Marcus Gilbert (actor)
Marcus Gilbert | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 July 1958 Bristol, England |
| Died | 11 January 2026 (aged 67) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active |
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| Spouse |
Homaa Khan-Gilbert
(m. 1992; died 2020) |
| Children | 2 |
Marcus Gilbert (29 July 1958 – 11 January 2026) was a British actor.
Beginning in 1984 he appeared in films, including The Masks of Death (1984), Biggles (1986), A Hazard of Hearts (1987), Rambo III (1988), A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990), Army of Darkness (1992), Legacy (1993) and Freebird (2008), on television (including Doctor Who in Battlefield in 1989), an episode of Murder, She Wrote[2] (in 1994) and in commercials. He has also worked in the theatre, including playing the young Viscount Goring in Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband with the Middle Ground Theatre Company on their national tour in 2000.
Early life and career
Gilbert was born in Bristol, England, on 29 July 1958. After graduating from the Mountview Theatre School in 1981,[3] Gilbert became a founder member of the original Odyssey Theatre Company, touring London schools with productions of contemporary classics. This was followed by seasons working in the Dundee Repertory Theatre and the Library Theatre, Manchester.[4]
Gilbert made over 50 commercials,[5] including one for Lee Cooper jeans called Mean Jeans, directed by Willi Patterson, which won a British Arrows Pearl & Dean Cinema Award in 1983.[6][7]
He also ran his own film production company, Touch the Sky Productions,[3] and in 2004 while making a documentary about his climbing Mount Kilimanjaro he visited the Arusha Children's Trust in Tanzania and filmed an appeal for the trust.
Personal life and death
Gilbert married a doctor named Homaa Khan-Gilbert, with whom he had two children. His wife of 28 years died in 2020.[8] Gilbert died on 11 January 2026, at the age of 67, of throat cancer.[5]
Filmography
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Weather in the Streets | Kurt | TV movie |
| 1984 | The Masks of Death | Anton von Felseck | TV movie |
| 1986 | Biggles | Eric von Stalhein | |
| 1987 | A Hazard of Hearts | Lord Justin Vulcan | TV movie |
| 1988 | Rambo III | Tomask | |
| 1989 | Doctor Who | Ancelyn | Serial: Battlefield |
| 1990 | A Ghost in Monte Carlo | Lord Robert Stanford | TV movie |
| 1992 | Army of Darkness | Lord Arthur | |
| 1993 | Legacy | David Walker | |
| 1993 | Riders | Rupert Campbell-Black | |
| 1994 | Murder, She Wrote | Colin Biddle | |
| 2008 | Freebird | Marl | |
| 2015 | Meet Pursuit Delange: The Movie | John Scott MP | |
| 2026 | UNIT: Brave New World: Knightfall † | Ancelyn | Voice role; posthumous release[9] |
Footnotes
- ^ "BNW4. UNIT: Brave New World: Knightfall - UNIT - Big Finish". bigfinish.com. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ "Amsterdam Kill". IMDb.
- ^ a b Hayward, Anthony (21 January 2026). "Marcus Gilbert obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ p. 5 Archived 23 January 2017 at the Wayback Machine of marcusgilbert.org.uk
- ^ a b "Marcus Gilbert obituary: Riders star who nearly became James Bond". The Times. 14 January 2026. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
- ^ "In the Streets: Lee Cooper Mean Jeans". IMDb. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Lee Cooper Jeans Commercial: Mean Jeans". History of Advertising Trust. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
- ^ "Dr Homaa Khan-Gilbert". The Gazette. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ "BNW4. UNIT: Brave New World: Knightfall - UNIT - Big Finish". bigfinish.com. Retrieved 13 January 2026.