"Society"", published in 1977. Robert Mark Sir Robert Mark (13 March 1917 – 30 September 2010) was an English police officer who served as Chief Constable of Leicester City Police, and later as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1972 to 1977. Mark was the first Metropolitan Commissioner to have risen through all the ranks from the lowest to the highest (a route followed by all subsequent Commissioners), although a few predecessors had served as Constables prior to fast-track promotion. Mark was born in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, a suburb of Manchester, the youngest of five children of a prosperous mantle manufacturer originally"
"the biography ""High Time"" (1984) written by David Leigh. Marks was also the subject of the film ""Mr. Nice"" (2010), named after his 1997 autobiography. The film featured Rhys Ifans as Marks and Chloë Sevigny as his wife Judy. In 2013, Marks recounted his story in an episode of the television series ""Banged Up Abroad"". On 25 January 2015, it was announced that Marks had inoperable colorectal cancer. He died of the disease on 10 April 2016, at the age of 70. Specific General Howard Marks Dennis Howard Marks (13 August 1945 – 10 April 2016) was a Welsh drug"
"John Marks (doctor) John Henry Marks (born 30 May 1925, London) was the Chairman of the British Medical Association from 1984 to 1990. His six-year term is unique - at the time he was leading the Association and the profession in a campaign against Kenneth Clarke's reforms of the NHS based on the untried concept of an internal market. He played a major role in defending the Abortion Act 1967 in the face of attacks by ""pro-lifers"" including Victoria Gillick and the MPs David Alton and Sir Russell Brain. In 1970 he successfully led the campaign against the BMA Council's"
"roles. Sharvell-Martin married Linda Hind in 1967 and the couple had two daughters. In the early part of 2010 he was diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus and died on 28 October 2010 at Wincanton, Somerset. Michael Sharvell-Martin Michael Sharvell-Martin (2 February 1944 – 28 October 2010) was a popular British television and stage actor whose career spanned more than three decades. He was a familiar character actor on British television screens, guest starring in most prime time dramas and comedies throughout the seventies and eighties. Sharvell-Martin was born Michael Ernest Martin in Herne Bay, Kent, and trained in stage"
"public for his role as Commander Mark Nialls, captain of the fictional in the BBC television drama ""Warship"". In 1990, Burton returned to Broadway in the production of ""The Merchant of Venice"" at the 46th Street Theatre. Burton married actress Carroll Baker on 10 March 1978. The couple were married for 29 years until his death in December 2007. Donald Burton died of emphysema at his home in Cathedral City, California, on 8 December 2007. He was 73 years old. Donald Burton Donald Graham Burton (10 February 1934 – 8 December 2007) was an English theatre and television actor. Burton"
"produce plays and concerts. Each station's club would encourage membership from both service personnel and their families and many retired service personnel went on to have theatrical careers. Lord Richard Attenborough CBE Pam Ayres MBE Sir Alan Bates CBE Rodney Bewes Brian Blessed OBE Richard Burton CBE Max Bygraves OBE Roy Dotrice OBE Denholm Elliott CBE Tony Hancock Sir Rex Harrison Sir Christopher Lee CBE Bob Monkhouse OBE Warren Mitchell Dudley Sutton In the 1970s it was decided that the RAF needed an umbrella organisation to co-ordinate the some 50 theatre clubs throughout the service and in 1974 RAFTA was"
"a DObst RCOG of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. His autobiography, ""The NHS: Beginning, Middle and End?"" was published in May 2008. John Marks (doctor) John Henry Marks (born 30 May 1925, London) was the Chairman of the British Medical Association from 1984 to 1990. His six-year term is unique - at the time he was leading the Association and the profession in a campaign against Kenneth Clarke's reforms of the NHS based on the untried concept of an internal market. He played a major role in defending the Abortion Act 1967 in the face of attacks by"
"Robin Cook Robert Finlayson Cook (28 February 1946 – 6 August 2005) was a British Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Livingston from 1983 until his death, and served in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary from 1997 until 2001, when he was replaced by Jack Straw. He studied at the University of Edinburgh before being elected as the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Central in 1974. In Parliament he was known for his debating ability and rapidly rose through the political ranks and ultimately into the Cabinet. As Foreign Secretary, he oversaw British interventions"
