Actor
· Acting
Ruth Madoc
Born 1943-04-16
Died 2022-12-09
📍 Norwich, Norfolk, England, UK
Ruth Madoc ((born Margaret Ruth Llewellyn Baker; 16 April 1943 – 9 December 2022)) was an English-born, Welsh actress and singer. She was brought up in Llansamlet, near Swansea.
She trained at RADA in London and was previously married to actor Philip Madoc. She was best known for her role as Gladys Pugh in the 1980s BBC television comedy series "Hi-de-Hi!".
In 1971 Ruth Madoc played Fruma Sarah in the film version of the musical "Fiddler on the Roof," and in 1972 she appeared as Mrs Dai Bread Two in the film of "Under Milk Wood".
She died on the 9th December 2022 following an accident. She was 79.
Filmography 29
Beyond Paradise
as Rosie Colbert
2023
Cardiff
2022
Hi-De-Hi!: All the Laughs & More
as Self
2022
Les Dawson Lost Tapes
as Self
2021
Creepy Pasta Salad
2019
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
as Self - Participant
2011
Big Top
as Georgie
2009
Benidorm
as Riannon
2007
Mine All Mine
as Myrtle Jones
2004
Little Britain
as Dafydd's Mother
2003
Celebrity Naked Ambition
as Self (archive footage)
2003
Very Annie Mary
as Mrs Ifans
2001
Doctors
as Jean March
2000
Doctors
as Alice Swanson
2000
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
as Sybil Stamfordis
1997
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
1994
An Actor's Life for Me
as Lynn
1991
Cluedo
as Miss Terry
1990
Surprise, Surprise
as Self
1984
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
as Lizzie Davies
1981
Hi-de-Hi!
as Gladys Pugh
1980
The Cannon & Ball Show
as Self
1979
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
as Self
1979
Blankety Blank
1979
The Prince and the Pauper
as Moll
1977
Hunters Walk
as Betty Smith
1973
Under Milk Wood
as Mrs Dai Bread Two
1972
Fiddler on the Roof
as Fruma Sarah
1971
This Is Your Life
as Self
1955