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	~~\| name = Talfryn Thomas~~
	\| image = Talfryn Thomas.jpg		\| image = Talfryn Thomas.jpg
	\| caption = Thomas as Mr Cheeseman in ''[[Dad's Army]]''		\| caption = Thomas as Mr Cheeseman in ''[[Dad's Army]]''
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1922\|10\|31\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1922\|10\|31\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:Swansea\|~~Swansea]], Wales		\| birth_place = [[Swansea]], Wales
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1982\|11\|4\|1922\|10\|31\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1982\|11\|04\|1922\|10\|31\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[~~w:Cardiff\|~~Cardiff]], Wales		\| death_place = [[Cardiff]], Wales
	\| birth_name = John Talfryn Thomas		\| birth_name = John Talfryn Thomas
	\| occupation = [[w:Actor\|Actor]]		\| occupation = [[Actor\|Actor]]
	\| website =		\| website =
	}}		}}

	'''John Talfryn Thomas''' (31 October 1922 – 4 November 1982) was a [[w:Welsh people\|Welsh]] [[w:character actor\|character actor]], best known for supporting roles on television in the 1970s, including those of Private Cheeseman in ''[[Dad's Army]]'' (1973–1974) and Tom Price in ''[[w:Survivors (1975 TV series)\|Survivors]]'' (1975), while Thomas also appeared with [[Jon Pertwee]] in two ''[[w:Doctor Who\|Doctor Who]]'' serials.		'''John Talfryn Thomas''' (31 October 1922 – 4 November 1982) was a [[Welsh people\|Welsh]] [[character actor\|character actor]], best known for supporting roles on television in the 1970s, including those of Private Cheeseman in ''[[Dad's Army]]'' (1973–1974) and Tom Price in ''[[Survivors (1975 TV series)\|Survivors]]'' (1975), while Thomas also appeared with [[Jon Pertwee]] in two ''[[Doctor Who\|Doctor Who]]'' serials.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	John Talfryn Thomas was born in [[w:Swansea\|Swansea]] on 31 October 1922. He trained as an instrument mechanic but joined the local amateur dramatic society. During [[w:World War II\|World War II]], he joined the [[w:Royal Air Force\|Royal Air Force (RAF)]], and was a [[w:rear gunner\|rear gunner]] on a [[w:Lancaster bomber\|Lancaster bomber]], flying on multiple raids into Germany. After surviving a crash in which all the other crew members were killed, he took up acting partly as therapy for the trauma, before training as an actor in the [[w:London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art\|London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]] (LAMDA).<ref name="DAAS">{{cite web\|title=Other Characters\|url=http://www.dadsarmy.co.uk/othercharacters.html\|work=The Dad's Army Appreciation Society\|accessdate=10 October 2012}}</ref>		John Talfryn Thomas was born in [[Swansea\|Swansea]] on 31 October 1922. He trained as an instrument mechanic but joined the local amateur dramatic society. During [[World War II\|World War II]], he joined the [[Royal Air Force\|Royal Air Force (RAF)]], and was a [[rear gunner\|rear gunner]] on a [[Lancaster bomber\|Lancaster bomber]], flying on multiple raids into Germany. After surviving a crash in which all the other crew members were killed, he took up acting partly as therapy for the trauma, before training as an actor in the [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art\|London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]] (LAMDA).<ref name="DAAS">{{cite web\|title=Other Characters\|url=http://www.dadsarmy.co.uk/othercharacters.html\|work=The Dad's Army Appreciation Society\|accessdate=10 October 2012}}</ref>

