Mark Eden

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::summary English actor (1928–2021) ::

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Field	Value
name	Mark Eden
image caption	Eden as Alan Bradley in Coronation Street
birth_name	Douglas John Malin
birth_date
birth_place	London, England
death_date
death_place	London, England
occupation	Actor
known_for	Coronation Street
spouse	{{Unbulleted list
{{marriage	Joan Long
{{Marriage	Diana W. Smith
children	3
relations	Emma Griffiths Malin (granddaughter)
years_active	1958–2013
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| name = Mark Eden | image = | image caption = Eden as Alan Bradley in Coronation Street | birth_name = Douglas John Malin | birth_date = | birth_place = London, England | death_date = | death_place = London, England | occupation = Actor | known_for = Coronation Street | spouse = {{Unbulleted list | | | | children = 3 | relations = Emma Griffiths Malin (granddaughter) | years_active = 1958–2013

Douglas John Malin (14 February 1928 – 1 January 2021), known professionally as Mark Eden, was an English actor. He was best known for his portrayal of the villainous Alan Bradley in Coronation Street from 1986 to 1989.

Early life

Mark Eden was born Douglas John Malin in St Pancras, London, England on 14 February 1928.

Career

As Mark Eden, he appeared at the Royal Court Theatre and in repertory theatre in England and Wales. His television and film roles include the Doctor Who serial Marco Polo (1964) in which he played Marco Polo, a reporter in Quatermass and the Pit in 1958, Number 100 in The Prisoner in 1967, and Inspector Parker in the TV adaptations of several Lord Peter Wimsey stories in the 1970s. Having briefly played a short lived character named Wally Randle in 1981, he returned for a long-running role in Coronation Street, in which he played Alan Bradley.

Eden's time in Coronation Street came to an end in December 1989 after Bradley was killed by a Blackpool tram. In 2009, Eden unveiled a plaque at the tram stop where the scene was filmed.

After leaving Coronation Street, Eden said he received many casting offers for "psycho" roles. Before the show, Eden had often been cast in the role of an upper-class gentleman. Eden worked on the stage and in radio plays. He also worked with the Beach Boys and wrote a musical about them. His television appearances included playing Boucher in an episode of Poirot. His autobiography, Who's Going to Look at You?, was published in 2010.

Personal life

Eden was married three times. His first wife was Joan Long, whom he married in 1953. Their son, David (1957–2017), also became an actor; and David's daughter (Eden's granddaughter) Emma Griffiths Malin (born 1980) is also an actress. Eden and Joan divorced in 1959, and Joan later married the actor John Le Mesurier.

In 1971, he married Diana W. Smith, whom he had met that year; she later acted under the name Diana Eden. She was eighteen years his junior. They had a daughter named Polly. In 1993, Eden married Sue Nicholls, his co-star in Coronation Street and the daughter of Lord Harmar-Nicholls. They remained married until Eden's death.

Eden suffered from Alzheimer's disease in later life, and was admitted to hospital with the disease in November 2020. He died on 1 January 2021, aged 92.

Filmography

Film

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1959	Captured	Unknown
1961	Out of the Shadow	Police constable
1962	Operation Snatch	Mosquito pilot
The L-Shaped Room	Terry
The Password Is Courage	2nd Prisoner of War
1963	Heavens Above!	Sir Geoffrey Despard
Blind Corner	Mr. Clayton
Edgar Wallace Mysteries: "The Partner"	Richard Webb	Second feature; US TV: The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre 5:1
1964	Séance on a Wet Afternoon	Charles Clayton
1965	Game for Three Losers	Mike Williams
The Pleasure Girls	Prinny	title=Mark Eden	url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f6bc369
Doctor Zhivago	Engineer at dam
Edgar Wallace Mysteries: "Game for Three Losers"	Oliver Marchant	Second feature; US TV: The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre 6:1
1967	I'll Never Forget What's'isname	Kellaway
1968	Attack on the Iron Coast	Lieutenant Commander Donald Kimberly
Curse of the Crimson Altar	Robert Manning
1969	Arthur? Arthur!	Jack Parker
1972	Nobody Ordered Love	Charles
1976	Fern, the Red Deer	Mr. Pollard
1980	Richard's Things	Richard Morris
1985	Claudia	Larry
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Television

