Known For
Acting
Born
Feb 12, 1945
Died
Apr 13, 2016
Place of Birth
Wales, UK
Credits
77 titles
Gareth Thomas
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.
Known For
Filmography
Blake's Seven
Made in Romania
Gary Devane
Personal Affairs
Leo Hartmann
M.I. High
Patrick Houston
Torchwood
Ed Morgan
Distant Shores
Charles McCallister
Hamlet
Claudius
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death
Rev Denis Thomas
Baddiel's Syndrome
Colin
Possessions
Inspector Sabworth
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)
The Strangerers
Police Sergeant
Space Cadets
Self
Midsomer Murders
Huw Mostyn
The Witch's Daughter
Dan Mackay
Crown Prosecutor
Harry Thomsen
Sparrow
Corrado
Waterland
Publican
Heartbeat
Nathaniel Clegghorn
Maigret
The Chestnut Soldier
Idris Llewelyn
Emlyn's Moon
Idris Llewelyn
Chelworth
Peter Thornton
Casualty
Jim Bailey
Blake's 7: Orac
Roj Blake
Blake's 7: Duel
Roj Blake
Blake's 7: The Beginning
Roj Blake
Morgan's Boy
Morgan Thomas
Morgan's Boy
Morgan
Sherlock Holmes
Joseph Harrison
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Joseph Harrison
Strangers and Brothers
Arthur Mounteney
Love and Marriage
Stephen
Dramarama
Long John Silver
Taggart
Bewitched
Owen Bosworth
Shades of Darkness
Owen Bosworth
The Citadel
Dr. Philip Denny
Dogfood Dan and the Carmarthen Cowboy
Aubrey
The Bell
James Tayper Pace
Bergerac
Towers
Peter and Paul
Julius
Visitor from the Grave
Richard/Gupta
Hammer House of Horror
Richard / Gupta
Border Country
Evan ap Evan
Tales of the Unexpected
Telfer
Blake's 7
Blasphemy at the Old Bailey
G. Robertson
Gotcha / Campion's Interview
Ton
Children of the Stones
Adam Brake