Tony Caunter
Born: 1937-09-22 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
Died: 2025-10-13
Known For: Acting
Biography
Tony Caunter was an English actor best known for his roles as Jack Shepherd in the Yorkshire Television sitcom Queenie's Castle (1970–72), DCI Jim Logan in the first three seasons of Juliet Bravo (1980–1982), and his portrayal of the kindly car dealer Roy Evans in EastEnders (1994–2003). He also starred in several films, including The Hill opposite Sean Connery, and The Ipcress File opposite Michael Caine.
Filmography
1994
- Doggin' Around as Sergeant Greene
1992
- Heartbeat as Hesketh
- Wallpaper Warrior as Tommy "Tea-bag" Bright
1990
- The Chief as Deputy Chief Constable Arthur Quine
1989
- Magic Moments as Television Director
1988
- Tumbledown as Air Commodore
1987
- Bust as Ray French
1986
- Casualty as Cafe Owner
- Lovejoy as Russell Potts
- London's Burning
- Running Scared as Frank Butler
- Blake's 7: Orac as Ensor
1985
- EastEnders as Roy Evans
- Howards' Way as Dave Bridger
- Silas Marner as Mr. Snell
- A Crack in the Ice as Sgt. Platov
1983
- Doctor Who: Enlightenment as Jackson
1982
- The Scarlet Pimpernel as Pochard
- The Boxwallah as Arthur Price
1981
- The Chinese Detective
- Private Schulz as Prison Warder
- P.Q. 17 as Coxswain
- The Cause as Dolly
1980
- Juliet Bravo as DCI Jim Logan
- S.O.S. Titanic as Chief Officer Henry Wilde
- Happy as Mr Howard
- Dark Water as Manager
- Braces High as Cafe Proprietor
1979
- Minder as DI Norton
- Shoestring as Inspector Colston
- House of Caradus as Jake
- Waterloo Sunset as Thomas Dwyer
1978
- Blake's 7 as Ensor Jr.
- The Vanishing Army as Pinnock
- Dinner at the Sporting Club as Ray Little
1977
- The Professionals as Detective Sergeant
- BBC2 Play of the Week as Pinnock
- Target as Brice
- King Cinder as Richard Hutson
1976
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Clopin
- Kites as Jenkins
- Piano Lessons as George
1975
- The Sweeney as Derek Clarke
- Rumpole of the Bailey as Freddie Allbright
- Angels
- The Legend of Robin Hood as Friar Tuck
- The Old Curiosity Shop as Joe Jowl (uncredited)
1974
- Playhouse as Harry Leech
1973
- Centre Play as George
- Speech Day as Douglas
- All Our Saturdays
- The Operation as Alderman
1972
- Crown Court as Inspector Cripps
- Van der Valk as Hans Voss
- New Scotland Yard as DI Bright
- The Asphyx as Warden
- Stocker's Copper as Vincent
1971
- The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as Fielder
- Doctor Who: Colony in Space as Morgan
- Walt, King of the Dumper as The Boss
1970
- Play for Today as Alderman
- Catweazle as Richardson
- Ace of Wands as Six
- Codename as Mullins
- Queenie's Castle as Jack Henry Shepherd
- The Mind of Mr. Soames as Schoolteacher
- Season of the Witch as Lorry Driver
- Lay Down Your Arms as Mick
1969
- The Main Chance as Harry Rowlands
- ITV Saturday Night Theatre as Arthur
- The Adding Machine as Third cell jailer
1968
- The Champions as Brandon
- The Expert as Robinson
- A Twist of Sand as Elton
- The Magnificent Six and ½: Peewee's Pianola as Truck Driver
1967
- ITV Playhouse as Cpl. Mills
1966
- David Copperfield as Tungay
1965
- United!
- Orlando as Walker
- The Hill as Martin
- The Ipcress File as O.N.I Man
- A Tap on the Shoulder as Security guard
- Doctor Who: The Crusade as Thatcher
1964
- The Likely Lads as Army Sergeant
1963
- Doctor Who as Jackson
1962
- The Saint as Mason
1961
- The Avengers as Miller