5 March 2012 Last updated at 14:02

Philip Madoc: A career in pictures

The actor Philip Madoc, who was born in Merthyr Tydfil, has died at the age of 77

One of his earliest television roles was as Von Koren in a production of Chekhov's The Duel, broadcast on BBC TV in 1963

Philip Madoc as a war lord in Doctor Who, 1969

Like many actors of his generation, Madoc appeared in Doctor Who, playing a war lord in the 1969 adventure War Games

Philip Madoc as Solon in Doctor Who, 1976

He returned to the sci-fi series in 1976 as Solon, creator of a monstrous body for "The Brain of Morbius". He appeared in Doctor Who on four occasions as four different characters over the years.

Philip Madoc as Magua in The Last of the Mohicans

One of Madoc's most exotic roles was as a Native American, playing Magua in a 1971 BBC TV production of The Last of the Mohicans

Arthur Lowe and Philip Madoc in Dad's Army

Madoc appeared in the comedy series Dad's Army as a German U-boat captain. When asking the names of his captors, he prompted the famous line "Don't tell him, Pike!" from Captain Mainwaring (Arthur Lowe).

Madoc was reunited with Private Pike (Ian Lavender) in a 2008 BBC TV tribute to Dad's Army

One of Madoc's most famous roles was that of fellow Welshman David Lloyd George in The Life and Times of David Lloyd George

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Philip Madoc: A career in pictures

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