"Roger Moore Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor. He is best known for having played Ian Fleming's fictional British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films from 1973 to 1985. Moore took over the role of Bond from Sean Connery in 1972, made his first appearance as 007 in ""Live and Let Die"" (1973), and went on to portray the spy in six more films until his retirement from the role in 1985. Appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991, Moore was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for"
"tenure as Governor of Hong Kong. He was knighted (KCMG) in 1955 and promoted to GCMG in 1962. Black returned to Britain in 1964. He was active with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the Royal Commonwealth Society, and served as chairman of the Clerical Medical and General Life Assurance Society in the 1970s. He died on 29 October 1999, having been predeceased some years earlier (in 1986) by his wife Anne. He was survived by their two daughters, Barbara and Kathryn. Robert Black (colonial administrator) Sir Robert 'Robin' Brown Black (, 3 June 1906 – 29 October 1999) was"
"2013, aged 79, from undisclosed causes. Pat Keen Patricia Margaret ""Pat"" Keen (21 October 1933 – 1 March 2013) was an English actress whose career on stage, television and film ran from the 1950s to the 2000s. Born in Willesden, Brent, London, Keen trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in the company of the novelist Paul Bailey, and after graduating in 1956, was offered a job at the Oxford Playhouse. Her first West End appearance came with the role of Margaret in the first stage production of Robert Bolt's ""A Man for All Seasons"" in 1960, in"
"John Scott Martin John Scott Martin (1 April 1926 – 6 January 2009) was an English actor born in Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire. He made many film, stage and television appearances, but one of his most famous, though 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 1988's ""Remembrance of the Daleks"" making him the longest-running Dalek operator. He worked with eight different actors in the title role of The Doctor from William Hartnell to Sylvester McCoy, and also Richard Hurndall, who took on the"
"in dispatches; he lost his right eye at El Alamein. From 1944 he was again an accountant, and he became involved in the Liberal and Country Party. He served one term in the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for Warrnambool. In 1955 he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a member for Western Province. He served as Minister of Health from 1961 to 1965, when he was elected President of the Legislative Council. He was knighted in 1967, but died the following year at Hawthorn. Ronald Mack Sir Ronald William Mack (20 May 1904 – 12 February"
"in the UK, on 2 October 2008 (). On 16 October 2012, ""Bond on Bond"" was published to tie in with the 50th anniversary of the James Bond films. The book, with many pictures, is based on Moore's own memories, thoughts, and anecdotes about all things 007, with some of the profits of the book going to UNICEF. Roger Moore Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor. He is best known for having played Ian Fleming's fictional British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films from 1973 to 1985. Moore took"
"practice in Liss in Hampshire until his retirement. He died of a stroke. John Mark (athlete) John Mark (16 August 1925 – 8 December 1991) was a British athlete, best known for lighting the Olympic flame at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. John Mark was educated at Cranleigh School where he excelled at athletics, and won a place to study at the University of Cambridge. Whilst at Cambridge he was a noted athlete and rugby forward, though missed out on achieving his Blue due to injury. He served as President of the Cambridge University Athletic Club. In 1947 Mark"
"his peerage died with him. George Marks, 1st Baron Marks George Croydon Marks, 1st Baron Marks, CBE (9 June 1858 – 24 September 1938), known as Sir George Marks between 1911 and 1929, was an English engineer, patent agent and Liberal (later Labour) politician. Marks was born in Eltham in Kent, the eldest of eight children of William Marks and Amelia Adelaide Croydon, of whom only four survived childhood. After attending a local private school, at age 13 he became apprenticed at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, where his father William was a foreman, and continued his general education part-time at"
"(1978), ""The First Great Train Robbery"" (1978), ""Runners"" (1983), ""Hawks"" (1988), ""Four Weddings and a Funeral"" (1994) and ""Wilde"" (1997). He played the Squire in ""Cider with Rosie"" (1998), and his final film appearance was as Mr Osbourne in ""Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont"" (2005), screened a few months after his death from cancer in November 2004 at the age of 70. Robert Lang (actor) Robert Lang (24 September 1934 – 6 November 2004) was an English actor of stage and television. When Laurence Olivier invited him to join the new National Theatre Company, at the Old Vic, Lang was"
