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name: "Philip Madoc"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/philip-madoc"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "5 July 1934"
died: "5 March 2012"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 87
updated: "2026-09-16T21:17:24.726017+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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# Philip Madoc

Actor. Born 5 July 1934 in Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. Died 5 March 2012.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 5 July 1934, Twynyrodyn, Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
- **Died:** 5 March 2012
- **Active:** 1974–1988
- **Also known as:** Phillip Madoc

## Biography

Philip Madoc was a Welsh actor. Born Philip Arvon Jones on 5 July 1934 in Merthyr Tydfil, he died on 5 March 2012. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art after studying languages at the University of Vienna and appeared in many stage, television, radio and film roles.

He played multiple characters in *Doctor Who* (1963) and *The Avengers* (1961), and appeared in films including *The Spy Who Came In from the Cold* (1965) and *Doppelgänger* (1969). He is also known for the U-boat captain in the *Dad's Army* episode "The Deadly Attachment" (1973).

Madoc took the title role in the 1981 series *The Life and Times of David Lloyd George* and starred as DCI Noel Bain in *A Mind to Kill* (1994–2002). He appeared as Mr Snetterton in *The Good Life* (1975).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, theguardian.com, imdb.com, watch.plex.tv.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Good Life* (1975), Fi1m 85, as Mr. Snetterton — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-good-life.md)
- *Porridge* (1974), Fi1m 89, as Williams — [page](https://film.one/tv/porridge.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *A Very British Coup* (1988), Actor

## Also known for

- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), D.I. Owen Jenkins
- *The Spy Who Came In from the Cold* (1965), Young German Officer (uncredited)
- *Space: 1999* (1975), Commander Gorski
- *The Avengers* (1961), Ivan, Slater, Van Doren
- *Doppelgänger* (1969), Dr. Pontini
- *The Saint* (1962), Alzon
- *Operation Crossbow* (1965), German Police Officer
- *Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde* (1971), Byker

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