Simon Fisher-Becker, Dorium Maldovar On ‘Doctor Who', Has Died At 63
Small role, big impact. He will be missed.
Another memorable Doctor Who actor is headed to the great beyond. Simon Fisher-Becker, a British actor and writer best known for his three appearances as Dorium Maldovar on the sci-fi series revival’s fifth and sixth series, has died at the age of 63. His death was announced by his husband, Anthony “Tony” Dugdale on social media.
The post reads “Hello everyone. This is Tony, Simon's husband. I have some very sad news. At 2:50 this afternoon Simon passed away.” The rest of it indicated the account would be kept open but it was understandably undecided whether its use would be continued. A cause was not disclosed, and likely unknown at posting. Married to Dugdale since 2006, his personal life has otherwise seemingly been kept quite private, nothing about his upbringing nor origins or other surviving family are available.
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Born on November 25, 1961, Fisher-Becker’s most known role as Dorium Maldovar might be small in the grand scheme, but it left an impact, especially for the first half of Eleventh Doctor Matt Smith’s tenure. He was a blue-skinned, large-figured 52nd century Crespallion black marketeer described as witty and resourceful as the owner of the Maldovarium. In the early moments of “The Pandorica Opens”, the first part of the fifth series finale, he provides River Song with a vortex manipulator in exchange for a Callisto Pulse, helping her in her mission to warn the Doctor about the Pandorica. When he partakes in the Battle of Demon’s Run in the series 6 midseries finale “A Good Man Goes To War” to take back Amy and Rory’s newborn daughter Melody from the Silence, he is unfortunately beheaded by the headless monks, but said head manages to survive, placed in an ornate box from which, in the sixth series’s finale “The Wedding of River Song”, he espouses crucial information about the Silence and the prophecy of the Doctor's death at Lake Silencio and guiding him to avert it, offering valuable insight.
His presence on the convention circuit that resulted from this revealed a warmth and generosity. In their post marking his passing, the Gallifrey One convention recalled his booming farewell at the 2012 edition, his first of two times attending, reciting his monologue from the end of "The Wedding of River Song" at the end of the closing ceremonies, said to have “brought the entire audience to their feet”.
Elsewhere, he might be recognized as the Fat Friar in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. His filmography also included being Tony Fazackerley in the BBC comedy series Puppy Love, and appearing in the 2012 film adaptation of Les Misérables. He also did work in Doctor Who audio dramas at Big Finish.
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