"in halting the war, but I did secure the right of parliament to decide on war."" It is a reference to Cook's strong opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the words were reportedly chosen by his widow and two sons from his previous marriage. Articles Robin Cook Robert Finlayson Cook (28 February 1946 – 6 August 2005) was a British Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Livingston from 1983 until his death, and served in the Cabinet as Foreign Secretary from 1997 until 2001, when he was replaced by Jack Straw. He"
"married four times: Following years of ill health, he died on 12 November 1995 at the age of 64 due to complications during surgery, eleven months after having been knighted. Robert Stephens Sir Robert Graham Stephens (14 July 193112 November 1995) was a leading English actor in the early years of Britain's Royal National Theatre. He was one of the most respected actors of his generation and was at one time regarded as the natural successor to Laurence Olivier. Stephens was born in Shirehampton, Bristol, in 1931. When aged 18, he won a scholarship to Esme Church's Bradford Civic Theatre"
"Martin Smith (entertainer) Martin Smith (26 June 1957 – 5 November 1994, Scotland, UK) was a British actor, singer, and composer who starred in many shows in London's West End. He died from complications of AIDS at the age of 37. He made various appearances on television but Martin Smith was best known as Micky Doyle (1985–1986) in the long-running British soap ""Crossroads"". His acting debut was made in Scotland in BBC's ""Play For Today"". Following this, he made many various appearances in many television shows such as ""Fox, Very Like a Whale, One-Upmanship, Question of Guilt, Play for Today,"
"performances and as part of David Gilmour's live band since 2006. Mike Pratt (actor) Michael John Pratt (7 June 1931 – 10 July 1976) was an English actor, musician, songwriter and screenwriter, known for his work on British television in the 1960s and 1970s. Early in his career Mike Pratt worked in advertising, while also taking some part-time acting roles. He quit his office job in the mid-1950s; with three friends (including Lionel Bart) he then drove around Europe in an old-style London taxi. Upon returning to England, he earned a living as a jazz and skiffle musician in London"
"David Markham David Markham (3 April 1913 – 15 December 1983) was an English stage and film actor for over forty years. Markham was born Peter Basil Harrison in Wick, Worcestershire and died in Hartfield, East Sussex. In 1937 he married Olive Dehn (1914–2007), a BBC Radio dramatist. They had four daughters: Sonia, an illustrator; Kika (b. 1940), an actress, widow of actor Corin Redgrave; Petra (b. 1944), an actress; and Jehane, a poet and dramatist, widow of actor Roger Lloyd-Pack. In the Second World War, he was imprisoned as a conscientious objector, before being allowed to do forestry work."
"himself as an agnostic in ""Between Silk and Cyanide"", but frequently refers to his Jewish heritage. He married the portrait painter Elena Gaussen in 1966. The marriage lasted until shortly before his death at home from cancer in January 2001. Leo Marks Leopold Samuel ""Leo"" Marks, MBE (24 September 1920 – 15 January 2001) was an English writer, screenwriter, and cryptographer. During the Second World War he headed the codes office supporting resistance agents in occupied Europe for the secret Special Operations Executive organisation. After the war, Marks became a playwright and screenwriter, writing scripts that frequently utilised his war-time"
"Mark Frankel Mark Frankel (13 June 1962 – 24 September 1996) was a British actor, known for his leading roles in British film ""Leon the Pig Farmer"" and American TV series """". Mark Frankel was born to David Lionel Frankel (a former Royal Air Force pilot) and Grace Frankel on 13 June 1962 and was raised in London. His grandmother was a concert pianist, and his grandfather, a prominent violinist and conductor. He was cast in his first professional theatre role at age 10, but he gave up acting at age 16 to concentrate on school Frensham Heights. When he"
"Wanamaker's project of reconstructing Shakespeare's Globe Theatre near its original site in London. He played the double bass and was a keen watercolourist. Ronald Watkins was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1996 ""for services to the Globe."" Watkins died in 2001, at the age of 96. Ronald Watkins Arthur Ronald Dare Watkins (29 August 1904 – 16 February 2001) was a teacher of drama and a director, noted for his work on Shakespeare and was awarded the Order of the British Empire. Throughout his long career, in stage productions, lectures, and writings, Watkins argued for the primacy"
