Gareth Thomas
Known for Acting · 77 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 (47)
Midsomer Murders
1997
as Huw Mostyn
Casualty
1986
as Jim Bailey
Play for Today
1970
Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Joseph Harrison
Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Telfer
Heartbeat
1992
as Nathaniel Clegghorn
Torchwood
2006
as Ed Morgan
Bergerac
1981
as Towers
Blake's 7
1978
as Roj Blake
Public Eye
1965
as Briggs / Tom Lewis
Taggart
1983
M.I. High
2007
as Patrick Houston
ITV Playhouse
1967
as Schmidt / Aubrey Owen / The Carmarthen Cowboy
Centre Play
1973
as Commentator
Dramarama
1983
as Long John Silver
Justice
1971
as Gordon Mostyn
Hammer House of Horror
1980
as Richard / Gupta
Churchill's People
1974
as Laurence Kemys
Maigret
1992
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Achillas
Crown Prosecutor
1995
as Harry Thomsen
Shadows
1975
as Benson
How Green Was My Valley
1975
as Reverend Merddyn Gruffydd
Star Maidens
1976
as Shem
Victorian Scandals
1976
as William Makepeace Thackeray
Country Matters
1972
as Frank Oppidan
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Joseph Harrison
Strangers and Brothers
1984
as Arthur Mounteney
Love and Marriage
1984
as Stephen
Personal Affairs
2009
as Leo Hartmann
Shades of Darkness
1983
as Owen Bosworth
Sutherland's Law
1973
as Alec Duthie
Space Cadets
1997
as Self
The Sextet
1972
Baddiel's Syndrome
2001
as Colin
Morgan's Boy
1984
as Morgan Thomas
The Strangerers
2000
as Police Sergeant
Children of the Stones
1977
as Adam Brake
Peter and Paul
1981
as Julius
The Citadel
1983
as Dr. Philip Denny
Distant Shores
2005
as Charles McCallister
David Copperfield
1974
as Edward Murdstone
Parkin's Patch
1969
as Ron Radley
Border Country
1979
as Evan ap Evan
The Bell
1982
as James Tayper Pace
Chelworth
1989
as Peter Thornton
Movies (30)
Juggernaut
1974
as Liverpool Joiner
Quatermass and the Pit
1967
as Workman (uncredited)
Sparrow
1994
as Corrado
Possessions
2001
as Inspector Sabworth
Breath
1975
as Rodney Hamer
Hamlet
2003
as Claudius
Waterland
1992
as Publican
Blake's 7: The Beginning
1985
as Roj Blake
Sutherland's Law
1972
as Alec Duthie
Blasphemy at the Old Bailey
1977
as G. Robertson
Made in Romania
2010
as Gary Devane
Mafia Junction
1973
as Trenchcoated Detective (uncredited)
Blake's 7: Orac
1986
as Roj Blake
Blake's 7: Duel
1986
as Roj Blake
Stocker's Copper
1972
as Herbert Griffin
Smokey Joe's Revenge
1974
Gotcha / Campion's Interview
1977
as Ton
Morgan's Boy
1984
as Morgan
The Watercress Girl
1972
as Frank Oppidan
The Witch's Daughter
1996
as Dan Mackay
Visitor from the Grave
1980
as Richard/Gupta
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
2002
as Rev Denis Thomas
The Ragman's Daughter
1972
as Tom
Bewitched
1983
as Owen Bosworth
Blake's Seven
2018
Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy
1982
as Aubrey
The Chestnut Soldier
1991
as Idris Llewelyn
Emlyn's Moon
1990
as Idris Llewelyn
Dummy Run
1974
as Commentator
Zigger Zagger
1967
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 77 credits spanning from 1951 to 2018, Gareth Thomas has appeared in 30 films and 47 TV shows.
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- Juggernaut (1974) — as Liverpool Joiner
- Quatermass and the Pit (1967) — as Workman (uncredited)
- Sparrow (1994) — as Corrado
- Possessions (2001) — as Inspector Sabworth
- Breath (1975) — as Rodney Hamer
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