Name
Gareth Thomas
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1945-02-12
Deathday
2016-04-13 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
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- 1991 The Chestnut Soldier as Idris Llewelyn
- 1994 Sparrow as Corrado
- 1973 Mafia Junction as Trenchcoated Detective (uncredited)
- 2010 Made in Romania as Gary Devane
- 1983 Bewitched as Owen Bosworth
- 1984 Morgan's Boy as Morgan
- 1977 Blasphemy at the Old Bailey as G. Robertson
- 2018 Blake's Seven
- 2001 Possessions as Inspector Sabworth
- 1972 Stocker's Copper as Herbert Griffin
- 1974 Dummy Run as Commentator
- 2002 Harold Shipman: Doctor Death as Rev Denis Thomas
- 2003 Hamlet as Claudius
- 1974 Smokey Joe's Revenge as P.C. Grundy
- 1974 Juggernaut as Liverpool Joiner
- 1977 Gotcha / Campion's Interview as Ton
- 1992 Waterland as Publican
- 1975 Breath as Rodney Hamer
- 1972 The Ragman's Daughter as Tom
- 1980 Visitor from the Grave as Richard/Gupta
- 1967 Zigger Zagger
- 1967 Quatermass and the Pit as Workman (uncredited)
- 1996 The Witch's Daughter as Dan Mackay
- 1982 Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy as Aubrey
- 1972 The Watercress Girl as Frank Oppidan
- 1985 Blake's 7: The Beginning as Roj Blake
- 1986 Blake's 7: Duel as Roj Blake
- 1986 Blake's 7: Orac as Roj Blake
- 1972 Sutherland's Law as Alec Duthie
- 1997 Midsomer Murders ( 1 episode ) as Huw Mostyn
- 2006 Torchwood ( 1 episode ) as Ed Morgan
- 1981 Bergerac ( 1 episode ) as Towers
- 1978 Blake's 7 ( 1 episode )
- 2005 Distant Shores ( 12 episodes ) as Charles McCallister
- 1979 Tales of the Unexpected ( 1 episode ) as Telfer
- 1983 Taggart ( 1 episode )
- 1976 Star Maidens ( 8 episodes ) as Shem
- 1992 Heartbeat ( 6 episodes ) as Nathaniel Clegghorn
- 2000 Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) ( 1 episode )
- 1977 Children of the Stones ( 7 episodes ) as Adam Brake
- 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame ( 1 episode ) as Achillas
- 1997 Space Cadets ( 1 episode ) as Self
- 2000 The Strangerers ( 1 episode ) as Police Sergeant
- 1970 Play for Today ( 2 episodes )
- 1983 The Citadel ( 10 episodes ) as Dr. Philip Denny
- 1992 Maigret ( 1 episode )
- 1980 Hammer House of Horror ( 1 episode ) as Richard / Gupta
- 1982 The Bell ( 4 episodes ) as James Tayper Pace
- 1984 Sherlock Holmes ( 1 episode ) as Joseph Harrison
- 1978 Blake's 7 ( 27 episodes ) as Roj Blake
- 1986 Casualty ( 1 episode ) as Jim Bailey
- 1984 Morgan's Boy ( 8 episodes ) as Morgan Thomas
- 1971 Justice ( 1 episode ) as Gordon Mostyn
- 1965 Public Eye ( 1 episode ) as Briggs
- 1965 Public Eye ( 1 episode ) as Tom Lewis
- 1981 Peter and Paul ( 2 episodes ) as Julius
- 1995 Crown Prosecutor ( 2 episodes ) as Harry Thomsen
- 1974 David Copperfield ( 1 episode ) as Edward Murdstone
- 1975 Shadows ( 1 episode ) as Benson
- 1974 Churchill's People ( 1 episode ) as Laurence Kemys
- 2001 Baddiel's Syndrome ( 3 episodes ) as Colin
- 1973 Sutherland's Law ( 12 episodes ) as Alec Duthie
- 1975 How Green Was My Valley ( 6 episodes ) as Reverend Merddyn Gruffydd
- 1976 Victorian Scandals ( 1 episode ) as William Makepeace Thackeray
- 1973 Centre Play ( 1 episode ) as Commentator
- 1972 The Sextet ( 1 episode )
- 2007 M.I. High ( 1 episode ) as Patrick Houston
- 2009 Personal Affairs ( 1 episode ) as Leo Hartmann
- 1972 Country Matters ( 1 episode ) as Frank Oppidan
- 1984 Love and Marriage ( 1 episode ) as Stephen
- 1967 ITV Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Schmidt
- 1984 Strangers and Brothers ( 2 episodes ) as Arthur Mounteney
- 1967 ITV Playhouse ( 1 episode ) as Aubrey Owen / The Carmarthen Cowboy
- 1983 Shades of Darkness ( 1 episode ) as Owen Bosworth
- 1983 Dramarama ( 1 episode ) as Long John Silver
- 1969 Parkin's Patch ( 26 episodes ) as Ron Radley
- 1984 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes ( 1 episode ) as Joseph Harrison
- 1989 Chelworth ( 8 episodes ) as Peter Thornton
- 1979 Border Country ( 1 episode ) as Evan ap Evan
