Roy Dotrice

Roy Dotrice
OBE
Roy Dotrice in 2014
Born(1923-05-26)26 May 1923
Guernsey, Channel Islands
Died16 October 2017(2017-10-16) (aged 94)
London, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active1957–2012
Known forBrief Lives
A Moon for the Misbegotten
Spouse
Kay Newman
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(m. 1947; died 2007)​
ChildrenMichele Dotrice
Yvette Dotrice
Karen Dotrice
Awards1 Tony Award
1 Drama Desk Award
1 British Academy Television Award
Websitewww.roydotrice.com

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]

References

  1. ↑ Roy Dotrice Biography
  2. ↑ "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em". comedy.co.uk. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Most character voices for an audio book - individual". Guinnessworldrecords.com. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Game of Thrones: News - Roy Dotrice is Pycelle and More". Westeros.org. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Veteran British actor Roy Dotrice dies aged 94". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Game of Thrones star Roy Dotrice dies aged 94". ibtimes.co.uk. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.

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