Noel Coleman (26 November 1919 – 12 October 2007)[1] was an English actor who appeared in many television roles.

[2][3] Coleman appeared in the 1969 Doctor Who serial The War Games as General Smythe and in Red Dwarf as the Cat Priest in the episode "Waiting for God".

[7] Other television appearances included: Emergency – Ward 10, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Z-Cars, The Invisible Man, Dixon of Dock Green, The Avengers, Play for Today, Doctor at Large, The Top Secret Life of Edgar Briggs, The Fenn Street Gang, Sykes, Yus, My Dear, Emmerdale, The Adventures of Black Beauty, Happy Ever After, The Duchess of Duke Street, Mind Your Language, Terry and June, The New Statesman, Chancer, Lovejoy and The Detectives.

[3][8] His film roles included appearances in You Can't Escape (1956), Our Miss Fred (1972), Burke & Hare (1971), Edge of Sanity (1989) and Under Suspicion (1991).

[10][11] He was the original narrator of Captain Pugwash in 1957, before being replaced first by Howard Marion-Crawford, then by Peter Hawkins.