Marcus Gilbert

Known for ActingBorn 1958-07-29Died 2026-01-11Bristol, England, UK

Marcus Gilbert (1958 - 2026) was a British actor, known for his roles in Jilly Cooper's Riders and Army of Darkness (Evil Dead 3). He appeared in films including A Hazard of Hearts (1987), A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990), Biggles (1986), Rambo III (1988) and Legacy (1990), and on television and in commercials. He also worked in the theatre, including playing the young Viscount Goring in Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband with the Middle Ground Theatre Company on their national tour in 2000. In 2006, Gilbert starred as Jordan Power in the world premiere of Starry Starry Night, at The Mill at Sonning. After training at the Mountview Theatre School (graduated 1981 - alumni), Gilbert became a founder member of the original Odyssey Theatre Company touring London schools with productions of contemporary classics. This was followed by seasons at the Dundee Repertory Theatre and the Library Theatre, Manchester. He made over 50 commercials including one for Lee Jeans called Mean Jeans, directed by Willi Patterson, which won the best cinema commercial award in 1986. Gilbert also ran his own film production company, Touch The Sky Productions, and while making a documentary about his climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in 2004 he visited the Arusha Children's Trust in Tanzania and filmed an appeal for the trust. Gilbert was married to Homaa Khan from 1992 until her death in 2020. Together they had two children. In 2023 it was announced that Gilbert was in a relationship with Lysette Anthony, his co-star from A Ghost in Monte Carlo over thirty years earlier. Gilbert passed away on 11th January 2026 following a long battle with cancer.Read more

Movies & web series

The Pyrates

Tennis Court

Connie

The Lazarus Man

Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness"

Woman of the Wolf

A Hazard of Hearts

Doctor Who

Jonathan Creek

Robin of Sherwood

The Dark Angel

Murder, She Wrote

Army of Darkness

Doctor Who: Battlefield

Legacy

Hunter

Chameleons

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

Diana

Rambo III

Pathology

Freebird

Mr. Palfrey of Westminster

The Masks of Death

A Ghost in Monte Carlo

Biggles

Riders

The Weather in the Streets

The Dark Angel