Pat Gorman
Born	William Patrick Gorman (1933-05-10)10 May 1933 London, England[1]
Died	9 October 2018(2018-10-09) (aged 85) Ruislip, London, England[2]
Occupation	Actor

William Patrick Gorman (10 May 1933 – 9 October 2018^[3][1]) was a Britishactor known in particular for his many small roles in the science fiction programDoctor Who.

Gorman was born in the East End ofLondon on March 10, 1933. His parents died before he was five, and he was raised by his grandmother. He later served in the army and work in Canada as a miner and logger before returning to London to help look after his widowed grandmother. He got into acting after a chance meeting with an agent looking for extras and stuntmen while Gorman was working at a market.^[1]

Despite never appearing in a starring role, Gorman appeared in minor roles in a large number of films and television productions, includingThe Elephant Man,Z-Cars,Fawlty Towers,I, Claudius andBlake's 7.^[4] He also played the killer in the television seriesThe Nightmare Man.^[5]

He appeared in minor roles in 83 episodes of thescience fiction seriesDoctor Who between 1964 and 1985: only six other actors appeared in more in the show's original run.^[6] Toby Hadoke's obituary inDoctor Who Magazine called Gorman "the unknown soldier ofDoctor Who" in tribute to the many small roles he played throughout the first decades of the show, many in full costume as aliens or monsters.^[2] These roles include: a Silurian inThe Silurians (1970);^[7] a Primitive inColony in Space (1971);^[8] a Sea Devil inThe Sea Devils (1972).^[9] and a pilot inThe Armageddon Factor (1979).^[10] Although he worked frequently and had a reputation as a reliable actor willing to take on any task, he did not seek the limelight and gave few interviews. One of these was with David Banks, author of the bookCyberman, in which he said that playing one of the giant robot monsters in 1968'sThe Invasion was very enjoyable: "There was a great feeling of power when we walked down the steps of St. Paul's."^[2]

Gorman died on 9 October 2018 inRuislip, London, England after a short illness. He was survived by his wife, Vera, and daughter Jackie.^[2][11][12]

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