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William Patrick Gorman (10 May 1933 – 9 October 2018) was a British actor who, despite never appearing in a starring role, appeared in minor roles in a large number of films and television productions, including The Elephant Man, Z-Cars, Fawlty Towers, I, Claudius and Blake's 7.
YearTitleRole1964Male Freedom Fighter1965Planetarian1965Greek Soldier1966GuardPat Gorman (1933-2018) was a British actor who appeared in The Elephant Man, Doctor Who, and Star Wars: Episode IV. He also worked as an extra and a crew member in various films and TV shows.
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Pat Gorman was a British actor who appeared in The Elephant Man, Doctor Who and Germinal. He was born in 1933 and died in 2018 in England.
- May 10, 1933
- October 9, 2018
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Pat Gorman, sometimes credited as Patrick Gorman, (10 May 1933-9 October 2018) played seventy-three roles in Doctor Who, ranking #7 in terms of appearing in the most serials.
Gorman, who was one of England's busiest background actors from the early 1960s to the late 90s, appeared on The Saint, Adam Adamant Lives!, Doomwatch, Fawlty Towers, I, Claudius, The Tomorrow People, Blake's 7, Minder and The Bill, to name but a few.
Film credits included The Elephant Man and the 1989 version of Batman. Gorman also played the Killer in the BBC series The Nightmare Man.
•The Invasion (as a Cyberman)
•The War Games (as a Military policeman)
•Doctor Who and the Silurians (as a Silurian/Silurian Scientist)
•Inferno (as a Primord)
•Terror of the Autons (as an Auton leader)
•Colony in Space (as a Primitive, Long and a colonist)
•The Dalek Invasion of Earth (as a rebel) (DWM 280)
•Mission to the Unknown (as an unknown alien delegate; credited as "Planetarian") (DWM 271)
•The Myth Makers (as a Greek Soldier and the double for Achilles) (DWM 284)
•The Massacre (as a Guard) (DWM 233)
•The War Machines (as a Worker and Soldier) (DWM 185, DWMSE 7)
•The Highlanders (as a Seaman) (DWM 292)
•Pat Gorman at the Internet Movie Database
In issue 537 of Doctor Who Magazine I had the opportunity to pay tribute to Pat Gorman. He was the ultimate I-Know-The-Face-But… performer – a familiar figure to TV watchers in the 60s, 70s and 80s, he gave you the nagging feeling that you’d seen him somewhere before.
Pat Gorman was a British actor who played over 70 roles in Doctor Who and other shows. He died in 2018 and is remembered by BAFTA for his contributions to the industry.
