Biography
Nigel Stock (21 September 1919 – 23 June 1986) was a British actor of stage, screen, radio and television. Born in the Crown Colony of Malta, the son of an army captain, he grew up in India and was educated at St Paul's School, London, and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
He appeared in numerous films, including The Dam Busters (1955), Victim (1961), The Great Escape (1963), The Lion in Winter (1968) and Young Sherlock Holmes (1985). On television he played Dr Watson in the BBC Sherlock Holmes series (1964–1968), Professor Hayter in Doctor Who (1982) and Sir Mark Spencer in Yes Minister (1981–1982). Other credits include The Prisoner (1967) and The Pickwick Papers (1985).
