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Ralph Watson

Ralph Ramsey Watson was a British actor. His TV credits include Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Doctor Who, Porridge, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, The Bill, Agatha Christie's Poirot and Casualty. He died in June 2021 at the age of 85.

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Ralph Watson
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Ralph Ramsey Watson

(1936-01-20)20 January 1936
Died20 June 2021(2021-06-20) (aged 85)
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Ralph Ramsey Watson (20 January 1936 – 20 June 2021) was a British actor.1 His TV credits include Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green, Doctor Who (in the serials The Underwater Menace, The Web of Fear,2 The Monster of Peladon3 and Horror of Fang Rock),3 Porridge, Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, The Bill, Agatha Christie's Poirot and Casualty.45 He died in June 2021 at the age of 85.6

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1968-1977 Doctor Who Captain Knight/Ettis/Ben The Underwater Menace (Ep 4), The Web of Fear (Ep 1-4), The Monster of Peladon (Ep 1-4), Horror of Fang Rock (Ep 1)
1968 The Anniversary Construction Worker
1971 Dixon of Dock Green Cyril Episode: The Fighter
1975 Edward the Seventh Dr. Watson Miniseries
Get Some In! Corporal Potts Episode: Call-Up
1980 McVicar PO Allen
1983 Auf Wiedersehen, Pet Waiter Episode: The Girls They Left Behind
1984-1994 The Bill Various Roles 6 episodes
1991 Agatha Christie's Poirot Danvers Episode: The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor
1997 Shooting Fish Vigilante 1
1998 Wycliffe John Combes Episode: Standing Stone
2007 Casualty Reg Beamish Episode: Lost in the Rough
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