Nigel Lambert

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

35

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-05-11

Day of death

2024-09-11 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK

Nigel Lambert

Biography

Nigel Lambert (11 May 1944 – 11 September 2024) was an English voice actor. He is best known for his role as the narrator of the first series of the BBC comedy series Look Around You, as well as Merle Ambrose in the MMORPG Wizard101. Lambert was born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex on 11 May 1944. Acting from the age of 12, Lambert began his stage education at Arts Educational Trust School, Piccadilly. After a brief spell at the Italia Conti Stage School, he joined a repertory company in Cork before completing his training at RADA.[1] This was following by working in repertory theatre in Ireland and Northampton, as well as the Royal National Theatre. He then worked in radio and television,[2] as well as being a member of Hatch End Players.[3] He appeared in the 1967 The Avengers episode entitled "The 50,000 pound Breakfast" as the second doctor. Lambert played the role of athlete Ken Sparten in the 1969 SF/horror film Scream and Scream Again, and in more recent years provides the voice of Mr Curry in The Adventures of Paddington Bear television series and also Papa in the Dolmio pasta sauce puppet commercials. He also appeared as Operative Chris Granger in the UFO episode "Computer Affair" and contributed extensively to the magazine partwork Story Teller published by Marshall Cavendish, consisting of a fortnightly magazine and a cassette tape featuring children's stories. Lambert recorded over 50 BBC audiobooks. In 1980, he played the character of Hardin in the Doctor Who story The Leisure Hive, in addition to providing the voice of the Priest Triangle in the 2021 episodes War of the Sontarans and Once, Upon Time. He played the computer operative in the first episode of Blake's 7, The Way Back (1978). On 11 September 2024, it was announced that Lambert had died at the age of 80

Known For

  • Doctor Who

    Doctor Who

  • Heartbeat

    Heartbeat

  • The Avengers

    The Avengers

  • The Bill

    The Bill

  • Bergerac

    Bergerac

  • Blake's 7

    Blake's 7

  • Secret Army

    Secret Army

  • Secret Army

    Secret Army

  • The Upper Hand

    The Upper Hand

  • UFO

    UFO

  • Where Eagles Dare

    Where Eagles Dare

  • The Onedin Line

    The Onedin Line

  • The Main Chance

    The Main Chance

  • The Adventures of Paddington Bear

    The Adventures of Paddington Bear

  • Out of the Unknown

    Out of the Unknown

  • The Boys in Blue

    The Boys in Blue

  • Henry VIII

    Henry VIII

  • Calcium

    Calcium

  • Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive

    Doctor Who: The Leisure Hive

  • Look Around You

    Look Around You

  • Unreported Incident

    Unreported Incident

  • Steps Back

    Steps Back

  • The Venturers

    The Venturers

  • Come Buttercup, Come Daisy, Come......?

    Come Buttercup, Come Daisy, Come......?

  • The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

    The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

  • Cuffy

    Cuffy

  • Shillingbury Tales

    Shillingbury Tales

  • Space Station Milton Keynes

    Space Station Milton Keynes

  • Funny Money

    Funny Money

  • Kessler

    Kessler

  • Married for Life

    Married for Life

  • Crimetime

    Crimetime

  • The Phoenix and the Carpet

    The Phoenix and the Carpet

  • The Late Arrival of the Incoming Aircraft

    The Late Arrival of the Incoming Aircraft

  • Scream and Scream Again

    Scream and Scream Again