---
name: "Roy Dotrice"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/roy-dotrice"
fi1m_id: "roy-dotrice"
imdb_id: "nm0234541"
tmdb_id: 4002
wikidata_id: "Q929933"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 May 1923"
died: "16 October 2017"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-23T23:38:06.217265+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."
---

# Roy Dotrice

## Identity

Roy Dotrice

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/roy-dotrice
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** roy-dotrice
- **IMDb ID:** nm0234541
- **TMDB ID:** 4002
- **Wikidata ID:** Q929933
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Dotrice, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q929933, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0234541/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4002

Actor. Born 26 May 1923 in Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK. Died 16 October 2017.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 May 1923, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK
- **Died:** 16 October 2017
- **Active:** 1971–1994
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 58 (1), 1980s 91 (1), 1990s 74 (1)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 3, History 2, Action & Adventure 1, Music 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $90m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Dotrice, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q929933, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0234541/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4002

## Biography

Roy Dotrice (1923–2017) was a British stage and screen actor. He was born in Guernsey in the Channel Islands and served as a wireless operator and air gunner with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, spending three years as a prisoner of war after his plane was shot down.

Dotrice trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began his career in repertory theatre before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company. He gained acclaim for his solo performances as John Aubrey in *Brief Lives* and won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for the 2000 Broadway revival of *A Moon for the Misbegotten*. On screen he played Leopold Mozart in the 1984 film *Amadeus*, Jacob Wells in the television series *Beauty and the Beast* (1987–1990), and Hallyne in *Game of Thrones* (2012). He was also known for his extensive voice work, including narrating the audiobooks of George R.R. Martin’s *A Song of Ice and Fire* series.

Dotrice was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2008. He was married to actress Kay Newman from 1947 until her death in 2007; their three daughters also became actresses.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, cbsnews.com, deadline.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Babylon 5* (1994), Fi1m 74, as Frederick Lantz — [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-5.md)
- *Amadeus* (1984), Fi1m 91, as Leopold Mozart — [page](https://film.one/film/amadeus.md)
- *Nicholas and Alexandra* (1971), Fi1m 58, as General Alexeiev — [page](https://film.one/film/nicholas-and-alexandra.md)

