Gareth Thomas
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Midsomer Murders
Huw Mostyn
1997
Series
Play for Today
1970
Series
Casualty
Jim Bailey
1986
Series
Heartbeat
Nathaniel Clegghorn
1992
Series
Sherlock Holmes
Joseph Harrison
1984
Series
Bergerac
Towers
1981
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
Telfer
1979
Series
Torchwood
Ed Morgan
2006
Series
ITV Playhouse
Schmidt
1967
Series
ITV Playhouse
Aubrey Owen / The Carmarthen Cowboy
1967
Series
Blake's 7
1978
Series
Blake's 7
Roj Blake
1978
Series
Taggart
1983
Series
M.I. High
Patrick Houston
2007
Series
Justice
Gordon Mostyn
1971
Series
Public Eye
Briggs
1965
Series
Public Eye
Tom Lewis
1965
Series
Churchill's People
Laurence Kemys
1974
Series
Centre Play
Commentator
1973
Series
Hammer House of Horror
Richard / Gupta
1980
Series
Dramarama
Long John Silver
1983
Series
Maigret
1992
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
Series
Shadows
Benson
1975
Series
Country Matters
Frank Oppidan
1972
Love and Marriage
Stephen
1984
Crown Prosecutor
Harry Thomsen
1995
Film
Juggernaut
Liverpool Joiner
1974
Series
Peter and Paul
Julius
1981
Series
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Joseph Harrison
1984
Sutherland's Law
Alec Duthie
1973
Series
Personal Affairs
Leo Hartmann
2009
Series
Shades of Darkness
Owen Bosworth
1983
Series
How Green Was My Valley
Reverend Merddyn Gruffydd
1975
Series
Star Maidens
Shem
1976
Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Achillas
1951
Series
The Sextet
1972
Space Cadets
Self
1997
Film
Quatermass and the Pit
Workman (uncredited)
1967
Series
David Copperfield
Edward Murdstone
1974
Series
Victorian Scandals
William Makepeace Thackeray
1976
Series
Morgan's Boy
Morgan Thomas
1984
Series
Strangers and Brothers
Arthur Mounteney
1984
The Bell
James Tayper Pace
1982
Series
The Strangerers
Police Sergeant
2000
Series
Children of the Stones
Adam Brake
1977
Series
Distant Shores
Charles McCallister
2005
Series
Baddiel's Syndrome
Colin
2001
Film
Sparrow
Corrado
1994
Series
The Citadel
Dr. Philip Denny
1983
Film
Hamlet
Claudius
2003
Film
Waterland
Publican
1992
Series
Parkin's Patch
Ron Radley
1969
Film
Breath
Rodney Hamer
1975
Film
Blake's 7: Duel
Roj Blake
1986
Border Country
Evan ap Evan
1979
Film
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
Rev Denis Thomas
2002
Film
Blake's 7: The Beginning
Roj Blake
1985
Film
Possessions
Inspector Sabworth
2001
Film
Stocker's Copper
Herbert Griffin
1972
Film
Made in Romania
Gary Devane
2010
Series
Chelworth
Peter Thornton
1989
Film
Sutherland's Law
Alec Duthie
1972
The Watercress Girl
Frank Oppidan
1972
Film
Blake's 7: Orac
Roj Blake
1986
Film
The Ragman's Daughter
Tom
1972
Film
Smokey Joe's Revenge
1974
Film
Visitor from the Grave
Richard/Gupta
1980
Film
Blasphemy at the Old Bailey
G. Robertson
1977
Film
Mafia Junction
Trenchcoated Detective (uncredited)
1973
Film
Morgan's Boy
Morgan
1984
Film
The Witch's Daughter
Dan Mackay
1996
Film
Bewitched
Owen Bosworth
1983
Film
Gotcha / Campion's Interview
Ton
1977
Film
Blake's Seven
2018
Film
Emlyn's Moon
Idris Llewelyn
1990
Film
Zigger Zagger
1967
Film
Dummy Run
Commentator
1974
Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy
Aubrey
1982
Film
The Chestnut Soldier
Idris Llewelyn
1991