Kevin Manser

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Kevin Manser
Born
Kevin Baden Manser

(1929-02-16)16 February 1929
Died21 December 2001(2001-12-21) (aged 72)
Resting placeEnfield Memorial Park, Clearview, South Australia
OccupationActor
Years active1957–2001
Known forDalek prop operator in Doctor Who (1960s)

Kevin Baden Manser (16 February 1929 – 21 December 2001) was an Australian actor best known for his career as a Dalek operator in the early seasons of the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who.

He was born in Adelaide and worked for South Australian Engineering and Water Supply until 1957, when he emigrated to London to work as a stage manager. This led to later work as a theatrical and television actor. In 1969 he returned to Australia and continued to play small parts on television while becoming involved with Doctor Who conventions. He wrote his autobiography, The Memoirs of a Dalek, in 2001, after being diagnosed with the cancer that eventually resulted in his death at the end of that year.

Amongst his TV and film roles, included appearances in the TV mini-series Bodyline (1984) and The Dismissal (1983), the film The Year My Voice Broke (1987) and appearing as Australian prime-minister William McMahon in the mini-series Vietnam (1987).

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1965 Dr. Who and the Daleks Dalek Operator TV series
1967 A Countess from Hong Kong Photographer Feature film
1969 Cry Wolf Town clerk Feature film
1975 Scobie Malone Feature film
Ride a Wild Pony Feature film
1978 The Night the Prowler Citizen in bushes Feature film
1978 Cass TV movie
1979 Dawn! Official Documentary film /biopic
1987 The Year My Voice Broke Mr. Keith Feature film

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1963–66 Doctor Who Dalek Operator, Zarbi Operator Season 1, 6 episodes

Season 2, 15 episodes Season 3, 12 episodes Season 4, 4 episodes

1965 The Big Spender Bank manager
1966 Thirteen Against Fate Auctioneer Season 1, episode 10: "The Son"
1967 Mrs Thursday Mr. Bileman Season 2, episode 3: "The Train from Dunrich House"
1968 Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width Registrar Season 2, episode 6: "Hello Mother, Hello Father"
1972 Spyforce Dr. Henry Holmann Season 1, episode 22: "The Doctor"
Number 96 Mr. Fulton TV series
1975 Homicide Sid Goodwin Season 1, episode 461: "The Long Weekend"
Shannon's Mob Harry Davis Season 1, episode 3: "Trip to Nowhere"
1976 Rush Weinbaum Season 2, episode 8: "I'll See You Dead McKeller"
1979 Chopper Squad Docker Season 2, episode 10: "Freedom"
1981 Bellamy Gleeson Season 1, episode 13: "The Siege"
1982 A Country Practice Sol Manning Season 2, 2 episodes
1983 The Dismissal TV mini-series
1983 Prisoner Phillip Bates, Vicar Season 1, 4 episodes
1984 Bodyline TV miniseries
1987 Vietnam William McMahon TV miniseries
1988 Richnond Hill Bank manager TV series
1994 Mother and Son Butcher #2 Season 6, episode 6: "The Promise"
2001 All Saints Bill Kennedy Season 4, 2 episodes

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