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1958	Quatermass and the Pit	Second Journalist	Episode 1: "The Halfmen"
1960	ITV Television Playhouse	Jeep driver	Series 5, Episode 22: "The English Captain"
1961	ITV Television Playhouse	Corporal Hull	Series 6, Episode 34: "Marking Time"
ITV Television Playhouse	Giovanni Spada	Series 7, Episode 8: "Children of the Sun
Knight Errant Limited	Lord Cambroke	Season 3, Episode 24: "King Charles' Head"
Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond	Johnny Watson	Series 3, Episode 26: "Signal Received"
Armchair Theatre	UnknownErskine Craig	Series 4: (2 episodes)
The Avengers	Jacques Beronne	Series 1, Episode 9: "Ashes of Roses"
1962	The Avengers	Nicholson	Series 2, Episode 5: "Mission to Montreal"
Sir Francis Drake	Agila	Series 1, Episode 12: "The Slaves of Spain"
1963	Dimensions of Fear	Dr Leosser	Series 1: (2 episodes)
The Saint	Bertrand Tamblin	Series 2, Episode 22: "The Invisible Millionaire"
The Verdict Is Yours	Unknown	Series 3, Episode 26: "Henley v Bone"
Jezebel ex UK	Mark Rawlinson	Series 1, Episode 2: "Send a Telegram"
24-Hour Call	Eddy	Series 1, Episode 10: "Better Live Than Die"
Love Story	Carl Wilson	Series 1, Episode 6: "Make It a Habit"
BBC Sunday-Night Play	Victor	Series 4, Episode 42: "The Shadow of Mart"
1963	Z-Cars	Tiger Evans	Series 2, Episode 36: "A Try by Weir"
1964	Espionage	Wicket	Series 1, Episode 12: "Never Turn Your Back on a Friend"
Doctor Who	Marco Polo	Season 1: “Marco Polo” (7 episodes)
Detective	Bombardier Peter Bradfield	Series 1, Episode 10: "Subject: Murder"
Catch Hand	Johnny Rich	Series 1: (6 episodes)
1965	Armchair Mystery Theatre	Tom Braddock	Series 3, Episode 6: "The Welcome"
1966	Emergency-Ward 10	Tim Courtney	Series 1: (3 episodes)
Thirty-Minute Theatre	Ted Winters	Series 2, Episode 6: "Play to Win"
Out of the Unknown	Stephen Kershaw	Series 2, Episode 6: "The World in Silence"
1967	Till Death Us Do Part	Surgeon	Series 2, Episode 8: "In Sickness and in Health"
St Ives	Alain	Series 1: (3 episodes)
Trapped	Dr Frazer	Series 1, Episode 1: "Journey into Nowhere"
Man in a Suitcase	Jackson	Series 1, Episode 2: "The Sitting Pigeon"
The Prisoner	Number One Hundred	Series 1, Episode 10: "It's Your Funeral"
1968	ITV Playhouse	David Hope	Series 1, Episode 30: "Murder: A Professional Job"
Crime Buster	Ray Saxon	Series 1: (13 episodes)
1969	Z-Cars	Bill Mercer	Series 6: (2 episodes)
1970	Beyond Belief	Unknown	Unknown
The Troubleshooters	Tommy Eastwind	Series 6, Episode 4: "Who Did You Say Inherits the Earth?"
ITV Sunday Night Theatre	Lewis	Series 2, Episode 42: "Hands with the Magic Touch"
If It Moves, File It	Trubshawe	Series 1, Episode 3: "Man Eating Plant"
1971	Suspicion	Detective Sergeant Barron	Series 1, Episode 7: "Plain Jane"
1972	Spyder's Web	Dr Dolek	Series 1, Episode 8: "Lies and Dolls"
Clouds of Witness	Detective Inspector Parker	Series 1: (5 episodes), Lord Peter Wimsey (TV series)
