Biography
Dursley McLinden was a British actor born on 29 May 1965 in Douglas, Isle of Man. He moved to London at the age of 16 to train at the Mountview Theatre School.
His screen roles include the title character Tim Diamond in the 1988 film Just Ask for Diamond and its 1991 television spin-off series The Diamond Brothers, Sergeant Mike Smith in the 1988 Doctor Who serial Remembrance of the Daleks, and the Shoe Salesman in the 1990 Mr. Bean episode 'Mr. Bean Goes to Town'.
McLinden's stage career focused on musicals, with appearances including Young Ben in the 1988 revival of Follies at the Shaftesbury Theatre and ensemble and understudy roles in The Phantom of the Opera from 1992. He died on 7 August 1995 in London.
