Roy Dotrice - wikipedia Roy Dotrice Roy Dotrice OBE Roy Dotrice in 2014 ( 1923 - 05 - 26 ) 26 May 1923 ( age 94 ) Guernsey, Channel Islands Nationality British Occupation Actor Years active 1957 -- 2012 Known for Brief Lives A Moon for the Misbegotten Spouse ( s ) Kay Newman ( m. 1947 ; d. 2007 ) Children Michele Dotrice Yvette Dotrice Karen Dotrice Awards 1 Tony Award 1 Drama Desk Award 1 British Academy Television Award Website www.roydotrice.com Roy Dotrice, OBE ( born 26 May 1923 ) is a British actor known for his Tony Award - winning Broadway performance in the revival of A Moon for the Misbegotten. Film audiences know him best for his role as Leopold Mozart in the Oscar - winning film Amadeus. He is also known for narrating the audio book versions of the A Song of Ice and Fire series. Contents 1 Life and career 1.1 Radio 1.2 Theatre 1.3 Television 1.4 Radio and Audiobooks 2 Personal life 3 Filmography 4 Voice acting 5 Honours 6 References 7 External links Life and career Dotrice was born in Guernsey to Neva ( née Wilton ) ( 1897 -- 1984 ) and Louis Dotrice ( 1896 -- 1991 ). He served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, and was imprisoned in a German POW camp from 1942 to 1945. Radio Dotrice was the voice of `` Permanent Under - Secretary Sir Gregory Pitkin '' in the early episodes of BBC Radio 's long - running comedy The Men from the Ministry. He was succeeded by Ronald Baddiley in the role. He also played the caretaker Ramsay, alongside Patricia Hayes in the Radio 4 sitcom `` Know Your Place ''. Theatre Dotrice played the part of John Aubrey in the play devised and written by Patrick Garland of Brief Lives, a one - man show that saw Dotrice on stage for more than two - and - a-half hours ( including the interval ( intermission ), during which he would feign sleep ). Premiering in 1967 at the Hampstead Theatre in London, the play had two tours on Broadway. In 1968, it moved to the Criterion Theatre in the West End, where it would run for 400 performances before transferring to the Mayfair Theatre. These runs, combined with extensive international touring, earned Dotrice a place in the Guinness World Records for the greatest number of solo performances ( 1,782 ). In 1984, he starred opposite Rosemary Harris in a production of Noël Coward 's Hay Fever. He appeared in the stage production of Irving Berlin 's White Christmas at the Lowry Theatre in Salford from November 2009 to January 2010. Television In the 1970s, Dotrice played the title role in the television mini-series Dickens of London. He also appeared as Albert Haddock in the BBC TV adaptation of A.P. Herbert 's Misleading Cases in 1971. In 1972 he played the Curé Ponosse in the BBC2 TV adaptation of Clochemerle. He is known to North American audiences as Father in the 1980s American TV series Beauty and the Beast and as Catholic priest Father Gary Barrett in the 1990s series Picket Fences, although his acting career dates back to 1945 in a revue called Back Home, performed by ex-POWs in aid of the Red Cross. Dotrice is known to Buffyverse fans as Roger Wyndam - Pryce, the overbearing father of the character Wesley Wyndam - Pryce. An earlier science - fiction role was Commissioner Simmonds in two episodes of the 1970s series Space : 1999. In 1998, Dotrice appeared in three episodes of the series Hercules : The Legendary Journeys as Zeus to Kevin Sorbo 's Hercules. Dotrice was the subject of This Is Your Life in 1974 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews at Pinewood Studios. In June 2010, it was announced that Dotrice would be playing the role of Grand Maester Pycelle in the HBO TV series Game of Thrones, an adaptation of George R.R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire books. Dotrice later withdrew from the part for medical reasons, after which Julian Glover was cast in his place. Shortly after filming for the second season commenced, it was confirmed that Dotrice would be returning to play Pyromancer Hallyne, who is featured in the instalments `` The Ghost of Harrenhal '' and `` Blackwater ''. Radio and audiobooks In 1982, BBC Radio 4 broadcast Dotrice 's reading of fellow Guernseyman G.B. Edwards ' classic novel The Book of Ebenezer Le Page in twenty - eight 15 - minute parts on its Woman 's Hour segment. The producer subsequently wrote that the serialisation was `` without question the most popular serial I have ever done in the 500 or so I have produced in the last 21 years... ''. He subsequently