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
- Secret Friends as Vicar
1990
- The Widowmaker as Mr Crathew
- House of Cards as Tim Stamper
1989
- Blackeyes as Jamieson
1988
1986
- Absolute Beginners as Pamphleteer
- Lovejoy as Bernard
- Paradise Postponed as George Titmuss
- Call Me Mister as Curator
1985
- EastEnders as Mr Vaughan
- Home to Roost as Edward Walker
- Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil as Adolf Hitler
- Bleak House as Vholes
- Charters and Caldicott as Rev. Lamb
1984
- Sherlock Holmes as Inspector Lestrade
- The Bill
- Squaring the Circle as Glemp
1983
- Atlantis as Lytton
- Reilly: Ace of Spies as Widdemeyer
- Jane Eyre as Briggs
- The Baker Street Boys
1981
- Bergerac as Claude Raquin
- Only Fools and Horses as Solly Atwell
- The French Lieutenant's Woman as Vicar
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Max Quordlepleen
- The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy as Max Quordlepleen
- Kinvig (TV pilot) as Jim Piper
- Great Expectations as Wemmick
- Kinvig as Jim Piper
- K-9 and Company
- K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend as George Tracey
1980
- The Island as Hizzoner
- Lady Killers as Mr. A.T. Lawrence
- An Ordered Life as The Composer
1979
- Minder as Fribbins
- Terry and June as Police Sergeant
- Shoestring
- The Out of Town Boys as Neeley
- Blue Remembered Hills as Donald
- The Old Curiosity Shop as Sampson Brass
1978
- Destiny as Dennis Turner
- Tarry-Dan Tarry-Dan Scarey Old Spooky Man as Mr. Johnson
- Magpie's Talking Duck as Judge
1976
- Shove Tuesday as Supermarket Manager
- Schizo as Commissioner
- Bill Brand as Bernard Shaw
1975
- The Sweeney as Leonard Gold
- Angels
- The Water-Baby as Charles Kingsley
1974
- Playhouse as Anton Webern
- Diagnosis: Murder as Bob Dawson
- Churchill's People as The Honorable Robert Boyle
- Wodehouse Playhouse as Stranger
1973
1971
- Skin Deep as Production Monitor
1970
- Play for Today as Dennis Turner
- The Games as Earnest Man
- Doomwatch as Botting
- Bartleby as Tucker
- 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
- The Man in Room 17 as Dr. Jim Pearson
1964
- The Wednesday Play as Barry Raines
- Theatre 625 as Colonel Levin
- 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