Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 24, 1942
Place of Birth
Ferrensby, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Credits
57 titles
Stephen Yardley
Biography
Stephen Yardley (born 24 March 1942) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1963, he became known for his many roles on UK television between 1964 and 2004. In the mid-1960s, Yardley was a permanent member of the company at Dundee Repertory Theatre. Yardley made early appearances on television in the 1960s in series including Danger Man and United!, and had an extended run during 1967–68 in Z-Cars. His subsequent work included performances as semi-reformed cat burglar William "Spider" Scott in The XYY Man (1976–77); as Detective Inspector Laker in Regan, the Armchair Theatre instalment which served as the pilot for The Sweeney; Max Brocard in Secret Army (1978); Roy Swetman, a professional hit man in "Hijack" (1980), an episode of The Professionals; and as Police Inspector Cadogan in Virtual Murder (1992). Yardley twice had roles in Doctor Who – Sevrin in Genesis of the Daleks (1975) and Arak in Vengeance on Varos (1985) – and also took a part in the science fiction series Blake's 7 (1981) and the BBC adaptation of The Day of the Triffids (1981). Yardley had a regular role as Ken Masters in the BBC television series Howards' Way (1985–90), appeared in an episode of Heartbeat in 1996, and played Vince Farmer in Channel 5's soap opera Family Affairs (1999–2003). Yardley most recently appeared in the Sky One series Hex (2004). Source: Article "Stephen Yardley" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
Known For
Filmography
Tales of the Tardis
Arak
That's What I Call Television
Self
Hex
Thomas McBain
RPM
Chiarkos
Bugs
Matt
I, Lovett
Sergeant
Brighton Belles
Gilbert
Virtual Murder
Inspector Cadogan
Heartbeat
Arnold Sampson
The Doctor and the Devils
Joseph
Howards' Way
Ken Masters
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Arak
The Corvini Inheritance
Stanley Knowles
Morgan's Boy
Alan
Morgan's Boy
Alan
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Knowles
Mitch
Shepherd
Slayground
Turner
Widows
Vic Morgan
Funny Money
Ridley
Bergerac
Ken Lewis
Fanny by Gaslight
'Duke' Hopwood
The Day of the Triffids
John
A Tale of Two Cities
Ernest Defarge
The Gentle Touch
Jed Blanden
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
Stu
Blake's 7
Investigator Reeve
The Professionals
Swetman
Secret Army
Max Brocard
The XYY Man
William 'Spider' Scott
Enemy
The Detective Constable #2
Kill Two Birds
Tosher
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
Sevrin
Norma
Norma's Lover
Regan
Det. Insp. Laker
Napoleon and Love
Jean Lannes
Clydescope
Visitor from the South
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
Lt. Martin
Thriller
Tosher
Crown Court
Squadron Leader Pardoe
Pebble Mill at One
Villains
Erskine
New Scotland Yard
DI Corral
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
First Officer Clayton
The Guardians
Cockney Guardian
Atlantic Wall
Bobby
Chariot of Fire
PC Bradley
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
The Champions
Pieter
ITV Playhouse
Norma's lover