Michael Spice

Born| (1931-05-20)20 May 1931

Died| 2 November 1983(1983-11-02) (aged 52)

Dartford, Kent, England

Occupation| Actor

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 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.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Mulkern, Patrick (27 July 2010). "The Brain of Morbius". Radio Times. Retrieved 7 December 2020.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
2. ^ "The Talons of Weng Chiang - Episode Guide". BBC. Retrieved 7 December 2020.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. ^ "Saturday-Night Theatre: The Ropewalk". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 7 December 2020.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
4. ^ "Waggoners' Walk". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 7 December 2020.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
5. ^ "A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)". BFI.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

## External links[edit]

* Michael Spice at IMDb

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