New Zealander with a rugged appearance, boasting a lengthy list of credits in Australian films and theatre, as well as a prolific career on radio as an actor, announcer, and compère.
In August 1952, Doleman won a £300 prize for his outstanding performance in an Actor's Choice half-hourly play, titled "The Coward". This prize served as a travelling fund for a trip to Hollywood, where he was subsequently cast in a supporting role in the adventure film "His Majesty O'Keefe" (1954).
Following this, Doleman made an uncredited appearance in Alfred Hitchcock's "Dial M for Murder" (1954). Despite this, he struggled to secure more substantial roles, leading him to return to Australia, where he found consistent work on radio and the stage in Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide between 1957 and 1960.
Doleman's most notable period was in the 1960s, during which he was fondly remembered for his roles as SPECTRE operative Count Lippe in the James Bond film "Thunderball" (1965) and as the hard-edged spook Colonel Ross in the Harry Palmer trilogy, starting with "The Ipcress File" (1965).
Additionally, he played a worthy antagonist to Patrick McGoohan as the first 'Number2' in the cult classic "The Prisoner" (1967).
Eventually, Doleman settled in Los Angeles, where he passed away due to lung cancer in January 1996.
