Nigel Terry

Aug 15, 1945 - Apr 30, 2015 (69 years old) in Bristol, England, UK

Nigel Terry (1945 -2015) was an English stage and film actor probably best known for his portrayal of King Arthur in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur, the future King John in 1968's A Lion In Winter, and for his work with legendary British auteur Derek Jarman, including the title role in his 1986 production of Caravaggio.

Known For

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Doctor Who

Cobb

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Thirty-Minute Theatre

Peter

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Silent Witness

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Casualty

Denny Davidson

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BBC Play of the Month

Jacques

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The Ruth Rendell Mysteries

Denys Villiers

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The BBC Television Shakespeare

Pistol

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Foyle's War

Hugh Jackson

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Highlander: The Series

Gabriel Piton

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Waking the Dead

Sam Jacobs

Credits

to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour 2023

Caravaggio (archive footage)

★ NR
The Gospel According to St Derek 2014

Self

★ NR
Excalibur: Behind the Movie 2013

Self

★ NR
The Time of Your Life 2007

Jack

★ 7
Red Mercury 2005

Lindsey

★ 4
Doctor Who 2005

Cobb

★ 7.6
Troy 2004

Archeptolemus

★ 7.2
The Tulse Luper Suitcases: Antwerp 2003

★ 4
The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story 2003

Sesame Esau

★ 5.2
Danielle Cable: Eyewitness 2003

Kenneth Noye

★ NR
Foyle's War 2002

Hugh Jackson

★ 7.9
FearDotCom 2002

Turnball

★ 3.7
Spooks 2002

Professor Stephen Curtis

★ 7.7
Cutting It 2002

Dexter Berkowicz

★ 6.7
Crime and Punishment 2002

Svidrigailov

★ 6.6
The Search for John Gissing 2001

Alan Jardeen

★ 4.5
The Emperor's New Clothes 2001

Montholon

★ 6.7
Waking the Dead 2001

Sam Jacobs

★ 7.2
The Vice 1999

★ 6
Far from the Madding Crowd 1998

Mr Boldwood

★ 6.2
The Ebb-Tide 1998

Ellstrom

★ 6
The Hunchback 1997

King Louis XI

★ 5.9
Silent Witness 1996

★ 7.6
Resort to Murder 1995

★ NR
Wycliffe 1994

Lawrence Vinter

★ 6
Pie in the Sky 1994

Byron de Goris

★ 8.2
Blue 1993

(voice)

★ 7
The Mushroom Picker 1993

Kostya

★ 1
Highlander: The Series 1992

Gabriel Piton

★ 7.4
Covington Cross 1992

sir Thomas Grey

★ 6.7
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery 1992

Roldan

★ 4.8
Edward II 1991

Roger Mortimer

★ 6.3
The Orchid House 1991

Master

★ 5.5
Spender 1991

McDonna

★ 7
War Requiem 1989

Abraham

★ 6.4
South Of The Border 1988

Eddie

★ NR
The Last of England 1987

Narrator (voice)

★ 6
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries 1987

Denys Villiers

★ 6.2
Up Line 1987

Raymond Rudran

★ NR
Casualty 1986

Denny Davidson

★ 6.1
Caravaggio 1986

Caravaggio

★ 6.1
On Wings of Fire 1986

Zarathustra

★ 9.5
Song of Experience 1986

Railway Policeman

★ 6
Sylvia 1986

Aden

★ 6.5
Déjà Vu 1985

Michael / Greg

★ 6.1
The Bill 1984

★ 6.7
The Merry Wives of Windsor 1982

Pistol

★ 8
Excalibur 1981

King Arthur

★ 7
The BBC Television Shakespeare 1978

Pistol

★ 6
Flame 1975

Assistant Disc Jockey (uncredited)

★ 7.2
The Lion in Winter 1968

John

★ 7.4
BBC Play of the Month 1965

Jacques

★ 5
Thirty-Minute Theatre 1965

Peter

★ 3.8

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