has been considered one of the most 'memorable' in the classic series! The story was released earlier this year as part of the Myths and Legends boxed set, and featured the actor on the commentary.
Crowden was born in Edinburgh, the son of Anne Margaret (née Paterson) and Harry Graham Crowden.[2] Crowden is known for his roles in BBC comedy-dramas, including Dr. Jock McCannon in A Very Peculiar Practice and Tom Ballard in Waiting for God. He has also had a long and distinguished theatrical career, most notably at Sir Laurence Olivier's National Theatre were he originated the role of The Player King in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, the play by Tom Stoppard.
Crowden occasionally played mad scientists in film, taking the role of Doctor Millar in the Mick Travis films of director Lindsay Anderson, O Lucky Man! (1973) and Britannia Hospital (1982), and also playing the sinister Doctor Smiles in the film of Michael Moorcock's first Jerry Cornelius novel, The Final Programme (1973). He also played the eccentric History master in Anderson's if.... (1968).
He was offered the role of the Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who in 1974, when Jon Pertwee left the role, but turned it down, informing producer Barry Letts that he was not prepared to commit himself to the series for three years. The role ultimately went to Tom Baker. He did, however, appear in The Horns of Nimon (1979) as a villain opposite Baker.
He voiced the role of Mustrum Ridcully in the 1997 animated Cosgrove Hall production of Terry Pratchett's Soul Music.
In 1991, he played a modest role in the Rumpole of the Bailey episode Rumpole and the Quacks, portraying Sir Hector MacAuliffe, the head of a medical inquest into the potential sexual misconduct on the part of Dr. Ghulam Rahmat (portrayed by Saeed Jaffrey).
In 2001, he guest starred in the Midsomer Murders episode "Ring Out Your Dead". In 2005, he starred in the BBC Radio 4 sci-fi comedy Nebulous as Sir Ronald Rolands. In 2008, he appeared as a guest star in Foyle's War.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television roles
Year Title Role
1964 HMS Paradise Commander Shaw
1964 Redcap: The Patrol Major Fraser
1975 Porridge: Christmas Special - No Way Out Prison Physician
1977 1990: Decoy Dr. Sondeberg
1979-1980 Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon Soldeed
1986–1988 A Very Peculiar Practice Dr. Jock McCannon
1986 "All Passion Spent" Herbert
1990–1994 Waiting for God Tom Ballard
[edit] Films
* The Bridal Path (1959)
* We Joined the Navy (1962)
* One Way Pendulum (1964)
* Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
* If.... (1968)
* The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
* The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
* Leo the Last (1970)
* The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
* Up the Chastity Belt (1971)
* Percy (1971)
* The Night Digger (1971)
* Something to Hide (1972)
* The Ruling Class (1972)
* The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972)
* The Final Programme (1973)
* O Lucky Man! (1973)
* Romance with a Double Bass (1974)
* The Abdication (1974)
* The Little Prince (1974)
* Hardcore (1977)
* Three Dangerous Ladies (1977)
* Jabberwocky (1977)
* For Your Eyes Only (1981)
* Britannia Hospital (1982)
* The Missionary (1982)
* The Company of Wolves (1984)
* Out of Africa (1985)
* A Handful of Dust (1988)
* The Innocent Sleep (1996)
* The Sea Change (1998)
* Possession (2002)
* Calendar Girls (2003)
CROWDEN Graham (Edinburgh / London) Peacefully, at the Western General Hospital, on October 19, 2010, Graham, actor, darling and adored husband of Phyllida, devoted father of Lucy, Sarah, Kate and Harry, father-in law of Peter and loving grandfather of Harriet. Service for family and friends only at Warriston Crematorium Lorimer Chapel, on Thursday, October 28, 2010, at 11 am. Family flowers only, please. There will be a retiral collection in aid of the Royal Theatrical Fund.
Graham Crowden has had an expansive career in film, television and theatre.
He has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and appeared in variety of films such as The Amazing Mr Blunden, Jabberwocky, For Your Eyes Only, The Company of Wolves, Out of Africa, and Calendar Girls. On television he is probably best remembered for two major roles, alongside Peter Davison as head of medical department Jock McCannon in the series A Very Peculiar Practice, and as Tom Ballard in the comedy series Waiting for God.
He was one of the actors considered to take on the role of the Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who in 1974, but felt he couldn't commit to many years in such a role. However, he did get to appear in the series in 1979 for the Season Seventeen adventure The Horns of Nimon playing Soldeed, the leader of the planet Skonnos and ally of the titular Nimon - his death throe has been considered one of the most 'memorable' in the classic series! The story was released earlier this year as part of the Myths and Legends boxed set, and featured the actor on the commentary.
Crowden was born in Edinburgh, the son of Anne Margaret (née Paterson) and Harry Graham Crowden.[2] Crowden is known for his roles in BBC comedy-dramas, including Dr. Jock McCannon in A Very Peculiar Practice and Tom Ballard in Waiting for God. He has also had a long and distinguished theatrical career, most notably at Sir Laurence Olivier's National Theatre were he originated the role of The Player King in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, the play by Tom Stoppard.
Crowden occasionally played mad scientists in film, taking the role of Doctor Millar in the Mick Travis films of director Lindsay Anderson, O Lucky Man! (1973) and Britannia Hospital (1982), and also playing the sinister Doctor Smiles in the film of Michael Moorcock's first Jerry Cornelius novel, The Final Programme (1973). He also played the eccentric History master in Anderson's if.... (1968).
He was offered the role of the Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who in 1974, when Jon Pertwee left the role, but turned it down, informing producer Barry Letts that he was not prepared to commit himself to the series for three years. The role ultimately went to Tom Baker. He did, however, appear in The Horns of Nimon (1979) as a villain opposite Baker.
He voiced the role of Mustrum Ridcully in the 1997 animated Cosgrove Hall production of Terry Pratchett's Soul Music.
In 1991, he played a modest role in the Rumpole of the Bailey episode Rumpole and the Quacks, portraying Sir Hector MacAuliffe, the head of a medical inquest into the potential sexual misconduct on the part of Dr. Ghulam Rahmat (portrayed by Saeed Jaffrey).
In 2001, he guest starred in the Midsomer Murders episode "Ring Out Your Dead". In 2005, he starred in the BBC Radio 4 sci-fi comedy Nebulous as Sir Ronald Rolands. In 2008, he appeared as a guest star in Foyle's War.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television roles
Year Title Role
1964 HMS Paradise Commander Shaw
1964 Redcap: The Patrol Major Fraser
1975 Porridge: Christmas Special - No Way Out Prison Physician
1977 1990: Decoy Dr. Sondeberg
1979-1980 Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon Soldeed
1986–1988 A Very Peculiar Practice Dr. Jock McCannon
1986 "All Passion Spent" Herbert
1990–1994 Waiting for God Tom Ballard
[edit] Films
* The Bridal Path (1959)
* We Joined the Navy (1962)
* One Way Pendulum (1964)
* Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
* If.... (1968)
* The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
* The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
* Leo the Last (1970)
* The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
* Up the Chastity Belt (1971)
* Percy (1971)
* The Night Digger (1971)
* Something to Hide (1972)
* The Ruling Class (1972)
* The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972)
* The Final Programme (1973)
* O Lucky Man! (1973)
* Romance with a Double Bass (1974)
* The Abdication (1974)
* The Little Prince (1974)
* Hardcore (1977)
* Three Dangerous Ladies (1977)
* Jabberwocky (1977)
* For Your Eyes Only (1981)
* Britannia Hospital (1982)
* The Missionary (1982)
* The Company of Wolves (1984)
* Out of Africa (1985)
* A Handful of Dust (1988)
* The Innocent Sleep (1996)
* The Sea Change (1998)
* Possession (2002)
* Calendar Girls (2003)
CROWDEN Graham (Edinburgh / London) Peacefully, at the Western General Hospital, on October 19, 2010, Graham, actor, darling and adored husband of Phyllida, devoted father of Lucy, Sarah, Kate and Harry, father-in law of Peter and loving grandfather of Harriet. Service for family and friends only at Warriston Crematorium Lorimer Chapel, on Thursday, October 28, 2010, at 11 am. Family flowers only, please. There will be a retiral collection in aid of the Royal Theatrical Fund.
The actor Graham Crowden has died at the age of 87.
Graham Crowden has had an expansive career in film, television and theatre.
He has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and appeared in variety of films such as The Amazing Mr Blunden, Jabberwocky, For Your Eyes Only, The Company of Wolves, Out of Africa, and Calendar Girls. On television he is probably best remembered for two major roles, alongside Peter Davison as head of medical department Jock McCannon in the series A Very Peculiar Practice, and as Tom Ballard in the comedy series Waiting for God.
