Gareth Thomas
Actor
Biography
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
Juggernaut
as Liverpool Joiner 1974
Waterland
as Publican 1992
Sparrow
as Corrado 1994
Mafia Junction
as Trenchcoated Detective (uncredited) 1973
Made in Romania
as Gary Devane 2010
The Ragman's Daughter
as Tom 1972
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
as Rev Denis Thomas 2002
The Witch's Daughter
as Dan Mackay 1996
Hamlet
as Claudius 2003
Visitor from the Grave
as Richard/Gupta 1980
Emlyn's Moon
as Idris Llewelyn 1990
The Chestnut Soldier
as Idris Llewelyn 1991
Bewitched
as Owen Bosworth 1983
Morgan's Boy
as Morgan 1984
Blasphemy at the Old Bailey
as G. Robertson 1977
Blake's Seven
2018