Gareth Thomas
Acting
1945-02-12 · Wales, UK
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
Blake's Seven
2018 · Movie
Made in Romania
2010 · Movie
Personal Affairs
2009 · Series
M.I. High
2007 · Series
Torchwood
2006 · Series
Distant Shores
2005 · Series
Hamlet
2003 · Movie
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
2002 · Movie
Baddiel's Syndrome
2001 · Series
Possessions
2001 · Movie
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000 · Series
The Strangerers
2000 · Series
Space Cadets
1997 · Series
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Series
The Witch's Daughter
1996 · Movie
Crown Prosecutor
1995 · Series
Sparrow
1994 · Movie
Waterland
1992 · Movie
Heartbeat
1992 · Series
Maigret
1992 · Series
The Chestnut Soldier
1991 · Movie
Emlyn's Moon
1990 · Movie
Chelworth
1989 · Series
Casualty
1986 · Series
Blake's 7: Duel
1986 · Movie
Blake's 7: Orac
1986 · Movie
Blake's 7: The Beginning
1985 · Movie
Morgan's Boy
1984 · Series
Morgan's Boy
1984 · Movie
Sherlock Holmes
1984 · Series
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1984 · Series
Strangers and Brothers
1984 · Series
Love and Marriage
1984 · Series
Dramarama
1983 · Series
Taggart
1983 · Series
Bewitched
1983 · Movie
Shades of Darkness
1983 · Series
The Citadel
1983 · Series
Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy
1982 · Movie
The Bell
1982 · Series
Bergerac
1981 · Series
Peter and Paul
1981 · Series
Visitor from the Grave
1980 · Movie
Hammer House of Horror
1980 · Series
Border Country
1979 · Series
Tales of the Unexpected
1979 · Series
Blake's 7
1978 · Series
Blasphemy at the Old Bailey
1977 · Movie
Gotcha / Campion's Interview
1977 · Movie
Children of the Stones
1977 · Series
Star Maidens
1976 · Series
Victorian Scandals
1976 · Series
How Green Was My Valley
1975 · Series
Shadows
1975 · Series
Breath
1975 · Movie
Churchill's People
1974 · Series
David Copperfield
1974 · Series
Juggernaut
1974 · Movie
Dummy Run
1974 · Movie
Smokey Joe's Revenge
1974 · Movie
Centre Play
1973 · Series
Sutherland's Law
1973 · Series
Mafia Junction
1973 · Movie
The Watercress Girl
1972 · Movie
Sutherland's Law
1972 · Movie
Country Matters
1972 · Series
The Sextet
1972 · Series
Stocker's Copper
1972 · Movie
The Ragman's Daughter
1972 · Movie
Justice
1971 · Series
Play for Today
1970 · Series
Parkin's Patch
1969 · Series
Quatermass and the Pit
1967 · Movie
Zigger Zagger
1967 · Movie
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Series
Public Eye
1965 · Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Series