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Gareth Thomas

Cast & creator

Gareth Thomas

1945-02-12 (died at 71) Wales, UKIMDb

Best known for Midsomer Murders, Casualty, Play for Today

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.

Also known as: Гарет Томас

Movies

30

film credits

Series

50

television credits

Career

80

1951–2018 · acting roles

Credit score

6.9

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Huw Mostyn · 1997

Casualty

Casualty

Jim Bailey · 1986

Play for Today

Play for Today

Acting · 1970

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Nathaniel Clegghorn · 1992

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Telfer · 1979

Across film & television

Filmography (80)

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Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Huw Mostyn

Casualty

Casualty

Jim Bailey

Play for Today

Play for Today

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Nathaniel Clegghorn

Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected

Telfer

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes

Joseph Harrison

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

Schmidt

ITV Playhouse

ITV Playhouse

Aubrey Owen / The Carmarthen Cowboy

Bergerac

Bergerac

Towers

Torchwood

Torchwood

Ed Morgan

Taggart

Taggart

Blake's 7

Blake's 7

Blake's 7

Blake's 7

Roj Blake

Justice

Justice

Gordon Mostyn

Public Eye

Public Eye

Briggs

Public Eye

Public Eye

Tom Lewis

Centre Play

Centre Play

Commentator

M.I. High

M.I. High

Patrick Houston

Churchill's People

Churchill's People

Laurence Kemys

Dramarama

Dramarama

Long John Silver

Hammer House of Horror

Hammer House of Horror

Richard / Gupta

Country Matters

Country Matters

Frank Oppidan

Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)

Crown Prosecutor

Harry Thomsen

Maigret

Maigret

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Joseph Harrison

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Achillas

Star Maidens

Shem

Victorian Scandals

Victorian Scandals

William Makepeace Thackeray

Shadows

Shadows

Benson

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

Reverend Merddyn Gruffydd

Space Cadets

Self

The Sextet

The Sextet

Personal Affairs

Personal Affairs

Leo Hartmann

Shades of Darkness

Shades of Darkness

Owen Bosworth

Love and Marriage

Stephen

Juggernaut

Juggernaut

Liverpool Joiner

Peter and Paul

Peter and Paul

Julius

Sutherland's Law

Alec Duthie

Children of the Stones

Children of the Stones

Adam Brake

Morgan's Boy

Morgan's Boy

Morgan Thomas

The Strangerers

The Strangerers

Police Sergeant

Quatermass and the Pit

Quatermass and the Pit

Workman (uncredited)

Baddiel's Syndrome

Baddiel's Syndrome

Colin

Distant Shores

Distant Shores

Charles McCallister

Strangers and Brothers

Strangers and Brothers

Arthur Mounteney

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

Edward Murdstone

Chelworth

Chelworth

Peter Thornton

The Bell

James Tayper Pace

Waterland

Waterland

Publican

Sparrow

Sparrow

Corrado

Mafia Junction

Mafia Junction

Trenchcoated Detective (uncredited)

Breath

Breath

Rodney Hamer

Blake's 7: The Beginning

Blake's 7: The Beginning

Roj Blake

Blake's 7: Duel

Blake's 7: Duel

Roj Blake

Hamlet

Hamlet

Claudius

The Citadel

The Citadel

Dr. Philip Denny

Parkin's Patch

Parkin's Patch

Ron Radley

Blake's 7: Orac

Blake's 7: Orac

Roj Blake

Border Country

Evan ap Evan

Visitor from the Grave

Visitor from the Grave

Richard/Gupta

Gotcha / Campion's Interview

Gotcha / Campion's Interview

Ton

Possessions

Possessions

Inspector Sabworth

Smokey Joe's Revenge

Smokey Joe's Revenge

P.C. Grundy

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

Harold Shipman: Doctor Death

Rev Denis Thomas

The Witch's Daughter

The Witch's Daughter

Dan Mackay

Blasphemy at the Old Bailey

Blasphemy at the Old Bailey

G. Robertson

Sutherland's Law

Sutherland's Law

Alec Duthie

The Ragman's Daughter

The Ragman's Daughter

Tom

Stocker's Copper

Stocker's Copper

Herbert Griffin

Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy

Aubrey

The Watercress Girl

Frank Oppidan

Morgan's Boy

Morgan's Boy

Morgan

Made in Romania

Made in Romania

Gary Devane

Bewitched

Bewitched

Owen Bosworth

Zigger Zagger

Zigger Zagger

Emlyn's Moon

Emlyn's Moon

Idris Llewelyn

The Chestnut Soldier

The Chestnut Soldier

Idris Llewelyn

Blake's Seven

Blake's Seven

Dummy Run

Dummy Run

Commentator