Colin Jeavons
Born: 1929-10-29 in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Colin Jeavons is a respected British actor known for his versatile performances across film, television, and theater. With a career spanning several decades, Jeavons showcased his talent in various roles, demonstrating a wide range of characters and genres. While not directly associated with "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," his notable appearances in numerous British television series and stage productions contributed to his recognition in the entertainment industry. Jeavons' dedication to his craft and his ability to portray diverse characters with depth and authenticity earned him respect among peers and audiences alike.
Filmography
2023
- Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace as Damon (voice)
1993
- To Play the King as Tim Stamper
1992
- Stalin as Yagoda
- The Master Blackmailer as Inspector Lestrade
1991
- The House of Eliott as Duroque
- The Strauss Dynasty as Civil Servant in License Office
- Secret Friends as Vicar
1990
- House of Cards as Tim Stamper
- The Widowmaker as Mr Crathew
1989
- Blackeyes as Jamieson
1988
1986
- Lovejoy as Bernard
- Call Me Mister as Curator
- Paradise Postponed as George Titmuss
- Absolute Beginners as Pamphleteer
1985
- EastEnders as Mr Vaughan
- Home to Roost as Edward Walker
- Bleak House as Vholes
- Charters and Caldicott as Rev. Lamb
- Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil as Adolf Hitler
1984
- Sherlock Holmes as Inspector Lestrade
- The Bill
- Travelling Man as Neil Pember
- Squaring the Circle as Glemp
1983
- Reilly: Ace of Spies as Widdemeyer
- Jane Eyre as Briggs
- The Baker Street Boys
- Atlantis as Lytton
1981
- Bergerac as Claude Raquin
- Only Fools and Horses as Solly Atwell
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Max Quordlepleen
- The French Lieutenant's Woman as Vicar
- Kinvig as Jim Piper
- Great Expectations as Wemmick
- The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy as Max Quordlepleen
- K-9 and Company
- K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend as George Tracey
- Kinvig (TV pilot) as Jim Piper
1980
- Lady Killers as Mr. A.T. Lawrence
- The Island as Hizzoner
- Caleb Williams as Dyer
- An Ordered Life as The Composer
1979
- Minder as Fribbins
- Terry and June as Police Sergeant
- Shoestring as Ellery
- The Old Curiosity Shop as Sampson Brass
- The Out of Town Boys as Neeley
- Blue Remembered Hills as Donald
1978
- Destiny as Dennis Turner
- Magpie's Talking Duck as Judge
- Tarry-Dan Tarry-Dan Scarey Old Spooky Man as Mr. Johnson
1976
- Bill Brand as Bernard Shaw
- Schizo as Commissioner
- Shove Tuesday as Supermarket Manager
1975
- The Sweeney as Leonard Gold
- Angels
- The Water-Baby as Charles Kingsley
1974
- Playhouse as Anton Webern
- Churchill's People as The Honorable Robert Boyle
- Fall of Eagles as Printer
- Wodehouse Playhouse as Stranger
- Diagnosis: Murder as Bob Dawson
1973
- Centre Play as Charles Kingsley
- Billy Liar
1971
- Skin Deep as Production Monitor
1970
- Play for Today as Dennis Turner
- Doomwatch as Botting
- Bartleby as Tucker
- The Games as Earnest Man
- The Hero of My Life as Wilkie Collins
1969
- The Oblong Box as Doctor (uncredited)
1968
- The Jazz Age as Perry
- The Ronnie Barker Playhouse as Gosling
1967
1966
- David Copperfield as Uriah Heep
1965
- BBC Play of the Month as Snake
- Thirty-Minute Theatre as Conspirator
- The Man in Room 17 as Dr. Jim Pearson
- The Wednesday Thriller as Albert
1964
- Theatre 625 as Colonel Levin
- The Wednesday Play as Barry Raines
- Detective
1963
- Doctor Who as Damon
1962
1961
- The Avengers as Stanton
- Sir Francis Drake as Spanish Officer
1960
- Maigret as Jean Metayer
- Sunday-Night Play as The Intruder
- The Small House at Allington as John Eames
1959
- Bleak House as Richard Carstone
1958
- Pride and Prejudice as Mr Wickham