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Gareth Thomas
Wales, UK
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…
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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.
Filmography
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2018
Blake's Seven
Movie
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2010
Made in Romania
Movie Gary Devane
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2009
Personal Affairs
TV show Leo Hartmann
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2007
M.I. High
TV show Patrick Houston
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2006
Torchwood
TV show Ed Morgan
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2005
Distant Shores
TV show Charles McCallister
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2003
Hamlet
Movie Claudius
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2002
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
Movie Rev Denis Thomas
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2001
Baddiel's Syndrome
TV show Colin
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2001
Possessions
Movie Inspector Sabworth
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2000
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
TV show
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2000
The Strangerers
TV show Police Sergeant
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1997
Space Cadets
TV show Self
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1997
Midsomer Murders
TV show Huw Mostyn
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1996
The Witch's Daughter
Movie Dan Mackay
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1995
Crown Prosecutor
TV show Harry Thomsen
More credits
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1994
Sparrow
Movie Corrado
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1992
Waterland
Movie Publican
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1992
Heartbeat
TV show Nathaniel Clegghorn
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1992
Maigret
TV show
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1991
The Chestnut Soldier
Movie Idris Llewelyn
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1990
Emlyn's Moon
Movie Idris Llewelyn
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1989
Chelworth
TV show Peter Thornton
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1986
Casualty
TV show Jim Bailey
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1986
Blake's 7: Orac
Movie Roj Blake
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1986
Blake's 7: Duel
Movie Roj Blake
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1985
Blake's 7: The Beginning
Movie Roj Blake
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1984
Morgan's Boy
TV show Morgan Thomas
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1984
Morgan's Boy
Movie Morgan
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1984
Sherlock Holmes
TV show Joseph Harrison
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1984
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
TV show Joseph Harrison
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1984
Strangers and Brothers
TV show Arthur Mounteney
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1984
Love and Marriage
TV show Stephen
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1983
Dramarama
TV show Long John Silver
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1983
Taggart
TV show
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1983
Bewitched
Movie Owen Bosworth
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1983
Shades of Darkness
TV show Owen Bosworth
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1983
The Citadel
TV show Dr. Philip Denny
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1982
Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy
Movie Aubrey
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1982
The Bell
TV show James Tayper Pace
