Marcus Gilbert (29 July 1958 – 11 January 2026) was a British actor, known for his roles in Jilly Cooper's “Riders” and Sam Raimi's “Army of Darkness.” 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 11 January 2026 following a long battle with cancer.

Filmography

• 2008Freebird — Marl
• 2008Pathology — Producer
• Jonathan Creek — Jason Tippet
• The Lazarus Man
• 1994Woman of the Wolf — Pierre Lenoir
• 1993Legacy — David Walker
• 1993Riders — Rupert Campell-Black
• 1992Army of Darkness — Arthur
• 1990A Ghost in Monte Carlo — Lord Robert Stanford
• 1989Chameleons — Ryan Delaney
• 1989Doctor Who: Battlefield — Ancelyn
• The Dark Angel — Lord Carysbroke
• 1988Rambo III — Tomask
• 1987A Hazard of Hearts — Lord Justin Vulcan
• 1987The Dark Angel — Lord Carysbroke
• 1986Biggles — Eric Von Stalhein
• 1986The Pyrates — Captain Ben Avery
• Connie — Georgiou
• Diana — Young Man
• Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense — Young Bray
• Hunter — Kane (uncredited)
• Mr. Palfrey of Westminster — Fl. Lt. Dufour
• Murder, She Wrote — Colin Biddle
• Robin of Sherwood — Lucifer
• 1984Tennis Court — Young John Bray
• 1984The Masks of Death — Anton Von Felseck
• 1983The Weather in the Streets — Kurt
• Doctor Who — Ancelyn

Appearances as themselves (1)

• 2015Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness" — Self