Roy Dotrice | |
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![]() Roy Dotrice in 2014 | |
Born | Guernsey, Channel Islands | 26 May 1923
Died | 16 October 2017 London, England | (aged 94)
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1957–2012 |
Known for | Brief Lives A Moon for the Misbegotten |
Spouse(s) | Kay Newman (m. 1947; died 2007) |
Children | Michele Dotrice Yvette Dotrice Karen Dotrice |
Awards | 1 Tony Award 1 Drama Desk Award 1 British Academy Television Award |
Website | www |
Roy Dotrice, OBE (26 May 1923 – 16 October 2017) was a British actor. He was known for his Tony Award-winning Broadway performance in the revival of A Moon for the Misbegotten.
Dotrice was born in Guernsey on 26 May 1923.[1] One of his daughters, Michele, was famous for playing the role of Betty, the wife of Frank Spencer in the BBC sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em.[2]
Dotrice recorded audiobooks for each book in George R. R. Martin's series A Song of Ice and Fire. He earned a place in the Guinness World Records in 2004 for the highest number of character voices by a single actor for the first book in the series, A Game of Thrones (in which he voiced a total of 224 characters).[3][4]
Dotrice died on 16 October 2017 in London at the age of 94.[5][6]