Guy Domville Siner (born October 16, 1947) is an English-American actor best known for his role as Lieutenant Hubert Gruber in 'Allo 'Allo! and Dr. Mittenhand in Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996).
Early life Guy Domville Siner was born in New York City on October 16, 1947, the son of an English mother from Bexhill-on-Sea and an American father from Manhattan. He is a cousin of English actors Simon and Selina Cadell. His mother wanted him to be educated in England, so the family settled there when he was five years old. After attending St Edmund's School in Hindhead, he moved to London to receive training as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.
Career Siner's TV credits include Z Cars, Softly, Softly: Task Force, Doctor Who (Genesis of the Daleks), I, Claudius, Secret Army, You Rang, M'Lord?, 'Allo 'Allo!, The Brittas Empire, Seinfeld, Knots Landing: Back to the Cul-de-Sac, Babylon 5, Martial Law, Diagnosis: Murder, That's My Bush!, Star Trek: Enterprise, ChuckleVision, Family Tree and The Crown. Siner is one of ten actors to appear in both the Star Trek and Doctor Who franchises.
One of his early television roles was a 1979 episode of Secret Army, of which Allo 'Allo! was a parody. The episode was entitled "A Safe Place", with Siner appearing as a German Intelligence Officer.
In 1980, Siner portrayed director Mack Sennett in The Biograph Girl, a short-lived West End musical about the silent film era.
He was originally set to voice the villain Man Ray in the SpongeBob SquarePants season 2 episode "Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy III", but was replaced by John Rhys-Davies.
In 2006, Siner appeared in two films by writer-director David Roden, Beginner's Please and The Resurrectionist. From June to 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.
Personal life After Allo 'Allo! ended in 1992, Siner moved to Los Angeles. He later returned to England and settled in Chesham, where he was reportedly engaged to a local actress in 2004.
Other ventures Siner voiced several Star Wars video games:
Star Wars: TIE Fighter (1994) Star Wars: Force Commander (2000) Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (2001) Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast (2002)
He worked as a script editor on two expanded universe Doctor Who stories in 2008.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1975Doctor WhoGeneral Ravon1 serial (Genesis of the Daleks)1982-1992, 2007'Allo 'Allo!Lieutenant Hubert GruberAll episodes1995SeinfeldMandel1 episode, 'The Doodle' 1996 The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson Fred Barratt 1997 Lost Highway Prison Official #1 Playing God Dutch Businessman Big City Blues Dentist Leprechaun 4: In Space Dr. Mittenhand Direct-to-video 2000 Return to the Secret Garden Lord Craven 2001 Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 British Leader 2002 Bug Maitre D'Star Trek: EnterpriseStuart Reed 2003 Vlad Ilie Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Harbormaster 2005 The Second Front Archer 2006 Provoked Prosecutor 2011 Ironclad Oaks2020 The Crown Francis Pym 2022 'Allo 'Allo! Forty Years of Laughter Himself/Lieutenant Hubert Gruber Documentary2024RivalsBishop Brenton2026Agatha Christie's Seven DialsTredwellMiniseries
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