Acting

Martin King

Born March 10, 1933 · Auckland, New Zealand

Died April 15, 2019 · aged 86

Martin King worked as a television continuity announcer for both Southern Television and the BBC. He also used to work in radio - most recently for the BBC World Service. He has been associated with three cult television series - Gerry Anderson's Captain Scarlet, Joe 90 and Doctor Who. He also used to introduce episodes of Doctor Who in the 1980s.

Known For

Captain Scarlet vs. The MysteronsCaptain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons · 1980
Captain Scarlet vs. The Mysterons
1980
MovieActionScience Fiction
Astronauts on a mission to Mars attack the city of the Mysterons, a race of aliens with the ability to create duplicates of beings and objects. In revenge, the Mysterons declare war on humanity.
Doctor Who: The Power of the DaleksDoctor Who: The Power of the Daleks · 1966
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks
8.11966
MovieScience FictionDrama
Following the Doctor's regeneration into a new, younger body, the TARDIS lands at an Earth colony on the planet Vulcan in the far future. Mistaken for an official Earth Examiner, the Doctor discovers that a scientist called Lesterson is attempting to reactivate two inanimate, subservient Daleks found in a crashed space rocket. The colonists refuse to heed the Doctor's dire warnings that the Daleks are dangerous.
Revenge of the Mysterons from MarsRevenge of the Mysterons from Mars · 1981
Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars
1.01981
MovieScience FictionAction
A compilation of four episodes from the Supermarionation series Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Captain Scarlet and the members of Spectrum battle the Mysterons from Mars who are trying to establish a base on the moon.
No Hiding PlaceNo Hiding Place · 1959
No Hiding Place
4.81959
SeriesCrimeDrama
No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by Associated-Rediffusion for the ITV network between 16 September 1959 and 22 June 1967. It was the sequel to the series Murder Bag and Crime Sheet, all starring Raymond Francis as Detective Superintendent, later Detective Chief Superintendent Tom Lockhart.
Captain Scarlet and the MysteronsCaptain Scarlet and the Mysterons · 1967
Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons
7.51967
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimation
Captain Scarlet heads up an international intelligence agency as they battle against the Mysterons, an alien species from Mars that vows vengeance after a misunderstanding with humans.
Joe 90Joe 90 · 1968
Joe 90
7.01968
SeriesAction & Adventure
Joe 90 is a 1960s British science-fiction television series following the adventures of a nine-year-old child, Joe McClaine, who starts a double life as a schoolboy-turned-spy when his scientist father invents a device capable of duplicating and transferring expert knowledge and experience from one human brain to another. Equipped with the skills of the foremost academic and military minds, Joe is recruited by the World Intelligence Network and, becoming its "Most Special Agent", pursues the ideal of world peace and saving human life.

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