Career
Kay began his working life as a reporter for the ''The Bolton News, Bolton Evening News'', and a stringer for the ''The Guardian, Manchester Guardian''. He was conscripted in 1946 and started acting in the army. Kay gained a scholarship to study at the Old Vic Theatre School and became a professional in 1950, as a member of the company which reopened the The Old Vic, Old Vic after World War II. He appeared in hundreds of TV productions including ''Emmerdale, Emmerdale Farm'', ''The Champions'', ''The Cellar and the Almond Tree'', ''Clayhanger'', ''A Very British Coup (mini-series), A Very British Coup'', ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'', ''Casualty 1900s#Casualty 1909, Casualty 1909'', ''Doctors (2000 TV series), Doctors'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Coronation Street'', ''Jonathan Creek'', ''Foyle's War'' and ''London's Burning (TV series), London's Burning'' in 1989. He also portrayed a mutant in the ''Space: 1999'' episode "A Matter of Balance". He portrayed Captain Stanley Lord of the SS Californian, SS ''Californian'' in the BBC dramatisation ''Trial by Inquiry: Titanic'' in 1967. The 1970s saw Kay play the role of Philip Bentley in ''The Protectors'' episode ''A Pocketful of Posies'' (1973) and appear as the underworld crime boss Harry Scott in an episode of the hard-hitting British police drama ''The Professionals (TV series), The Professionals'', the episode entitled ''When the Heat Cools Off'' (1978). Later television credits include as bandit leader Cordova in the ''Zorro (1990 TV series), Zorro'' television episode "Alejandro Rides Again" in 1991 which was filmed in Madrid, Spain. Kay also gave a sympathetic performance as Korporal Hartwig in an early episode of ''Colditz (1972 TV series), Colditz''. Kay has appeared four times in the ''Doctor Who'' series in various roles, most notably as Saladin in the classic ''Doctor Who'' story ''The Crusade (Doctor Who), The Crusade'' in 1965. He also appeared in the serials ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth'' (1964), ''The Faceless Ones'' (1967) and ''Colony in Space'' (1971). In 2006, he guest-starred in the ''Doctor Who'' audio adventure ''Night Thoughts (Doctor Who audio), Night Thoughts''. His best-known film appearance was his role as a Bolshevik leader in ''Doctor Zhivago (film), Doctor Zhivago'' (1965).Stage
He also acted extensively on the stage. In 1952, for the Nottingham Rep, he learned, rehearsed, and played ''Macbeth'' in less than 24 hours. In 1984, he played Shylock in a British Council tour of Asia, ending in Baghdad, in the middle of the Iraq/Iran war. Other theatre includes ''An Inspector Calls'' (Garrick Theatre), ''Macbeth'' (Nottingham Playhouse), ''Titus Andronicus'' (European Tour), ''A Man for All Seasons (play), A Man for All Seasons'' (International Tour), ''The Merchant of Venice'' (International Tour), ''Galileo'' (Young Vic), ''Death of a Salesman'' (Lyric Theatre, Belfast)—for which he was nominated as best actor in the RITA awards in 1998—and ''Halpern and Johnson'' (New End Theatre). He twice appeared at the Finborough Theatre in London: in 2006 in ''After Haggerty'' and in 2010 in ''Dream of the Dog''.Personal life
Bernard Kay was married to the actress Patricia Haines from 1963 until her death from cancer in 1977. He never quite recovered from her death. He died on Christmas Day 2014, aged 86.Selected filmography
* ''Carry On Sergeant'' (1958) – Injured Recruit * ''Backfire'' (1962) – Fire Chief * ''The Crusade (Doctor Who), Doctor Who'' (1965) - Saladin * ''Doctor Zhivago (film), Doctor Zhivago'' (1965) – The Bolshevik * ''The Faceless Ones, Doctor Who'' (1967) - Inspector Crossland * ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' (1967, TV Series) - Aslan * ''They Came from Beyond Space'' (1967) – Richard Arden * ''The Shuttered Room'' (1967) – Tait * ''Torture Garden (film), Torture Garden'' (1967) – Dr. Heim (segment 2 "Terror Over Hollywood") * ''Interlude (1968 film), Interlude'' (1968) – George Selworth * ''Witchfinder General (film), Witchfinder General'' (1968) – Fisherman * ''Darling Lili'' (1970) – Bedford * ''Trog'' (1970) – Inspector Greenham * ''Colony in Space, Doctor Who'' (1971) – Caldwell * ''The Hunting Party (1971 film), The Hunting Party'' (1971) – Buford King * ''Running Scared (1972 film), Running Scared'' (1972) – Mr. Willis * ''Lady Caroline Lamb (film), Lady Caroline Lamb'' (1972) – Benson * ''The Hiding Place (film), The Hiding Place'' (1975) – Fred Koonstra * ''Voyage of the Damned'' (1976) – Cuba Harbour pilot (uncredited) * ''Spy Story (film), Spy Story'' (1976) – Commander Wheeler * ''Sweeney!'' (1977) – Matthews * ''Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger'' (1977) – Zabid * ''The Professionals (TV series), The Professionals'' (1978) – Harry Scott * ''The Great Riviera Bank Robbery'' (1979) – Commissaire * ''The Case of Marcel Duchamp'' (1984) * ''The Most Dangerous Man in the World'' (1988) – Dogan * ''London's Burning (TV series), London's Burning'' (1989) - Chief Fire Officer * ''A Ghost in Monte Carlo'' (1990) – Police Chief Gutier * ''Coronation Street'' (1994) – Mr Phillips * ''Steal This Movie'' (2000) – John Hoffman * ''Foyle's War (series 1)#"The White Feather", Foyle's War: The White Feather'' (2002) - Robert Woolton * ''Puritan'' (2005) – The old man * ''Pierrepoint (film), Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman'' (2005) – Uncle Tom * ''Joy Division (2006 film), Joy Division'' (2006) – Bothringaye * ''Psychosis (film), Psychosis'' (2010) – Reverend Swan (final film role)References
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