Lambert was born in
Southend-on-Sea,
Essex on 11 May 1944. Acting from the age of 12, Lambert began his stage education at
Arts Educational Trust School, Piccadilly. After a brief spell at the
Italia Conti Stage School, he joined a repertory company in Cork before completing his training at
RADA. This was followed by working in repertory theatre in Ireland and Northampton, as well as the
Royal National Theatre. He then worked in radio and television, as well as being a member of Hatch End Players. He appeared in the 1967
The Avengers episode entitled "The £50,000 Breakfast" as the second doctor. Lambert played the role of athlete Ken Sparten in the 1969 SF/horror film
Scream and Scream Again, and in more recent years provided the voice of Mr Curry in
The Adventures of Paddington Bear television series and also Papa in the
Dolmio pasta sauce puppet commercials. He also appeared as Operative Chris Granger in the
UFO episode "Computer Affair" and contributed extensively to the magazine partwork
Story Teller published by
Marshall Cavendish, consisting of a fortnightly magazine and a cassette tape featuring children's stories. Lambert recorded over 50 BBC audiobooks. In 1980, he played the character of Hardin in the
Doctor Who story
The Leisure Hive, in addition to providing the voice of the Priest Triangle in the 2021 episodes
War of the Sontarans and
Once, Upon Time. He played the computer operative in the first episode of ''
Blake's 7, The Way Back'' (1978). On 11 September 2024, it was announced that Lambert had died at the age of 80. ==References==