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Stuart Milligan is an American actor based primarily in the United Kingdom, best known for his recurring role (1998–2010) as Adam Klaus in ''
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''.


Career

Milligan has been seen extensively on British television. An early role was Max Sampson in the
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soap ''
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''. He played a US Navy Drill Instructor in the 1982 black comedy ''
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'' (
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for ITV), then garnered further TV appearances in ''
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'' and '' Secret Army''. He had a brief scene in the 1985 motion picture '' Santa Claus: The Movie'', in which he can be seen seated next to the chairman in the court room at the trial of the character BZ. In 1986 he played "Hanks" who leads the ill-fated salvage team that picks up
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in ''
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''. In 2006, he guest-starred on the '' Doctor Who'' audio drama ''
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'', while in 2007 he starred in an episode of '' Lewis''. Milligan appeared in an episode of ''
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'', entitled "Country Matters". Milligan has done voice-over work in such video games as '' Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive'', '' Rocky Legends'', '' Farscape: The Game'' and more recently, '' Pac-Man World 3''. He portrayed Mr. Green in the
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editions of the boardgame ''
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'' (1994–95; later remade into a CD-Rom game in 1997) in addition to providing voices for the English dub of ''
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''. In 1988, Milligan played the
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in the
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'' Superman On Trial'', written and directed by
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. A full series followed in 1990, and a second series in 1993. He later went on to play
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in the
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audio dramatisation of '' Batman: Knightfall''. He also played Judge Cord Elam in ''
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''. Milligan appeared in the
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'' (as of December 2011) and was a member of the original London cast of 2008. In 2009 he played Colonel Stark in the '' Doctor Who'' animation '' Dreamland''. He played General Randy Badger in Episode 3 ("The General") of the
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comedy '' Gary: Tank Commander'', which aired on BBC 2 Scotland on Saturday, 5 December 2009. He played U.S.
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in the '' Doctor Who'' episodes "
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" and "
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" as well as for a special prequel released online. In 2009, he was involved in a Korean cartoon series called '' Rocket Boy and Toro'' where he played a character called Vector. In 2014, he played the role of CIA analyst Arthur O'Neill in ''
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''. He played an unnamed US president in ''
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'' (2020).


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