Malcolm Terris obit

 Actor Malcolm Terris Has Died

He was not on the list.

He acted in many television programmes, including possibly his best-known role as Matt Headley in When the Boat Comes In, a popular 1970s series.

His film career includes appearances in Special Branch (1973), The First Great Train Robbery (1978), McVicar (1980), The Plague Dogs (1982; voice only), Slayground (1983), The Bounty (1984; as Thomas Huggan, ship's surgeon), Mata Hari (1985), Revolution (1985), Scandal (1989), Chaplin (1992) and Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001).

His TV appearances include:

"The Horns of Nimon" episodes of Doctor Who (season 17) (1979–80). One episode of Rooms (1974) and four episodes of the mini-series Reilly, Ace of Spies (1983). Regular episodes of Coronation Street, mostly as Eric Firman in the early 1990s. In April 2011 he appeared as Len Merryman in an episode of Midsomer Murders.

In 1958, and prior to going to drama school, Terris was a trainee reporter on the Sunderland Echo, the town's evening paper.

 

Actor

Annette Badland, Neil Dudgeon, and Nick Hendrix in Midsomer Murders (1997)

Midsomer Murders

7.9

TV Series

Len Merryman

2011

1 episode

 

Doctors (2000)

Doctors

4.6

TV Series

Max Headington

2008

1 episode

 

Guy Henry in Holby City (1999)

Holby City

5.8

TV Series

Pat Dolan

Toby Villiers

2005–2007

2 episodes

 

Sam Battersea and Emma Kilcoyne in Dogtown (2006)

Dogtown

5.5

TV Series

Barry

2006

1 episode

 

Jeremy Irons and Helen Mirren in Elizabeth I (2005)

Elizabeth I

7.9

TV Mini Series

Chaplain

2005

2 episodes

 

Down to Earth (2000)

Down to Earth

6.9

TV Series

G.P.

2005

1 episode

 

Emmerdale Farm (1972)

Emmerdale Farm

4.8

TV Series

Andrew Watson

Roger Dyson

1973–2004

6 episodes

 

When Hitler Invaded Britain (2004)

When Hitler Invaded Britain

6.6

TV Movie

General Sir Edmund Ironside

2004

 

Amanda Burton, Emilia Fox, Sam Barnard, David Caves, and Genesis Lynea in Silent Witness (1996)

Silent Witness

7.9

TV Series

Prison Governor

2003

1 episode

 

Anna Chancellor and Hugh Laurie in Fortysomething (2003)

Fortysomething

7.5

TV Series

Rex

2003

1 episode

 

My Dad's the Prime Minister (2003)

My Dad's the Prime Minister

6.9

TV Series

Flash's Dad

2003

2 episodes

 

The Gathering (2002)

The Gathering

5.6

The Mayor

2002

 

Barry Chuckle and Paul Chuckle in ChuckleVision (1987)

ChuckleVision

7.2

TV Series

Tatlock

2002

3 episodes

 

Mike Bassett: England Manager (2001)

Mike Bassett: England Manager

6.8

Phil Cope

2001

 

The Secret (2000)

The Secret

6.8

TV Mini Series

Sir Christopher Bell

2000

2 episodes

 

Lady Audley's Secret (2000)

Lady Audley's Secret

6.0

TV Movie

Captain Maldon

2000

 

David Suchet in Poirot (1989)

Poirot

8.6

TV Series

Roger Ackroyd

2000

1 episode

 

Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)

Coronation Street

5.6

TV Series

Eric Firman

Bob Maskell

Police Sergeant

1970–1998

41 episodes

 

Colin Blumenau, Nula Conwell, Peter Ellis, Trudie Goodwin, Jon Iles, Gary Olsen, Eric Richard, John Salthouse, Tony Scannell, Jeff Stewart, Mark Wingett, and Delia Swan in The Bill (1984)

The Bill

6.7

TV Series

Chas Charnley

Clive Pomeroy

Derek Wilson

1994–1998

3 episodes

 

Casualty (1986)

Casualty

6.1

TV Series

Brian Harrison

1998

1 episode

 

Underworld

8.7

TV Mini Series

Government Minister

Minister

1997

2 episodes

 

McLibel! (1997)

McLibel!

