Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay CBE (6 August 1926-30 January 2016 ) voiced something taking the form of Jacob Williams in the Big Finish Doctor Who audio story Bedtime Story. He was one of the few Oscar-nominated actors to appear in a Doctor Who production.

He was previously considered for the roles of Lord Ravensworth in The Mark of the Rani and Orcini in Revelation of the Daleks. (TCH 41)

It was a publicity photo of Finlay as Porthos in the 1973 film  was the basis for the musketeer on David McAllister's cover artwork for the novelisation of The Mind Robber.

In the DWU
Frank Finlay starred as Porthos in the 1973 film The Three Musketeers. Genetic material from Finlay and his co-stars, Michael York, Oliver Reed and Richard Chamberlain, were used to create Reprises of Porthos, d'Artagnan, Athos and Aramis in Europa in the 33rd century. (PROSE: Managra)