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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1914|11|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jarrow]], [[County Durham]], England
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| death_place = [[London]], England
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| occupation = Stage, film and television actor
| years_active = 1951–98
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'''Roger Avon''' (23 November 1914 – 21 December 1998) was an [[English people|English]] stage, film and television actor born in [[Jarrow]], [[County Durham]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/tz7/roger-avon|title=Roger Avon – Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref><ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9feaefce|title=Roger Avon|publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref>

Some of his television appearances include ''[[Hancock's Half Hour]]'',<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://cuttingsarchive.org/index.php/Roger_Avon_obituary|title=Roger Avon obituary – The Doctor Who Cuttings Archive|website=cuttingsarchive.org}}</ref> ''[[Dad's Army]]'', ''[[When the Boat Comes In]]'',<ref name=obit /> ''[[Department S (TV series)|Department S]]'', ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (serials ''[[The Crusade (Doctor Who)|The Crusade]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/crusade/detail.shtml|title=BBC – Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – The Crusade – Details|publisher=BBC}}</ref> and ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan]]''),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/daleksmasterplan/detail.shtml|title=BBC – Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – The Daleks' Master Plan – Details|publisher=BBC}}</ref> ''[[Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)]]'',<ref name=obit /> ''[[Our Friends in the North]]''<ref name=obit /> and ''[[Blackadder the Third]]''.<ref name=aveleyman/> He appeared in the films ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]'', ''[[The Likely Lads (film)|The Likely Lads]]'',<ref name=obit /> ''[[Mutiny on the Buses]]'', ''[[Quatermass and the Pit (film)|Quatermass and the Pit]]'' and ''[[Curse of the Crimson Altar]]'', among others.<ref name=aveleyman>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=728|title=Roger Avon|website=aveleyman.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/roger-avon-p187126|title=Roger Avon – Movies and Filmography|publisher=AllMovie}}</ref>

Avon was still acting up until his death, aged 84, his last role being in the TV series ''[[Grafters]]'',<ref name=obit /> starring Robson Green.<ref name=bfi/>

==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 film)|A Night to Remember]]'' (1958) – Lookout Reginald Lee (uncredited)
* ''[[Dial 999 (TV series)]]'', ('Deadly Blackmail', episode) (1959) - Crime witness (uncredited)
* ''[[Dial 999 (TV series)]]'' ('Ghost Squad', episode) (1959) - MacTavish
* ''[[The Ugly Duckling (1959 film)|The Ugly Duckling]]'' (1959) – Reporter
* ''[[Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)|Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]'' (1960) – Policeman at Window Breaking (uncredited)
* ''[[The Hellfire Club (film)|The Hellfire Club]]'' (1961) – Turnkey
* ''[[Murder at the Gallop]]'' (1963) – Forensic Photographer (uncredited)
* ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|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 (film)|Quatermass and the Pit]]'' (1967) – Electrician
* ''[[Curse of the Crimson Altar]]'' (1968) – Sergeant Tyson
* ''[[Burke & Hare (1971 film)|Burke & Hare]]'' (1971) – Second Guard
* ''[[Mutiny on the Buses]]'' (1972) – Policeman (Safari Park)
* ''[[Au Pair Girls]]'' (1972) – Rathbone
* ''[[Hide and Seek (1972 film)|Hide and Seek]]'' (1972) – First workman
* ''[[The Likely Lads (film)|The Likely Lads]]'' (1976) – Joe the Landlord
* ''[[George and Mildred (film)|George and Mildred]]'' (1980) – Commissionaire
* ''[[The Dresser (1983 film)|The Dresser]]'' (1983) – Charles

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0043280}}

==References==
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