performed `` The Islander '', a stage version of The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, to critical success at the Theatre Royal, Lincoln. In 2012, AudioGo produced a complete and unabridged recording of Ebenezer Le Page which is available on Audible Dotrice has recorded audiobooks for each book in George R.R. Martin 's series A Song of Ice and Fire. He earned a place in the Guinness World Records in 2004 for the highest number of character voices by a single actor for the first book in the series, A Game of Thrones ( in which he voices a total of 224 characters ). Dotrice also narrated many storybook adaptations for Disney Records including The Little Mermaid for which he was nominated for a Grammy award. Personal Life Dotrice was married to Katherine `` Kay '' Newman, a television and stage actress, from 1947 until her death in 2007. They had three daughters -- Michele, Yvette and Karen -- all of whom acted at various points in their lives. He was the father - in - law of actor Edward Woodward, the deceased husband of Michele. Filmography The Criminal ( 1960 ) - Dandy Nicholls ( uncredited ) The Heroes of Telemark ( 1965 ) - Jensen A Twist of Sand ( 1968 ) - David Garland Lock Up Your Daughters ( 1969 ) - Gossip Toomorrow ( 1970 ) - John Williams The Buttercup Chain ( 1970 ) - Martin Carr - Gibbons One of Those Things ( 1971 ) - Henrik Vinther Nicholas and Alexandra ( 1971 ) - General Alexeiev Tales From The Crypt ( 1972 ) - Charles Gregory ( segment 4 `` Wish You Were Here '' ) Clochemerle ( 1972 ) BBC2 TV series ( 1972 ) - Curé Ponosse Hide and Seek ( 1972 ) - Mr. Grimes Space : 1999 ( 1975, TV series ) - Commissioner Simmonds Dickens of London ( 1976, TV series ) - Charles Dickens / Mr. John Dickens Saturn 3 ( 1980, voice overdub of Harvey Keitel ) - Benson ( voice, uncredited ) Family Reunion ( 1981 ) - Lester Frye Cheech & Chong 's The Corsican Brothers ( 1984 ) - The Evil Fuckaire / Ye Old Jailer Amadeus ( 1984 ) - Leopold Mozart Eliminators ( 1986 ) - Abbott Reeves Shaka Zulu ( 1986, TV series ) The Wizard ( 1986, TV series ) - Troyan Faerie Tale Theatre : `` The Dancing Princesses '' and `` Rip Van Winkle '' ( 1987, TV series ) - The King / Peter Vanderdonk Beauty and the Beast ( 1987 -- 90, TV series ) - Jacob ' Father ' Wells For the Greater Good ( 1991, TV ) - Charles Truman MP Suburban Commando ( 1991 ) - Zanuck The Good Policeman ( 1991 ) - Cardinal O'Bannon The Cutting Edge ( 1992 ) - Anton Pamchenko The Lounge People ( 1992 ) - Jeeves Picket Fences ( 1992 - 1995, TV series ) Going to Extremes ( 1992, TV series ) - Doctor Croft Children of the Dark ( 1994, TV ) - Dr. Burnham Swimming with Sharks ( 1994 ) - Cyrus Miles Babylon 5 : `` The Fall of Night '' ( 1995, TV ) - Frederick Lantz The Scarlet Letter ( 1995 ) - Rev. Thomas Cheever Mr. & Mrs. Smith ( 1996, TV series ) - Mr. Big Like Father, Like Santa ( 1998 TV series ) - Ambrose Booth The Colour of Funny ( 1999 ) - Quillian Mann - Fanciful Sliders ( 1999, TV series ) - Marc LeBeau / The Seer / Archibald Chandler Madigan Men ( 2000, TV series ) - Seamus Madigan Alien Hunter ( 2003 ) - Dr. John Bachman Angel ( 2003, TV series ) - Roger Wyndam - Pryce Life Begins ( 2004, TV series ) La Femme Musketeer ( 2004, TV mini-series ) - Commander Finot Olympiad 448 BC : Olympiad of Ancient Hellas ( 2004 ) - Anaxagoras These Foolish Things ( 2006 ) - Lord Carter Played ( 2006 ) - Jack Rawlings Go Go Tales ( 2007 ) - Jay Hellboy II : The Golden Army ( 2008 ) - King Balor Game of Thrones ( 2012, TV series ) - Hallyne Voice acting Watership Down ( audiobook ) Robin Hood ( TV series ) The Prince and the Pauper ( audio book ) Batman : The Animated Series : `` The Lion and the Unicorn '' as Frederick A Postcard from Satan Spider - Man ( TV series ) as Keene Marlow / The Destroyer The Book of Ebenezer Le Page ( audio book ) The Death Gate Cycle Vol. 4 : Serpent Mage ( audio book ) A Song of Ice and Fire series ( audio books ) Honours He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire ( OBE ) in the 2008 New Year Honours. References Jump up ^ `` Roy Dotrice Biography ( 1925 - ) ''. Retrieved 24 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` A Change on the Small Council ''. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Roy Dotrice is Pyromancer Hallyne ''. WinterIsComing.net. 7 August 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2012. ^ Jump up to : Edward Chaney, Genius Friend : G.B. Edwards and The Book of Ebenezer Le Page, ( Blue Ormer Publishing, 2015 ) Jump up ^ http://www.audible.com/pd/Fiction/The-Book-of-Ebenezer-le-Page-Audiobook/B0085NYPC8/ref=a_search_c4_1_1_srTtl?qid=1480902627&sr=1-1 Jump up ^ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-2000/most-character-voices-for-an-audio-book-individual/ Jump up ^ `` Game of Thrones : News - Roy Dotrice is Pycelle and More ''. Retrieved 24 February 2016. Jump up ^ Kay Dotrice, IMDb. Retrieved 7 January 2014. Jump up ^ Passings, The Los Angeles Times, 9 August 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2014. Jump up ^ `` No. 58557 ''. The London Gazette ( Supplement ). 29 December 2007. p. 9. External links Official website Roy Dotrice on IMDb Roy Dotrice at the TCM Movie Database Roy Dotrice at the Internet Broadway Database Roy Dotrice at the Internet Off - Broadway Database Selected Performances at the Theatre Archive, University of Bristol Two Old Stagers Find Vigour in Brief Lives Roy Dotrice 's appearance on This Is Your Life Roy Dotrice ( Aveleyman ) BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor 1955 -- 1959 Paul Rogers ( 1955 ) Peter Cushing ( 1956 ) Michael Gough ( 1957 ) Michael Hordern ( 1958 ) Donald Pleasence ( 1959 ) 1960 -- 1979 Patrick McGoohan ( 1960 ) Lee Montague ( 1961 ) Rupert Davies ( 1962 ) Harry H. 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Dutton ( 1985 ) Joseph Maher ( 1986 ) John Randolph ( 1987 ) B.D. Wong ( 1988 ) Peter Frechette ( 1989 ) Charles Durning ( 1990 ) Kevin Spacey ( 1991 ) Laurence Fishburne ( 1992 ) Joe Mantello / Stephen Spinella ( 1993 ) Jeffrey Wright ( 1994 ) Nathan Lane ( 1995 ) Martin Shaw ( 1996 ) Brian Murray ( 1997 ) Alfred Molina ( 1998 ) Kevin Anderson ( 1999 ) Roy Dotrice ( 2000 ) 2001 -- present Charles Brown ( 2001 ) Frank Langella ( 2002 ) Denis O'Hare ( 2003 ) Ned Beatty ( 2004 ) Michael Stuhlbarg ( 2005 ) Samuel Barnett ( 2006 ) Boyd Gaines ( 2007 ) Conleth Hill ( 2008 ) Pablo Schreiber ( 2009 ) Santino Fontana ( 2010 ) Brian Bedford ( 2011 ) Tom Edden ( 2012 ) Richard Kind ( 2013 ) Reed Birney ( 2014 ) K. Todd Freeman ( 2015 ) Michael Shannon ( 2016 ) Danny DeVito ( 2017 ) Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play 1949 -- 1975 Arthur Kennedy ( 1949 ) Eli Wallach ( 1951 ) John Cromwell ( 1952 ) John Williams ( 1953 ) John Kerr ( 1954 ) Francis L. 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Wong ( 1988 ) Boyd Gaines ( 1989 ) Charles Durning ( 1990 ) Kevin Spacey ( 1991 ) Laurence Fishburne ( 1992 ) Stephen Spinella ( 1993 ) Jeffrey Wright ( 1994 ) John Glover ( 1995 ) Ruben Santiago - Hudson ( 1996 ) Owen Teale ( 1997 ) Tom Murphy ( 1998 ) Frank Wood ( 1999 ) Roy Dotrice ( 2000 ) 2001 -- present Robert Sean Leonard ( 2001 ) Frank Langella ( 2002 ) Denis O'Hare ( 2003 ) Brían F. O'Byrne ( 2004 ) Liev Schreiber ( 2005 ) Ian McDiarmid ( 2006 ) Billy Crudup ( 2007 ) Jim Norton ( 2008 ) Roger Robinson ( 2009 ) Eddie Redmayne ( 2010 ) John Benjamin Hickey ( 2011 ) Christian Borle ( 2012 ) Courtney B. Vance ( 2013 ) Mark Rylance ( 2014 ) Richard McCabe ( 2015 ) Reed Birney ( 2016 ) Michael Aronov ( 2017 ) VIAF : 7597740 LCCN : n77018700 ISNI : 0000 0000 5922 216X GND : 106485463X SUDOC : 183118278 BNF : cb14172835p ( data ) IATH : w61679dz Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roy_Dotrice&oldid=801799247 '' Categories : 1923 births 20th - century British male actors 21st - century British male actors Audio book narrators BAFTA winners ( people ) British male film actors British World War II prisoners of war British male radio actors British male stage actors British male television actors British male voice actors Drama Desk Award winners Guernsey male actors Living people Officers of the Order of the British Empire Royal Air Force personnel of World War II Royal Shakespeare Company members Tony Award winners Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Hidden categories : Pages containing London Gazette template with parameter supp set to y EngvarB from August 2014 Use dmy dates from August 2014 Articles with hCards Turner Classic Movies person ID not in Wikidata Articles with IBDb links Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Deutsch فارسی Français Italiano עברית 日本 語 Norsk Português Русский Simple English Suomi Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 21 September 2017, at 22 : 59. 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Question: who narrates a song of ice and fire
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