Acting · Wales, UK · Born February 12, 1945
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.
MovieBlake's Seven
2018
MovieMade in Romania
2010
as Gary Devane
TVPersonal Affairs
2009
as Leo Hartmann
TVM.I. High
2007
as Patrick Houston
TVTorchwood
2006
as Ed Morgan
TVDistant Shores
2005
as Charles McCallister
MovieHamlet
2003
as Claudius
MovieHarold Shipman: Doctor Death
2002
as Rev Denis Thomas
MoviePossessions
2001
as Inspector Sabworth
TVBaddiel's Syndrome
2001
as Colin
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
2000
TVThe Strangerers
2000
as Police Sergeant
Space Cadets
1997
as Self
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Huw Mostyn
MovieThe Witch's Daughter
1996
as Dan Mackay
Crown Prosecutor
1995
as Harry Thomsen
MovieSparrow
1994
as Corrado
MovieWaterland
1992
as Publican
TVHeartbeat
1992
as Nathaniel Clegghorn
TVMaigret
1992
MovieThe Chestnut Soldier
1991
as Idris Llewelyn
MovieEmlyn's Moon
1990
as Idris Llewelyn
TVChelworth
1989
as Peter Thornton
TVCasualty
1986
as Jim Bailey
MovieBlake's 7: Duel
1986
as Roj Blake
MovieBlake's 7: Orac
1986
as Roj Blake
MovieBlake's 7: The Beginning
1985
as Roj Blake
TVMorgan's Boy
1984
as Morgan Thomas
MovieMorgan's Boy
1984
as Morgan
TVSherlock Holmes
1984
as Joseph Harrison
TVThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Joseph Harrison
TVStrangers and Brothers
1984
as Arthur Mounteney
Love and Marriage
1984
as Stephen
TVDramarama
1983
as Long John Silver
TVTaggart
1983
MovieBewitched
1983
as Owen Bosworth
TVShades of Darkness
1983
as Owen Bosworth
TVThe Citadel
1983
as Dr. Philip Denny
Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy
1982
as Aubrey
The Bell
1982
as James Tayper Pace
TVBergerac
1981
as Towers
TVPeter and Paul
1981
as Julius
MovieVisitor from the Grave
1980
as Richard/Gupta
TVHammer House of Horror
1980
as Richard / Gupta
Border Country
1979
as Evan ap Evan
TVTales of the Unexpected
1979
as Telfer
TVBlake's 7
1978
MovieBlasphemy at the Old Bailey
1977
as G. Robertson
MovieGotcha / Campion's Interview
1977
as Ton
TVChildren of the Stones
1977
as Adam Brake
TVStar Maidens
1976
as Shem
TVVictorian Scandals
1976
as William Makepeace Thackeray
TVHow Green Was My Valley
1975
as Reverend Merddyn Gruffydd
TVShadows
1975
as Benson
MovieBreath
1975
as Rodney Hamer
TVChurchill's People
1974
as Laurence Kemys
TVDavid Copperfield
1974
as Edward Murdstone
MovieJuggernaut
1974
as Liverpool Joiner
MovieDummy Run
1974
as Commentator
MovieSmokey Joe's Revenge
1974
TVCentre Play
1973
as Commentator
Sutherland's Law
1973
as Alec Duthie
MovieMafia Junction
1973
as Trenchcoated Detective (uncredited)
The Watercress Girl
1972
as Frank Oppidan
MovieSutherland's Law
1972
as Alec Duthie
TVCountry Matters
1972
as Frank Oppidan
TVThe Sextet
1972
MovieStocker's Copper
1972
as Herbert Griffin
MovieThe Ragman's Daughter
1972
as Tom
TVJustice
1971
as Gordon Mostyn
TVPlay for Today
1970
TVParkin's Patch
1969
as Ron Radley
MovieQuatermass and the Pit
1967
as Workman (uncredited)
MovieZigger Zagger
1967
TVITV Playhouse
1967
as Schmidt
TVPublic Eye
1965
as Briggs
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Achillas
