Tony Selby
Born: 26th February 1938 (as Anthony Samuel Selby)
Died: 5th September 2021 (aged 83 years)
Episodes Broadcast: 1986-1987
Tony Selby was born in Lambeth, London and trained at the Italia Conti
Stage School. He earned several juvenile roles, making his television
debut in 1951's Mencius Was A Bad Boy. Early film appearances,
uncredited, included John And Julie and An Alligator Named
Daisy in 1955. In 1964, Selby married Jacqui Milburn; they would
have a daughter, Samantha, and a son, Matt. Graduating to adult parts
during the Sixties, Selby could be seen in shows like Compact,
The Avengers, Department S, and in a recurring role on
The Informer. On the silver screen, his credits included 1968's
Witchfinder General with Vincent Price, but he was still
sometimes unbilled, such as in the 1966 Michael Caine classic
Alfie.
The Seventies were a busy decade for Selby, who enjoyed regular parts in
shows like Shine A Light, Moody And Pegg and Ace Of
Wands; in the latter, he played a character who was named after and
based upon his own father, Sam. His most prominent role came as the star
of the Royal Air Force sitcom Get Some In! between 1975 and
1978. At the movies, Selby appeared in Spike Milligan's 1973 comedy
Adolf Hitler: My Part In His Downfall, and he was uncredited as a
thug in 1978's Superman with Christopher Reeve. During the
Eighties, he co-starred in Jack Of Diamonds and Hideaway,
while he could also be seen in programmes such as Minder and
Give Us A Break. In 1986, Selby debuted as the intergalactic
rogue Sabalom Glitz in The Trial Of A
Time Lord, with Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor. The same year,
he married Gina Sellers, having divorced his first wife in 1981. Selby
reprised Glitz in 1987 for Dragonfire, by which time Sylvester
McCoy had become the Seventh Doctor.
The Nineties saw Selby co-star in Mulberry, Love Hurts and
The Detectives. He remained active following the turn of the
century, with credits including Burnside, EastEnders,
The Bill and Dream Team. Selby's career wound down in the
2010s, but he could still be seen in Midsomer Murders, My
Family, Doctors and Lucky Man, plus the 2012
horror-comedy film Cockneys Vs Zombies with Michelle Ryan. He
died on September 5th, 2021.
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