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 (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, 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.

Gilbert made over 50 commercials,

He also ran his own film production company, Touch the Sky Productions, Gilbert died on 11 January 2026, at the age of 67, of throat cancer.

Filmography

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! Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

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| 1983 || The Weather in the Streets || Kurt || TV movie

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|1984|| The Masks of Death || Anton von Felseck || TV movie

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|1986|| Biggles || Eric von Stalhein ||

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|1987|| A Hazard of Hearts || Lord Justin Vulcan || TV movie

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|1988|| Rambo III || Tomask ||

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|1989

|Doctor Who

|Ancelyn

|Serial: Battlefield

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|1990|| A Ghost in Monte Carlo || Lord Robert Stanford || TV movie

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|1992|| Army of Darkness || Lord Arthur||

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|1993|| Legacy || David Walker ||

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|1993|| Riders || Rupert Campbell-Black ||

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|1994|| Murder, She Wrote || Colin Biddle ||

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|2008|| Freebird || Marl ||

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|2015|| Meet Pursuit Delange: The Movie || John Scott MP ||

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|2026|| || Ancelyn || Voice role; posthumous release

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Footnotes

  • Middle Ground Theatre Company
  • Marcus Gilbert official website
  • The Marcus Gilbert fansite
  • The Mill at Sonning
  • The Arusha Children's Trust
  • Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts