Person Details

Birthday: 1945-02-12 11:18:52

Death: 2016-04-13 11:18:52

Aliases: Гарет Томас

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Wales, UK

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Movie Involvements: 16

TV Involvements: 19


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Midsomer Murders
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8

Midsomer Murders

(1997) Huw Mostyn
Public Eye
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8

Public Eye

(1965) Tom Lewis
Casualty
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6

Casualty

(1986) Jim Bailey
Sherlock Holmes
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8

Sherlock Holmes

(1984) Joseph Harrison
Tales of the Unexpected
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7

Tales of the Unexpected

(1979) Telfer
Blake's 7
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7

Blake's 7

(1978) Roj Blake
Peter and Paul
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7

Peter and Paul

(1981) Julius
Torchwood
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7

Torchwood

(2006) Ed Morgan

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2018 N/A
2010 Gary Devane
2007 N/A
2006 Ed Morgan
2005 Charles McCallister
2003 Claudius
2002 Rev Denis Thomas
2000 N/A
N/A
1997 Self
Huw Mostyn
1994 Corrado
1992 Publican
Nathaniel Clegghorn
N/A
1991 Idris Llewelyn
1990 Idris Llewelyn
1987 N/A
1986 Jim Bailey
1984 Morgan Thomas
Morgan
Joseph Harrison
1983 N/A
Owen Bosworth
Dr. Philip Denny
1982 James Tayper Pace
1981 Towers
Julius
1980 Richard/Gupta
Richard / Gupta
1979 Telfer
1978 N/A
Roj Blake
1977 G. Robertson
Ton
Adam Brake
1976 Shem
N/A
1975 Rev. Gruffydd
Rodney Hamer
1974 Liverpool Joiner
N/A
1973 N/A
Trenchcoated Detective (uncredited)
1972 Herbert Griffin
Tom
1971 Gordon Mostyn
1970 N/A
1969 N/A
1967 N/A
1965 Briggs
Tom Lewis
1951 Achillas
Year Character Movie/Tv

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