He has appeared a number of times in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, including Vorus in Revenge of the Cybermen, Poul in The Robots of Death and Mawdryn in the serial Mawdryn Undead. He has also played an alternate Doctor in the audio plays by Big Finish Productions in the Doctor Who Unbound series, Full Fathom Five, alongside other Doctor Who audio credits. Collings returned to the role of Poul- now named Paulus- in the episode Hidden Persuaders of the audio drama series Kaldor City. Radio On radio, he portrayed Legolas in the classic BBC Radio 4 adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. He was Mr Carlyle in Radio 4's 7-episode serial dramatisation of East Lynne by Mrs Henry Wood, first broadcast in June 1987. In 2006, Collings was the reader of the critically acclaimed recordings of The Complete Ghost Stories of M. R. James. Theatre Collings was described by The Stage as a "stalwart of the National and RSC". His career on stage began with seasons at the Liverpool Rep and subsequently took him all over the world with leading companies including Cheek by Jowl, as well as BAM and the Lincoln Center in New York. He has had a long theatre career appearing in various productions in the UK, US and globally, ranging from Shakespeare and his contemporaries, classical works, Restoration dramas and farce, through to contemporary classics and new plays. He played the parts of Mortimer the Elder and Matrevis in a production of Edward II at the Royal Exchange, Manchester, which also featured his son, the actor Samuel Collings. He also appeared as the King of France in Henry V, and most recently Giles Corey in The Crucible at the same venue. Personal life Collings had three children, Samuel, Eliza and Kate. He died aged 79, on 23 March 2020. Filmography References External links 1940 births 2020 deaths English male film actors English male Shakespearean actors English male stage actors English male television actors English male voice actors People from Brighton Place of death missing Royal Shakespeare Company members