Alan Badel

Alan Badel
Born
Alan Fernand Badel

(1923-09-11)11 September 1923
Died19 March 1982(1982-03-19) (aged 58)
Chichester, Sussex, England
Years active1952–82
Spouse
(m. 1942)
ChildrenSarah Badel

Alan Fernand Badel[1] (/bəˈdɛl/;[2] 11 September 1923 – 19 March 1982) was an English stage actor who also appeared frequently in the cinema, on radio and on television and was noted for his richly textured voice, which was once described as "the sound of tears".

  1. ^ "Alan Badel". Film and TV Database. British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  2. ^ G. M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (Oxford UP, 1971), p. 9.