Guy Siner

Guy Domville Siner (born 16 October 1947) is an American-born English actor best known for his role as Oberleutnant Hubert Gruber in the British television series 'Allo 'Allo!

Guy Siner
Siner in 2010
Born
Guy Domville Siner

(1947-10-16) 16 October 1947
New York City, United States
OccupationActor
Years active1972–present
Websiteguysiner.com

Early life

Siner was born in New York City. His father was American, born in Manhattan, New York, and his mother English, born in Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex. His mother wanted him to be educated in the United Kingdom, and the family returned there when he was five. After attending St Edmund's School, Hindhead, he trained for the stage at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London.

He is cousin to the actress Selina Cadell and her brother, the late Simon Cadell.

Career

TV credits include -

In 1980, Siner portrayed director Mack Sennett in The Biograph Girl, a short-lived West End musical about the silent film era.

He played a small role in the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003).

He lent his voice to United Plankton Pictures to voice the villain Man Ray in SpongeBob SquarePants in the season 3 episode, Mermaid and Barnacle Boy III.

In 2006, Siner appeared in two films by writer and director David Roden (of Dimensions in Time fame) called Beginner's Please and The Resurrectionist.

In June and July 2007, he reprised his role of Lieutenant Gruber in the stage play of 'Allo 'Allo, for Twelfth Night Theatre in Brisbane, alongside Gorden Kaye and Sue Hodge, playing their original roles of René Artois and Mimi Labonq. The other characters were portrayed by various Australian actors, including Katy Manning, Steven Tandy and Jason Gann.[1]

Siner is one of only ten actors to appear in both the Star Trek and Doctor Who franchises.

After 'Allo 'Allo came to the end of its run in 1992, Siner worked for a time in the United States, based in Los Angeles, California. He has since returned to the United Kingdom, and now resides in Chesham in Buckinghamshire.

Other ventures

Siner voiced several Star Wars video games:

He worked as a script editor on two expanded universe Doctor Who stories in 2008.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1996The Disappearance of Kevin JohnsonFred Barratt
1997Lost HighwayPrison Official #1
1997Playing GodDutch Businessman
1997Big City BluesDentist
1997Leprechaun 4: In SpaceDr. Mittenhand
2000Return to the Secret GardenLord Craven
2001Megiddo: The Omega Code 2British Leader
2002BugMaitre D'
2003VladIlie
2003Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlHarbormaster
2005The Second FrontArcher
2006ProvokedProsecutor
2011IroncladOaks

References

  1. M/C Reviews (8 July 2007). "M/C Reviews – Theatre: 'Allo 'Allo – What Went Wrong Here, Then?". Reviews.media-culture.org.au. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
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