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'''John Scott Martin''' (April 1 1926 - January 6 2009) [http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/feature.php/23101/john-scott-martin] was an [[England|English]] actor who was born in Liverpool. He appeared in many film and television appearances, but one of his most famous, if unseen, roles was as a [[Dalek]] operator in the long-running BBC science fiction television series ''[[Doctor Who]]''. |
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Martin operated Daleks from 1965's ''[[The Chase (Doctor Who)|The Chase]]'' through to 1988's ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' making him the longest-running Dalek operator. Typically, Martin would operate the first Dalek when a group of three would enter a scene, due largely to his long tenure on the programme.<ref>''Genesis of a Classic'' featurette, included on ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'' DVD.</ref> He also operated other ''Doctor Who'' monster costumes including the insectoid [[List of Doctor Who aliens#Zarbi|Zarbi]] in ''[[The Web Planet]]'', and the robotic [[List of Doctor Who aliens#Mechanoid|Mechanoids]] in ''[[The Chase (Doctor Who)|The Chase]]''. Martin also had a cameo in the BBC Series ''The Tripods'. In Episode 1 he played the class teacher. This was filmed in 1980 or 1981. ' |
Martin operated Daleks from 1965's ''[[The Chase (Doctor Who)|The Chase]]'' through to 1988's ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' making him the longest-running Dalek operator. Typically, Martin would operate the first Dalek when a group of three would enter a scene, due largely to his long tenure on the programme.<ref>''Genesis of a Classic'' featurette, included on ''[[Genesis of the Daleks]]'' DVD.</ref> He also operated other ''Doctor Who'' monster costumes including the insectoid [[List of Doctor Who aliens#Zarbi|Zarbi]] in ''[[The Web Planet]]'', and the robotic [[List of Doctor Who aliens#Mechanoid|Mechanoids]] in ''[[The Chase (Doctor Who)|The Chase]]''. Martin also had a cameo in the BBC Series ''The Tripods'. In Episode 1 he played the class teacher. This was filmed in 1980 or 1981. ' |
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Some of his other television appearances |
Some of his other television appearances included ''[[I, Claudius (TV series)|I, Claudius]]'', ''[[Z Cars]]'', ''[[Quatermass and the Pit]]'', ''[[Softly, Softly (TV series)|Softly, Softly]]'' and the comedy ''[[Mine All Mine]]'', written by [[Russell T. Davies]]. Martin also appeared in the music video for the [[Catatonia (band)|Catatonia]] single "Dead from the Waist Down", and appeared as a dancing instructor in a brief scene in [[Alan Parker|Alan Parker's]] film of [[Pink Floyd|Pink Floyd's]] [[Pink_Floyd_The_Wall_(film)|The Wall]]. |
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He appeared in a small role in ''[[Ali G Indahouse]]''. |
He appeared in a small role in ''[[Ali G Indahouse]]''. |
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3551326.stm 77 year old Dalek veteran offers to appear in new series] BBC News story |
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3551326.stm 77 year old Dalek veteran offers to appear in new series] BBC News story |
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*[http://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/feature.php/23101/john-scott-martin] Obituary from The Stage |
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John Scott Martin (April 1 1926 - January 6 2009) [1] was an English actor who was born in Liverpool. He appeared in many film and television appearances, but one of his most famous, if unseen, roles was as a Dalek operator in the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Martin operated Daleks from 1965's The Chase through to 1988's Remembrance of the Daleks making him the longest-running Dalek operator. Typically, Martin would operate the first Dalek when a group of three would enter a scene, due largely to his long tenure on the programme.[1] He also operated other Doctor Who monster costumes including the insectoid Zarbi in The Web Planet, and the robotic Mechanoids in The Chase. Martin also had a cameo in the BBC Series The Tripods'. In Episode 1 he played the class teacher. This was filmed in 1980 or 1981. '
Some of his other television appearances included I, Claudius, Z Cars, Quatermass and the Pit, Softly, Softly and the comedy Mine All Mine, written by Russell T. Davies. Martin also appeared in the music video for the Catatonia single "Dead from the Waist Down", and appeared as a dancing instructor in a brief scene in Alan Parker's film of Pink Floyd's The Wall.
He appeared in a small role in Ali G Indahouse.
Notes
- ^ Genesis of a Classic featurette, included on Genesis of the Daleks DVD.
External links
- John Scott Martin at IMDb
- 77 year old Dalek veteran offers to appear in new series BBC News story
- [2] Obituary from The Stage
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