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6 March 2012 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »

Actor with a flair for transformation, from Doctor Who aliens and the Dad's Army U-boat captain to Lloyd George and King Lear

The actor Philip Madoc, who has died aged 77 after a short illness, became one of Wales's best-known faces through playing villains and officers on television for half a century. His rich, sonorous voice was heard to marvellous effect when he took the role of King Lear in a 2007 BBC radio broadcast: it was as ideal for Shakespeare as it was for light comedy or reciting the prose of Dylan Thomas, at which he was masterly.

His television work brought him four different roles in Doctor Who, but he really made his name as the vicious Huron warrior Magua in the 1971 BBC series The Last of the Mohicans. He swaggered dangerously, semi-naked, in dark body make-up, and a shaven hairstyle with Mohican brush that pre-empted punk by several years. »

- Michael Coveney

5 March 2012 6:14 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »

Actor Philip Madoc has died, aged 77. The Welsh star passed away on Monday morning in a Hertfordshire hospital following a short illness, his agent confirmed. Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales on July 5, 1934, Madoc made his screen debut in the 1961 BBC Sunday-Night Play 'Cross of Iron'. His notable credits throughout the '60s and '70s included guest stints on The Avengers, Z-Cars and UFO. He further appeared in 1969 World War II serial Manhunt (1969), starred in a 1971 adaptation of The Last of the Mohicans and played the U Boat Captain in classic Dad's Army episode 'The Deadly Attachment'. (more) »

- By Morgan Jeffery

2 March 2012 4:15 PM, PST | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »

Author and Cinema Retro contributing writer Howard Hughes has a new book: When Eagles Dared, a major history of 150 WWII film classics and the historic events that inspired them. Here is an excerpt from the press release:

"When Eagles Dared" tells the stories of the historical events of World War II and the films that have depicted these events on cinema screens, presenting a guide to history through cinema that compares the cinematic myth with the historical reality. Illustrated with rare posters and stills, it gives us a unique view of this war through the lenses of over 50 diverse films that have shaped our perceptions of the conflict, including "Downfall," "Patton," "Tora! Tora! Tora!, ""Anzio," "The Thin Red Line," "Letters from Iwo Jima," "Stalingrad," "Battle of the Bulge," "Cross of Iron, " and "A Bridge Too Far." The book portrays the men and women who participated in World War II, from »

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26 January 2012 8:11 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

German actor and director Vadim Glowna has died at the age of 70.

Glowna passed away on Tuesday after a short illness, according to the Hollywood Reporter.

He tried his hand at odd jobs including a taxi driver and hotel bellboy before beginning his acting career, and he racked up a number of credits as a regular on TV and in film.

Glowna had supporting roles in No Place To Go in 2000 and 2006's Four Minutes, both of which were named Film of the Year at the German Film Awards, and he also appeared in the World War II drama Cross of Iron.

His directorial debut Desperado City was awarded the Golden Camera honour at France's Cannes Film Festival in 1981, while his second effort, Dies rigorose Leben, received an honourable mention at the 1983 Berlin Film Festival in Germany. »

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