8.2

TV Mini Series

David Walker

1997

1 episode

 

Family Affairs (1997)

Family Affairs

5.5

TV Series

Dr. Boucher (1998-1999)

1997

 

David Jason in A Touch of Frost (1992)

A Touch of Frost

7.9

TV Series

Sykes

1996

1 episode

 

Our Friends in the North (1996)

Our Friends in the North

8.6

TV Mini Series

Mr Knox

1996

1 episode

 

The Chief (1990)

The Chief

7.0

TV Series

Chief Constable Brian Webster

1995

1 episode

 

My Good Friend (1995)

My Good Friend

7.9

TV Series

Ted Thurstan (uncredited)

1995

1 episode

 

Spender (1991)

Spender

7.6

TV Series

Lord Mayor

1993

2 episodes

 

Robert Downey Jr. in Chaplin (1992)

Chaplin

7.5

Stallholder

1992

 

Clarissa (1991)

Clarissa

7.0

TV Mini Series

Lawyer

1991

1 episode

 

Ian McShane in Lovejoy (1986)

Lovejoy

7.8

TV Series

Ronnie Bassett

1991

1 episode

 

Chicago Joe and the Showgirl (1990)

Chicago Joe and the Showgirl

5.0

2nd Reporter

1990

 

Saracen (1989)

Saracen

6.4

TV Series

De Silva

1989

1 episode

 

The Paradise Club (1989)

The Paradise Club

7.4

TV Series

Sammy Jansen

1989

1 episode

 

Joanne Whalley in Scandal (1989)

Scandal

6.4

Northern Gent

1989

 

Alphonsia Emmanuel, Ian Hogg, and Joe McGann in Rockliffe's Babies (1987)

Rockliffe's Babies

7.3

TV Series

Detective Superintendent J Munro

1987–1988

9 episodes

 

Eve Matheson and Benedict Taylor in Vanity Fair (1987)

Vanity Fair

8.0

TV Series

Gen. Tufto

1987

2 episodes

 

Truckers (1987)

Truckers

8.1

TV Series

Stokes

1987

1 episode

 

Comrades (1986)

Comrades

7.3

Gentleman Farmer

1986

 

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986)

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

8.0

TV Mini Series

Geoffrey Tupton

1986

1 episode

 

The Monocled Mutineer (1986)

The Monocled Mutineer

8.2

TV Mini Series

Johnson

1986

1 episode

 

Brian Blessed and Christopher Guard in Return to Treasure Island (1986)

Return to Treasure Island

8.4

TV Mini Series

Dr. Leach

1986

2 episodes

 

Boon (1986)

Boon

6.4

TV Series

Wally Patterson

1986

1 episode

 

Nicol Williamson in Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (1986)

Masterpiece Theatre: Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy

7.4

TV Mini Series

Winston Churchill

1986

1 episode

 

Revolution (1985)

Revolution

5.3

Doctor Sloan

1985

 

Dempsey and Makepeace (1985)

Dempsey and Makepeace

7.3

TV Series

Major Danby

1985

1 episode

 

Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (1985)

Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House

7.6

TV Mini Series

The Reverend Chadband

1985

1 episode

 

Sylvia Kristel in Mata Hari (1985)

Mata Hari

4.0

Von Krohn

1985

 

Screen Two (1985)

Screen Two

6.3

TV Series

Cooper

Pub Landlord

Visiting room officer

1984–1985

3 episodes

 

One by One

7.7

TV Series

Reg Downey

1985

1 episode

 

By the Sword Divided (1983)

By the Sword Divided

8.1

TV Series

Gabriel Rudd

1985

1 episode

 

Juliet Bravo (1980)

Juliet Bravo

6.7

TV Series

Foreman

Harold Patterson

1981–1984

2 episodes

 

Peter Howell in John Wycliffe: The Morning Star (1984)

John Wycliffe: The Morning Star

6.8

Sheriff

1984

 

Peter Chelsom and Richard Pasco in Sorrell and Son (1984)

Sorrell and Son

7.9

TV Mini Series

John Palfrey

1984

1 episode

 

Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, and Tevaite Vernette in The Bounty (1984)

