Guy Doleman
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Guy Doleman in trailer for The IPCRESS File (1965)
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Born | Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand |
22 November 1923
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Cause of death | lung cancer |
Years active | 1948–1992 |
Guy Doleman (22 November 1923 – 30 January 1996) was a New Zealand-born actor.
Early life
Doleman was born in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand.
Career
During the 1940s and '50s, Doleman was one of the busiest actors in Australia, appearing in the majority of films made there at the time, and being busy on radio, particularly in the drama Hagen's Circus. In 1952 he won a £300 Actor's Choice Award for his performance in the radio drama 'The Coward'.[1] He used this money to go to Hollywood for a film, where he did a bit of television work, then returned to Australia. He was cast in Long John Silver (1954) but passed on the role because it meant he had to wear contact lenses – Rod Taylor took the part instead.[2] He had moved to London by the early 1960s. Later he returned to Australia.
He is perhaps best known for his role as "Count Lippe" in the James Bond film Thunderball (1965) and as "Colonel Ross" in the three film adaptations of Len Deighton's Harry Palmer novels, starring Michael Caine, released between 1965 and 1967. He also played Number Two in the TV series The Prisoner (1967). Doleman's was the first of a pair of Number Twos who appeared in the first episode, "Arrival"; the second being played by George Baker.
Death
Guy Doleman died of lung cancer in Los Angeles on 30 January 1996 aged 72.
Filmography
- Always Another Dawn (1948) - Warren Melville
- Strong Is the Seed (1949) - William Farrer
- The Kangaroo Kid (1950) - Sgt. Jim Penrose
- Kangaroo (1952) - Pleader (uncredited)
- The Phantom Stockman (1953) - Mr. Stapleton
- His Majesty O'Keefe (1954) - Herr Weber
- Dial M for Murder (1954) - Detective (uncredited)
- Smiley (1956) - Bill McVitty
- The Shiralee (1957) - Son O'Neill
- Smiley Gets a Gun (1958) - Quirk
- On the Beach (1959) - Lt. Cmdr. Farrel
- The Partner (1963) - Wayne Douglas
- Captain Sindbad (1963)
- The System aka: The Girl Getters (1964) - Philip
- Young Cassidy (1965) - Officer
- The Ipcress File (1965) - Colonel H.L. Ross
- Thunderball (1965) - Count Lippe
- The Idol (1966) - Martin Livesey
- Funeral in Berlin (1966) - Ross
- The Deadly Bees (1967) - Ralph Hargrove
- Billion Dollar Brain (1967) - Col. Ross
- A Twist of Sand (1968) - Patrol Boat Commander
- Chilling (1974)
- Enigma (1977) - Maurice Mockcastle
- The Greatest Battle (1978) - General Whitmore
- A Dangerous Summer (1981) - Julian Fane
- Early Frost (1982) - Mike Hayes
- Goodbye Paradise (1983) - Quiney
- Hell Raiders (1988)
References
External links
- Guy Doleman at the Internet Movie Database
- Guy Doleman Australian theatre credits at AusStage
- Guy Doleman at National Film and Sound Archive
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