: I'm not sure who did the role, but the talking holographic head in the
: recorded warning message at Magrathea in the new Hitchhiker's Guide to the
: Galaxy seems remarkably similar to what I imagine Durandal in a movie
: would both look and sound like. "We appreciate your continued
: interest in our planet. As a token of our appreciation, please accept this
: complementary gift of two heat-seeking missile. Have a nice life."
: (or some such). The lines, the delivery, and even the floating holographic
: head appearance are all remarkably Durandal (though I imagine Durandal's
: head would be green-toned, possibly with code on it ala Cortana).
: The particular line that really epitomizes Durandal to me, which always comes
: to mind for some reason when thinking of who to voice him, is the bit from
: M2 where he explains that Tycho once accused him of being too sarcastic,
: after which he refused to talk to Tycho for a hundred years or some such.
: "You don't think I'm sarcastic, do you?" As we're otherwise
: stranded alone on an alien planet without him...
That was Simon Jones, who incidentally played Arthur in the radio play and the TV series.