- Valentine Dyall
Infobox Actor
name = Valentine Dyall
imagesize = 200px
caption = Valentine Dyall as "The Black Guardian" from "Doctor Who "
birthdate = birth date|1908|5|7|df=y
location =London ,England
deathdate = death date and age|1985|06|24|1908|05|07|df=y
deathplace =London ,England
yearsactive = 1942-1985
notable role = "The Haunting " (1963)
"Casino Royale" (1967)
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy " radio seriesValentine Dyall (
7 May 1908 –24 June 1985 ) was an Englishcharacter actor , the son of veteran actorFranklin Dyall , who was especially popular as avoice actor . He was known for many years as "The Man in Black", narrator of theBBC Radio horror series "Appointment With Fear ".Dyall also made guest appearances in several episodes of "
The Goon Show ", parodying his familiar radio persona.He played the witch Jethrow Keane in "The City of the Dead" (1960). He appeared in
Robert Wise 's 1963 film "The Haunting" as the sinister caretaker of the haunted Hill House.He voiced the character of evil mastermind Dr. Noah in the 1967
James Bond spoof "Casino Royale".He later appeared in the radio version of "
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy " playing Gargravarr, and on thetelevision and LP versions, where he played the voice of thecomputer Deep Thought.He portrayed the
Black Guardian in several "Doctor Who " serials, and also voiced a major role in the "Doctor Who" radio serial "Slipback ". He also played Norl in the episode "City at the Edge of the World" in the series "Blake's 7 ".Dyall also made regular appearances in all three seasons of the series "Secret Army" as Dr. Pascal Keldermans, but not within the sequel "Kessler".
In his early career, he appeared in one movie with his father, the spy thriller Yellow Canary, which starred
Anna Neagle andRichard Greene . His part was that of a German U-boat commander attempting to kidnap a British agent from a ship in the Atlantic,Franklin Dyall playing the ship's captain.Dyall's last role, in the year of his death, was as Marcade in "
Love's Labour's Lost ", in theBBC Television Shakespeare .External links
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