Alan Dale
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The West End production of Monty Python’s
Spamalot is set to get a new king. Alan Dale, best known for his starring role on TV’s
Ugly Betty, will replace Peter Davison in the role of King Arthur at the Palace Theatre from 3 March 2008.
Dale starred most recently on television as Bradford Meade in the U.S. hit TV comedy
Ugly Betty. He previously created the roles of Caleb Nichol on
The O.C. and Charles Widmore on the cult classic
Lost. Dale became a household name to U.K. audiences in the mid-1980s when he played Jim Robinson for eight years in the in the hugely popular Australian soap
Neighbours. He has recently completed filming for the BBC’s
Torchwood playing the guest lead and he will be seen shortly as ruthless politician Donald Hagan in new ITV drama
Midnight Man starring alongside Catherine McCormack and James Nesbitt. In Australia his new television series
Sea Patrol will air later this year. His many other television credits include
The West Wing,
24,
NCIS, The X-Files, ER and
The Practice. His film credits include
Star Trek: Nemesis, Hollywood Homicide and
After the Sunset. He will also star in the new Indiana Jones movie
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Skull.
The London production of
Spamalot currently stars Davison as King Arthur (to 1 March), Marin Mazzie as The Lady of The Lake, Robert Hands as Sir Robin, Steven Kynman as Prince Herbert, Graham MacDuff as Sir Dennis Galahad, Andrew Spillett as Patsy, Tony Timberlake as Sir Bedevere and Jake Nightingale as Sir Lancelot. Mazzie will appear as the Lady of the Lake until 9 February 2008, when she will pass the role to the winner of Swedish TV reality show
West End Star.