Ruth Madoc
Acting • Born 1943-04-16 – Died 2022-12-09
Biography
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
34 credits
Very Annie Mary
Movie • 2001
Mrs Ifans
Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse
Movie • 1997
Sybil Stamfordis
Hi-De-Hi!: All the Laughs & More
Movie • 2022
Self
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
Movie • 1994
Creepy Pasta Salad
Movie • 2019
Cardiff
Movie • 2022
Fiddler on the Roof
Movie • 1971
Fruma Sarah
Les Dawson Lost Tapes
Movie • 2021
Self
The Life and Times of David Lloyd George
Movie • 1981
Lizzie Davies
Under Milk Wood
Movie • 1972
Mrs Dai Bread Two
The Prince and the Pauper
Movie • 1977
Moll
Celebrity Naked Ambition
Movie • 2003
Self (archive footage)
Little Britain
TV • 2003
Dafydd's Mother
Hi-de-Hi!
TV • 1980
Gladys Pugh
Surprise, Surprise
TV • 1984
Self
I'm Famous and Frightened!
TV • 2004
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
TV • 2007
Self
Big Top
TV • 2009
Georgie
The Val Doonican Music Show
TV • 1977
Max Boyce And Friends
TV • 1983
Jack of Hearts
TV • 1999
Jean Pryce
Blankety Blank
TV • 1979
The Paul Daniels Magic Show
TV • 1979
Self
The Cannon & Ball Show
TV • 1979
Self
Doctors
TV • 2000
Alice Swanson
Doctors
TV • 2000
Jean March
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
TV • 2011
Self - Participant
Benidorm
TV • 2007
Riannon
Cluedo
TV • 1990
Miss Terry
Beyond Paradise
TV • 2023
Rosie Colbert
This Is Your Life
TV • 1955
Self
Hunters Walk
TV • 1973
Betty Smith
Mine All Mine
TV • 2004
Myrtle Jones
Leave it to Charlie
TV • 1978
Myfanwy Morgan