Martin King (actor)

Martin King was a British actor[1] and continuity announcer.

Martin King
Born1932/1933
Died (aged 86)
OccupationActor and continuity announcer
Years active1961–1990

His television credits included Dixon of Dock Green (1961), Crossroads (1964), Detective (1968) and The Troubleshooters (1969). He also appeared in the 1966 Doctor Who serial The Power of the Daleks.

King was associated with the productions of Gerry Anderson, having provided voices for the Supermarionation series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967–68) and Joe 90 (1968–69). He also had an uncredited role in the film Doppelgänger (1969).

Other film appearances included Poor Cow (1967). King also served as a continuity announcer for both ITV Southern Television and the BBC, introducing episodes of Doctor Who for the latter in the 1970s and 1980s. He also worked in radio, including the BBC World Service.

King died of stomach cancer on 15 April 2019, aged 86. His funeral was held at Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church, Maiden Lane, also known as the Catholic Actors' Church, on 20 May 2019.[2][3]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1967Poor CowPrison WarderUncredited
1969DoppelgängerDove Service TechnicianUncredited, (final film role)
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gollark: The countercounterargument is that workers can be wrong/non-altruistic managementwise too.
gollark: The counterargument is that nonworker management might be good in terms of profit maximization but bad in other ways.
gollark: It could be argued that workers could just make their own company if they think they'd run it better.
gollark: i.e. are you required to provide people food and whatever, or just not steal it from them etc.

References
  1. Cornell, Paul; Day, Martin; Topping, Keith (1996-09-13). The Guinness book of classic British TV. Guinness. pp. 326–7. ISBN 9780851126289. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  2. https://showreel.thetvroom.com/talent-profiles/6610/king-martin/
  3. https://maidenlaneblog.files.wordpress.com/2019/05/newsletter-4th-sunday-of-easter-2019.pdf
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