Mark Eden
Mark Eden (real name Douglas John Malin;[1] born 14 February 1928) is an English actor.[2] He is known for his portrayal of Alan Bradley in Coronation Street from 1986 to 1989.
Mark Eden | |
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Born | Douglas John Malin 14 February 1928 London, England |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1958–2013 |
Spouse(s) | Diana W. Smith (1974–; div.) |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Emma Griffiths Malin (granddaughter) |
Early life
Eden was born in London and received little formal education, spending as a child almost two years in a TB sanatorium.[3] However, having been introduced to the library by a teacher, he read the literary classics including Shakespeare. He left school aged 14, and worked on fairgrounds.[4]
Career
As Mark Eden, he has appeared at the Royal Court Theatre, and in repertory theatre in England and Wales. His television and film roles include the Doctor Who serial Marco Polo (1964) in which he played Marco Polo, a reporter in Quatermass and the Pit in 1958, Number 100 in The Prisoner in 1967, and Inspector Parker in the TV adaptations of several Lord Peter Wimsey stories in the 1970s. Having briefly played a short lived character named Wally Randle in 1981,[3] he returned for a long-running role in Coronation Street, in which he played Alan Bradley.[3]
Eden's time in Coronation Street came to an end in December 1989 after Bradley was killed by a Blackpool tram.[5] [3] In 2009, Eden unveiled a plaque at the tram stop where the scene was filmed.[5][6]
After leaving Coronation Street, Eden said he received many casting offers for "psycho" roles.[3] Prior to the show, Eden was often cast in roles of an upper-class gentleman.[6] Eden worked on the stage and in radio plays. He also worked with the Beach Boys and wrote a musical about them. His television appearances included playing Boucher in an episode of Poirot.[7] His autobiography Who's Going To Look At You? was published in 2010.[8]
Personal life
Eden has been married three times. His first wife was Joan Long (1953-1959),[9] whom he met in 1952 at Ramsgate.[10] Their son, David (1957-2017), also became an actor.[11]
His second wife, Diana Smith, whom he met in 1971, later acted under the name of Diana Eden. She was eighteen years his junior, and they had a daughter named Polly. His first wife, Joan, was matron of honour at his wedding to Diana in 1973.[12]
Since 1993, Eden has been married to his third wife Sue Nicholls, his co-star in Coronation Street. His granddaughter Emma Griffiths Malin (b.1980) is also an actress.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1959 | Captured | Unknown | |
1961 | Out of the Shadow | Police constable | |
1962 | Operation Snatch | Mosquito pilot | |
The L-Shaped Room | Terry | ||
The Password Is Courage | 2nd Prisoner of War | ||
1963 | The Partner | Richard Webb | |
Heavens Above! | Sir Geoffrey Despard | ||
Blind Corner | Mr. Clayton | ||
1964 | Séance on a Wet Afternoon | Charles Clayton | |
1965 | Game for Three Losers | Mike Williams | |
The Pleasure Girls | Prinny | ||
Doctor Zhivago | Engineer at dam | ||
1967 | I'll Never Forget What's'isname | Kellaway | |
1968 | Attack on the Iron Coast | Lieutenant Commander Donald Kimberly | |
Curse of the Crimson Altar | Robert Manning | ||
1969 | Arthur? Arthur! | Jack Parker | |
1972 | Nobody Ordered Love | Charles | |
1976 | Fern, the Red Deer | Mr. Pollard | |
1980 | Richard's Things | Richard Morris | |
1985 | Claudia | Larry |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1958 | Quatermass and the Pit | Second Journalist | Series 1, Episode 1: "The Halfmen" |
1960
1961 |
ITV Television Playhouse | Jeep driver
