Roy Dotrice obit

Roy Dotrice, ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘Amadeus’ Actor, Dies at 94

 

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Veteran British actor Roy Dotrice, best known to U.S. audiences for his role as Wisdom Hallyne the pyromancer on Season 2 of “Game of Thrones,” died Monday at his home in London. He was 94.

Dotrice’s role on “Game of Thrones” Season 2 was not his first time working with George R.R. Martin, author of the book series which the television show is based on. Dotrice first gained recognition for recording the audio books for each installment in Martin’s famed series, “A Song of Fire and Ice.” In 2004, he earned a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for the greatest number of characters voiced by a single actor in an audio book: 224 characters, all of which he voiced for “A Game of Thrones,” the first novel in the series. The audio book is a staggering 33 hours long.

That 2004 win was not the first time Dotrice was honored in the Guinness Book of World Records, either. The groundbreaking artist broke the record for greatest number of solo performances (1,782) with his 1960s run as John Aubrey in the one-man show “Brief Lives.” Before his long career in the entertainment business, Dotrice served in the Royal Air Force during WWII and was imprisoned in a German POW camp.

He went on to great success as an actor on television, film, theater, and radio. Among his achievements were a Tony award for best featured actor in a play for his role in the Broadway revival of “A Moon for the Misbegotten” and a British Academy Television award for best actor for his performance in “Misleading Cases.” In film, Dotrice is most well known for his portrayal in 1984’s “Amadeus” as Leopold Mozart, the famous composer’s father.

 

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Film and television

 

The Adventure (TV film,1957) - Sailor

Treasure Island (TV miniserie, 1957) - Abe Gray

A Midsummer Night's Dream (TV film, 1959) - Egeus

The Heroes of Telemark (1965) – Jensen

A.P. Herbert's 'Misleading Cases'

TV sitcom BBC One 1967 - 1971 19 episodes (3 series)

A Twist of Sand (1968) – David Garland

Lock Up Your Daughters (1969) – Gossip

Toomorrow (1970) – John Williams

The Buttercup Chain (1970) – Martin Carr-Gibbons

Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) – General Alexeiev

Tales From The Crypt (1972) – Charles Gregory (segment 4 "Wish You Were Here")

Hide and Seek (1972) – Mr Grimes

Clochemerle (1972) - Curé Ponosse

Space: 1999 (1975, TV series) – Commissioner Simmonds

Dickens of London (1976, TV series) – Charles Dickens/Mr John Dickens

Sykes (1976, TV series|Squatters) – The Tramp

Saturn 3 (1980, voice overdub of Harvey Keitel) – Benson (voice, uncredited)

Magnum, P.I. (1981, Tropical Madness) - Harcourt

Family Reunion (1981) – Lester Frye

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984) – The Evil Fuckaire/Ye Old Jailer

Amadeus (1984) – Leopold Mozart

Eliminators (1986) – Abbott Reeves

Shaka Zulu (1986, TV series)

The Wizard (1986, TV series) – Troyan

Faerie Tale Theatre: "The Dancing Princesses" and "Rip Van Winkle" (1987, TV series) – The King/Peter Vanderdonk

Beauty and the Beast (1987–90, TV series) – Jacob "Father"

Suburban Commando (1991) – Zanuck

The Cutting Edge (1992) – Anton Pamchenko

Picket Fences (1992–1995, TV series) – Father Gary Barrett

Going to Extremes (1992, TV series) – Doctor Croft

Children of the Dark (1994, TV) – Dr Burnham

Swimming with Sharks (1994) – Cyrus Miles

Babylon 5: "The Fall of Night" (1995, TV) – Frederick Lantz

The Scarlet Letter (1995) – Rev Thomas Cheever

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996; TV series) – Mr Big

Like Father, Like Santa (1998 TV series) – Ambrose Booth

Sliders (1999, TV series) – Marc LeBeau/The Seer/Archibald Chandler

Madigan Men (2000, TV series) – Seamus Madigan

Alien Hunter (2003) – Dr John Bachman

Angel (2003, TV series) – Roger Wyndam-Pryce

Life Begins (2004; TV series)

La Femme Musketeer (2004, TV mini-series) – Commander Finot

These Foolish Things (2006) – Lord Carter

Played (2006) – Jack Rawlings

Go Go Tales (2007) – Jay

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) – King Balor

Game of Thrones (2012, TV series) – Hallyne

 

Voice acting

Watership Down (audiobook)

Robin Hood (TV series)

The Prince and the Pauper (audio book)

Batman: The Animated Series: "The Lion and the Unicorn" as Frederick

Spider-Man (TV series) as Keene Marlow/The Destroyer

The Book of Ebenezer Le Page (audio book)

The Death Gate Cycle Vol. 4: Serpent Mage (audio book)

A Song of Ice and Fire series (audio books)