"Martin King (actor) Martin King is a British actor, voice actor and former continuity announcer. His television credits include ""Dixon of Dock Green"" (1961), ""Crossroads"" (1964), ""Detective"" (1968) and ""The Troubleshooters"" (1969). He also appeared in the ""Doctor Who"" serial ""The Power of the Daleks"" in 1966. King is 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 cinema appearances include ""Poor Cow"" (1967). King also served as a continuity announcer for both"
"eye in an accident in his youth, he developed glaucoma, and lost much of his sight in his forties. One of his latest personal appearances was at a verse recital performing alongside Dame Peggy Ashcroft and Jeremy Brett. For many years he continued as a private drama teacher, specialising in coaching intense voice work. He lived with and was then married to Sally, née Brice (1951–2012). They divorced, but remained friends. Marsden died on at Elstree, Hertfordshire. Robert Marsden Robert Marsden ( – ) was an English actor, director, dramatic recitalist and teacher of drama at the Royal Academy of"
"star roles include ""Barlow"" (1975), ""Breakaway"" (1980), ""Callan"" (1972) and ""Catch Hand"" (1964). Later he played Chief Supt. Thomas in ""The Chief"" (1990). He was married to actress Linda Marlowe (née Bathurst) from 1958–1967, to actress Catherine Schell from 1968–1977, and to Kismet Delgado (née Shahani), the widow of actor Roger Delgado, from 1983 until his death in 2003, aged 72. Many books falsely claim that he was once married to actress Fernanda Marlowe. William Marlowe William Marlowe (25 July 1930 – 31 January 2003) was a British theatre, television and film actor. He served in the Fleet Air Arm"
"his wife and daughter. John Scott Martin John Scott Martin (1 April 1926 – 6 January 2009) was an English actor born in Toxteth, Liverpool, Lancashire. He made many film, stage and television appearances, but one of his most famous, though 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 1988's ""Remembrance of the Daleks"" making him the longest-running Dalek operator. He worked with eight different actors in the title role of The Doctor from William Hartnell to Sylvester McCoy, and also Richard Hurndall,"
"ill health, and he died of a stroke at a nursing home in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on 31 May 1991, aged 77. His writing, which has a strongly satirical vein, expresses his concern with preserving a liberal humanistic outlook in the face of fashionable doctrinaire temptations. Several of his works were adapted for television. He was Professor of English Literature at the University of East Anglia from 1966 to 1978, and jointly helped to establish their creative writing course at masters level in 1970, which was then a groundbreaking initiative in the United Kingdom. A group of medals claiming"
"Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children. One of his other great passions was supporting Arsenal F.C. and he dropped references to Arsenal into scripts whenever the opportunity arose. In early 2004 after an aggressive and rare form of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma was diagnosed, Blake received treatment at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Surrey. He died on 11 December 2004 in London, England, aged 55. He is buried at the East London Cemetery and Crematorium. Christopher Blake Christopher Blake (23 August 1949 – 11 December 2004) was an English actor and screenwriter. He is perhaps best remembered for starring in the British"
"son Jack Dorning is continuing the family tradition, graduating from Rose Bruford College of Theatre and Performance in 2014. Robert Dorning died on 21 February 1989 in London of diabetes. Robert Dorning Robert Dorning (13 May 1913 – 21 February 1989) was a musician, dance band vocalist, ballet dancer and stage, film and television actor. He is known to have performed in at least 77 television and film productions between 1940 and 1988. Robert Dorning was born at 108 Croppers Hill in St Helens, Lancashire, England, on 13 May 1913. His father was Robert John Dorning who worked in a"
"1963, and appeared in two episodes of the popular BBC sitcom ""Dad's Army"" – as Drill Sergeant Gregory in ""Room at the Bottom"" (1969) and as the Sergeant Major in ""Fallen Idol"" (1970); he also played a Police Sergeant in the 1971 film version. He died in Kensington in London on 24 January 1973 aged just 52. Anthony Sagar Anthony Sagar (19 June 1920 – 24 January 1973) was an English character actor and a member of the National Theatre. Although rarely receiving top billing, he was regarded as a stalwart and appeared in many well-known films (including seven of"