Peter Tuddenham
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Peter Tuddenham (born 27 November 1918 – 9 July 2007[1]) was a British actor who provided the voices of Zen, Orac and Slave, computers on the science fiction TV show Blake's 7.
He also provided voices for the Doctor Who stories The Ark in Space, The Masque of Mandragora and Time and the Rani. Later he returned to tape the audio drama spin-offs Occam's Razor and Death's Head.
Further he also provided the voice for the Oracle in the adventure game The Feeble Files.
Tuddenham bagan his career in weekly repertory and entertained troops during the Second World War as a member of the Army's "Stars in Battledress". Back home, he won a part in Ivor Novello's The Dancing Years and, following stints in West End revues and farces, worked with Noel Coward in Ace of Clubs.
Moving into radio, he acted in the long-running series Mrs Dale's Diary and Waggoner's Walk.
Tuddenham also starred in the TV sitcom Backs to the Land and later made numerous other occasional or one-off appearances in shows such as Only Fools and Horses, One Foot in the Grave, The Onedin Line, Bergerac, Tales of the Unexpected and The Bill.
[edit] References
- ^ Daily Telegraph 11/07/2007
[edit] External links
- Beyond Blakes 7
- Peter Tuddenham at the Internet Movie Database
- Tuddenham profile
- Peter Tuddenham - Obituary and Tribute