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Roy Dotrice

  • Born: May 26, 1923 in Guernsey, Channel Islands, England
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '70s-'90s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Fantasy
  • Career Highlights: Amadeus, The Cutting Edge, Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
  • First Major Screen Credit: War of the Roses (1964)

Biography

Halliwell's Filmgoers Companion states that British character actor Roy Dotrice had "a strong line in senile characterizations". Maybe so, but he certainly seemed chillingly cogent in his portrayal of Mozart's father in the Oscar-winning Amadeus. In films since 1965's The Heroes of Telemark, Dotrice has been equally busy on television: he was a regular on such series as Space: 1999 (1975-76), Going to Extremes (1986), Wizards (1986) and Beauty and the Beast (1987-1990, as "The Beast's" Father). Roy Dotrice is the father of actresses Karen and Michele Dotrice. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

 
 
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Roy Dotrice
Born May 26 1923 (1923--) (age 84)
Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK Flag of Guernsey Flag of the United Kingdom
Occupation Actor
Spouse(s) Kay Dotrice (1947-her death) 3 Children

Roy Dotrice (born May 26, 1925) is a British actor.

Dotrice was born in Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands. He served in World War II, and was imprisoned in a German POW camp.

He was married to Kay Newman from 1947 until her death in 2007, and they had three children together: Michele, Yvette and Karen, all of whom are actresses.

Dotrice is arguably best known to North American audiences for playing the role of "Father" in the 1980s hit TV series, Beauty and the Beast, though his acting career dates back to the 1950s. He's also known to fans of the Buffyverse as the portrayer of Roger Wyndam-Pryce, the infamous father of Wesley Wyndam-Pryce. Another Sci-Fi role was Commissioner Simmons in two episodes of season 1 of Space 1999. He played Father Gary Barrett in the tv series Picket Fences from 1993-1996.

In 2000 he won a Tony Award for a Broadway revival of A Moon for the Misbegotten.

Recent filmography

Narration

  1. Watership Down (audio book)
  2. Robin Hood (TV series)
  3. The Prince and the Pauper (audio book)
  4. Batman: The Animated Series
  5. The Death Gate Cycle Vol. 4: Serpent Mage (audio book)
  6. Three volumes of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire (audio books), voicing more than 500 different characters

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