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name: "Marcus Gilbert"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/marcus-gilbert"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 July 1958"
died: "11 January 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:57:26.384821+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Marcus Gilbert

Actor. Born 29 July 1958 in Bristol, England, UK. Died 11 January 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 July 1958, Bristol, England, UK
- **Died:** 11 January 2026

## Biography

Marcus Gilbert (29 July 1958 – 11 January 2026) was a British actor. He trained at the Mountview Theatre School, graduating in 1981, and began his career with the Odyssey Theatre Company before seasons at the Dundee Repertory Theatre and the Library Theatre, Manchester.

Gilbert appeared in films including *Biggles* (1986), *Rambo III* (1988), *A Hazard of Hearts* (1987), *Army of Darkness* (1992) and *Legacy* (1993). On television he played Ancelyn in *Doctor Who* (1989), Rupert Campbell-Black in *Riders* (1993), Colin Biddle in *Murder, She Wrote* (1994) and Jason Tippet in *Jonathan Creek* (1998). He also worked in theatre, notably as the young Viscount Goring in *An Ideal Husband* on a national tour in 2000, and appeared in numerous commercials.

He ran his own production company, Touch the Sky Productions. Gilbert was married to Homaa Khan from 1992 until her death in 2020; they had two children.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, tvmaze.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Jonathan Creek* (1997), Fi1m 78, as Jason Tippet — [page](https://film.one/tv/jonathan-creek.md)

## Also known for

- *Army of Darkness* (1992), Arthur
- *Rambo III* (1988), Tomask
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Colin Biddle
- *Hunter* (1984), Kane (uncredited)
- *Robin of Sherwood* (1984), Lucifer
- *Biggles* (1986), Eric Von Stalhein

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