#dalek operator

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Barnaby Edwards: dresses like a Dalek, actual cinnamon roll.

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16 August: Remembering Dalek operator Murphy Grumbar (1928-1991) on his birthday.

Murphy played Daleks in The Daleks, The Dalek Invasion of Earth, The Space Museum, The Evil of the Daleks, Day of the Daleks, Frontier in Space, Planet of the Daleks and Death to the Daleks; he also portrayed a Mechonoid in The Chase, and Arcturus in The Curse of Peladon.

This man spent a significant portion of his professional life trundling around in cramped, sweaty little boxes on wheels for our entertainment, and he deserves a round of applause for that.

And also for having a brilliant name.

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You need very, very good grip trainers and strong legs; those are the principal qualities of a Dalek operator. You also need a lack of claustrophobia and the ability to sit for long periods of time in a tin can.

Barnaby Edwards on What it’s really like to be a Doctor Who Dalek | SciFiNow