Mark Eden

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Mark Eden
Born	14 February 1928 (1928-02-14) London
Occupation	Actor

Mark Eden (born 14 February 1928) is a British actor.

Career

Born in London, Eden has appeared in repertory theatre in England and Wales and at the Royal Court Theatre. His many television and film roles include the Doctor Who serial Marco Polo (1964) in which he played Marco Polo. He played Number 100 in The Prisoner in 1967, and Inspector Parker in the TV adaptations of several Lord Peter Wimsey stories in the 1970s. He also had a long running role in Coronation Street (1986–1989) in which he played Alan Bradley. His exit from this role was famously being knocked down by a Blackpool tram. There is now a tram stop at the location which recalls this scene.

Selected filmography

• Operation Snatch (1962)
• The L-Shaped Room (1962)
• The Password Is Courage (1962)
• Heavens Above! (1963)
• Blind Corner (1963)
• Séance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
• The Pleasure Girls (1965)
• Doctor Zhivago (1965)
• I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967)
• Attack on the Iron Coast (1968)
• Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
• Richard's Things (1980)

Personal life

Eden has been married three times:

• Joan Malin (1953-1959) (one son David)
• Diana W Smith (1974-?) (two children)
• The actress The Hon. Sue Nicholls (1993 – present), who currently plays Audrey Roberts in Coronation Street

External links

• Mark Eden at the Internet Movie Database