He was one of the actors considered to take on the role of the Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who in 1974, but felt he couldn't commit to many years in such a role. However, he did get to appear in the series in 1979 for the Season Seventeen adventure The Horns of Nimon playing Soldeed, the leader of the planet Skonnos and ally of the titular Nimon - his death throe has been considered one of the most 'memorable' in the classic series! The story was released earlier this year as part of the Myths and Legends boxed set, and featured the actor on the commentary.
Crowden was born in Edinburgh, the son of Anne Margaret (née Paterson) and Harry Graham Crowden.[2] Crowden is known for his roles in BBC comedy-dramas, including Dr. Jock McCannon in A Very Peculiar Practice and Tom Ballard in Waiting for God. He has also had a long and distinguished theatrical career, most notably at Sir Laurence Olivier's National Theatre were he originated the role of The Player King in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, the play by Tom Stoppard.
Crowden occasionally played mad scientists in film, taking the role of Doctor Millar in the Mick Travis films of director Lindsay Anderson, O Lucky Man! (1973) and Britannia Hospital (1982), and also playing the sinister Doctor Smiles in the film of Michael Moorcock's first Jerry Cornelius novel, The Final Programme (1973). He also played the eccentric History master in Anderson's if.... (1968).
He was offered the role of the Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who in 1974, when Jon Pertwee left the role, but turned it down, informing producer Barry Letts that he was not prepared to commit himself to the series for three years. The role ultimately went to Tom Baker. He did, however, appear in The Horns of Nimon (1979) as a villain opposite Baker.
He voiced the role of Mustrum Ridcully in the 1997 animated Cosgrove Hall production of Terry Pratchett's Soul Music.
In 1991, he played a modest role in the Rumpole of the Bailey episode Rumpole and the Quacks, portraying Sir Hector MacAuliffe, the head of a medical inquest into the potential sexual misconduct on the part of Dr. Ghulam Rahmat (portrayed by Saeed Jaffrey).
In 2001, he guest starred in the Midsomer Murders episode "Ring Out Your Dead". In 2005, he starred in the BBC Radio 4 sci-fi comedy Nebulous as Sir Ronald Rolands. In 2008, he appeared as a guest star in Foyle's War.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television roles
Year Title Role
1964 HMS Paradise Commander Shaw
1964 Redcap: The Patrol Major Fraser
1975 Porridge: Christmas Special - No Way Out Prison Physician
1977 1990: Decoy Dr. Sondeberg
1979-1980 Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon Soldeed
1986–1988 A Very Peculiar Practice Dr. Jock McCannon
1986 "All Passion Spent" Herbert
1990–1994 Waiting for God Tom Ballard
[edit] Films
* The Bridal Path (1959)
* We Joined the Navy (1962)
* One Way Pendulum (1964)
* Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
* If.... (1968)
* The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
* The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
* Leo the Last (1970)
* The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
* Up the Chastity Belt (1971)
* Percy (1971)
* The Night Digger (1971)
* Something to Hide (1972)
* The Ruling Class (1972)
* The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972)
* The Final Programme (1973)
* O Lucky Man! (1973)
* Romance with a Double Bass (1974)
* The Abdication (1974)
* The Little Prince (1974)
* Hardcore (1977)
* Three Dangerous Ladies (1977)
* Jabberwocky (1977)
* For Your Eyes Only (1981)
* Britannia Hospital (1982)
* The Missionary (1982)
* The Company of Wolves (1984)
* Out of Africa (1985)
* A Handful of Dust (1988)
* The Innocent Sleep (1996)
* The Sea Change (1998)
* Possession (2002)
* Calendar Girls (2003)
CROWDEN Graham (Edinburgh / London) Peacefully, at the Western General Hospital, on October 19, 2010, Graham, actor, darling and adored husband of Phyllida, devoted father of Lucy, Sarah, Kate and Harry, father-in law of Peter and loving grandfather of Harriet. Service for family and friends only at Warriston Crematorium Lorimer Chapel, on Thursday, October 28, 2010, at 11 am. Family flowers only, please. There will be a retiral collection in aid of the Royal Theatrical Fund.
Graham Crowden has had an expansive career in film, television and theatre.
