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Michael Spice

Michael Spice

British actor (1931–1983)

Michael Spice (20 May 1931 – 2 November 1983) was a British character actor who appeared in television roles.

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He portrayed two Doctor Who villains, the voice of Morbius in The Brain of Morbius,[1] and Magnus Greel in The Talons of Weng-Chiang.[2]

Spice played the character of Peter Tyson in the BBC Radio play The Ropewalk in January 1969.[3] The play evolved into the long-running BBC Radio 2 serial Waggoners' Walk, in which Basil Moss took over the role of Peter Tyson, with Spice taking the role of Matt Prior, a role he played until the serial's end in May 1980.[4] Spice other screen roles included minor characters in A Countess from Hong Kong,[5] The Brothers, Public Eye and Blake's 7.

References

  1. [1]
    Mulkern, Patrick (27 July 2010). "The Brain of Morbius". Radio Times. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. [2]
    "The Talons of Weng Chiang – Episode Guide". BBC. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Saturday-Night Theatre: The Ropewalk". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Waggoners' Walk". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. [5]
    "A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016.
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