	For some time Thomas acted in provincial theatres. In the late 1950s, he began making television appearances,<ref name="DAAS" /> and in the 1960s appeared in two episodes of ''[[w:The Avengers (TV series)\|The Avengers]]'' - "[[w:A Surfeit of H2O\|A Surfeit of H<sub>2</sub>O]]" (1965) and "Look Stop Me" (1968) alongside stars [[w:Patrick Macnee\|Patrick Macnee]], [[w:Diana Rigg\|Diana Rigg]] and [[w:Linda Thorson\|Linda Thorson]] - as well as appearing with [[w:Roger Moore\|Roger Moore]] in ''[[w:The Saint (TV series)\|The Saint]]'' (1968), an uncredited rôle in ''[[w:The Champions\|The Champions]]'' in the episode "The Body Snatchers" (1969), and in ''[[w:The Persuaders!\|The Persuaders!]]'' (as The Poacher in the episode "A Home Of One's Own", 1971).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=17051\|title=Talfryn Thomas\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> In 1973, Thomas appeared in the ''[[w:Seven of One\|Seven of One]]'' episode "I'll Fly You for a Quid", appearing alongside [[Ronnie Barker]] in a community of Welsh gamblers.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7fa54392\|title=I'll Fly You for a Quid (1973)\|website=BFI}}</ref> Thomas also appeared with [[Jon Pertwee]] in the ''[[w:Doctor Who\|Doctor Who]]'' serials, ''[[w:Spearhead from Space\|Spearhead from Space]]'' (1970) and ''[[w:The Green Death\|The Green Death]]'' (1973), and in the ''[[w:Worzel Gummidge (TV series)\|Worzel Gummidge]]'' episode "The Scarecrow Wedding" (1980).<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/people/talfryn_thomas.shtml\|title=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Series Episode Guide - Cast and crew\|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.videocollector.co.uk/worzel-gummidge-the-scarecrow-weddingfire-drill/26628\|title=Worzel Gummidge: The Scarecrow Wedding/Fire Drill (1980)on Pickwick (United Kingdom VHS videotape)\|website=www.videocollector.co.uk}}</ref> Thomas excelled at playing quirky and sometimes seedy Welshmen. His distinctive appearance was enhanced by his protruding front teeth, which earned him the nickname 'Talf the Teef'.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/pnote-thomas.htm\|title=The Avengers Forever: Talfryn Thomas\|website=theavengers.tv}}</ref> Thomas is perhaps best remembered for his role as Mr. Cheeseman in one series of the television comedy ''[[Dad's Army]]'' (1973-1974).<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8801347/Dads-Army-behind-the-lines-of-a-comedy-classic.html\|title=Dad's Army: behind the lines of a comedy classic\|first=Jimmy\|last=Perry\|date=2 October 2011\|publisher=\|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>		For some time Thomas acted in provincial theatres. In the late 1950s, he began making television appearances,<ref name="DAAS" /> and in the 1960s appeared in two episodes of ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|The Avengers]]'' - "[[A Surfeit of H2O\|A Surfeit of H<sub>2</sub>O]]" (1965) and "Look Stop Me" (1968) alongside stars [[Patrick Macnee\|Patrick Macnee]], [[Diana Rigg\|Diana Rigg]] and [[Linda Thorson\|Linda Thorson]] - as well as appearing with [[Roger Moore\|Roger Moore]] in ''[[The Saint (TV series)\|The Saint]]'' (1968), an uncredited rôle in ''[[The Champions\|The Champions]]'' in the episode "The Body Snatchers" (1969), and in ''[[The Persuaders!\|The Persuaders!]]'' (as The Poacher in the episode "A Home Of One's Own", 1971).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=17051\|title=Talfryn Thomas\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> In 1973, Thomas appeared in the ''[[Seven of One\|Seven of One]]'' episode "I'll Fly You for a Quid", appearing alongside [[Ronnie Barker]] in a community of Welsh gamblers.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7fa54392\|title=I'll Fly You for a Quid (1973)\|website=BFI}}</ref> Thomas also appeared with [[Jon Pertwee]] in the ''[[Doctor Who\|Doctor Who]]'' serials, ''[[Spearhead from Space\|Spearhead from Space]]'' (1970) and ''[[The Green Death\|The Green Death]]'' (1973), and in the ''[[Worzel Gummidge (TV series)\|Worzel Gummidge]]'' episode "The Scarecrow Wedding" (1980).<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/people/talfryn_thomas.shtml\|title=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Series Episode Guide - Cast and crew\|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.videocollector.co.uk/worzel-gummidge-the-scarecrow-weddingfire-drill/26628\|title=Worzel Gummidge: The Scarecrow Wedding/Fire Drill (1980)on Pickwick (United Kingdom VHS videotape)\|website=www.videocollector.co.uk}}</ref> Thomas excelled at playing quirky and sometimes seedy Welshmen. His distinctive appearance was enhanced by his protruding front teeth, which earned him the nickname 'Talf the Teef'.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/pnote-thomas.htm\|title=The Avengers Forever: Talfryn Thomas\|website=theavengers.tv}}</ref> Thomas is perhaps best remembered for his role as Mr. Cheeseman in one series of the television comedy ''[[Dad's Army]]'' (1973-1974).<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8801347/Dads-Army-behind-the-lines-of-a-comedy-classic.html\|title=Dad's Army: behind the lines of a comedy classic\|first=Jimmy\|last=Perry\|date=2 October 2011\|publisher=\|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>

