Gareth Thomas

Gareth Thomas

1945-02-12 – 2016-04-13 (age 71) Wales, UK
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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.

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Known For

Juggernaut
Juggernaut

1974

as Liverpool Joiner

Quatermass and the Pit
Quatermass and the Pit

1967

as Workman (uncredited)

Breath
Breath

1975

as Rodney Hamer

Sparrow
Sparrow

1994

as Corrado

Hamlet
Hamlet

2003

as Claudius

Possessions
Possessions

2001

as Inspector Sabworth

Blasphemy at the Old Bailey
Blasphemy at the Old Bailey

1977

as G. Robertson

Sutherland's Law
Sutherland's Law

1972

as Alec Duthie

Made in Romania
Made in Romania

2010

as Gary Devane

Blake's 7: Orac
Blake's 7: Orac

1986

as Roj Blake

Blake's 7: Duel
Blake's 7: Duel

1986

as Roj Blake

Mafia Junction
Mafia Junction

1973

as Trenchcoated Detective (uncredited)

Blake's 7: The Beginning
Blake's 7: The Beginning

1985

as Roj Blake

Waterland
Waterland

1992

as Publican

Stocker's Copper
Stocker's Copper

1972

as Herbert Griffin

The Ragman's Daughter
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

2002

as Rev Denis Thomas

Morgan's Boy
Morgan's Boy

1984

as Morgan

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The Watercress Girl

1972

as Frank Oppidan