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Roy Dotrice (Roy Louis Dotrice) was born on 26 May, 1923 in Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK, is an actor,writer. Discover Roy Dotrice's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 94 years old?

Popular As Roy Louis Dotrice
Occupation actor,writer
Age 94 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 26 May 1923
Birthday 26 May
Birthplace Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK
Date of death 16 October, 2017
Died Place London, England, UK
Nationality United Kingdom

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Roy Dotrice Height, Weight & Measurements

At 94 years old, Roy Dotrice height is 5' 9" (1.75 m) .

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Height 5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Who Is Roy Dotrice's Wife?

His wife is Kay Dotrice (8 August 1947 - 2 August 2007) ( her death) ( 3 children)

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Wife Kay Dotrice (8 August 1947 - 2 August 2007) ( her death) ( 3 children)
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Roy Dotrice Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Roy Dotrice worth at the age of 94 years old? Roy Dotrice’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Roy Dotrice's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1940

The ever-impressive, chameleon-like British character actor Roy Dotrice was born on the Island of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands off the coast of France, which is part of the United Kingdom. He was the first-born child of Louis and Neva Dotrice who prospered as bakers. The Germans occupied the island in 1940 and he and his mother and brother escaped to England. Advancing his real age, Roy joined the Royal Air Force at age 16 and was trained as a wireless operator and air gunner.

1942

In 1942 his plane was shot down and he was captured where he served out the remainder of WWII (over three years) as a prisoner of war in Germany. He was introduced to the idea of performing when he took part in various makeshift concerts in order to raise the spirits of his fellow captives. Following WWII and his release, Roy decided to pursue his acting ambitions.

1947

After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he began appearing in English repertory where he met and married (1947) actress Kay Dotrice who at the time was performing under her given name of Katherine (Kay) Newman. Throughout the early post-war years, the couple performed together in repertory with Charles Denville and the Denville Players. At different times he was a member of the Liverpool, Manchester and Oldham repertory theatres. Also during this great time of productivity, Roy produced and directed some three hundred stage plays.

1955

He formed his own troupe, the Guernsey Theatre Company, in 1955.

1957

The highlight of his theatrical career, however, began in 1957 when Roy became a member of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford, England, (later the Royal Shakespeare Company). For the next nine years he performed in a lengthy succession of the Bard's works, first in small parts as various players, officers and gentlemen. He subsequently went on to become a notable Iago, Falstaff and Julius Caesar, among others. A popular performer, he had an uncanny ability to play much older than he was. He later went on to perform with the American Shakespearean Festival. The notoriety he received from his abundant classical theatre experience led directly to radio, film, television and Broadway offers.

1959

Considers one of his greatest achievements as introducing baseball to the Royal Shakespeare Company into what had been a cricket stronghold. In 1959 the actor pitched for his classically-trained team that included at first base, Paul Robeson (Othello); second base, Sam Wanamaker (Iago); third base, Laurence Olivier (Coriolanus), short stop, Peter O'Toole (Shylock); Charles Laughton (Lear) plate umpire and Albert Finney his catcher.

1960

His wife Kay Dotrice died six days before their 60th wedding anniversary.

1964

Karen, who is now primarily out of the business, became the best known perhaps for her childhood Disney portrayals, notably in Mary Poppins (1964). Combined, his daughters have presented him with seven grandchildren.

1965

Dotrice made his credited feature movie debut supporting Kirk Douglas and Richard Harris in The Heroes of Telemark (1965), and has since lent class and distinction to a spattering of films.

Perhaps better remembered on the small screen, he appeared magnanimously as a host of monarchs including his Edward IV in The Wars of the Roses (1965) and King George IV in the syndicated miniseries Shaka Zulu (1986).

1969

Among his list of credits include the bawdy comedy Lock Up Your Daughters! (1969); the sumptuous biopic Nicholas and Alexandra (1971); the Oscar-winning Amadeus (1984), Milos Forman's adaptation of composer Mozart's life in which Roy portrayed Mozart's stern and domineering father Leopold; and The Cutting Edge (1992) as an Olympic skating coach.

1970

Since the end of the 1970s he has lived and worked primarily in America.

1971

Appeared in two films nominated for Best Picture Oscar: Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) and Amadeus (1984), the latter won the category.

1980

Dubbed Harvey Keitel's voice in the movie Saturn 3 (1980).

1984

After playing Mozart's disapproving father in Amadeus (1984), played similar roles of disapproving fathers on the science fiction shows Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995) (in which he played Hercules' father, "Zeus") and Angel (1999) (in which he played Wesley Windham-Price's father).

1985

Considered for the roles of Dr. Hans Fallada, Sir Percy Heseltine, Dr. Armstong and Dr. Bukovsky in Lifeforce (1985).

1987

To American audiences he is probably best known as Jacob Wells, the Beast's surrogate father, in the dramatic series Beauty and the Beast (1987).

1992

Dotrice was also cast in the recurring role of Father Barrett, a Catholic priest and confidante of Judge Henry Bone (played by Ray Walston), on the acclaimed Emmy-winning drama Picket Fences (1992).

1993

More recently he appeared on stage reviving his outstanding 1993 role as George Bernard Shaw in "The Best of Friends" in 2006.

2000

Roy has appeared in a number of Broadway productions over the years, receiving a Tony nomination for his work in "A Life" and finally winning the trophy for his heralded performance in the 2000 revival of "A Moon for the Misbegotten" starring Cherry Jones and Gabriel Byrne. Known for his considerable success in one-man shows such as Abraham Lincoln, Charles Dickens, Will Rogers and Winston Churchill, his superb one-person show "Brief Lives", drawn from the Elizabethan diaries of John Aubrey, played for over 1,700 performances over a period of nearly a decade. At one time this set a record for a solo performance and was listed in the "Guinness Book of World Records".

2003

Millennium work included the films Alien Hunter (2003), These Foolish Things (2005), Played (2006), Go Go Tales (2007).

2004

Enjoying a recurring role on the British TV series Life Begins (2004), Roy made his last TV appearances on two 2012 episodes of "Game of Thrones" as Hallyne.

2006

Played George Bernard Shaw in "The Best of Friends" at the Hampstead Theatre, London, UK. [April 2006]

2007

Roy's devoted wife Kay died on August 2, 2007, after 60 years of marriage. The couple has three daughters (Michele Dotrice, Karen Dotrice and Yvette Dotrice), all whom at one time or another were actresses.

2008

He was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2008 Queen's New Years Honors List for his services to drama.

2011

He was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records for his voice work on the audio book version of George R.R. Martin's novel "A Game of Thrones." The project was cited as having the greatest number of characters (224) voiced by a single person in an audio book. Dotrice's audio books for the first five books of the series A Song of Ice and Fire have a combined running time of approximately 201 hours. He later appeared on the TV series Game of Thrones (2011) as Hyllene.