Gareth Thomas
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 12, 1945
- Died
- April 13, 2016 (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- Wales, UK
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
Filmography
Blake's Seven
Movie
Made in Romania
Movie · as Gary Devane
Personal Affairs
TV · as Leo Hartmann · 1 ep
M.I. High
TV · as Patrick Houston · 1 ep
Torchwood
TV · as Ed Morgan · 1 ep
Distant Shores
TV · as Charles McCallister · 12 eps
Hamlet
Movie · as Claudius
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
Movie · as Rev Denis Thomas
Possessions
Movie · as Inspector Sabworth
Baddiel's Syndrome
TV · as Colin · 3 eps
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
TV · 1 ep
The Strangerers
TV · as Police Sergeant · 1 ep
Midsomer Murders
TV · as Huw Mostyn · 1 ep
Space Cadets
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Witch's Daughter
Movie · as Dan Mackay
Crown Prosecutor
TV · as Harry Thomsen · 2 eps
Sparrow
Movie · as Corrado
Waterland
Movie · as Publican
Heartbeat
TV · as Nathaniel Clegghorn · 6 eps
Maigret
TV · 1 ep
The Chestnut Soldier
Movie · as Idris Llewelyn
Emlyn's Moon
Movie · as Idris Llewelyn
Chelworth
TV · as Peter Thornton · 7 eps
Blake's 7: Duel
Movie · as Roj Blake
Blake's 7: Orac
Movie · as Roj Blake
Casualty
TV · as Jim Bailey · 1 ep
Blake's 7: The Beginning
Movie · as Roj Blake
Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Joseph Harrison · 1 ep
Morgan's Boy
TV · as Morgan Thomas · 8 eps
Love and Marriage
TV · as Stephen · 1 ep
Strangers and Brothers
TV · as Arthur Mounteney · 2 eps
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
TV · as Joseph Harrison · 1 ep
Bewitched
Movie · as Owen Bosworth
Taggart
TV · 1 ep
The Citadel
TV · as Dr. Philip Denny · 10 eps
Shades of Darkness
TV · as Owen Bosworth · 1 ep
Dramarama
TV · as Long John Silver · 1 ep
Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy
Movie · as Aubrey
The Bell
TV · as James Tayper Pace · 4 eps
Bergerac
TV · as Towers · 1 ep
Peter and Paul
TV · as Julius · 2 eps
Visitor from the Grave
Movie · as Richard/Gupta
Hammer House of Horror
TV · as Richard / Gupta · 1 ep
Tales of the Unexpected
TV · as Telfer · 1 ep
Border Country
TV · as Evan ap Evan · 1 ep
Blake's 7
TV · as Roj Blake · 1 ep
Blasphemy at the Old Bailey
Movie · as G. Robertson
Gotcha / Campion's Interview
Movie · as Ton
Children of the Stones
TV · as Adam Brake · 7 eps
Star Maidens
TV · as Shem · 8 eps
Victorian Scandals
TV · as William Makepeace Thackeray · 1 ep
Breath
Movie · as Rodney Hamer
Shadows
TV · as Benson · 1 ep
How Green Was My Valley
TV · as Reverend Merddyn Gruffydd · 6 eps
Dummy Run
Movie · as Commentator
Smokey Joe's Revenge
Movie · as P.C. Grundy
Juggernaut
Movie · as Liverpool Joiner
David Copperfield
TV · as Edward Murdstone · 1 ep
Churchill's People
TV · as Laurence Kemys · 1 ep
Mafia Junction
Movie · as Trenchcoated Detective (uncredited)
Sutherland's Law
TV · as Alec Duthie · 12 eps
Centre Play
TV · as Commentator · 1 ep
Stocker's Copper
Movie · as Herbert Griffin
The Ragman's Daughter
Movie · as Tom
The Watercress Girl
Movie · as Frank Oppidan
Sutherland's Law
Movie · as Alec Duthie
The Sextet
TV · 1 ep
Country Matters
TV · as Frank Oppidan · 1 ep
Justice
TV · as Gordon Mostyn · 1 ep
Play for Today
TV · 2 eps
Parkin's Patch
TV · as Ron Radley · 26 eps
Zigger Zagger
Movie
Quatermass and the Pit
Movie · as Workman (uncredited)
ITV Playhouse
TV · as Schmidt, Aubrey Owen / The Carmarthen Cowboy · 1 ep
Public Eye
TV · as Briggs, Tom Lewis · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Achillas · 1 ep