The Bounty

7.0

Doctor Huggan

1984

 

Slayground (1983)

Slayground

4.9

Venner

1983

 

Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)

Reilly: Ace of Spies

8.2

TV Mini Series

Sykes

1983

4 episodes

 

Andy Robson

7.4

TV Series

Mr. Craggs

1982–1983

6 episodes

 

Red Monarch (1983)

Red Monarch

6.1

TV Movie

Chairman of Physical Education

1983

 

Death of an Expert Witness (1983)

Death of an Expert Witness

7.4

TV Mini Series

DI Tom Doyle

1983

6 episodes

 

Play for Today (1970)

Play for Today

7.8

TV Series

Client

Gerry

Jennings ...

1971–1983

6 episodes

 

The Year of the Bodyguard

G.K. Chesterton

1982

 

The Plague Dogs (1982)

The Plague Dogs

7.7

Robert (voice)

1982

 

Escape to the West

TV Movie

Actor Playing Kubin

1982

 

Harry Carpenter Never Said It Was Like This

TV Movie

1982

 

Union Castle

TV Series

Lord Tyneside

1982

1 episode

 

Play for Tomorrow (1982)

Play for Tomorrow

6.5

TV Series

John Ridley

1982

1 episode

 

Laurence Olivier and Alan Bates in A Voyage Round My Father (1982)

A Voyage Round My Father

7.2

TV Movie

Thong

1982

 

Grange Hill (1978)

Grange Hill

7.1

TV Series

Mr. Scott

1982

1 episode

 

Alan Howard in Cover (1981)

Cover

7.8

TV Series

Stocker

1981

5 episodes

 

Patrick Ryecart and Damien Thomas in The Talisman (1980)

The Talisman

7.3

TV Mini Series

Leopold of Austria

1980–1981

7 episodes

 

The Good Companions (1980)

The Good Companions

8.5

TV Mini Series

E.G. Timpany

1980

1 episode

 

McVicar (1980)

McVicar

6.7

Warder

1980

 

Armchair Thriller (1978)

Armchair Thriller

7.4

TV Series

Maxwell

1980

3 episodes

 

Peter Davison, Carol Drinkwater, Robert Hardy, and Christopher Timothy in All Creatures Great and Small (1978)

All Creatures Great and Small

8.4

TV Series

Seth Pilling

1980

1 episode

 

Our John Willie (1980)

Our John Willie

8.3

TV Mini Series

Matt Coxon

1980

4 episodes

 

Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)

Doctor Who

8.4

TV Series

Co-Pilot

Etnin

1968–1980

5 episodes

 

Trevor Eve in Shoestring (1979)

Shoestring

7.5

TV Series

Landlord

1979

1 episode

 

Prince Regent (1979)

Prince Regent

8.0

TV Mini Series

John Rolle

1979

1 episode

 

John Duttine and John Hallam in The Mallens (1979)

The Mallens

7.0

TV Series

Mr. Armstrong

1979

1 episode

 

Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, and Lesley-Anne Down in The Great Train Robbery (1978)

The Great Train Robbery

6.9

Fowler

1978

 

BBC Play of the Month (1965)

BBC Play of the Month

6.9

TV Series

Squire Sullen

1978

1 episode

 

Life at Stake

TV Series

Bob Eastaugh

1978

1 episode

 

Don Henderson, Diane Keen, Peter Sallis, and Don Warrington in Crown Court (1972)

Crown Court

7.3

TV Series

Det. Inspector Brannigan

Ian Glencoe

1977–1978

4 episodes

 

James Bolam in When the Boat Comes In (1976)

When the Boat Comes In

8.4

TV Series

Matt Headley

1976–1977

34 episodes

 

Bill Brand (1976)

Bill Brand

7.7

TV Mini Series

Henson

1976

1 episode

 

Murder

TV Series

Det. Sgt. Sammy Brigg

1976

1 episode

 

Spice Island, Farewell!

