Graham Crowden

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Graham Crowden (born 30 November 1922 in Edinburgh), is a Scottish actor.

Crowden is best known for his roles in BBC comedy-dramas, including Dr. Jock McCannon in A Very Peculiar Practice and Tom Ballard in Waiting for God. He has also had a long and distinguished theatrical career, and originated the role of The Player King in Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, the play by Tom Stoppard.

He was offered the title role of Doctor Who in 1974, when Jon Pertwee left the role, but turned it down. He did, however, appear in the four-episode story The Horns of Nimon (1979) as a villain.

He voice the role of Mustrum Ridcully in the 1997 animated Cosgrove Hall production of Terry Pratchett's Soul Music

In 2005 he starred in the BBC Radio 4 sci-fi comedy Nebulous as Sir Ronald Rolands.

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