10.0
10.0
A Child's Voice
1978
as Narrator (voice)
Valentine Dyall
Acting
Born:May 7, 1908
Died:June 24, 1985(aged 77)
Birthplace:London, England, UK
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
Valentine Dyall (7 May 1908 – 24 June 1985) was an English character actor. Noted for his harsh and deep voice, he worked regularly as a voice actor, and was known for many years as "The Man in Black", the narrator of the BBC Radio horror series Appointment with Fear; reprising the role in the 1950 Hammer film The Man in Black. He is further remembered by science fiction fans for playing Gargravarr in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and playing the Black Guardian in Doctor Who. He was also a regular in the BBC's WWII drama Secret Army. He was the son of the actor Franklin Dyall and the actress and author Mary Phyllis Joan Logan, who acted and wrote as Concordia Merrel.
Filmography (68 movies)
9.0
9.0
Castles in the Air
1966
as Narrator
9.0
9.0
Nursery Rhymes
1982
as narrator
8.0
8.0
Doctor Who: Enlightenment
1983
as The Black Guardian
8.0
8.0
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
1984
as Adrian
7.7
7.7
Brief Encounter
1945
as Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)
7.5
7.5
The White Unicorn
1947
as Storton
7.2
7.2
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
1981
as Deep Thought (voice)
7.1
7.1
The Haunting
1963
as Mr. Dudley
7.0
7.0
I Know Where I'm Going!
1945
as Mr. Robinson
7.0
7.0
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
1983
as The Black Guardian
7.0
7.0
York
1972
as Narrator
7.0
7.0
Love's Labour's Lost
1985
as Marcade
7.0
7.0
Woman Hater
1948
as Spencer
6.8
6.8
Doctor Who: Logopolis
1981
as The Black Guardian (archive footage)
6.8
6.8
Ivanhoe
1952
as Norman Guard
6.7
6.7
The Final Test
1953
as Television Actor
6.6
6.6
Henry V
1944
as Duke of Burgundy
6.5
6.5
Man on the Run
1949
as Army Judge Advocate
6.5
6.5
Doctor Who: Terminus
1983
as Black Guardian
6.5
6.5
Hotel Reserve
1944
as Warren Skelton
6.5
6.5
The Queen of Spades
1949
as St. Germain's Messenger
6.5
6.5
This Is China
1946
as Narrator (voice)
6.5
6.5
The City of the Dead
1960
as Jethrow Keane
6.4
6.4
Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress
1949
as Dr. Morelle
6.3
6.3
Night Boat to Dublin
1946
as Sir George Bell
6.1
6.1
My Brother's Keeper
1948
as Inspector
6.0
6.0
Fate Takes a Hand
1961
as Wilson
6.0
6.0
Hammer the Toff
1952
as Inspector Grice
6.0
6.0
Cyprus Is an Island
1946
as Narrator (voice)
6.0
6.0
Room to Let
1950
as Dr. Fell
6.0
6.0
The Case of Charles Peace
1949
as Storyteller
6.0
6.0
The Silver Fleet
1943
as Markgraf
6.0
6.0
Miss Pilgrim's Progress
1949
as Superintendent
5.8
5.8
Vengeance Is Mine
1949
as Charles Heywood
5.8
5.8
Corridor of Mirrors
1948
as Counsel for the Defence (uncredited)
5.7
5.7
Paul Temple Returns
1952
as Bradley
5.6
5.6
The Man in Black
1950
as Story Teller / Narrator
5.5
5.5
Salute the Toff
1952
as Inspector Grice
5.4
5.4
The Beast Must Die
1974
as Narrator (voice/ uncredited)
5.2
5.2
The Great McGonagall
1975
5.1
5.1
Yellow Canary
1943
as German Commander
5.0
5.0
Johnny-on-the-Spot
1954
as Tyneley
5.0
5.0
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor
1979
as The Black Guardian
4.9
4.9
The Night Comes Too Soon
1948
as Dr. George Clinton
4.9
4.9
The Old Crowd
1979
as Oscar
4.5
4.5
The Missing Million
1942
as Mr. Collett
4.0
4.0
The Horror of It All
1964
as Reginald Marley
3.9
3.9
Bizarre
1970
as The Mummy (voice)
3.4
3.4
Frenzy
1946
as Prefecture of Police
3.0
3.0
The Devil’s Jest
1954
as Intelligence Director
2.7
2.7
Carousella
1966
as the narrator
2.0
2.0
Operation Stogie
1962
as Presiding Officer
2.0
2.0
The Naked World of Harrison Marks
1966
as Narrator (voice)
Penicillin
1944
as Himself - Narrator
Bash and Grab
1965
as Commentator
Strange Stories
1953
as Storyteller
One Mile Square
1964
as Narrator
The Money Makers
1964
as Narrator
Spike Milligan: A Series of Unrelated Incidents at Current Market Value
1961
Identity Unknown
1960
as Ambrose
Winter Wonderland
1966
as Self - Narrator
The Body Said No!
1950
Our Incredible World
1966
as Narrator
Pool of Contentment
1946
as Mr. Perfect
One Man Band
1965
as Sir Lance Corporal
Martin Luther, Heretic
1983
as Chancellor
This Is Colour
1942
as Commentator
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