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Valentine Dyall

Actor
Born May 7, 1908Died June 24, 1985 (77 years)
Valentine Dyall was an English character actor. His distinctive voice made him especially popular as a voice actor and he was known for many years as "The Man in Black", the narrator of the BBC Radio horror series Appointment with Fear.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Brief Encounter
  • The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
  • I Know Where I'm Going!
  • Bedazzled
  • The City of the Dead
  • Henry V
  • The Beast Must Die
  • The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella
  • Caesar and Cleopatra
  • Sapphire and Steel
  • The Avengers
  • The Glass Mountain
  • Hammer the Toff

Known For

  • The Haunting
  • The City of the Dead
  • Secret Army
  • Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
  • The Case of Charles Peace
  • Vengeance Is Mine
  • Bombay Waterfront
  • Hammer the Toff

Filmography

2009
Who Wants to Live Forever? · as Black Guardian
2008
Celebration · as Black Guardian
2007
Defining Shadows · as The Guardian
2004
Directing 'Who': Peter Moffatt · as The Black Guardian
1985
Love's Labour's Lost · as Marcade
1984
Miss Marple (TV Series) · as Lorrimer
1984
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (TV Series) · as Lorrimer
1984
1983
Martin Luther, Heretic · as Chancellor
1982
Blackadder (TV Series) · as Angus, A Lord
1982
Britannia Hospital · as Mr Rochester
1981
Peter and Paul (TV Series) · as Seneca
1981
Peter and Paul · as Seneca
1981
Doctor Who: Logopolis · as The Black Guardian (archive Footage)
1981
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy · as Deep Thought (voice)
1981
Nanny (1981) (TV Series) · as Bloss
1981
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV Series) · as Deep Thought
1981
All's Well That Ends Well · as The Astringer
1979
Sapphire and Steel (TV Series) · as Radio Broadcast Voice
1979
The Old Crowd · as Oscar
1978
BBC Television Shakespeare (TV Series) · as Marcade
1978
A Child's Voice · as Narrator (voice)
1978
3-2-1 (TV Series) · as God
1978
Blake's 7 (TV Series) · as Nori
1977
Secret Army (TV Series) · as Dr. Pascal Keldermans
1977
Come Play with Me · as Minister Of Finance
1976
1975
Shadows (TV Series) · as Radio Voice
1975
1974
1974
The Beast Must Die · as Narrator (voice/ Uncredited)
1974
Not on Your Nellie (TV Series) · as Voice On Horror Film
1971
The Marty Feldman Comedy Machine (TV Series) · as Various Characters
1971
Lust for a Vampire · as Count Karnstein
1971
1970
Bizarre · as The Mummy (voice)
1969
Q... (TV Series) · as Judge
1968
Oedipus the King · as Chorus Leader
1968
Freewheelers (TV Series) · as O'toole
1967
Bedazzled · as God (uncredited)
1967
Casino Royale · as Vesper Lynd's Assistant / Dr. Noah's Voice (uncredited)
1967
The Night of the Generals · as German Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
1966
Carousella · as The Narrator
1966
The Wrong Box · as Oliver Pike Harmsworth
1966
Our Incredible World · as Narrator
1965
The Troubleshooters (TV Series) · as Arab Chauffeur
1965
One Man Band · as Sir Lance Corporal
1964
The Horror of It All · as Reginald Marley
1964
First Men in the Moon · as Narrator (uncredited)
1964
Horizon (TV Series) · as Professor Fisher
1964
The Money Makers · as Narrator
1963
Doctor Who (TV Series) · as Black Guardian
1963
The Haunting · as Mr. Dudley
1961
Fate Takes a Hand · as Wilson
1961
The Avengers (TV Series) · as Butler
1961
Fury at Smugglers' Bay · as Narrator (uncredited)
1960
The Cheaters (1960-62) (TV Series) · as Inspector Kellogg
1960
The City of the Dead · as Jethrow Keane
1960
Identity Unknown · as Ambrose
1960
Night Train for Inverness · as Inspector Kent
1957
Suspended Alibi · as Inspector Kayes
1956
1954
The Devil's Jest · as Intelligence Director
1954
Johnny on the Spot · as Tyneley
1953
1953
The Final Test · as Television Actor
1953
Strange Stories · as Storyteller
1952
Bombay Waterfront · as Bradley
1952
Ivanhoe · as Norman Guard
1952
Hammer the Toff · as Inspector Grice
1951
Salute the Toff · as Inspector Grice
1951
Treasure Island (TV Series)
1950
Golden Salamander · as Ben Ahrim
1950
Room to Let · as Dr. Fell
1950
1950
The Man in Black · as Story Teller / Narrator
1950
Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Jonathan Brewster
1949
Christopher Columbus · as Narrator
1949
Diamond City · as Opening Narration
1949
Helter Skelter · as Man Telling Story At Bbc
1949
Vengeance Is Mine · as Charles Heywood
1949
1949
Man on the Run · as Army Judge Advocate
1949
For Them That Trespass · as Toastmaster At Drew Party
1949
The Queen of Spades · as St. Germain's Messenger
1949
The Glass Mountain · as Opera Narrator
1949
The Case of Charles Peace · as Storyteller
1948
The Story of Shirley Yorke · as Edward Holt
1948
Woman Hater · as Spencer
1948
My Brother's Keeper · as Inspector
1948
The Ghost of Rashmon Hall · as Dr. George Clinton
1948
Corridor of Mirrors · as Counsel For The Defence (uncredited)
1946
Night Boat to Dublin · as Sir George Bell
1946
This is China · as Narrator (voice)
1945
1945
Caesar and Cleopatra · as 1st. Guardsman
1945
Brief Encounter · as Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)
1945
1945
Frenzy · as Prefecture Of Police
1944
Henry V · as Duke Of Burgundy
1944
Hotel Reserve · as Warren Skelton
1943
Yellow Canary · as German Commander
1943
1943
The Silver Fleet · as Markgraf
1942
Much Too Shy · as Defence Councel
1942
The Avengers · as German Guard At Cell Door Hatchway
1942
The Missing Million · as Mr. Collett

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