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Ed Bishop had the title role in BBC Radio's Philip Marlowe radio drama series. Philip Marlowe is a fictional character created by Raymond Chandler in a series of novels including The Big Sleep; Farewell, My Lovely; and The Long Goodbye. Chandler is not consistent as to Marlowe's age.
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- Liam Neeson "Marlowe" (2023) After a gap of so many decades, it's refreshing to see Marlowe back on the screen and the towering Liam Neeson amidst Marlowe's many colorful characters.
- Robert Mitchum in “Farewell My Lovely” (1975) and “The Big Sleep” (1978) Robert Mitchum plays Philip Marlowe in Farewell My Lovely and The Big Sleep, both Chandler books adapted for film, and which had been filmed decades prior but given a fresh polishing for modern audiences.
- Elliott Gould in “The Long Goodbye” (1973) Elliott Gould stars as Marlowe in The Long Goodbye, a film noir that ignited a resurgence in Chandler's work thanks to its then-modern setting.
- James Garner in “Marlowe” (1969) James Garner portrays the famous gumshoe in Marlowe, based on Chandler's 1949 novel The Little Sister. Garner is certainly capable at the action sequences, but his Marlowe is a little too much like Benoit Blanc and 007.
On radio in 1977 and 1978, Bishop played the private eye Philip Marlowe in The BBC Presents: Philip Marlowe, adaptations of Raymond Chandler's stories for the BBC. The last of these, Farewell, My Lovely, was produced almost a decade after the others, as the rights had previously been unavailable.
YearTitleRoleNotes1961First ReporterEpisode: "Drama '61: Edge of Truth"1964Paul StarrPaul StarrTV movie; credited as Edward Bishop1964–1966Tony Allard / George Felson / Cy ...4 episodes; credited as Edward Bishop1965Mr. KramerEpisode: "Stoneface"; credited as Edward ...Jun 4, 2022 · His biggest success in radio came in 1977, when he was cast as Philip Marlowe in a series of six Radio 4 adaptations of the famous Raymond Chandler mystery novels. This radio work often brought Ed back into contact with many of the voice artists he had worked on Captain Scarlet, such as Shane Rimmer, David Healy, and Paul Maxwell.
Sep 12, 2022 · Published in the 1930s, Raymond Chandler's pulp magazine tales of world weary private eye Philip Marlowe were a favourite subject for radio adaptations. Six BBC radio dramas, starring Ed Bishop as Marlowe : 1: The Big Sleep. 2: The High Window. 3: The Lady in the Lake.
Dec 12, 2014 · Philip Marlowe is the archetypal noir detective: wisecracking and world-weary, hardboiled yet honourable. This volume includes all eight dramatisations of Raymond Chandler's groundbreaking crime novels featuring his iconic hero.
Mar 16, 2023 · The BBC featured American-born TV actor Ed Bishop as the titular character in The BBC Presents: Philip Marlowe in 1977-78, and again in 1988.
