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Gareth Thomas

Acting
Known For

71 Years Old

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.

Born

Wales, UK on 12th February 1945

Died

13th April 2016

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Midsomer Murders
Huw Mostyn
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Casualty
Jim Bailey
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M.I. High
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Play for Today
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Blake's 7
Roj Blake
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Blake's 7
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Torchwood
Ed Morgan
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Sherlock Holmes
Joseph Harrison
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Bergerac
Towers
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Public Eye
Tom Lewis
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Public Eye
Briggs
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Justice
Gordon Mostyn
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Tales of the Unexpected
Telfer
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Achillas
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Heartbeat
Nathaniel Clegghorn
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Star Maidens
Shem
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Space Cadets
Self
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Maigret
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Children of the Stones
Adam Brake
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Hammer House of Horror
Richard / Gupta
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How Green Was My Valley
Rev. Gruffydd
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Special Branch
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The Bell
James Tayper Pace
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Taggart
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Sutherland's Law
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Morgan's Boy
Morgan Thomas
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Knights of God
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Peter and Paul
Julius
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Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
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Juggernaut
Liverpool Joiner
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Victorian Scandals
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The Strangerers
Police Sergeant
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The Citadel
Dr. Philip Denny
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Waterland
Publican
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Crown Prosecutor
Harry Thomsen
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Quatermass and the Pit
Workman (uncredited)
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Distant Shores
Charles McCallister
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Sparrow
Corrado
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Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
Rev Denis Thomas
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Made in Romania
Gary Devane
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Visitor from the Grave
Richard/Gupta
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Mafia Junction
Trenchcoated Detective (uncredited)
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The Ragman's Daughter
Tom
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Gotcha / Campion's Interview
Ton
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Bewitched
Owen Bosworth
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Blake's Seven
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Breath
Rodney Hamer
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Blasphemy at the Old Bailey
G. Robertson
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Emlyn's Moon
Idris Llewelyn
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Morgan's Boy
Morgan
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The Chestnut Soldier
Idris Llewelyn
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Smokey Joe's Revenge
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Stocker's Copper
Herbert Griffin
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Hamlet
Claudius
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Zigger Zagger
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Possessions
Inspector Sabworth
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The Witch's Daughter
Dan Mackay
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Dummy Run
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