## Complete filmography (110)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorph* (2026), as Commissioner Gerald Simmonds
- *Game of Thrones* (2011), series, as Hallyne — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/game-of-thrones.md)
- *Hellboy II: The Golden Army* (2008), as King Balor
- *Go Go Tales* (2008), as Jay
- *Played* (2006), as Jack Rawlings
- *These Foolish Things* (2006), as Lord Carter
- *Alien Hunter* (2003), as Dr. John Bachman
- *Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1* (2003), as Narrator (voice) (archive footage)
- *The Afternoon Play* (2003), series, as Charlie
- *Madigan Men* (2000), series, as Seamus Madigan
- *Angel* (1999), series, as Roger Wyndam-Pryce
- *Like Father, Like Santa* (1998), as Ambrose Booth
- *Just Shoot Me!* (1997), series, as Jarvis Leeds
- *Mr. & Mrs. Smith* (1996), series, as Mr. Big
- *Arli$$* (1996), series, as Monsignor
- *The Scarlet Letter* (1995), as Rev. Thomas Cheever
- *Strange Luck* (1995), series, Actor
- *Sliders* (1995), series, as Marc LeBeau / The Seer, Archibald Chandler
- *Hercules: The Legendary Journeys* (1995), series, as Zeus
- *Spider-Man* (1994), series, as Keene Marlowe (voice), Keene Marlowe / Destroyer (voice)
- *Earth 2* (1994), series, as The Elder
- *Touched by an Angel* (1994), series, as Micah
- *Swimming with Sharks* (1994), as Cyrus Miles
- *Children of the Dark* (1994), as Dr. Burnham
- *Babylon 5* (1994), series, as Frederick Lantz — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/babylon-5.md)
- *Stephen King's Golden Tales* (1993), as Count Jeffrey Draco
- *Picket Fences* (1992), series, as Father Barrett
- *Batman: The Animated Series* (1992), series, as Frederick (voice)
- *Going to Extremes* (1992), series, as Dr. Henry Croft
- *Heartbeat* (1992), series, as Mr Carter
- *The Cutting Edge* (1992), as Anton Pamchenko
- *The Lounge People* (1992), as Jeeves
- *Suburban Commando* (1991), as Zanuck
- *For the Greater Good* (1991), series, as Charles Truman MP
- *The Good Policeman* (1991), as Cardinal O'Bannon
- *The Prince and the Pauper* (1990), as Narrator (voice)
- *Wings* (1990), series, as Pete
- *The Lady Forgets* (1989), as Payton Massey
- *Carmilla* (1989), as Leo
- *Nightmare Classics* (1989), series, as Leo
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Major Nicholson
- *The Dancing Princesses* (1987), as The King
- *Beauty and the Beast* (1987), series, as Jacob 'Father' Wells · Story
- *Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle* (1987), as Peter Vanderdonk
- *Young Harry Houdini* (1987), as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- *Shaka Zulu* (1986), series, as George IV
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Alex Vedder
- *The Wizard* (1986), series, Actor
- *Casualty* (1986), series, as George Tunstall — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/casualty.md)
- *Eliminators* (1986), as Abbott Reeves
- *The Equalizer* (1985), series, as Charlie McGuinness
- *The Corsican Brothers* (1985), Actor
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), series, as Professor Chandler Fitzpatrick, Dr. Howard Sorenson, Myles Purcell
- *Tales from the Darkside* (1984), series, as Vampire Count Jeffrey Draco
- *Amadeus* (1984), as Leopold Mozart — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/amadeus.md)
- *Hunter* (1984), series, as Bishop Pine
- *Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers* (1984), as The Evil Fuckaire / Ye Old Jailer
- *The A-Team* (1983), series, as Charles Jourdan
- *Remington Steele* (1982), series, as Victor Janoff
- *Tales of the Gold Monkey* (1982), series, Actor
- *Faerie Tale Theatre* (1982), series, as The King, Peter Vanderdonk
- *Family Reunion* (1981), as Lester Frye
- *Family Reunion* (1981), series, as Lester Fry
- *Magnum, P.I.* (1980), series, as Harcourt
- *Alien Attack* (1980), as Commissioner Gerald Simmons
- *Saturn 3* (1980), as Benson (uncredited) (voice)
- *Hart to Hart* (1979), series, as Courtney Perterson
- *Stargazy on Zummerdown* (1978), as Israel Tonge
- *BBC2 Play of the Week* (1977), series, as Israel Tonge
- *Hindle Wakes* (1976), as Sir Timothy Farrar
- *Laurence Olivier Presents* (1976), series, as Sir Timothy Farrar
- *Dickens of London* (1976), series, as Charles Dickens / John Dickens
- *Space: 1999* (1975), series, as Gerald Simmons
- *Space: 1999* (1975), as Commissioner Simmonds
- *Hide and Seek* (1972), as Mr. Grimes
- *Sykes* (1972), series, as Tramp
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1972), as Charles Gregory
- *Clochemerle* (1972), series, as Curé Ponosse
- *Nicholas and Alexandra* (1971), as General Alexeiev — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/nicholas-and-alexandra.md)
- *The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes* (1971), series, as Simon Carne
- *One of Those Things* (1971), as Henrik Vinther
- *Bad Bad Jo Jo* (1970), as Kayo Hathaway
- *Tales of Unease* (1970), series, as Kayo Hathaway
- *The Buttercup Chain* (1970), Actor
- *Toomorrow* (1970), as John Williams
- *Solo* (1970), series, Actor
- *Lock Up Your Daughters* (1969), as Gossip
- *Imperial Palace* (1969), series, as Evelyn Orcham
- *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Stuart
- *Picture to Post* (1969), as Narrator (voice)
- *A Twist of Sand* (1968), as David Garland
- *The Jazz Age* (1968), series, as Father
- *The Kiss of Blood* (1968), as Douglas Stone
- *Late Night Horror* (1968), series, as Douglas Stone
- *Omnibus* (1967), series, as Astronaut
- *Misleading Cases* (1967), series, as Albert Haddock
- *I Am Osango* (1967), as Aaron Toft
- *The Heroes of Telemark* (1965), as Jensen
- *Blackmail* (1965), series, as Aubrey Hopkiss
- *The Wars of the Roses* (1965), as King Edward IV
- *The Wars of the Roses* (1965), series, as Jack Cade / Edward IV
- *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as Dad
- *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Robinson
- *The Cherry Orchard* (1962), as Firs
- *Sunday-Night Play* (1960), series, as First Townsman
- *The Criminal* (1960), as Dandy Nicholls (uncredited)
- *The Government Inspector* (1958), as Soldier
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Donald Timwood, Aaron Toft
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- *Hallmark Hall of Fame* (1951), series, as Abraham Lincoln

## Gallery

- ![Roy Dotrice](https://film.one/media/person/102782/gallery-7403175a3472.jpg) Roy Dotrice — soldier2005, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Roy_Dotrice.jpg/1280px-Roy_Dotrice.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Roy Dotrice](https://film.one/media/person/102782/gallery-cc16a5e453e5.jpg) Roy Dotrice — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 2000: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (won)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1981: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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