Gary Watson is a retired British

United Kingdom

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 television actor who started out as a stage actor most notably acting in Friedrich Hebbel's 1962 play Judith at Her Majesty's Theatre

Her Majesty's Theatre

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 in London, England with Sean Connery

Sean Connery

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. He was however best known for his appearances in British ITC

ITC Entertainment

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 productions of the 1960s including The Avengers

The Avengers (TV series)

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, The Saint

The Saint (TV series)

The Saint was an ITC mystery spy thriller television series that aired in the UK on ITV between 1962 and 1969. It centred on the Leslie Charteris literary character, Simon Templar, a Robin Hood-like adventurer with a penchant for disguise. The character may be nicknamed The Saint because the...

and Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)

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in 1969 in the last episode The Smile Behind the Veil

The Smile Behind the Veil

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. He also appeared in the 1967 Doctor Who

Doctor Who

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serial The Evil of the Daleks

The Evil of the Daleks

The Evil of the Daleks is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in seven weekly parts from 20 May to 1 July 1967. This serial marked the debut of Deborah Watling as the Doctor's new companion, Victoria Waterfield.Evil was initially intended to...

. He appeared alongside Anthony Hopkins

Anthony Hopkins

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 in the 1972 Television series War And Peace

War and Peace

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. In 1974 he played George Vavsor for 5 episodes in The Pallisers

The Pallisers

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 which also featured Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

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. In 1977, he played the role of Ross in the BBC series Murder Most English and also appeared in the 1988 BBC adaptation of Macbeth playing MacDuff and for 10 episodes of The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

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 as Aramis starring alongside Brian Blessed

Brian Blessed

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 and Jeremy Young

Jeremy Young

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. He was also much employed as a reader and narrator, featuring in dozens of commercials throughout the 1980s and 1990s, particularly noted for his work in British Transport Films

British Transport Films

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, Lloyds Bank

Lloyds Bank

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 and Nescafe

Nescafé

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He made over 40 appearances on British TV between 1956 and 1988 and many more on radio and advertisements.