Gareth Thomas
Born: 1945-02-12 in Wales, UK
Died: 2016-04-13
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2018
2010
- Made in Romania as Gary Devane
2009
- Personal Affairs as Leo Hartmann
2007
- M.I. High as Patrick Houston
2006
- Torchwood as Ed Morgan
2005
- Distant Shores as Charles McCallister
2003
- Hamlet as Claudius
2002
- Harold Shipman: Doctor Death as Rev Denis Thomas
2001
- Baddiel's Syndrome as Colin
- Possessions as Inspector Sabworth
2000
- Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
- The Strangerers as Police Sergeant
1997
- Midsomer Murders as Huw Mostyn
- Space Cadets as Self
1996
- The Witch's Daughter as Dan Mackay
1995
- Crown Prosecutor as Harry Thomsen
1994
- Sparrow as Corrado
1991
- The Chestnut Soldier as Idris Llewelyn
1990
- Emlyn's Moon as Idris Llewelyn
1986
- Casualty as Jim Bailey
- Blake's 7: Duel as Roj Blake
- Blake's 7: Orac as Roj Blake
1985
- Blake's 7: The Beginning as Roj Blake
1984
- Sherlock Holmes as Joseph Harrison
- Strangers and Brothers as Arthur Mounteney
- Morgan's Boy as Morgan Thomas
- Love and Marriage as Stephen
- Morgan's Boy as Morgan
1983
- Taggart
- Shades of Darkness as Owen Bosworth
- The Citadel as Dr. Philip Denny
- Bewitched as Owen Bosworth
1982
- The Bell as James Tayper Pace
- Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy as Aubrey
1981
- Bergerac as Towers
- Peter and Paul as Julius
1980
- Hammer House of Horror as Richard / Gupta
- Visitor from the Grave as Richard/Gupta
1979
- Tales of the Unexpected as Telfer
1978
1977
- Children of the Stones as Adam Brake
- Gotcha / Campion's Interview as Ton
- Blasphemy at the Old Bailey as G. Robertson
1976
- Star Maidens as Shem
- Victorian Scandals as William Makepeace Thackeray
1975
- Shadows as Benson
- How Green Was My Valley as Reverend Merddyn Gruffydd
- Breath as Rodney Hamer
1974
- Churchill's People as Laurence Kemys
- David Copperfield as Edward Murdstone
- Juggernaut as Liverpool Joiner
- Dummy Run as Commentator
- Smokey Joe's Revenge
1973
- Centre Play as Commentator
- Sutherland's Law as Alec Duthie
- Mafia Junction as Trenchcoated Detective (uncredited)
1972
- Country Matters as Frank Oppidan
- The Sextet
- The Ragman's Daughter as Tom
- Stocker's Copper as Herbert Griffin
- The Watercress Girl as Frank Oppidan
- Sutherland's Law as Alec Duthie
1971
- Justice as Gordon Mostyn
1970
1967
- ITV Playhouse as Schmidt
- Quatermass and the Pit as Workman (uncredited)
- Zigger Zagger
1965
- Public Eye as Briggs
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Achillas