He has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and appeared in variety of films such as The Amazing Mr Blunden, Jabberwocky, For Your Eyes Only, The Company of Wolves, Out of Africa, and Calendar Girls. On television he is probably best remembered for two major roles, alongside Peter Davison as head of medical department Jock McCannon in the series A Very Peculiar Practice, and as Tom Ballard in the comedy series Waiting for God.
He was one of the actors considered to take on the role of the Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who in 1974, but felt he couldn't commit to many years in such a role. However, he did get to appear in the series in 1979 for the Season Seventeen adventure The Horns of Nimon playing Soldeed, the leader of the planet Skonnos and ally of the titular Nimon - his death throe has been considered one of the most 'memorable' in the classic series! The story was released earlier this year as part of the Myths and Legends boxed set, and featured the actor on the commentary.
Crowden was born in Edinburgh, the son of Anne Margaret (née Paterson) and Harry Graham Crowden.[2] Crowden is known for his roles in BBC comedy-dramas, including Dr. Jock McCannon in A Very Peculiar Practice and Tom Ballard in Waiting for God. He has also had a long and distinguished theatrical career, most notably at Sir Laurence Olivier's National Theatre were he originated the role of The Player King in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, the play by Tom Stoppard.
Crowden occasionally played mad scientists in film, taking the role of Doctor Millar in the Mick Travis films of director Lindsay Anderson, O Lucky Man! (1973) and Britannia Hospital (1982), and also playing the sinister Doctor Smiles in the film of Michael Moorcock's first Jerry Cornelius novel, The Final Programme (1973). He also played the eccentric History master in Anderson's if.... (1968).
He was offered the role of the Fourth Doctor in Doctor Who in 1974, when Jon Pertwee left the role, but turned it down, informing producer Barry Letts that he was not prepared to commit himself to the series for three years. The role ultimately went to Tom Baker. He did, however, appear in The Horns of Nimon (1979) as a villain opposite Baker.
He voiced the role of Mustrum Ridcully in the 1997 animated Cosgrove Hall production of Terry Pratchett's Soul Music.
In 1991, he played a modest role in the Rumpole of the Bailey episode Rumpole and the Quacks, portraying Sir Hector MacAuliffe, the head of a medical inquest into the potential sexual misconduct on the part of Dr. Ghulam Rahmat (portrayed by Saeed Jaffrey).
In 2001, he guest starred in the Midsomer Murders episode "Ring Out Your Dead". In 2005, he starred in the BBC Radio 4 sci-fi comedy Nebulous as Sir Ronald Rolands. In 2008, he appeared as a guest star in Foyle's War.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Television roles
Year Title Role
1964 HMS Paradise Commander Shaw
1964 Redcap: The Patrol Major Fraser
1975 Porridge: Christmas Special - No Way Out Prison Physician
1977 1990: Decoy Dr. Sondeberg
1979-1980 Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon Soldeed
1986–1988 A Very Peculiar Practice Dr. Jock McCannon
1986 "All Passion Spent" Herbert
1990–1994 Waiting for God Tom Ballard
[edit] Films
* The Bridal Path (1959)
* We Joined the Navy (1962)
* One Way Pendulum (1964)
* Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
* If.... (1968)
* The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
* The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
* Leo the Last (1970)
* The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
* Up the Chastity Belt (1971)
* Percy (1971)
* The Night Digger (1971)
* Something to Hide (1972)
* The Ruling Class (1972)
* The Amazing Mr Blunden (1972)
* The Final Programme (1973)
* O Lucky Man! (1973)
* Romance with a Double Bass (1974)
* The Abdication (1974)
* The Little Prince (1974)
* Hardcore (1977)
* Three Dangerous Ladies (1977)
* Jabberwocky (1977)
* For Your Eyes Only (1981)
* Britannia Hospital (1982)
* The Missionary (1982)
* The Company of Wolves (1984)
* Out of Africa (1985)
* A Handful of Dust (1988)
* The Innocent Sleep (1996)
* The Sea Change (1998)
* Possession (2002)
* Calendar Girls (2003)
CROWDEN Graham (Edinburgh / London) Peacefully, at the Western General Hospital, on October 19, 2010, Graham, actor, darling and adored husband of Phyllida, devoted father of Lucy, Sarah, Kate and Harry, father-in law of Peter and loving grandfather of Harriet. Service for family and friends only at Warriston Crematorium Lorimer Chapel, on Thursday, October 28, 2010, at 11 am. Family flowers only, please. There will be a retiral collection in aid of the Royal Theatrical Fund.
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