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Stephen Yardley
Ferrensby, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Stephen Yardley (born 24 March 1942) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1963, he became known for his many roles on UK television betw…
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Stephen Yardley (born 24 March 1942) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1963, he became known for his many roles on UK television between 1964 and 2004. In the mid-1960s, Yardley was a permanent member of the company at Dundee Repertory Theatre. Yardley made early appearances on television in the 1960s in series including Danger Man and United!, and had an extended run during 1967–68 in Z-Cars. His subsequent work included performances as semi-reformed cat burglar William "Spider" Scott in The XYY Man (1976–77); as Detective Inspector Laker in Regan, the Armchair Theatre instalment which served as the pilot for The Sweeney; Max Brocard in Secret Army (1978); Roy Swetman, a professional hit man in "Hijack" (1980), an episode of The Professionals; and as Police Inspector Cadogan in Virtual Murder (1992). Yardley twice had roles in Doctor Who – Sevrin in Genesis of the Daleks (1975) and Arak in Vengeance on Varos (1985) – and also took a part in the science fiction series Blake's 7 (1981) and the BBC adaptation of The Day of the Triffids (1981). Yardley had a regular role as Ken Masters in the BBC television series Howards' Way (1985–90), appeared in an episode of Heartbeat in 1996, and played Vince Farmer in Channel 5's soap opera Family Affairs (1999–2003). Yardley most recently appeared in the Sky One series Hex (2004). Source: Article "Stephen Yardley" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
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2023
Tales of the Tardis
TV show Arak
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2007
That's What I Call Television
TV show Self
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2004
Hex
TV show Thomas McBain
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1998
RPM
Movie Chiarkos
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1995
Bugs
TV show Matt
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1993
I, Lovett
TV show Sergeant
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1993
Brighton Belles
TV show Gilbert
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1992
Virtual Murder
TV show Inspector Cadogan
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1992
Heartbeat
TV show Arnold Sampson
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1985
The Doctor and the Devils
Movie Joseph
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1985
Howards' Way
TV show Ken Masters
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1985
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Movie Arak
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1984
The Corvini Inheritance
Movie Stanley Knowles
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1984
Morgan's Boy
TV show Alan
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1984
Morgan's Boy
Movie Alan
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1984
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
TV show Knowles
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1984
Mitch
TV show Shepherd
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1984
Slayground
Movie Turner
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1983
Widows
TV show Vic Morgan
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1982
Break Point
TV show Mr. Grieves
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1982
Funny Money
Movie Ridley
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1981
Bergerac
TV show Ken Lewis
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1981
Fanny by Gaslight
TV show 'Duke' Hopwood
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1981
The Day of the Triffids
TV show John
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1980
A Tale of Two Cities
TV show Ernest Defarge
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1980
The Gentle Touch
TV show Jed Blanden
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1978
Blake's 7
TV show Investigator Reeve
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1977
The Professionals
TV show Swetman
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1977
Secret Army
TV show Max Brocard
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1976
The XYY Man
TV show William 'Spider' Scott
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1976
Enemy
Movie The Detective Constable #2
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1975
Kill Two Birds
Movie Tosher
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1975
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
Movie Sevrin
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1974
Norma
Movie Norma's Lover
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1974
Regan
Movie Det. Insp. Laker
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1974
Napoleon and Love
TV show Jean Lannes
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1974
Clydescope
Movie Visitor from the South
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1973
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
Movie Lt. Martin
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1973
Thriller
TV show Tosher
