Marcus Gilbert

• Name — Marcus Gilbert • Born — 29 July 1958 • Birthplace — Bristol, England • Died — 11 January 2026 • Children — 2 • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — * 1982–2015 • 2026

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, including one for Lee Cooper jeans called Mean Jeans, directed by Willi Patterson, which won a British Arrows Pearl & Dean Cinema Award in 1983. He also ran his own film production company, Touch the Sky Productions, and in 2004 while making a documentary about his climbing Mount Kilimanjaro he visited the Arusha Children's Trust in Tanzania and filmed an appeal for the trust.

Gilbert married a doctor named Homaa Khan-Gilbert, with whom he had two children. His wife of 28 years died in 2020. Gilbert died on 11 January 2026, at the age of 67, of throat cancer.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1983 — The Weather in the Streets — Kurt — TV movie • 1984 — The Masks of Death — Anton von Felseck — TV movie • 1986 — Biggles — Eric von Stalhein • 1987 — A Hazard of Hearts — Lord Justin Vulcan — TV movie • 1988 — Rambo III — Tomask • 1989 — Doctor Who — Ancelyn — Serial: Battlefield • 1990 — A Ghost in Monte Carlo — Lord Robert Stanford — TV movie • 1992 — Army of Darkness — Lord Arthur • 1993 — Legacy — David Walker • 1993 — Riders — Rupert Campbell-Black • 1994 — Murder, She Wrote — Colin Biddle • 2008 — Freebird — Marl • 2015 — Meet Pursuit Delange: The Movie — John Scott MP • 2026 — UNIT: Brave New World: Knightfall — Ancelyn — Voice role; posthumous release