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Philip Madoc (5 July 1934 – 5 March 2012) was a Welsh actor who had many television and film roles, including the lead roles in the detective series A Mind to Kill and The Life and Times of David Lloyd George. However he is perhaps most widely remembered for his role as a U-boat captain in an episode of Dad's Army. Madoc was born near Merthyr Tydfil and attended Cyfarthfa Castle Grammar School where he was a member of the cricket and rugby teams and displayed talent as a linguist. He then studied languages at the University of Wales and the University of Vienna, speaking seven... MORE

Philip Madoc (5 July 1934 – 5 March 2012) was a Welsh actor who had many television and film roles, including the lead roles in the detective series A Mind to Kill and The Life and Times of David Lloyd George. However he is perhaps most widely remembered for his role as a U-boat captain in an episode of Dad's Army. Madoc was born near Merthyr Tydfil and attended Cyfarthfa Castle Grammar School where he was a member of the cricket and rugby teams and displayed talent as a linguist. He then studied languages at the University of Wales and the University of Vienna, speaking seven languages, including Russian and Swedish and had a working knowledge of Huron Indian, Hindi and Mandarin. He worked as an interpreter, becoming very disenchanted with having to translate for politicians: “I did dry-as-dust jobs like political interpreting. You get to despise politicians when you have to translate the rubbish they spout”, before switching to drama and winning a place at RADA. He acted on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company and played the roles of Iago, Othello and Dr Faust. As a television actor he first gained widespread recognition in two serials, first as the relentless SS Officer LESS