Bernard Kay Biography

Fast Facts

• Was nominated for a Real Irish Theatre Award for his role as Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman" at Belfast's Lyric Theatre in 1998
• Won an award from the New Writing Ventures program at the University of East Anglia in 2006 for his book "Maybe a Bastard?"
• Studied drama at the Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, England
• Started out as a journalist for the Bolton Evening News and the Manchester Guardian
• Made his feature film debut in "Carry on Sergeant" in 1958
• Best known for playing The Bolshevik in "Doctor Zhivago" and Caldwell and Carl Tyler in "Doctor Who․"
• Was a fixture of British drama TV series, appearing in hit shows like "Z Cars," "Jonathan Creek" and "Foyle's War․"
• Made a final appearance in the "Doctor Who" series in a 2006 audio episode called "Night Thoughts․"
• Once learned and performed the title role of "Macbeth" for a performance at the Nottingham Playhouse in less than 24 hours