Dalek voice actor Skelton dies

Actor Roy Skelton, who provided voices for the Daleks has died, the actor who played the daleks from the there frist epsiode has sadly passed away, His daughter Samantha said he died at home in Brighton surrounded by his family after a long illness. Roy, originally from Nottingham, earned his acting spurs in regional repertory theatres at the start of a long career which included roles in Zulu and Alfred Hitchcock’s Frenzy, Voiceover work lead to a role in Doctor Who where he came up with the voice for the metal monsters The Daleks. Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles tweeted that Roy “entertained me thousands of times as Zippy & George and scared me just as much as a Dalek. A proper hero of mine.”

He leaves behind his wife and two daughters.