Actor profile

Roy Dotrice

26th May 1923 Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK Acting

Roy Dotrice (May 26, 1923 - October 16, 2017) was a British radio, stage, and screen actor. On stage, he won acclaim for his Tony Award-winning Broadway performance in the revival of A Moon for the Misbegotten and one person plays such as Brief Lives. On screen, he is best known as Leopold Mozart in Amadeus and as a regular on the 1987-1990 series Beauty and the Beast. Dotrice was also known for his voice work, including recording the books in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. He also appeared in the television adaptation as Hallyne the pyromancer.

48 Movies 59 TV Shows 107 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Hellboy II: The Golden Army poster

Hellboy II: The Golden Army 11th July 2008 as King Balor

Go Go Tales poster

Go Go Tales 20th June 2008 as Jay

Played poster

Played 19th May 2006 as Jack Rawlings

These Foolish Things poster

These Foolish Things 10th March 2006 as Lord Carter

Camp Hollywood poster

Camp Hollywood 19th November 2004 as Himself

Alien Hunter poster

Alien Hunter 19th July 2003 as Dr. John Bachman

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1 poster

Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1 7th April 2003 as Narrator (voice) (archive footage)

Like Father, Like Santa poster

Like Father, Like Santa 1st December 1998 as Ambrose Booth

The Scarlet Letter poster

The Scarlet Letter 13th October 1995 as Rev. Thomas Cheever

Swimming with Sharks poster

Swimming with Sharks 10th September 1994 as Cyrus Miles

Children of the Dark poster

Children of the Dark 17th April 1994 as Dr. Burnham

Stephen King's Golden Tales poster

Stephen King's Golden Tales 8th February 1993 as Count Jeffrey Draco

The Cutting Edge poster

The Cutting Edge 27th March 1992 as Anton Pamchenko

The Lounge People poster

The Lounge People 1st January 1992 as Jeeves

Suburban Commando poster

Suburban Commando 4th October 1991 as Zanuck

The Good Policeman poster

The Good Policeman 1st January 1991 as Cardinal O'Bannon

The Prince and the Pauper poster

The Prince and the Pauper 16th November 1990 as Narrator (voice)

The Lady Forgets poster

The Lady Forgets 29th October 1989 as Payton Massey

Carmilla poster

Carmilla 10th September 1989 as Leo

The Dancing Princesses poster

The Dancing Princesses 14th November 1987 as The King

Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle poster

Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle 23rd March 1987 as Peter Vanderdonk

Young Harry Houdini poster

Young Harry Houdini 14th March 1987 as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Eliminators poster

Eliminators 31st January 1986 as Abbott Reeves

The Corsican Brothers poster

The Corsican Brothers 5th February 1985

Amadeus poster

Amadeus 19th September 1984 as Leopold Mozart

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers poster

Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers 27th July 1984 as The Evil Fuckaire / Ye Old Jailer

Family Reunion poster

Family Reunion 11th October 1981 as Lester Frye

Alien Attack poster

Alien Attack 4th September 1980 as Commissioner Gerald Simmons

Saturn 3 poster

Saturn 3 15th February 1980 as Benson (uncredited) (voice)

Stargazy on Zummerdown poster

Stargazy on Zummerdown 15th March 1978 as Israel Tonge

Hindle Wakes poster

Hindle Wakes 19th December 1976 as Sir Timothy Farrar

Space: 1999 poster

Space: 1999 14th January 1975 as Commissioner Simmonds

Hide and Seek poster

Hide and Seek 7th October 1972 as Mr. Grimes

Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt 9th March 1972 as Charles Gregory

Nicholas and Alexandra poster

Nicholas and Alexandra 29th November 1971 as General Alexeiev

One of Those Things poster

One of Those Things 22nd January 1971 as Henrik Vinther

Bad Bad Jo Jo poster

Bad Bad Jo Jo 4th December 1970 as Kayo Hathaway

The Buttercup Chain poster

The Buttercup Chain 24th September 1970

Toomorrow poster

Toomorrow 27th August 1970 as John Williams

Lock Up Your Daughters poster

Lock Up Your Daughters 29th March 1969 as Gossip

Picture to Post poster

Picture to Post 2nd January 1969 as Narrator (voice)

A Twist of Sand poster

A Twist of Sand 9th October 1968 as David Garland

I Am Osango 15th April 1967 as Aaron Toft

The Heroes of Telemark poster

The Heroes of Telemark 12th November 1965 as Jensen

The Wars of the Roses poster

The Wars of the Roses 8th April 1965 as King Edward IV

The Cherry Orchard poster

The Cherry Orchard 17th April 1962 as Firs

The Criminal poster

The Criminal 13th September 1960 as Dandy Nicholls (uncredited)

