Michael Goldie (26 February 1932 – 17 June 2013) was a British character actor active between 1963 and 1996.
Early life Michael Goldie was born Edmonton, London on 26 February 1932.Immigration and Travel record on Ancestry He spent the early part of his career working as a lumberjack in Canada but gave up tree-felling to study drama at the University of British Columbia. Returning to England, Goldie studied at the Old Vic Theatre School (at age 25, being one of the oldest students), joining their company afterwards.
Career Goldie starred or appeared in numerous television serials including Coronation Street (as Bob Statham, owner of the Weatherfield Recorder, 1987/88), Doctor Who (in the serials The Dalek Invasion of Earth and The Wheel in Space), The Hound of the Baskervilles, Wycliffe, Inspector Morse, The Bill and Z-Cars. His films included Doctor in Distress (1963), Where the Bullets Fly (1966), The Body Stealers (1969), The Horror of Frankenstein (1970), The Pied Piper (1972), Lady Jane (1986) and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991).
His stage work included various roles with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Personal life and death In his spare time, Goldie liked to renovate old houses and sell them on before moving on to do it all over again. He died in Vannes, Morbihan, France on 17 June 2013, aged 81.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1963 Doctor in Distress Physical Training Instructor 1965 Bash and GrabWith Valentine Dyall: six-minute public information film.1966 Where the Bullets Fly Labourer 1969 The Body Stealers Despatch Driver 1969 Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed Warder Uncredited1970 The Horror of Frankenstein Workman 1972 The Pied Piper Burger 1980 Danger on Dartmoor 1986 Lady Jane Porter 1991 Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Kenneth
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