Biography
Valentine Dyall (7 May 1908 – 24 June 1985) was an English character actor. He worked regularly as a voice actor, and was known for many years as "The Man in Black", the narrator of the BBC Radio horror series Appointment with Fear.
He was the son of the actor Franklin Dyall and the actress and author Mary Phyllis Joan Logan, who acted and wrote as Concordia Merrel.
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Filmography
all 96
Movies 78
TV Shows 18
Narrator 12
self 4
Voice 3
Director 1
Marcade
Love's Labour's Lost (1985)
Movie
Lorrimer
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (1984)
TV
Adrian
The Tragedy of Coriolanus (1984)
Movie
Angus, a Lord
Blackadder (1983)
TV
5.79
The Black Guardian
Doctor Who: Enlightenment (1983)
Movie
Black Guardian
Doctor Who: Terminus (1983)
Movie
The Black Guardian
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead (1983)
Movie
Mr Rochester
Britannia Hospital (1982)
Movie
narrator
Nursery Rhymes (1982)
Movie
Seneca
Peter and Paul (1981)
TV
The Black Guardian (archive footage)
Doctor Who: Logopolis (1981)
Movie
Deep Thought (voice)
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
Movie
10
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
TV
The Astringer
All's Well That Ends Well (1981)
Movie
The Black Guardian
Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor (1979)
Movie
Oscar
The Old Crowd (1979)
Movie
BBC Television Shakespeare (1978)
TV
Adrian
The Losers (1978)
TV
Narrator
A Child's Voice (1978)
Movie
Nori
Blake's 7 (1978)
TV
Dr. Pascal Keldermans
Secret Army (1977)
TV
2nd Major Domo
The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
Movie
The Great McGonagall (1975)
Movie
Various Characters
The End Of The Pier Show (1974)
TV
Narrator (voice/ uncredited)
The Beast Must Die (1974)
Movie
Six Dates with Barker (1971)
TV
The Mummy (voice)
Bizarre (1970)
Movie
God (uncredited)
Bedazzled (1967)
Movie
Vesper Lynd's Assistant / Dr. Noah's Voice (uncredited)
Casino Royale (1967)
Movie
German Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
The Night of the Generals (1967)
Movie
the narrator
Carousella (1966)
Movie
Oliver Pike Harmsworth
The Wrong Box (1966)
Movie
Narrator
The Dream World of Harrison Marks (1966)
Movie
Narrator
Our Incredible World (1966)
Movie
Commentator
Bash and Grab (1965)
Movie
Sir Lance Corporal
One Man Band (1965)
Movie
Reginald Marley
The Horror of It All (1964)
Movie
Narrator (uncredited)
First Men in the Moon (1964)
Movie
5
Narrator
One Mile Square (1964)
Movie
Self - Narrator
The Money Makers (1964)
Movie
Black Guardian / The Guardian
Doctor Who (1963)
TV
5.28
Mr. Dudley
The Haunting (1963)
Movie
4.57
Wilson
Fate Takes a Hand (1961)
Movie
Butler
The Avengers (1961)
TV
6
Jethrow Keane
The City of the Dead (1960)
Movie
Ambrose
Identity Unknown (1960)
Movie
Inspector Kayes
Suspended Alibi (1957)
Movie
Son of Fred (1956)
TV
Hancock's Half Hour (1956)
TV
A Show Called Fred (1956)
TV
Various Characters
The Tony Hancock Show (1956)
TV
The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d (1956)
TV
Intelligence Director
The Devil’s Jest (1954)
Movie
Tyneley
Johnny-on-the-Spot (1954)
Movie
Television Actor
The Final Test (1953)
Movie
Storyteller / Narrator
Strange Stories (1953)
Movie
Inspector Grice
Salute the Toff (1952)
Movie
Bradley
Paul Temple Returns (1952)
Movie
Norman Guard
Ivanhoe (1952)
Movie
Inspector Grice
Hammer the Toff (1952)
Movie
Treasure Island (1951)
TV
Dr. Fell
Room to Let (1950)
Movie
John Sutherland
The Body Said No! (1950)
Movie
Story Teller / Narrator
The Man in Black (1950)
Movie
Superintendent
Miss Pilgrim's Progress (1949)
Movie
Charles Heywood
Vengeance Is Mine (1949)
Movie
Dr. Morelle
Dr. Morelle: The Case of the Missing Heiress (1949)
Movie
Army Judge Advocate
Man on the Run (1949)
Movie
Toastmaster at Drew Party
For Them That Trespass (1949)
Movie
3.5
St. Germain's Messenger
The Queen of Spades (1949)
Movie
Storyteller
The Case of Charles Peace (1949)
Movie
Man Telling Story at BBC
Helter Skelter (1949)
Movie
Spencer
Woman Hater (1948)
Movie
Inspector
My Brother's Keeper (1948)
Movie
6
Counsel for the Defence (uncredited)
Corridor of Mirrors (1948)
Movie
Storton
The White Unicorn (1947)
Movie
Narrator
The World Is Rich (1947)
Movie
Dr. George Clinton
The Night Comes Too Soon (1946)
Movie
Narrator
Cyprus Is an Island (1946)
Movie
Mr. Perfect
Pool of Contentment (1946)
Movie
Prefecture of Police
Frenzy (1946)
Movie
Sir George Bell
Night Boat to Dublin (1946)
Movie
Self - Narrator
This Is China (1946)
Movie
1st. Guardsman
Caesar and Cleopatra (1945)
Movie
Alec's Friend Stephen Lynn (uncredited)
Brief Encounter (1945)
Movie
5.83
Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945)
Movie
Mr. Robinson
I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
Movie
Duke of Burgundy
Henry V (1944)
Movie
Warren Skelton
Hotel Reserve (1944)
Movie
Self - Narrator
Penicillin (1944)
Movie
German Commander
Yellow Canary (1943)
Movie
von Schonborn
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Movie
1
Markgraf
The Silver Fleet (1943)
Movie
Defence Councel
Much Too Shy (1942)
Movie
Self - Commentator
This Is Colour (1942)
Movie
Mr. Collett
The Missing Million (1942)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.55
Based on 352 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1942
1949
1956
1949
1985
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1908-05-07
Deathday1985-05-24 (77 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, United Kingdom
FatherFranklin Dyall
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
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