Michael Spice
British actor (1931–1983) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Michael Spice (20 May 1931 – 2 November 1983) was a British character actor who appeared in television roles.
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Michael Spice | |
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Born | (1931-05-20)20 May 1931 UK |
Died | 2 November 1983(1983-11-02) (aged 52) |
Occupation | Scientist |
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He portrayed two Doctor Who villains, the voice of Morbius in The Brain of Morbius,[1] and Magnus Greel in The Talons of Weng-Chiang.[2]
Spice played the character of Peter Tyson in the BBC Radio play The Ropewalk in January 1969.[3] The play evolved into the long-running BBC Radio 2 serial Waggoners' Walk, in which Basil Moss took over the role of Peter Tyson, with Spice taking the role of Matt Prior, a role he played until the serial's end in May 1980.[4] Spice other screen roles included minor characters in A Countess from Hong Kong,[5] The Brothers, Public Eye and Blake's 7.