Corporal Hull Giovanni Spada |
Series 5, Episode 22: "The English Captain"
Series 6, Episode 34: "Marking Time" Series 7, Episode 8: "Children of the Sun |
1961 | Knight Errant Limited | Lord Cambroke | Season 3, Episode 24: "King Charles' Head" |
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond | Johnny Watson | Series 3, Episode 26: "Signal Received" | |
Armchair Theatre | UnknownErskine Craig | Series 4: (2 episodes) | |
1961
1962 |
The Avengers | Jacques Beronne
Nicholson |
Series 1, Episode 9: "Ashes of Roses"
Series 2, Episode 5: "Mission to Montreal" |
1962 | Sir Francis Drake | Agila | Series 1, Episode 12: "The Slaves of Spain" |
1963 | Dimensions of Fear | Dr Leosser | Series 1: (2 episodes) |
The Saint | Bertrand Tamblin | Series 2, Episode 22: "The Invisible Millionaire" | |
The Verdict Is Yours | Unknown | Series 3, Episode 26: "Henley v Bone" | |
Jezebel ex UK | Mark Rawlinson | Series 1, Episode 2: "Send a Telegram" | |
24-Hour Call | Eddy | Series 1, Episode 10: "Better Live Than Die" | |
Love Story | Carl Wilson | Series 1, Episode 6: "Make It a Habit" | |
BBC Sunday-Night Play | Victor | Series 4, Episode 42: "The Shadow of Mart" | |
1963
1965 |
The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre | Richard Webb
Oliver Marchant |
Series 5, Episode 1: "The Partner"
Series 6, Episode 1: "Game for Three Losers" |
1963
1969 |
Z-Cars | Tiger Evans
Bill Mercer |
Series 2, Episode 36: "A Try by Weir"
Series 6: (2 episodes) |
1964 | Espionage | Wicket | Series 1, Episode 12: "Never Turn Your Back on a Friend" |
Doctor Who | Marco Polo | Series 1: (7 episodes) | |
Detective | Bombardier Peter Bradfield | Series 1, Episode 10: "Subject: Murder" | |
Catch Hand | Johnny Rich | Series 1: (6 episodes) | |
1965 | Armchair Mystery Theatre | Tom Braddock | Series 3, Episode 6: "The Welcome" |
1966 | Emergency-Ward 10 | Tim Courtney | Series 1: (3 episodes) |
Thirty-Minute Theatre | Ted Winters | Series 2, Episode 6: "Play to Win" | |
Out of the Unknown | Stephen Kershaw | Series 2, Episode 6: "The World in Silence" | |
1967 | Till Death Us Do Part | Surgeon | Series 2, Episode 8: "In Sickness and in Health" |
St Ives | Alain | Series 1: (3 episodes) | |
Trapped | Dr Frazer | Series 1, Episode 1: "Journey into Nowhere" | |
Man in a Suitcase | Jackson | Series 1, Episode 2: "The Sitting Pigeon" | |
The Prisoner | Number One Hundred | Series 1, Episode 10: "It's Your Funeral" | |
1968 | ITV Playhouse | David Hope | Series 1, Episode 30: "Murder: A Professional Job" |
Crime Buster | Ray Saxon | Series 1: (13 episodes) | |
1970 | Beyond Belief | Unknown | Unknown |
The Troubleshooters | Tommy Eastwind | Series 6, Episode 4: "Who Did You Say Inherits the Earth?" | |
ITV Sunday Night Theatre | Lewis | Series 2, Episode 42: "Hands with the Magic Touch" | |
If It Moves, File It | Trubshawe | Series 1, Episode 3: "Man Eating Plant" | |
1971 | Suspicion | Detective Sergeant Barron | Series 1, Episode 7: "Plain Jane" |
1972 | Spyder's Web | Dr Dolek | Series 1, Episode 8: "Lies and Dolls" |
Clouds of Witness | Detective Inspector Parker | Series 1: (5 episodes) | |
1972
1973 1983 |
Crown Court | Lawrence Webb
Douglas Blandford Andrew Corry |
Series 1: (3 episodes)
Series 2, Episode 117: "A Stab in the Front: Part 3" Series 12, Episode 28: "Mother's Boy: Part 1" |
1973 | The Pathfinders | Wing Commander Purvis | Series 1, Episode 11: "Operation Pickpocket" |
Arthur of the Britons | Morcant | Series 1, Episode 9: "Enemies and Lovers" | |
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club | Detective Inspector Parker | Series 1: (3 episodes) | |
The Adventures of Black Beauty | Major Watkins | Series 1, Episode 22: "Foul Play" | |
