Stephen Dartnell

Stephen Dartnell (30 April 1931 – 1994) was a British actor,[2] who appeared in several television programmes.[3] He was born in West Ham, London in England. He is best known for his two 1964 appearances in the first season of Doctor Who. He portrayed Yartek, leader of the Voord, in The Keys of Marinus[4] and John, a mineralogist who has been driven to mania, in The Sensorites.[5][6] Dartnell also made appearances in the 1960 feature films A Circle of Deception and Oscar Wilde.[7] He was also a theatre director and was active with the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow.[3][8]

Stephen Dartnell
Dartnell in Doctor Who: The Sensorites (1964)
Born(1931-04-30)30 April 1931
West Ham, London, England
Died1994 (aged 63)[1]
Brentwood, Essex, England
OccupationActor
Years active1955 -1966

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1960 Oscar Wilde Cobble
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Clubhouse worker uncredited
A Circle of Deception Brunner uncredited

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1955 BBC Sunday Night Theatre Military recruit Season 6, Episode 44: "The Makepeace Story #3: Family Business"
Othello Sailor TV Movie
1960 ITV Television Playhouse Jack Palmer Season 5, Episode 30: "Incident"
1964 Doctor Who Yartek

John

 Season 1: (7 episodes)
1965 A Tale of Two Cities Jacques One Series 1 (4 episodes)
1966 Theatre 625 Barman Season 3, Episode 21: "A Man Like That"

References
  1. The December 1994 issue of Doctor Who Magazine (#220) reported that he had died recently
  2. "Stephen Dartnell | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  3. "Stephen Dartnell". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  4. https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/keysofmarinus/detail.shtml
  5. "Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Sensorites". BBC.
  6. "Doctor Who Guide: Stephen Dartnell". Doctor Who Guide. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  7. "Stephen Dartnell | TV Guide". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2019-01-09.
  8. Everett, Rupert (2007-01-18). Red Carpets and Other Banana Skins: The Autobiography. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9780759571396.


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