Crown Court	Lawrence Webb
1973	Crown Court	Douglas Blandford	Series 2, Episode 117: "A Stab in the Front: Part 3"
The Pathfinders	Wing Commander Purvis	Series 1, Episode 11: "Operation Pickpocket"
Arthur of the Britons	Morcant	Series 1, Episode 9: "Enemies and Lovers"
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club	Detective Inspector Parker	Series 1: (3 episodes), Lord Peter Wimsey (TV series)
The Adventures of Black Beauty	Major Watkins	Series 1, Episode 22: "Foul Play"
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes	Roderick Varley	Series 2, Episode 7: "The Superfluous Finger"
Special Branch	Journalist	Series 3, Episode 12: "Hostage"
New Scotland Yard	Peter Royal	Series 3, Episode 7: "Exchange Is No Robbery"
Murder Must Advertise	Chief Inspector Parker	Series 1: (4 episodes), Lord Peter Wimsey (TV series)
1974	The Nine Tailors	Chief Inspector Parker	Series 1, Episode 4, Lord Peter Wimsey (TV series)
A Little Bit of Wisdom	Doctor	Series 1, Episode 6: "And I Mean That Most Sincerely"
The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs	Spencer	Series 1: (7 episodes)
1975	General Hospital	Dick Butler	Unknown
Sam	Tony Parker	Series 3: (3 episodes)
1976	Warship	Wing Commander Blazey	Series 3, Episode 11: "Divert with Despatch"
Murder	Detective Inspector John Wrath	Series 1, Episode 2: "Nobody's Conscience"
1977	Jesus of Nazareth	Quartus	TV Mini-series
London Belongs to Me	Jack Rufus	Season 1: (6 episodes)
Poldark	St John Peter	Series 2, Episode 11
1978	Wilde Alliance	Mike Stewart	Series 1, Episode 13: "Some Trust in Chariots"
The Law Centre	Bradley	Series 1, Episode 1: "The Galahad Bit"
ITV Sunday Night Drama	Ken	Series 3, Episode 7: "End of Season"
1980	Cribb	Edmund Vibart	Series 1, Episode 4: "The Detective Wore Silk Drawers"
The Sandbaggers	Bernard Tindale	TV Mini-series
The Square Leopard	John Purvis	Series 1, Episode 5
The Professionals	Ross	Series 4, Episode 11: "Hijack"
1981	Coronation Street	Wally Randle	(10 episodes)
1983	Crown Court	Andrew Corry	Series 12, Episode 28: "Mother's Boy: Part 1"
Gun Fight at the Joe Kaye Corral	Joe Kaye	TV movie
1984	Sorrel and Son	Oscar Wilde	Series 1, Episode 5
1985	The Practice	Keith Goddard	Series 1: (4 episodes)
The Detective	Wilf Penfield	Series 1: (5 episodes)
1986	The Collectors	George Haycock	Series 1, Episode 7: "The Dog It Was..."
1986–1989	Coronation Street	Alan Bradley	(221 episodes)
1991	Cluedo	George Biddle	Series 2, Episode 2: "The Best Insurance"
1993	Agatha Christie: Poirot	Boucher	Series 5, Episode 6: "The Chocolate Box"
2002	Doctors	Arthur Lisser (2002)	Series 4, Episode 33: "The Trouble with Arthur"
2006	Doctors	Glen Hodgkins (2006)	Series 7, Episode 131: "Loyalty"
2008	Casualty	Bill	Series 23, Episode 13: "A Slip in Time"
2013	An Adventure in Space and Time	Donald Baverstock	TV movie
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References

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