Bryan Marshall (19 May 1938 – 25 June 2019) was a British actor, with a number of major credits in film and television to his name, in both Britain and Australia.

Early life

Marshall was born in

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, south

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. He was educated at the Salesian College,

, and trained as an actor at RADA, graduating in 1963, before appearing at the

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and in

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and in the 1986 first national tour of ''

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'' as Captain von Trapp.

Film

Marshall's best-remembered film role is that of Councillor Harris in '' The Long Good Friday'' (1980). His other film credits include '' Rasputin the Mad Monk'' (1966), '' Alfie'' (1966), '' The Witches'' (1966), '' The Viking Queen'' (1967), '' Quatermass and the Pit'' (1967), '' Mosquito Squadron'' (1969), '' I Start Counting'' (1970), '' Man in the Wilderness'' (1971), '' Because of the Cats'' (1973), '' The Tamarind Seed'' (1974) and '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977). His later film career included roles in Australian productions such as '' BMX Bandits'' (1983), ''

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'' (1985), '' The Man from Snowy River II'' (1988), '' The Punisher'' (1989) with

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, '' Country Life'' (1994) and ''

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'' (2000).

Television

Marshall had several leading roles on television, notably Dobbin in the 1967 production of '' Vanity Fair'', Gilbert Markham in the 1968 serial of '' The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'' and Wentworth in the 1971 adaptation of ''

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''. Other television credits include: ''

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'', ''

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'', '' United!'', '' The Forsyte Saga'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' The Saint'', '' The Avengers'', ''Rooms'' (1975), '' The Onedin Line'', ''

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'', '' The Professionals'', '' Return of the Saint'', ''

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'', '' The Chinese Detective'', '' Robin of Sherwood'', '' Heartbeat'', ''

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'' and '' Dalziel and Pascoe''. He also worked extensively in

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, with credits including ''

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'', '' Special Squad'', '' Golden Pennies'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Stingers'', '' Water Rats'' and '' All Saints''. In 1989, Marshall was the original host of '' Australia's Most Wanted'', an Australian version of the show '' America's Most Wanted'' which was focused on helping the police with unsolved crimes.

Death

Marshall died on 25 June 2019, at the age of 81.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marshall, Bryan 1938 births 2019 deaths Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Actors from the London Borough of Wandsworth English male film actors English male television actors Australian male television actors Male actors from London English people of Irish descent People from Battersea