Dallas Adams

Dallas Adams
Born	Dallas Roland Adams (1947-02-17)17 February 1947
Died	29 August 1991(1991-08-29) (aged 44) Camden, London, England
Cause of death	AIDS
Occupation	Actor
Television	Space: 1999 Bergerac Doctor Who

Dallas Roland Adams (17 February 1947 – 29 August 1991) was an English actor noted for his television performances.

His television credits include Strange Report, Thriller, Space: 1999, Bergerac, Doctor Who (in the serial Planet of Fire), Robin of Sherwood and Agatha Christie's Poirot, and his film credits include A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968), The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), Frankenstein: The True Story (1973), From Beyond the Grave (1974), Gulag (1985) and King Ralph (1991). According to the audio memoirs of John Nathan-Turner, in the early 1980s, Adams was the largest gay palimony lawsuit winner in English legal history, and his casting in Doctor Who had been criticized by homophobic elements in the British tabloid press.^[1] He died of AIDS.^[2]

Partial filmography

A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968) - Attendant
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) - 2nd Police Official
Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) - Felix
From Beyond the Grave (1974) - 2nd young male new flat owner (segment 1 "The Gate Crasher") (uncredited)
Gulag (1985) - Pearson
King Ralph (1991) - MC at Strip Club (final film role)

↑ The John Nathan-Turner Memoirs: Volume 2
↑ Mulkern, Patrick (29 March 2012). "Planet of Fire". Radio Times. London. Retrieved 14 January 2013.

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