Noel Coleman

Noel Coleman (26 November 1919 – 12 October 2007)[1] was a RADA-trained English actor who appeared in many television roles.[2][3] He appeared in the 1969 Doctor Who serial The War Games as General Smythe and he appeared in Red Dwarf as the Cat Priest in the episode "Waiting for God".[4][5]

Noel Coleman
Born
Noel Philip Coleman

(1919-11-26)26 November 1919
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Died12 October 2007(2007-10-12) (aged 87)
England
Alma materRADA
OccupationActor

Coleman played General Webb in the BBC's eight-episode series, "The Last of the Mohicans" in 1971.[6] Other television appearances included: Emergency – Ward 10, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, The Avengers, Play for Today, Doctor at Large, The Fenn Street Gang, Sykes, Yus, My Dear, Emmerdale Farm, The Adventures of Black Beauty, Happy Ever After, The Duchess of Duke Street, Mind Your Language, Terry and June, The New Statesman, Chancer, Lovejoy and The Detectives.[3][7] His film roles included appearances in Our Miss Fred (1972), Burke & Hare (1971), Edge of Sanity (1989) and Under Suspicion (1991).[3][8]

He was the narrator of Captain Pugwash.[9]

References
  1. "Obituaries round-up". thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-06.
  2. "Noel Coleman — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
  3. "Noël Coleman". BFI.
  4. "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The War Games - Details". www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. "Red Dwarf - S1 - Episode 4: Waiting for God". Radio Times.
  6. "The Last of the Mohicans Part 6 (1971)". BFI.
  7. "Noel Coleman". www.aveleyman.com.
  8. "Noel Coleman | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  9. III, Harris M. Lentz (October 7, 2008). "Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2007: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture". McFarland – via Google Books.


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