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Stephen Thorne

1935-03-02 London, England, UK

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Biografia

Stephen John Thorne (2 March 1935 – 26 May 2019) was a British actor of radio, film, stage, and television. He was best known for his regular BBC Radio 4 work and audiobook recordings, and for his portrayals of a few Doctor Who villains, including the Time Lord Omega. He played several seasons with the Old Vic Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford and London, including a tour to Russia. He worked extensively in radio with over 2000 broadcasts for the BBC, including as Uncle Mort in the Radio 4 comedy series Uncle Mort's North Country. His television credits included Z-Cars, Crossroads, and Doctor Who. In Doctor Who, he played three major villains (Omega, Azal, and Eldrad), as well as an Ogron, before later playing the villainous Max in The Ghosts of N-Space, a Doctor Who BBC Radio story, in the mid-1990s. Also on the radio, Thorne appeared as Aslan in The Magician's Nephew, as Treebeard in the Radio 4 adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, and also in their adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Guards! Guards! in which he portrayed Fred Colon (and also Death). Other television work included Death of an Expert Witness, David Copperfield, and Last of the Summer Wine. He voiced Aslan in the animated version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Thorne reprised the character on the BBC radio adaptation of the same name. He gave many poetry readings on radio, television, tape and in venues from Westminster Abbey to various pubs.

Películas

The Ties That Bind Us Omega / Azal (archive footage) 2008-03-03
The Omega Factor 2007-08-06
Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who 2006-07-24
I Was a Doctor Who Monster! 1996-01-18
Police 5: The Master Azal (archive footage) 1993-12-10
Run for the Lifeboat Newsreader 1988-04-24
Lollipop Dragon: The Magic Lollipop Adventure Baron Bad Blood (voice) 1986-01-01
Lollipop Dragon: The Great Christmas Race Baron Bad Blood / Cobbler (voice) 1985-01-01
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead Omega (archive footage) (Special Edition) 1983-02-09
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Aslan (voice) 1979-04-01
Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear Kastrian Eldrad 1976-10-23
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space First Ogron 1973-03-31
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors Omega 1973-01-20
Doctor Who: The Dæmons Azal 1971-06-19
The Inn Way Out Tall Friend 1967-02-01