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Roderick Varley | Series 2, Episode 7: "The Superfluous Finger" | |
Special Branch | Journalist | Series 3, Episode 12: "Hostage" | |
New Scotland Yard | Peter Royal | Series 3, Episode 7: "Exchange Is No Robbery" | |
Murder Must Advertise | Chief Inspector Parker | Series 1: (4 episodes) | |
1974 | The Nine Tailors | Chief Inspector Parker | Series 1, Episode 4 |
A Little Bit of Wisdom | Doctor | Series 1, Episode 6: "And I Mean That Most Sincerely" | |
The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs | Spencer | Series 1: (7 episodes) | |
1975 | General Hospital | Dick Butler | Unknown |
Sam | Tony Parker | Series 3: (3 episodes) | |
1976 | Warship | Wing Commander Blazey | Series 3, Episode 11: "Divert with Despatch" |
Murder | Detective Inspector John Wrath | Series 1, Episode 2: "Nobody's Conscience" | |
1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | Quartus | TV Mini-series |
London Belongs to Me | Jack Rufus | Season 1: (6 episodes) | |
Poldark | St John Peter | Series 2, Episode 11 | |
1978 | Wilde Alliance | Mike Stewart | Series 1, Episode 13: "Some Trust in Chariots" |
The Law Centre | Bradley | Series 1, Episode 1: "The Galahad Bit" | |
ITV Sunday Night Drama | Ken | Series 3, Episode 7: "End of Season" | |
1980 | Cribb | Edmund Vibart | Series 1, Episode 4: "The Detective Wore Silk Drawers" |
The Sandbaggers | Bernard Tindale | TV Mini-series | |
The Square Leopard | John Purvis | Series 1, Episode 5 | |
The Professionals | Ross | Series 4, Episode 11: "Hijack" | |
1981
1986– 1989 |
Coronation Street | Wally Randle
Alan Bradley |
Series 1: (233 episodes) |
1983 | Gun Fight at the Joe Kaye Corral | Joe Kaye | TV Movie |
1984 | Sorrel and Son | Oscar Wilde | Series 1, Episode 5 |
1985 | The Practice | Keith Goddard | Series 1: (4 episodes) |
The Detective | Wilf Penfield | Series 1: (5 episodes) | |
1986 | The Collectors | George Haycock | Series 1, Episode 7: "The Dog It Was..." |
1991 | Cluedo | George Biddle | Series 2, Episode 2: "The Best Insurance" |
1993 | Agatha Christie: Poirot | Boucher | Series 5, Episode 6: "The Chocolate Box" |
2002
2006 |
Doctors | Arthur Lisser
Glen Hodgkins |
Series 4, Episode 33: "The Trouble with Arthur"
Series 7, Episode 131: "Loyalty" |
2008 | Casualty | Bill | Series 23, Episode 13: "A Slip in Time" |
2013 | An Adventure in Space and Time | Donald Baverstock | TV film |
References
- "MALIN, Douglas John known as EDEN, Mark". National Archives. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- Mark Eden acting roles and credits; Aveleyman website
- Scott, Danny (7 December 2013). "Whatever happened to Coronation Street villain Alan Bradley". Daily Express. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- Mark Eden 2004 Interview at Rogues and Vagabonds. Retrieved 28 October 2015
- "Coronation Street connections as the street turns 50". BBC News. 7 December 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- "Mark Eden relives Coronation Street's famous tram death". Manchester Evening News. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- http://www.corrie.net/profiles/actors/eden_mark.html
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Lady Don't Fall Backwards". Archived from the original on 22 May 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- Mark Eden (1 November 2010). Who's Going to Look at You?. Troubador Publishing Ltd. pp. 100–105. ISBN 978-1-84876-533-7.
- Kathy Bailes (October 20, 2017). "Ramsgate funeral procession for stepson of John Le Mesurier, actor David Malin". Isle of Thanet News. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- Mark Eden (1 November 2010). Who's Going to Look at You?. Troubador Publishing Ltd. pp. 164-. ISBN 978-1-84876-533-7.