Gareth Thomas
Known for Acting · 73 credits
- Born
- 1945-02-12
- Died
- 2016-04-13
- Place of birth
- Wales, UK
- Also known as
- Гарет Томас
Biography
From Wikipedia
Gareth Daniel Thomas (12 February 1945 – 13 April 2016) was a Welsh actor. He is best known for his role as Roj Blake in the BBC science fiction television series Blake's 7, but appeared in many other films and television programmes, including Shem in the ITV sci-fi series Star Maidens and Adam Brake in the fantasy series Children of the Stones.
From 1999 to 2005, Thomas took part in 12 of 14 CD episodes of MJTV's original audio comedy sci-fi drama series Soldiers of Love, playing camp Welsh TV host Hywel Hammond and villain of the piece Aaron Arkenstein.
In 2001 he appeared in Storm Warning, an audio drama based on Doctor Who by Big Finish Productions. He also played the part of Kalendorf in the Big Finish Productions Dalek Empire series. In 2006 he appeared as a guest star in the Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood, in the episode "Ghost Machine". In 2012, Thomas returned to the role of "Roj Blake" in Big Finish Productions' Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles, a series of dramatic readings which take place during Series One before the death of Olag Gan. Thomas stars as "Blake" in Counterfeit by Peter Anghelides and False Positive by Eddie Robson. In 2013 he appeared as Brother Cadfael in Middle Ground Theatre Company's adaption of The Virgin in the Ice by Ellis Peters.
Thomas died of heart failure on 13 April 2016, he was 71.
Known For
TV Shows (43)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Huw Mostyn
Casualty
1986
as Jim Bailey
Play for Today
1970
Heartbeat
1992
as Nathaniel Clegghorn
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Telfer
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Joseph Harrison
Bergerac
1981
as Towers
Torchwood
2006
as Ed Morgan
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Schmidt / Aubrey Owen / The Carmarthen Cowboy
Taggart
1983
Blake's 7
1978
as Roj Blake
Justice
1971
as Gordon Mostyn
M.I. High
2007
as Patrick Houston
Public Eye
1965
as Briggs / Tom Lewis
Churchill's People
1974
as Laurence Kemys
Dramarama
1983
as Long John Silver
Centre Play
1973
as Commentator
Hammer House of Horror
1980
as Richard / Gupta
Maigret
1992
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Achillas
Country Matters
1972
as Frank Oppidan
Sutherland's Law
1973
as Alec Duthie
Shadows
1975
as Benson
Victorian Scandals
1976
as William Makepeace Thackeray
Baddiel's Syndrome
2001
as Colin
Crown Prosecutor
1995
as Harry Thomsen
Personal Affairs
2009
as Leo Hartmann
Star Maidens
1976
as Shem
The Sextet
1972
The Strangerers
2000
as Police Sergeant
Morgan's Boy
1984
as Morgan Thomas
Peter and Paul
1981
as Julius
Space Cadets
1997
as Self
How Green Was My Valley
1975
as Reverend Merddyn Gruffydd
Shades of Darkness
1983
as Owen Bosworth
Distant Shores
2005
as Charles McCallister
David Copperfield
1974
as Edward Murdstone
Strangers and Brothers
1984
as Arthur Mounteney
Love and Marriage
1984
as Stephen
Children of the Stones
1977
as Adam Brake
The Bell
1982
as James Tayper Pace
The Citadel
1983
as Dr. Philip Denny
Movies (30)
Juggernaut
1974
as Liverpool Joiner
Quatermass and the Pit
1967
as Workman (uncredited)
Waterland
1992
as Publican
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
2002
as Rev Denis Thomas
Sparrow
1994
as Corrado
Made in Romania
2010
as Gary Devane
Breath
1975
as Rodney Hamer
Mafia Junction
1973
as Trenchcoated Detective (uncredited)
The Ragman's Daughter
1972
as Tom
Visitor from the Grave
1980
as Richard/Gupta
Gotcha / Campion's Interview
1977
as Ton
Blasphemy at the Old Bailey
1977
as G. Robertson
Bewitched
1983
as Owen Bosworth
The Witch's Daughter
1996
as Dan Mackay
Stocker's Copper
1972
as Herbert Griffin
Sutherland's Law
1972
as Alec Duthie
Blake's Seven
2018
Blake's 7: The Beginning
1985
as Roj Blake
Morgan's Boy
1984
as Morgan
Dummy Run
1974
as Commentator
The Chestnut Soldier
1991
as Idris Llewelyn
Blake's 7: Orac
1986
as Roj Blake
Hamlet
2003
as Claudius
Blake's 7: Duel
1986
as Roj Blake
Zigger Zagger
1967
The Watercress Girl
1972
as Frank Oppidan
Emlyn's Moon
1990
as Idris Llewelyn
Possessions
2001
as Inspector Sabworth
Smokey Joe's Revenge
1974
Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy
1982
as Aubrey
About Gareth Thomas
From Wikipedia Gareth Daniel Thomas (12 February 1945 – 13 April 2016) was a Welsh actor. He is best known for his role as Roj Blake in the BBC science fiction television series Blake's 7, but appeared in many other films and television programmes, including Shem in the ITV sci-fi series Star Maidens and Adam Brake in the fantasy series Children of the Stones. From 1999 to 2005, Thomas took part in 12 of 14 CD episodes of MJTV's original audio comedy sci-fi drama series Soldiers of Love, playing camp Welsh TV host Hywel Hammond and villain of… With 73 credits spanning from 1951 to 2018, Gareth Thomas has appeared in 30 films and 43 TV shows.
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- Juggernaut (1974) — as Liverpool Joiner
- Quatermass and the Pit (1967) — as Workman (uncredited)
- Waterland (1992) — as Publican
- Harold Shipman: Doctor Death (2002) — as Rev Denis Thomas
- Sparrow (1994) — as Corrado
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