#peter stephens

Peter Stephens

Prominent among them are the actors playing the three main villains – Michael Gough as Villefort, Philip Madoc as Morcerf, and Morris Perry as Danglars – who all went on to play villains in Who as well.

On the other side, the Count's two assistants, Bertuccio and Ali, are played by Cyril Shaps and Roy Stewart, who both went on to play sympathetic supporting characters in Who, including playing colleagues again in "Tomb of the Cybermen". (There are apparently times when Stewart got to play something other than the strong silent type, but the BBC in the 1960s was not one of those times.)

And a fun detail from among the smaller roles: When Michael Gough as Villefort gains an audience with the King of France, the King is played by Peter Stephens, who appeared in Doctor Who a few years later as one of the minions of Michael Gough's Celestial Toymaker.

(Also pictured: Julian Sherrier, who went on to play one of the aliens conspiring with the Daleks in "The Daleks' Master Plan".)

Chubby actors on British TV in the 1960s

Photos 1 thru 5 are Reg Pritchard. He usually played minor roles. Photo 1 is from The Saint, Photo 2 from The Mind of Mr. J.G. Reeder, Photos 3 & 4 from 2 different The Avengers episodes and Photo 5 from a Doctor Who episode.

Out of the Unknown: Time in Advance (1.5, BBC, 1965)