W- Wakeham, MichaelMarried Margaret Smith (marriage dissolved)
Was with the company from 1958 to 1961
Roles played: Lord Chancellor, 2nd Citizen, Annibale and Antonio
- Wales, Pauline (born 1938)
 Born in Stockton~n-Tees
Married 1) John Maguire (marriage dissolved) 2) Thomas Lawlor (marriage dissolved)
Was with the company from 1960 to 1975
Roles played: Bridesmaid, Hebe, Isabel, Kate (Pirates), Lady Saphir Leila, lolanthe, Melissa, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, Ruth (Ruddigore), Phoebe Meryll, Tessa and Vittoria
- Walker, JamesBorn in New South Wales
Was Assistant Music Director from 1961 to 1968 and Musical Director from 1968 to 1971
- Walker, Richard (1897 - 1989)
 Born in Mansfield, Notts on 18th November
Married 1) Ena Martin (marriage dissolved) 2) Helen Roberts
Was with the company from 1924 to 1949
Roles played: Bouncer, Cox, Usher Counsel, Notary, Captain Corcoran, Boatswain, Samuel, Pirate King, Sergeant of Police, Archibald Grosvenor, Major Murgatroyd, Colonel Calverley, Mountararat, Private Willis, Guron, King Hildebrand, Mikado, Pooh-Bah, Sir Roderic Murgatroyd, Wilfred Shadbolt, 2nd Citizen, 2nd Yeoman, Lieutenant of the Tower, Don Alhambra, Antonio, Giorgio and Giuseppe
- Watson, Richard (1903 - 1968) Born in Adelaide, Australia
Was with the company from 1932 to 1934 and1947 to 1951
Roles played: Bouncer, Judge, Notary, Boatswain, Captain Corcoran, Pirate King, Sergeant of Police, Private Willis. King Hildebrand, Pooh-Bah, Old Adam, Sir Despard Murgatroyd, Wilfred Shadbolt, Lieutenant of the Tower and Don Alhambra
He was an experienced singer at Covent Garden before joining the D'Oyly Carte and also between his two spells with the Company. The possessor of a particularly rich and distinctive bass voice.
- Webley, John (1946 - 1971)Born in Portsmouth
Was with the company from 1966 to 1971
Roles played: Cox, Foreman of Jury, Counsel, Captain Corcoran, Samuel, Archibald Grosvenor, Strephon, Guron, Go-To, Pish-Tush, 1st Citizen, 2nd Citizen, Lieutenant of the Tower, Luiz and Giuseppe
- Wilde, Harold (born 1876)Born in Wigan on 16th September
Was with the company from 1906 to 1907
Roles played: Duke of Dunstable, Earl Tolloller, Colonel Fairfax and Marco
- Williams, MalcolmBorn in Ferndale, Glamorgan
Was with the company from 1973 to 1974
Roles played: Box, Alexis, Ralph Rackstraw, Duke of Dunstable, Tolloller, Richard Dauntless and Marco
- Williams, MarjorieBorn in Charlesworth, Derbyshire
Married Colin Wright (marriage dissolved)
Was with the company from 1969 to 1975
Roles played: Plaintiff Mabel, Phyllis, Celia, Chloe, Zorah, Ruth (Ruddigore), Fiametta, Gianetta, Melene and Olga
- Williamson, HowardBorn in Manchester. Died in Buxton
Was with the company from 1965 to 1973
Roles played: Associate, Judge, J.W. Wells, Sir Joseph Porter, General Stanley, Major Murgatroyd, Reginald Bunthorne, Lord Chancellor, Ko-Ko, Robin Oakapple, 1st Citizen, 2nd Citizen, Jack Point, Antonio, Annibale and Duke of Plaza-Toro
- Wilson, Frank (born 1872)Was with the company from 1900 to 1907 and 1916 to 1918
Roles played: Counsel, Notary, Captain Corcoran, Boatswain, Pirate King, Samuel, Colonel Calverley, Mountararat, Sergeant Willis, King Hildebrand, Arac, Mikado, Sergeant Meryll, Lieutenant of the Tower, Giuseppe and Mr Goldbury
- Wilson, Robert (1907 - 1964)Was with the company from 1931 to 1937
Roles played: Defendant, Ralph Rackstraw, Frederic, Hilarion, Nanki-Poo, Leonard Meryll, 1st Yeoman, Colonel Fairfax, Francesco and Marco
Later became very well known as a singer of Scottish ballads in variety and on the radio
- Workman, Charles Herbert (1873 - 1923)Born in Bootle, Lancashire on 5th May)
Died at sea off Hong Kong on 1 May
Married to Bessel Adams
Was with the company from1894 to1909
Created the role of Ben Hashbaz in "The Grand Duke"
Other roles played: Judge, J.W.Wells, Sir Joseph Porter, General Stanley, Solicitor, Reginald Bunthorne, Lord Chancellor, Gama, Ko-Ko, 1st Citizen. Jack Point, Duke of Plaza-Toro, Calynx and Scaphio
- Wright, ColinBorn in Scunthorpe
Married Marjorie Williams (marriage dissolved)
Was with the company from 1969 to 1975
Roles played: Defendant, Frederic, Duke of Dunstable, Hilarion, Nanki-Poo, Colonel Fairfax, Luiz, Bailey Barre and Ernest
- Wright, JoyceBorn in Leicester
Married: Peter Pratt (marriage dissolved)
Was with the company from 1947 to 1962
Roles played: Bridesmaid, Hebe, Kate (Pirates), Edith, Lady Saphir. Lady Angela, Leila, lolanthe, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, Ruth (Ruddigore), Mad Margaret, Phoebe Meryll, Giulia and Tessa
- Wright, Norman WilfredBorn in Nuneaton
Married to Christene Palmer
Was with the company from 1969 to 1971
Chorister (tenor)
He was later with Sadler's Wells Opera.
- Wyatt, Agnes(died 1932)Was with the company from 1887 to 1891
Roles played: Josephine, Kate (Ruddigore), Fiametta, Vittoria, Giulia and !nez
- Wyatt, EllenLater known as Nellie Wyatt
Married to Helier Le Maistre
Was with the company from 1887 to 1901
Roles played: Mrs. Partlet, Katisha, Vittoria, Inez and Salata
- Wyatt, Frank (1852 - 1926)Was with the company from 1889 to 1891
Created the role of the Duke of Plaza-Toro
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