The Government Inspector poster

The Government Inspector 9th February 1958 as Soldier

Game of Thrones poster

Game of Thrones 17th April 2011 as Hallyne

The Afternoon Play poster

The Afternoon Play 27th January 2003 as Charlie

Madigan Men poster

Madigan Men 6th October 2000 as Seamus Madigan

Angel poster

Angel 5th October 1999 as Roger Wyndam-Pryce

Just Shoot Me! poster

Just Shoot Me! 4th March 1997 as Jarvis Leeds

Mr. & Mrs. Smith poster

Mr. & Mrs. Smith 20th September 1996 as Mr. Big

Arli$$ poster

Arli$$ 10th August 1996 as Monsignor

Strange Luck poster

Strange Luck 15th September 1995

Sliders poster

Sliders 22nd March 1995 as Archibald Chandler

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys poster

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys 29th January 1995 as Zeus

Spider-Man poster

Spider-Man 19th November 1994 as Keene Marlowe / Destroyer (voice)

Earth 2 poster

Earth 2 6th November 1994 as The Elder

Touched by an Angel poster

Touched by an Angel 21st September 1994 as Micah

Babylon 5 poster

Babylon 5 26th January 1994 as Frederick Lantz

Picket Fences poster

Picket Fences 18th September 1992 as Father Barrett

Batman: The Animated Series poster

Batman: The Animated Series 5th September 1992 as Frederick (voice)

Going to Extremes poster

Going to Extremes 1st September 1992 as Dr. Henry Croft

Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat 10th April 1992 as Mr Carter

For the Greater Good poster

For the Greater Good 20th March 1991 as Charles Truman MP

Wings poster

Wings 19th April 1990 as Pete

Nightmare Classics poster

Nightmare Classics 13th August 1989 as Leo

Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt 10th June 1989 as Major Nicholson

Beauty and the Beast poster

Beauty and the Beast 25th September 1987 as Jacob 'Father' Wells

Shaka Zulu poster

Shaka Zulu 24th October 1986 as George IV

L.A. Law poster

L.A. Law 15th September 1986 as Alex Vedder

The Wizard poster

The Wizard 9th September 1986

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as George Tunstall

The Equalizer poster

The Equalizer 18th September 1985 as Charlie McGuinness

Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote 30th September 1984 as Myles Purcell

Tales from the Darkside poster

Tales from the Darkside 30th September 1984 as Vampire Count Jeffrey Draco

Hunter poster

Hunter 18th September 1984 as Bishop Pine

The A-Team poster

The A-Team 23rd January 1983 as Charles Jourdan

Remington Steele poster

Remington Steele 1st October 1982 as Victor Janoff

Tales of the Gold Monkey poster

Tales of the Gold Monkey 22nd September 1982

Faerie Tale Theatre poster

Faerie Tale Theatre 11th September 1982 as Peter Vanderdonk

Family Reunion poster

Family Reunion 11th October 1981 as Lester Fry

Magnum, P.I. poster

Magnum, P.I. 11th December 1980 as Harcourt

Hart to Hart poster

Hart to Hart 22nd September 1979 as Courtney Perterson

BBC2 Play of the Week poster

BBC2 Play of the Week 21st September 1977 as Israel Tonge

Laurence Olivier Presents poster

Laurence Olivier Presents 5th December 1976 as Sir Timothy Farrar

Dickens of London poster

Dickens of London 28th September 1976 as Charles Dickens / John Dickens

Space: 1999 poster

Space: 1999 4th September 1975 as Gerald Simmons

Sykes poster

Sykes 14th September 1972 as Tramp

Clochemerle poster

Clochemerle 18th February 1972 as Curé Ponosse

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 20th September 1971 as Simon Carne

ITV Saturday Night Theatre poster

ITV Saturday Night Theatre 11th January 1969 as Stuart

The Jazz Age 10th September 1968 as Father

The Dick Cavett Show poster

The Dick Cavett Show 6th June 1968 as Self - Guest

Late Night Horror 19th April 1968 as Douglas Stone

Omnibus poster

Omnibus 13th October 1967 as Astronaut

Misleading Cases 20th June 1967 as Albert Haddock

The Wars of the Roses poster

The Wars of the Roses 8th April 1965 as Jack Cade / Edward IV

The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play 30th September 1964 as Dad

Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625 3rd May 1964 as Robinson

Sunday-Night Play 25th September 1960 as First Townsman

Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre 8th July 1956 as Aaron Toft

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self (archive footage)

The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney 27th October 1954 as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Hallmark Hall of Fame poster

Hallmark Hall of Fame 24th December 1951 as Abraham Lincoln