Gareth Thomas
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1945-02-12
Day of Death
2016-04-13 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Wales, UK
Gareth Thomas
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.
Known For
Acting
(2018)
(2010)
Made in Romania
as Gary Devane
(2003)
Hamlet
as Claudius
(2002)
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
as Rev Denis Thomas
(2001)
Possessions
as Inspector Sabworth
(1996)
The Witch's Daughter
as Dan Mackay
(1994)
Sparrow
as Corrado
(1992)
Waterland
as Publican
(1991)
The Chestnut Soldier
as Idris Llewelyn
(1990)
Emlyn's Moon
as Idris Llewelyn
(1984)
Morgan's Boy
as Morgan
(1983)
Bewitched
as Owen Bosworth
(1980)
Visitor from the Grave
as Richard/Gupta
(1977)
Blasphemy at the Old Bailey
as G. Robertson
(1977)
(1975)
Breath
as Rodney Hamer
(1974)
Juggernaut
as Liverpool Joiner
(1974)
Dummy Run
as Commentator
(1974)
(1973)
Mafia Junction
as Trenchcoated Detective (uncredited)
(1972)
The Ragman's Daughter
as Tom
(1972)
Stocker's Copper
as Herbert Griffin
(1967)
Quatermass and the Pit
as Workman (uncredited)
(1967)