Stephen Yardley
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 24, 1942 (age 84)
- Birthplace
- Ferrensby, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Biography
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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Filmography
Tales of the Tardis
TV · as Arak · 1 ep
That's What I Call Television
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hex
TV · as Thomas McBain · 2 eps
RPM
Movie · as Chiarkos
Bugs
TV · as Matt · 1 ep
Brighton Belles
TV · as Gilbert · 2 eps
I, Lovett
TV · as Sergeant · 1 ep
Heartbeat
TV · as Arnold Sampson · 1 ep
Virtual Murder
TV · as Inspector Cadogan · 6 eps
Executive Stress
TV · as Martin · 1 ep
The Doctor and the Devils
Movie · as Joseph
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Movie · as Arak
Howards' Way
TV · as Ken Masters · 78 eps
The Corvini Inheritance
Movie · as Stanley Knowles
Slayground
Movie · as Turner
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
TV · as Knowles · 1 ep
Mitch
TV · as Shepherd · 1 ep
Morgan's Boy
TV · as Alan · 8 eps
Widows
TV · as Vic Morgan · 6 eps
Funny Money
Movie · as Ridley
Break Point
TV · as Mr Grieves · 5 eps
Bergerac
TV · as Ken Lewis · 1 ep
The Day of the Triffids
TV · as John · 1 ep
Fanny by Gaslight
TV · as 'Duke' Hopwood · 2 eps
A Tale of Two Cities
TV · as Ernest Defarge · 7 eps
The Gentle Touch
TV · as Jed Blanden · 2 eps
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
Movie · as Stu
Blake's 7
TV · as Investigator Reeve · 1 ep
The Professionals
TV · as Swetman · 1 ep
Secret Army
TV · as Max Brocard · 13 eps
Enemy
Movie · as The Detective Constable #2
The XYY Man
TV · as William 'Spider' Scott · 13 eps
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
Movie · as Sevrin
Kill Two Birds
Movie · as Tosher
Norma
Movie · as Norma's Lover
Clydescope
Movie · as Visitor from the South
Regan
Movie · as Det. Insp. Laker
Napoleon and Love
TV · as Jean Lannes · 1 ep
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
Movie · as Lt. Martin
Thriller
TV · as Tosher · 1 ep
Oranges and Lemons
TV · as Sgt Gowers · 1 ep
Pebble Mill at One
TV · 1 ep
Crown Court
TV · as Squadron Leader Pardoe · 3 eps
Villains
TV · as Erskine · 1 ep
New Scotland Yard
TV · as DI Corral, Jack McNeil · 1 ep
The Guardians
TV · as Cockney Guardian · 1 ep
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as First Officer Clayton · 1 ep
Chariot of Fire
Movie · as PC Bradley
Atlantic Wall
Movie · as Bobby
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
TV · 1 ep
The Champions
TV · as Pieter · 1 ep
Tom Grattan's War
TV · as Army Officer · 2 eps
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Norma's lover · 1 ep
Public Eye
TV · as Carter · 1 ep
United!
TV · as Kenny Craig · 149 eps
The Mask of Janus
TV · as Hughes · 1 ep
Story Parade
TV · as Barman · 1 ep
Doctor Who
TV · as Arak, Sevrin · 2 eps
Z-Cars
TV · as Roy Hollis, PC Alec May · 1 ep
Drama 61-67
TV · as Private.Webber · 1 ep