Roger Avon
Roger Avon | |
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 in Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) | |
| Born | 23 November 1914 Jarrow, County Durham, England |
| Died | 21 December 1998 (aged 84) London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Stage, film and television actor |
| Years active | 1951–98 |
Roger Avon (23 November 1914 – 21 December 1998) was an English stage, film and television actor born in Jarrow, County Durham.[1][2]
Some of his television appearances include Hancock's Half Hour,[3] Dad's Army, When the Boat Comes In,[3] Department S, Doctor Who (serials The Crusade[4] and The Daleks' Master Plan),[5] Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased),[3] Our Friends in the North[3] and Blackadder the Third.[6] He appeared in the films Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D., The Likely Lads,[3] Mutiny on the Buses, Quatermass and the Pit and Curse of the Crimson Altar, among others.[6][7]
Avon was still acting up until his death, aged 84, his last role being in the TV series Grafters,[3] starring Robson Green.[2]
Selected filmography
- Fun at St. Fanny's (1955) - Horsetrough
- The Time of His Life (1955) - Prison Warder (uncredited)
- Stars in Your Eyes (1957) - Grimes
- The Scamp (1957) - Constable
- Kill Her Gently (1957) - Const. Brown
- The Woman Eater (1958) - Constable
- A Night to Remember (1958) - Lookout Reginald Lee (uncredited)
- The Ugly Duckling (1959) - Reporter
- Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) - Policeman at Window Breaking (uncredited)
- The Hellfire Club (1961) - Turnkey
- Murder at the Gallop (1963) - Forensic Photographer (uncredited)
- A Hard Day's Night (1964) - Policeman Following Ringo (uncredited)
- Runaway Railway (1965) - Waterhouse
- Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) - Wells
- Cuckoo Patrol (1967) - Policeman
- Quatermass and the Pit (1967) - Electrician
- Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968) - Sergeant Tyson
- Burke & Hare (1971) - Second Guard
- Mutiny on the Buses (1972) - Policeman (Safari Park)
- Au Pair Girls (1972) - Rathbone
- Hide and Seek (1972) - First workman
- The Likely Lads (1976) - Joe the Landlord
- George and Mildred (1980) - Commissionaire
- The Dresser (1983) - Charles
External links
- Roger Avon at IMDb
References
- ^ "Roger Avon - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ a b "Roger Avon". BFI.
- ^ a b c d e f "Roger Avon obituary - The Doctor Who Cuttings Archive". cuttingsarchive.org.
- ^ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Crusade - Details". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - The Daleks' Master Plan - Details". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ a b "Roger Avon". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ "Roger Avon - Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
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