Noel Coleman
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| Born | Noel Philip Coleman 26 November 1919 |
| Died | 12 October 2007 (aged 87) England |
| Alma mater | RADA |
| Occupation | Actor |
Noel Coleman (26 November 1919 – 12 October 2007)[1] was a RADA-trained English actor who appeared in many television roles.[2][3] He appeared in the 1969 Doctor Who serial The War Games as General Smythe and he appeared in Red Dwarf as the Cat Priest in the episode "Waiting for God".[4][5] In the mid-1980s he had a recurring role in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside as Brian Palmer.[6]
Coleman played General Webb in the BBC's eight-episode series, "The Last of the Mohicans" in 1971.[7] Other television appearances included: Emergency – Ward 10, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Z-Cars, The Invisible Man, Dixon of Dock Green, The Avengers, Play for Today, Doctor at Large, The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs, The Fenn Street Gang, Sykes, Yus, My Dear, Emmerdale, The Adventures of Black Beauty, Happy Ever After, The Duchess of Duke Street, Mind Your Language, Terry and June, The New Statesman, Chancer, Lovejoy and The Detectives.[3][8] His film roles included appearances in You Can't Escape (1956), Our Miss Fred (1972), Burke & Hare (1971), Edge of Sanity (1989) and Under Suspicion (1991).[3][9]
Coleman's stage work included appearances in the West End and on Broadway.[10][11]
He was the narrator of Captain Pugwash.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituaries round-up". thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Noel Coleman — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
- ^ a b c "Noël Coleman". BFI. Archived from the original on 8 February 2019.
- ^ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The War Games - Details". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Red Dwarf - S1 - Episode 4: Waiting for God". Radio Times.
- ^ "Noel Coleman(1919-2007) Actor". IMDb. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
- ^ "The Last of the Mohicans Part 6 (1971)". BFI. Archived from the original on 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Noel Coleman". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "Noel Coleman | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
- ^ "Noel Coleman | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "Noel Coleman – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ^ III, Harris M. Lentz (7 October 2008). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2007: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. ISBN 9780786451913 – via Google Books.
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