Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

101

Gender

Male

Birthday

1908-05-07

Day of Death

1985-06-24 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Also Known As

Valentine Dyall

Biography

Known For

The Haunting

The Haunting

I Know Where I'm Going!

I Know Where I'm Going!

The White Unicorn

The White Unicorn

Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter

Castles in the Air

Castles in the Air

Nursery Rhymes

Nursery Rhymes

The Tragedy of Coriolanus

The Tragedy of Coriolanus

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

Doctor Who: Enlightenment

Doctor Who: Enlightenment

Acting

The Haunting

1963

The Haunting

as

Mr. Dudley

The Great McGonagall

1975

The Great McGonagall

as

The Naked World of Harrison Marks

1966

The Naked World of Harrison Marks

as

Narrator (voice)

The Horror of It All

1964

The Horror of It All

as

Reginald Marley

The Queen of Spades

1949

The Queen of Spades

as

St. Germain's Messenger

Yellow Canary

1943

Yellow Canary

as

German Commander

I Know Where I'm Going!

1945

I Know Where I'm Going!

as

Mr. Robinson

Pink String and Sealing Wax

1945

Pink String and Sealing Wax

as

This Is Colour

1942

This Is Colour

as

Commentator

Strange Stories

1953

Strange Stories

as

Storyteller

Carousella

1966

Carousella

as

the narrator

The Man in Black

1950

The Man in Black

as

Story Teller / Narrator

Paul Temple Returns

1952

Paul Temple Returns

as

Bradley

The Case of Charles Peace

1949

The Case of Charles Peace

as

Storyteller

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

1981

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

as

Deep Thought (voice)

The Old Crowd

1979

The Old Crowd

as

Oscar

The White Unicorn

1947

The White Unicorn

as

Storton

Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress

1949

Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress

as

Dr. Morelle

Room to Let

1950

Room to Let

as

Dr. Fell

The Night Comes Too Soon

1946

The Night Comes Too Soon

as

Dr. George Clinton

First Men in the Moon

1964

First Men in the Moon

as

Narrator (uncredited)

One Mile Square

1964

One Mile Square

as

Narrator

This Is China

1946

This Is China

as

Narrator (voice)

The Money Makers

1964

The Money Makers

as

Narrator

For Them That Trespass

1949

For Them That Trespass

as

Toastmaster at Drew Party

Pool of Contentment

1946

Pool of Contentment

as

Mr. Perfect

Johnny-on-the-Spot

1954

Johnny-on-the-Spot

as

Tyneley

Brief Encounter

1945

Brief Encounter

as

Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)

York

1972

York

as

Narrator

Hammer the Toff

1952

Hammer the Toff

as

Inspector Grice

Our Incredible World

1966

Our Incredible World

as

Narrator

Salute the Toff

1952

Salute the Toff

as

Inspector Grice

Miss Pilgrim's Progress

1949

Miss Pilgrim's Progress

as

Superintendent

The Body Said No!

1950

The Body Said No!

as

Castles in the Air

1966

Castles in the Air

as

Narrator

Identity Unknown

1960

Identity Unknown

as

Ambrose

The Wrong Box

1966

The Wrong Box

as

Oliver Pike Harmsworth

Henry V

1944

Henry V

as

Duke of Burgundy

One Man Band

1965

One Man Band

as

Sir Lance Corporal

Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value

1961

Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value

as

Doctor Who: Terminus

1983

Doctor Who: Terminus

as

Black Guardian

The Slipper and the Rose

1976

The Slipper and the Rose

as

2nd Major Domo

Nursery Rhymes

1982

Nursery Rhymes

as

narrator

Vengeance Is Mine

1949

Vengeance Is Mine

as

Charles Heywood

Night Boat to Dublin

1946

Night Boat to Dublin

as

Sir George Bell

Much Too Shy

1942

Much Too Shy

as

Defence Councel

Hotel Reserve

1944

Hotel Reserve

as

Warren Skelton

My Brother's Keeper

1948

My Brother's Keeper

as

Inspector

Corridor of Mirrors

1948

Corridor of Mirrors

as

Counsel for the Defence (uncredited)

A Child's Voice

1978

A Child's Voice

as

Narrator (voice)

The Final Test

1953

The Final Test

as

Television Actor

Bedazzled

1967

Bedazzled

as

God (uncredited)

The Tragedy of Coriolanus

1984

The Tragedy of Coriolanus

as

Adrian

Penicillin

1944

Penicillin

as

Himself - Narrator

The Night of the Generals

1967

The Night of the Generals

as

German Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Fate Takes a Hand

1961

Fate Takes a Hand

as

Wilson

All's Well That Ends Well

1981

All's Well That Ends Well

as

The Astringer

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

Caesar and Cleopatra

as

1st. Guardsman

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

1983

Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

as

The Black Guardian

The Missing Million

1942

The Missing Million

as

Mr. Collett

Helter Skelter

1949

Helter Skelter

as

Man Telling Story at BBC

Frenzy

1946

Frenzy

as

Prefecture of Police

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

1943

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

as

von Schonborn

Love's Labour's Lost

1985

Love's Labour's Lost

as

Marcade

The City of the Dead

1960

The City of the Dead

as

Jethrow Keane

Casino Royale

1967

Casino Royale

as

Vesper Lynd's Assistant / Dr. Noah's Voice (uncredited)

Woman Hater

1948

Woman Hater

as

Spencer

Man on the Run

1949

Man on the Run

as

Army Judge Advocate

Cyprus Is an Island

1946

Cyprus Is an Island

as

Narrator (voice)

Britannia Hospital

1982

Britannia Hospital

as

Mr Rochester

Bash and Grab

1965

Bash and Grab

as

Commentator

Doctor Who: Enlightenment

1983

Doctor Who: Enlightenment

as

The Black Guardian

The Devil’s Jest

1954

The Devil’s Jest

as

Intelligence Director

Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor

1979

Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor

as

The Black Guardian

Doctor Who: Logopolis

1981

Doctor Who: Logopolis

as

The Black Guardian (archive footage)

The Silver Fleet

1943

The Silver Fleet

as

Markgraf

Ivanhoe

1952

Ivanhoe

as

Norman Guard

The Beast Must Die

1974

The Beast Must Die

as

Narrator (voice/ uncredited)

Bizarre

1970

Bizarre

as

The Mummy (voice)

Martin Luther, Heretic

1983

Martin Luther, Heretic

as

Chancellor

Winter Wonderland

1966

Winter Wonderland

as

Self - Narrator

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

1961

Fury at Smugglers' Bay

as

Narrator (uncredited)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

as

Deep Thought

Blake's 7

Blake's 7

as

Nori

The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d

The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d

as

Son of Fred

Son of Fred

as

Secret Army

Secret Army

as

A Show Called Fred

A Show Called Fred

as

Six Dates with Barker

Six Dates with Barker

as

The BBC Television Shakespeare

The BBC Television Shakespeare

as

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

as

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

The Guardian

Secret Army

Secret Army

as

Dr. Pascal Keldermans

Blackadder

Blackadder

as

Angus, a Lord

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

as

Lorrimer

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Black Guardian

Miss Marple

Miss Marple

as

Lorrimer

Peter and Paul

Peter and Paul

as

Seneca

Hancock's Half Hour

Hancock's Half Hour

as

The Cheaters

The Cheaters

as

Inspector Kellogg

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

Butler

Production

Crew

Directing