Gabriel Woolf
{{Short description|British actor (born 1932)}}
{{Infobox person
|image = |
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| name = Gabriel Woolf
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1932|10|02|df=yes}}
| birth_place = England
| death_date =
| death_place =
| occupation = Actor
| notable_works = Doctor Who (1975, 2006, 2024, 2025)
| spouse = Zara Green (div.)
Felicity Lott
| children = 3
| yearsactive = 1951–present
}}
Gabriel Woolf (born 2 October 1932) is a British film, radio and television actor.
Career
Among Woolf's leading parts was his performance as the Apostle John in a frequently repeated BBC adaptation of The Man Born to Be King where he also introduced each play.
His film roles include Sir Percival in the 1953 film, Knights of the Round Table.
In 1975, he played Sutekh in the Doctor Who serial Pyramids of Mars.
Woolf renewed his association with Doctor Who in 1981 by reading three novelisations of Doctor Who stories for the Royal National Institute of Blind People. The books were The Three Doctors, Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters and Doctor Who and the Loch Ness Monster, all written by Terrance Dicks.{{cn|date=April 2016}}
He joined up with the Doctor again by performing in the Big Finish Productions audio play Arrangements for War and its sequel, Thicker than Water. He appeared on the Pyramids of Mars DVD in a sketch called Oh Mummy: Sutekh's Story and a documentary piece titled Osiran Gothic.{{Cite web |title=BBC - Cult - Doctor Who - DVD - Pyramids of Mars |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/dvd/pyramidsofmars/extras.shtml |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}
In 2005, he returned to work with the writers of Oh Mummy, appearing in the Doctor Who DVD extra Eye On Blatchford as the demented Doctor Amadeus Gowel. In the Magic Bullet{{cite web|url=http://www.kaldorcity.com|title=Magic Bullet Productions: Home of Kaldor City and Faction Paradox Audios|publisher=kaldorcity.com|accessdate=3 November 2011}} Faction Paradox audio plays Coming to Dust{{cite web|url=http://www.kaldorcity.com/audios/faction/dust.html|title=The True History of Faction Paradox: Coming to Dust|publisher=Kaldorcity.com|accessdate=3 November 2011}} (2005), The Ship of a Billion Years{{cite web|url=http://www.kaldorcity.com/audios/faction/ship.html|title=The True History of Faction Paradox: The Ship of a Billion Years|publisher=Kaldorcity.com|accessdate=3 November 2011}} (2006) and Body Politic{{cite web|url=http://kaldorcity.com/audios/faction/bodypolitic.html|title=The True History of Faction Paradox: Body Politic|publisher=Kaldorcity.com|accessdate=3 November 2011}} (2008), all written by Lawrence Miles, Woolf reprises his role as Sutekh.
In 2008, Woolf played Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins in the third story in the Scarifyers series, For King and Country.{{cite web|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-scarifyers-for-king-and-country-721#tab5|title=The Scarifyers: For King And Country|publisher=bigfinish.com|accessdate=3 August 2022}} The play was broadcast on BBC7 in 2009.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00j59gd|publisher=bbc.co.uk|title=The Scarifyers|accessdate=3 August 2022}}
In the 2006 series of Doctor Who, Woolf returned to provide the voice of "The Beast" in the two-part story "The Impossible Planet" and "The Satan Pit".{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0772457/|title=Doctor Who: The Impossible Planet|publisher=IMDb.com|accessdate=3 August 2022}} Eighteen years later, he reprised the role of Sutekh in the Series 14 two-part series finale "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" / "Empire of Death".{{cite web|last1=Mohamed |first1=Stefan|title=The One Who Waits is done waiting. MAJOR SPOILERS for "The Legend of Ruby Sunday".|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-whos-new-villain-explained/ |website=Den of Geek|date=14 June 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://nerdist.com/article/doctor-who-season-one-susan-triad-sutekh-explained/|title=Who is the Villain of Doctor Who Season 1|last=Anderson|first=Kyle|date=14 June 2024|accessdate=15 June 2024|work=Nerdist}}
His many parts on BBC Radio include Shakespeare's Romeo and Inspector Charles Parker in the dramatisations of the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries. He toured with the author Colin Dexter, performing readings to accompany Dexter's talks.{{cn|date=April 2016}}
Woolf is also a Vice President of the Joyful Company of Singers.{{cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.jcos.co.uk/about-us/|website=Joyful Company of Singers|access-date=15 June 2024}}
=Arthur Ransome=
Woolf has abridged and recorded all of Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons series of children's books. He was also elected President of the Arthur Ransome Society.[http://www.chichesterliterarysociety.co.uk/speakers/gabriel-woolf/ Gabriel Woolf profile], chichesterliterarysociety.co.uk; accessed 9 April 2016.
Personal life
He is married to the opera singer Dame Felicity Lott and they have a daughter, Emily (b. 1984).
He also has two children from his earlier marriage to Zara E Green.
Filmography
= Television =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=2|1951
| Big Brooke | Uncredited |
| The Boy with a Cart
| Cuthman | TV movie |
| 1953
| Percival | |
| 1964
| Man | Uncredited |
| 1971–1980
| The Boy From Space | Peep-Peep's Father | Episodes 7-10 |
| 1972
| Priest | Episode: End of the Beginning |
| 1975
| Sutekh | 4 episodes; Pyramids of Mars |
| 1984
| The Prisoner of Zenda | Cardinal-Archbishop of Strelsau | Miniseries |
| 2004
| Oh Mummy: Sutekh's Story | Sutekh (voice) | Short |
| 2006
|The Beast (voice) |Episodes: "The Impossible Planet" / "The Satan Pit" |
| 2012–2013
| The Stones (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2015
| Transmission from Mars | Sutekh (voice) | Short |
| 2024
| Sutekh (voice) | Episodes: "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" / "Empire of Death" |
| 2025
| Omega (voice) | Episodes: "The Reality War" |
= Audio =
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2004
|Doctor Who: Arrangements for War |Justice Rossiter | |
| 2005
|Doctor Who: Thicker than Water |Justice Rossiter | |
| 2005–2009
|The True History of Faction Paradox |Sutekh |5 episodes |
| 2015
|Bernice Summerfield: The Triumph of Sutekh |Sutekh |4 episodes |
| 2018
|Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Adventures |Sutekh |2 episodes |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0941141}}
- [http://www.kaldorcity.com Magic Bullet]'s [http://www.kaldorcity.com/audios/faction/dust.html Coming to Dust] Faction Paradox audio play.
- [http://www.kaldorcity.com Magic Bullet]'s [http://www.kaldorcity.com/audios/faction/ship.html The Ship of a Billion Years] Faction Paradox audio play.
- [http://www.jcos.co.uk Joyful Company of Singers]
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Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:English male film actors
Category:English male television actors
Category:English male voice actors