TV Movie

Silas Smitherman

1976

 

The Stars Look Down

8.3

TV Mini Series

Harry Nugent

1975

6 episodes

 

The Little Mermaid

7.3

TV Movie

Captain

1974

 

Jan Francis in Rooms (1974)

Rooms

7.7

TV Series

Policeman

1974

1 episode

 

Anthony Valentine, Margaret Lockwood, and John Stone in Justice (1971)

Justice

7.9

TV Series

Mr. Lawrence

1974

1 episode

 

Ray Davies in Late Night Drama (1974)

Late Night Drama

TV Series

Sergeant

1974

1 episode

 

Patrick Stewart, Barry Foster, Gayle Hunnicutt, Charles Kay, and Laurence Naismith in Fall of Eagles (1974)

Fall of Eagles

8.1

TV Mini Series

Bronsky

1974

1 episode

 

James Ellis and John Slater in Z Cars (1962)

Z Cars

7.0

TV Series

George Sharp

1974

1 episode

 

Brian Blessed in Boy Dominic (1974)

Boy Dominic

7.5

TV Series

Henry Coburn

1974

1 episode

 

Second City Firsts (1973)

Second City Firsts

5.8

TV Series

Alec

Eric

1974

2 episodes

 

John Halifax, Gentleman

8.6

TV Mini Series

Brithwood

1974

4 episodes

 

Peter Gilmore and Anne Stallybrass in The Onedin Line (1971)

The Onedin Line

7.6

TV Series

Serpell

1973

1 episode

 

John Carlisle and John Woodvine in New Scotland Yard (1972)

New Scotland Yard

7.3

TV Series

Det. Inspector Humphreys

1973

1 episode

 

Warship (1973)

Warship

8.3

TV Series

Commander Murton

1973

1 episode

 

Polly Bergen, Donna Mills, Paul Burke, Judy Carne, and Barbara Feldon in The Wide World of Mystery (1973)

The Wide World of Mystery

7.3

TV Series

Detective Superintendent

1973

1 episode

 

Special Branch (1969)

Special Branch

7.4

TV Series

1973

1 episode

 

Brian Blessed, Diana Dors, Sinéad Cusack, Don Henderson, Freddie Jones, Nyree Dawn Porter, Robert Powell, and Dennis Waterman in Thriller (1973)

Thriller

7.8

TV Series

Detective Superintendent

1973

1 episode

 

Menace (1970)

Menace

8.2

TV Series

Street

1973

1 episode

 

Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)

Thirty-Minute Theatre

7.2

TV Series

Stranger in waxworks

1973

1 episode

 

Full House (1972)

Full House

6.5

TV Series

Mr. Stubbins

1972

1 episode

 

Bob Hoskins and Martin Shaw in Villains (1972)

Villains

8.1

TV Series

Newcastle Detective

1972

1 episode

 

Margaret Ashcroft, Glynn Edwards, Anna Palk, John Stride, and John Wentworth in The Main Chance (1969)

The Main Chance

7.6

TV Series

Mr. Page

1972

1 episode

 

Man at the Top (1970)

Man at the Top

7.0

TV Series

Police Sergeant

1972

1 episode

 

Six Days of Justice (1972)

Six Days of Justice

7.6

TV Series

Pender

1972

1 episode

 

The Intruder (1972)

The Intruder

8.2

TV Series

Fred Bateman

1972

2 episodes

 

Deviation (1971)

Deviation

5.9

Olivia's partner

Paul

1971

 

The Visitation

TV Movie

Chuck's companion

1971

 

Paul Eddington, Colin Gordon, and Barrie Ingham in Hine (1971)

Hine

7.2

TV Series

Special Branch Officer

1971

1 episode

 

Joe and the Gladiator

TV Mini Series

Harry Farthing

1971

2 episodes

 

Anthony Bate and Diana Coupland in Grady (1970)

Grady

TV Series

Joe Taylor

1970

1 episode

 

Half Hour Story (1967)

Half Hour Story

8.1

TV Series

Father

1968

1 episode

 

Ian Hendry and Jean Marsh in The Informer (1966)

The Informer

8.2

TV Series

Crowley

1967

1 episode

 

Armchair Theatre (1956)

Armchair Theatre

7.6

TV Series

Smith

1967

1 episode

 

Othello (1965)

Othello

7.0

Cypriot

Senate Officer

Senator ...

1965

 

Moonstrike (1963)

Moonstrike

8.7

TV Series

Soldier

1963

1 episode