Roy Dotrice
Actor

Roy Dotrice

Roy Dotrice

Date of birth
Date of death
Age at death
94
Place of birth
Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Occupations
stage actor, film actor, audiobook narrator, screenwriter, television actor, actor
Languages
English

Biography

Roy Dotrice (May 26, 1923 - October 16, 2017) was a British radio, stage, and screen actor. On stage, he won acclaim for his Tony Award-winning Broadway performance in the revival of A Moon for the Misbegotten and one person plays such as Brief Lives. On screen, he is best known as Leopold Mozart in Amadeus and as a regular on the 1987-1990 series Beauty and the Beast. Dotrice was also known for his voice work, including recording the books in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. He also appeared in the television adaptation as Hallyne the pyromancer.

Education

  • Royal Academy of Dramatic Art –1947

Awards

  • Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play2000
  • Drama Desk Awards
  • British Academy Television Awards
  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Nominations

  • Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play1981

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