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Nigel Lambert

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
36

Gender
Male

Birthday
May 11, 1944 (82 years old)

Place of Birth
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK

Nigel Lambert

Biography

Nigel Lambert (11 May 1944 – 11 September 2024) was an English voice actor. He is best known for his role as the narrator of the first series of the BBC comedy series Look Around You, as well as Merle Ambrose in the MMORPG Wizard101.

Lambert was born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex on 11 May 1944. Acting from the age of 12, Lambert began his stage education at Arts Educational Trust School, Piccadilly. After a brief spell at the Italia Conti Stage School, he joined a repertory company in Cork before completing his training at RADA. This was following by working in repertory theatre in Ireland and Northampton, as well as the Royal National Theatre. He then worked in radio and television, as well as being a member of Hatch End Players.

He appeared in the 1967 The Avengers episode entitled "The 50,000 pound Breakfast" as the second doctor.

Lambert played the role of athlete Ken Sparten in the 1969 SF/horror film Scream and Scream Again, and in more recent years provides the voice of Mr Curry in The Adventures of Paddington Bear television series and also Papa in the Dolmio pasta sauce puppet commercials.

He also appeared as Operative Chris Granger in the UFO episode "Computer Affair" and contributed extensively to the magazine partwork Story Teller published by Marshall Cavendish, consisting of a fortnightly magazine and a cassette tape featuring children's stories.

Lambert recorded over 50 BBC audiobooks.

In 1980, he played the character of Hardin in the Doctor Who story The Leisure Hive, in addition to providing the voice of the Priest Triangle in the 2021 episodes War of the Sontarans and Once, Upon Time. He played the computer operative in the first episode of Blake's 7, The Way Back (1978).

On 11 September 2024, it was announced that Lambert had died at the age of 80

Known For

Acting

2005Doctor Whoas Priest Triangle
2002Look Around Youas Narrator
2001Calciumas
1997The Adventures of Paddington Bearas Mr. Reginald Curry
1996Crimetimeas (Voice)
1996Married for Lifeas Maitre D'
1992Heartbeatas Investigator
1990The Upper Handas Nigel
1988Unreported Incidentas Bill
1988The Play on Oneas Bill
1985Space Station Milton Keynesas Cinema Voice
1984The Billas
1983Cuffyas Rev. Norris
1982The Boys in Blueas Estate Agent
1982Funny Moneyas Vernon Birtwhistle
1981Kessleras Otto Dehmel
1981Bergeracas Dr. Stevens
1981Shillingbury Talesas Reverend Norris
1980Doctor Who: The Leisure Hiveas Hardin
1979Henry VIIIas Sir Thomas Lovell
1978Blake's 7as
1977Secret Armyas Tony Newman
1977Secret Armyas Wing Commander
1976The Phoenix and the Carpetas Reverend Septimus Blenkinsop
1973Steps Backas Older Boy
1971The Onedin Lineas Tranter
1970UFOas Moonbase Operative
1970Scream and Scream Againas Ken Sparten
1969The Main Chanceas Eric Anderson
1968Where Eagles Dareas Young German Solider (uncredited)
1967The Further Adventures of the Musketeersas Planchet
1965The Late Arrival of the Incoming Aircraftas Campion
1965Come Buttercup, Come Daisy, Come......?as Milkman
1965Out of the Unknownas Milkman
1963Doctor Whoas Hardin
1961The Avengersas Doctor

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