Acting · Bristol, England, UK · Born January 10, 1930
Roy Evans is an English actor who has appeared in British television from the 1960s to 2004, appearing in a wide range of productions including Doctor Who (The Daleks' Master Plan as Trantis, The Green Death as Bert and The Monster of Peladon as a miner), Blake's 7 ("Redemption" as a Slave), Porterhouse Blue (as Arthur), Only Fools and Horses (The Jolly Boys' Outing as Harry the coach driver), as well as peasant roles in The Black Adder. Born in Fishponds, he was adopted by Edmund Evans and Clarice Augusta Georgina May Evans (née Gowen). As a teenager, Evans went to London to become a dancer and actor. His dancing work includes visiting the Nottingham Theatre Royal with the International Ballet Company in 1951, gaining a long run in A Girl Called Jo at Piccadilly Theatre followed by a six-month engagement as principal male ballet dancer with the Swedish national ballet company. In film he is particularly known for roles in The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), Oliver! (1968), Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher (1968), Where's Jack? (1969), Loving Memory (1971), Dark Places (1973), Jabberwocky (1977), The Prince and the Pauper (1977), Raise the Titanic (1980), The Elephant Man (1980) and The Company of Wolves (1984).
MovieGlobal Conspiracy?
2004
as Talfryn Pritchard
MovieLife Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003
as Ted Prendergast
MovieThe Gathering
2003
as The Gathering
MovieRestoration
1995
as Fleeing Man
TVJohnny and the Dead
1995
as Boatman
MovieThe Hour of the Pig
1993
as Travelling Player
TVMurder Most Horrid
1991
as Carriage Driver
MovieHamlet
1990
as The Players
TVAround the World in 80 Days
1989
as Shirley Rose Engineer
TVCampion
1989
as Branch
MovieDeath of a Son
1989
as Undertaker
TVAndy Capp
1988
as Workman
MovieBorder
1988
as Lodger
MovieForeign Body
1986
as Newspaper vendor
MovieLost In London
1985
as Taxi Driver
MovieSanta Claus: The Movie
1985
as Village Leader (uncredited)
MovieThe Doctor and the Devils
1985
as Sewerman
TVSuper Gran
1985
as Roland Rattray
TVDempsey and Makepeace
1985
as Sims
TVScreen Two
1985
as Undertaker
TVEllis Island
1984
as Stage Door Guard
MovieReturn to Waterloo
1984
as Mortuary Attendant
MovieThe Company of Wolves
1984
as Eyepatch
TVBlackadder
1983
as Abel, a Peasant
MovieImaginary Friends
1982
as George
MovieBaal
1982
as 2nd Cab Driver
MovieThe Elephant Man
1980
as Cabman
TVCribb
1980
as Shopkeeper
MovieSchalcken the Painter
1979
as Coachman
TVMinder
1979
as Elderly Man
MovieComing Out
1979
as Charlie Rose
TVWorzel Gummidge
1979
as Whelk-stall owner
TVDick Turpin
1979
as Fellowes
MovieLes Misérables
1978
as Brevet
TVReturn of the Saint
1978
as Dillon
MovieThe Big Sleep
1978
as Deliveryman (uncredited)
TVBlake's 7
1978
as Slave
TVSecret Army
1977
as Belgian Farmer
MovieThe Prince and the Pauper
1977
as Night Owl
MovieJabberwocky
1977
as Ratman
MovieHazlitt in Love
1977
as Birdseller
MovieThe Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976
as Major Domo (uncredited)
MovieNo Hard Feelings
1976
as soldier
TVPoldark
1975
as Nick Vigus
TVChurchill's People
1974
as Churl
MovieDoctor Who: The Monster of Peladon
1974
as Miner
MovieDoctor Who: The Green Death
1973
as Bert
TVWarship
1973
as Cook Meadows
MovieDark Places
1973
as Baxter
MovieWolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood
1973
as Gyrth
TVThe Protectors
1972
as Joe Lomax
TVM*A*S*H
1972
as Orderly (uncredited)
TVVan der Valk
1972
as Caretaker
MovieFlyaway
1972
TVA Ghost Story for Christmas
1971
as Coachman
MovieDeathday
1971
as Postman
TVBudgie
1971
as Reggie
MovieThe House That Dripped Blood
1971
MovieScrooge
1970
as Ghostly Coachman (uncredited)
MovieLoving Memory
1970
as Man
TVFrom a Bird's Eye View
1970
as Tall Undertaker
MovieThe Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
1969
as Man Poke by Stick
MovieWhere's Jack?
1969
as Mr Hind
MovieOliver!
1968
as Pauper - Workhouse
MovieThe Blood Beast Terror
1968
as 2nd Porter
MovieThe Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids
1968
as Street Cleaner
MovieHalf a Sixpence
1967
as Pub Character
MovieThe Fearless Vampire Killers
1967
as Vampire at Ball (uncredited)
TVOmnibus
1967
as Coachman
MovieA Ghost of a Chance
1967
as Driver
MovieDoctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan
1965
as Trantis
TVLondoners
1965
as Second Clerk
TVTheatre 625
1964
as Mike
TVDoctor Who
1963
as Bert
