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Gareth Thomas
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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 p…
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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.
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Blake's Seven
Made in Romania
as Gary Devane
Hamlet
as Claudius
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
as Rev Denis Thomas
Possessions
as Inspector Sabworth
The Witch's Daughter
as Dan Mackay
Sparrow
as Corrado
Waterland
as Publican
The Chestnut Soldier
as Idris Llewelyn
Emlyn's Moon
as Idris Llewelyn
Blake's 7: Duel
as Roj Blake
Blake's 7: Orac
as Roj Blake
Blake's 7: The Beginning
as Roj Blake
Morgan's Boy
as Morgan
Bewitched
as Owen Bosworth
No Poster
Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy
as Aubrey
Visitor from the Grave
as Richard/Gupta
Blasphemy at the Old Bailey
as G. Robertson
Gotcha / Campion's Interview
as Ton
Breath
as Rodney Hamer
Juggernaut
as Liverpool Joiner
Dummy Run
as Commentator
Smokey Joe's Revenge
as P.C. Grundy
Mafia Junction
as Trenchcoated Detective (uncredited)
No Poster
The Watercress Girl
as Frank Oppidan
Sutherland's Law
as Alec Duthie
Stocker's Copper
as Herbert Griffin
The Ragman's Daughter
as Tom
Quatermass and the Pit
as Workman (uncredited)
