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name: "Martin Dale"
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born: "15 November 1930"
died: "21 August 1994"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:07.453840+00:00"
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# Martin Dale

Actor. Born 15 November 1930 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. Died 21 August 1994.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 November 1930, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 21 August 1994

## Biography

Martin Dale was an English actor and entertainer. Born in Bradford, he served as a police constable in the city during the mid-1950s before leaving the force in 1963 to pursue a career in entertainment.

He worked as a singer and compere in northern clubs and cabaret, later becoming a director of the Wakefield Theatre Club. Dale appeared on television in series including *Chessgame* (1983), *Watch All Night* (1980) and *Edge of Darkness* (1985), in which he played a detective. He is best known for his long-running role as Sgt Ian MacArthur in *Emmerdale Farm* (later *Emmerdale*), appearing in 155 episodes between 1980 and 1993. He died in 1994.

*Sources: imdb.com, independent.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Edge of Darkness* (1985), Fi1m 88, as Detective — [page](https://film.one/tv/edge-of-darkness.md)

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