He gave every character his (or her) own distinctive voice, despite the fact that there were hundreds of them. though calling him a "reader" does not truly reflect his work.
He was also the reader of the audiobooks of all five volumes of the series. Roy's association with GAME OF THRONES runs far deeper than the television series.
Julian Glover stepped up and performed admirably in his stead, but sometimes I still wonder at what might have been.
Sadly, health problems forced him to bow out. When we first cast the show, he was our choice to play Grand Maester Pycelle, and I have no doubt that he would have been magnificent in that role. Truth be told, Roy might have had a much larger role in the series. and, as with everything he did, he played him wonderfully. He played the pyromancer Hallyne in two episodes during our second season. Many of the news stories about Roy's death identified him as a GAME OF THRONES cast member. The last time I saw Roy was in Los Angeles, however, at the party his daughter threw him on the occasion of his 90th birthday. I will always treasure the memory of the dinner I shared with Roy and his wife Kay (who passed away a few years ago) at his club, the Garrick, a centuries-old haunt of the legends of the British stage. He lived in the United Kingdom and I lived in New Mexico, so we did not see each other often, but whenever we did get together, it was a delight. He set a record for his one-man play BRIEF LIVES, and performed the key role of Mozart's father in the film of AMADEUS, among a hundred other credits. Roy first took up acting in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II, and went on to become one of the giants of British stage and screen, decorated by the Queen. Martin - The world became a little poorer this week.
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