Michael Spice | |
Birth Date: | 20 May 1931 |
Birth Place: | England |
Death Place: | Dartford, Kent, England |
Occupation: | Actor |
Notable Works: | Doctor Who |
Michael Spice (20 May 1931 – 2 November 1983) was a British character actor who appeared in television roles.
He portrayed two Doctor Who villains, the voice of Morbius in The Brain of Morbius,[1] and Weng-Chiang / Magnus Greel in The Talons of Weng-Chiang.[2]
Spice played the character of Peter Tyson in the BBC Radio play The Ropewalk in January 1969.[3] The play evolved into the long-running BBC Radio 2 serial Waggoners' Walk, in which Basil Moss took over the role of Peter Tyson, with Spice taking the role of Matt Prior, a role he played until the serial's end in May 1980.[4] Spice other screen roles included minor characters in A Countess from Hong Kong,[5] The Brothers, Public Eye and Blake's 7.