Born: 26th February 1938 (as Anthony Samuel Selby)
Died: 5th September 2021 (aged 83 years)
Episodes Broadcast: 1986-1987

Tony Selby was born in Lambeth, London and trained at the Italia Conti Stage School. He earned several juvenile roles, making his television debut in 1951's Mencius Was A Bad Boy. Early film appearances, uncredited, included John And Julie and An Alligator Named Daisy in 1955. In 1964, Selby married Jacqui Milburn; they would have a daughter, Samantha, and a son, Matt. Graduating to adult parts during the Sixties, Selby could be seen in shows like Compact, The Avengers, Department S, and in a recurring role on The Informer. On the silver screen, his credits included 1968's Witchfinder General with Vincent Price, but he was still sometimes unbilled, such as in the 1966 Michael Caine classic Alfie.

The Seventies were a busy decade for Selby, who enjoyed regular parts in shows like Shine A Light, Moody And Pegg and Ace Of Wands; in the latter, he played a character who was named after and based upon his own father, Sam. His most prominent role came as the star of the Royal Air Force sitcom Get Some In! between 1975 and 1978. At the movies, Selby appeared in Spike Milligan's 1973 comedy Adolf Hitler: My Part In His Downfall, and he was uncredited as a thug in 1978's Superman with Christopher Reeve. During the Eighties, he co-starred in Jack Of Diamonds and Hideaway, while he could also be seen in programmes such as Minder and Give Us A Break. In 1986, Selby debuted as the intergalactic rogue Sabalom Glitz in The Trial Of A Time Lord, with Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor. The same year, he married Gina Sellers, having divorced his first wife in 1981. Selby reprised Glitz in 1987 for Dragonfire, by which time Sylvester McCoy had become the Seventh Doctor.

The Nineties saw Selby co-star in Mulberry, Love Hurts and The Detectives. He remained active following the turn of the century, with credits including Burnside, EastEnders, The Bill and Dream Team. Selby's career wound down in the 2010s, but he could still be seen in Midsomer Murders, My Family, Doctors and Lucky Man, plus the 2012 horror-comedy film Cockneys Vs Zombies with Michelle Ryan. He died on September 5th, 2021.