Stephen Yardley
Born: 1942-03-24 in Ferrensby, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2023
- Tales of the Tardis as Arak
2007
- That's What I Call Television as Self
2004
- Hex as Thomas McBain
1998
- RPM as Chiarkos
1995
- Bugs as Matt
1993
- Brighton Belles as Gilbert
- I, Lovett as Sergeant
1992
- Heartbeat as Arnold Sampson
- Virtual Murder as Inspector Cadogan
1985
- Howards' Way as Ken Masters
- The Doctor and the Devils as Joseph
- Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos as Arak
1984
- Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense as Knowles
- Mitch as Shepherd
- Morgan's Boy as Alan
- Morgan's Boy as Alan
- The Corvini Inheritance as Stanley Knowles
1983
- Widows as Vic Morgan
- Slayground as Turner
1982
- Funny Money as Ridley
1981
- Bergerac as Ken Lewis
- The Day of the Triffids as John
- Fanny by Gaslight as 'Duke' Hopwood
1980
- The Gentle Touch as Jed Blanden
- A Tale of Two Cities as Ernest Defarge
1978
- Blake's 7 as Investigator Reeve
- One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day as Stu
1977
- The Professionals as Swetman
- Secret Army as Max Brocard
1976
- The XYY Man as William 'Spider' Scott
- Enemy as The Detective Constable #2
1975
- Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks as Sevrin
- Kill Two Birds as Tosher
1974
- Napoleon and Love as Jean Lannes
- Regan as Det. Insp. Laker
- Clydescope as Visitor from the South
- Norma as Norma's Lover
1973
- Thriller as Tosher
- Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall as Lt. Martin
1972
- Crown Court as Squadron Leader Pardoe
- Pebble Mill at One
- New Scotland Yard as DI Corral
- Villains as Erskine
1971
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as First Officer Clayton
- The Guardians as Cockney Guardian
1970
- Atlantic Wall as Bobby
- Chariot of Fire as PC Bradley
1969
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre
- The Doctors as Harry Fisher
1968
- The Champions as Pieter
1967
- ITV Playhouse as Norma's lover
1965
- Public Eye as Carter
- United! as Kenny Craig
- The Mask of Janus as Hughes
1964
- Story Parade as Barman
1963
- Doctor Who as Arak
1962
- Z-Cars as Roy Hollis
1961
- Drama 61-67 as Private.Webber