Biography
Roy Dotrice (May 26, 1923 - October 16, 2017) was a British radio, stage, and screen actor. On stage, he won acclaim for his Tony Award-winning Broadway performance in the revival of A Moon for the Misbegotten and one person plays such as Brief Lives. On screen, he is best known as Leopold Mozart in Amadeus and as a regular on the 1987-1990 series Beauty and the Beast. Dotrice was also known for his voice work, including recording the books in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. He also appeared in the television adaptation as Hallyne the pyromancer.
Acted in 100
2020s
- 2026
Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorph
Commissioner Gerald Simmonds
2010s
- 2011
2000s
- 2008
Go Go Tales
Jay
- 2006
- 2003
- 2000
Madigan Men
Seamus Madigan · 12 episodes
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
Like Father, Like Santa
Ambrose Booth
- 1997
- 1996
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Mr. Big · 3 episodes
- 1995
Strange Luck
TV
- 1994
Children of the Dark
Dr. Burnham
- 1993
Golden Tales
Count Jeffrey Draco
- 1992
Going to Extremes
Dr. Henry Croft · 17 episodes
The Lounge People
Jeeves
- 1991
For the Greater Good
Charles Truman MP · 3 episodes
The Good Policeman
Cardinal O'Bannon
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
The Lady Forgets
Payton Massey
Carmilla
Leo
Nightmare Classics
Leo · 4 episodes
- 1987
The Dancing Princesses
The King
Beauty and the Beast
Jacob 'Father' Wells · 56 episodes
Faerie Tale Theatre: Rip Van Winkle
Peter Vanderdonk
Young Harry Houdini
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1986
Eliminators
Abbott Reeves
- 1985
The Corsican Brothers
Movie
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
- 1981
Family Reunion
Lester Frye
Family Reunion
Lester Fry · 2 episodes
- 1980
Alien Attack
Commissioner Gerald Simmons
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
Stargazy on Zummerdown
Israel Tonge
- 1977
- 1976
Hindle Wakes
Sir Timothy Farrar
Laurence Olivier Presents
Sir Timothy Farrar · 1 episode
- 1975
Space: 1999
Commissioner Simmonds
- 1972
Hide and Seek
Mr. Grimes
Clochemerle
Curé Ponosse · 8 episodes
- 1971
One of Those Things
Henrik Vinther
- 1970
Bad Bad Jo Jo
Kayo Hathaway
Tales of Unease
Kayo Hathaway · 1 episode
The Buttercup Chain
Movie
1960s
- 1969
Lock Up Your Daughters
Gossip
- 1968
A Twist of Sand
David Garland
The Kiss of Blood
Douglas Stone
Late Night Horror
Douglas Stone · 1 episode
- 1967
- 1965
The Wars of the Roses
King Edward IV
The Wars of the Roses
Jack Cade / Edward IV · 2 episodes
- 1964
- 1962
The Cherry Orchard
Firs
- 1960
The Criminal
Dandy Nicholls (uncredited)
1950s
- 1958
The Government Inspector
Soldier
- 1956
Armchair Theatre
Donald Timwood, Aaron Toft · 1 episode
- 1954
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Abraham Lincoln · 1 episode
Wrote 1
1980s
- 1987
Beauty and the Beast
Story
Appearances6
2000s
- 2004
Camp Hollywood
Himself
- 2003
Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.1
Narrator (voice) (archive footage)
1990s
- 1990
1960s
- 1969
Picture to Post
Narrator (voice)
- 1968
