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Guy Doleman (22 November 1923 – 30 January 1996) was a New Zealand-born actor.
Early life
Doleman was born in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand, later moving to Australia.
Career
During the 1940s and '50s, Doleman was one of the busiest actors in Australia, appearing in the majority of films made there at the time, and being busy on radio, particularly in the drama Hagen's Circus. In 1952 he won a £300 Actor's Choice Award for his performance in the radio drama The Coward. He used this money to go to Hollywood for a film in September 1953, where he did a bit of television work, then returned to Australia.
He was cast in Long John Silver (1954) but passed on the role because it meant he had to wear contact lenses – Rod Taylor took the part instead. He had moved to London by the early 1960s. Later he returned to Australia.
He is perhaps best known for his role as "Count Lippe" in the James Bond film Thunderball (1965) and as "Colonel Ross" in the three film adaptations of Len Deighton's Harry Palmer novels, starring Michael Caine, released between 1965 and 1967. He also played Number Two in the TV series The Prisoner (1967). Doleman's was the first of a pair of Number Twos who appeared in the first episode, "Arrival"; the second being played by George Baker.
Death
Guy Doleman died of lung cancer in Los Angeles on 30 January 1996 aged 72.
Theatre Credits
- Little Lambs Eat Ivy, Minerva Theatre, Kings Cross, NSW, May 1949
- Edward, My Son, Theatre Royal, Sydney, NSW, 16 September 1949
- All for Mary national tour 1956-57
- The Piccadilly Bushman national tour Sept 1959-Feb 1960
Select Radio Credits
- The Coward (1952)
- Chips (1954)
- The Orchard Walls (1954)