	In 1975, Thomas appeared as Tom Price in seven episodes of the first series of the BBC TV series, ''[[w:Survivors (1975 TV series)\|Survivors]]'', acting alongside main stars [[w:Carolyn Seymour\|Carolyn Seymour]], [[w:Ian McCulloch (actor)\|Ian McCulloch]] and [[w:Lucy Fleming\|Lucy Fleming]], before the character of Tom was killed off in the tenth episode of the first series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/518741/credits.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Survivors (1975-77) Credits\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> In 1979, Thomas appeared on ''The Ken Dodd Laughter Show'' with [[Rita Webb]] and Pat Ashton (and he was a regular on [[Ken Dodd]]'s BBC radio comedy show).<ref name=bfi/><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05y0vd9\|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Ken Dodd Show, From 07/09/1975\|website=BBC}}</ref>		In 1975, Thomas appeared as Tom Price in seven episodes of the first series of the BBC TV series, ''[[Survivors (1975 TV series)\|Survivors]]'', acting alongside main stars [[Carolyn Seymour\|Carolyn Seymour]], [[Ian McCulloch (actor)\|Ian McCulloch]] and [[Lucy Fleming\|Lucy Fleming]], before the character of Tom was killed off in the tenth episode of the first series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/518741/credits.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Survivors (1975-77) Credits\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> In 1979, Thomas appeared on ''The Ken Dodd Laughter Show'' with [[Rita Webb]] and Pat Ashton (and he was a regular on [[Ken Dodd]]'s BBC radio comedy show).<ref name=bfi/><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05y0vd9\|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Ken Dodd Show, From 07/09/1975\|website=BBC}}</ref>

	Talfryn Thomas' few films included ''[[w:Sky West and Crooked\|Sky West and Crooked]]'' (1965) starring [[w:Hayley Mills\|Hayley Mills]], and Andrew Sinclair's adaptation of [[w:Dylan Thomas\|Dylan Thomas]]'s ''[[w:Under Milk Wood (1972 film)\|Under Milk Wood]]'' (1972), with [[w:Richard Burton\|Richard Burton]], [[w:Elizabeth Taylor\|Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[w:Peter O'Toole\|Peter O'Toole]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/FilmCredit.aspx?FilmID=17540\|title=Sky West and Crooked\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/under-milk-wood-v51713/cast-crew\|title=Under Milk Wood (1971) - Andrew Sinclair - Cast and Crew\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> Like Burton, Talfryn Thomas had been in the BBC radio play.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/14d603f882ed468495cb583e624f829e\|title=Under Milk Wood\|date=3 October 1963\|publisher=\|issue=2082\|pages=61\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> He was also seen in ''[[Come Play with Me (1977 film)\|Come Play with Me]]'' (1977) and the cult film, ''[[Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (film)\|Sir Henry at Rawlinson End]]'' (1980) from [[w:Vivian Stanshall\|Vivian Stanshall]].<ref name=bfi>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba28d2d8b\|title=Talfryn Thomas\|website=BFI}}</ref>		Talfryn Thomas' few films included ''[[Sky West and Crooked\|Sky West and Crooked]]'' (1965) starring [[Hayley Mills\|Hayley Mills]], and Andrew Sinclair's adaptation of [[Dylan Thomas\|Dylan Thomas]]'s ''[[Under Milk Wood (1972 film)\|Under Milk Wood]]'' (1972), with [[Richard Burton\|Richard Burton]], [[Elizabeth Taylor\|Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Peter O'Toole\|Peter O'Toole]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/FilmCredit.aspx?FilmID=17540\|title=Sky West and Crooked\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/under-milk-wood-v51713/cast-crew\|title=Under Milk Wood (1971) - Andrew Sinclair - Cast and Crew\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> Like Burton, Talfryn Thomas had been in the BBC radio play.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/14d603f882ed468495cb583e624f829e\|title=Under Milk Wood\|date=3 October 1963\|publisher=\|issue=2082\|pages=61\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> He was also seen in ''[[Come Play with Me (1977 film)\|Come Play with Me]]'' (1977) and the cult film, ''[[Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (film)\|Sir Henry at Rawlinson End]]'' (1980) from [[Vivian Stanshall\|Vivian Stanshall]].<ref name=bfi>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba28d2d8b\|title=Talfryn Thomas\|website=BFI}}</ref>

	Thomas died of a heart attack on 4 November 1982, four days after his 60th birthday.		Thomas died of a heart attack on 4 November 1982, four days after his 60th birthday.

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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Talfryn Thomas		\| name = Talfryn Thomas
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	\| caption = Thomas as Mr Cheeseman in ''[[Dad's Army]]''		\| caption = Thomas as Mr Cheeseman in ''[[Dad's Army]]''
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1922\|10\|31\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1922\|10\|31\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Swansea]], Wales		\| birth_place = [[w:Swansea\|Swansea]], Wales
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1982\|11\|4\|1922\|10\|31\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1982\|11\|4\|1922\|10\|31\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Cardiff]], Wales		\| death_place = [[w:Cardiff\|Cardiff]], Wales
	\| birth_name = John Talfryn Thomas		\| birth_name = John Talfryn Thomas
	\| occupation = [[Actor]]		\| occupation = [[w:Actor\|Actor]]
	\| website =		\| website =
	}}		}}

	'''John Talfryn Thomas''' (31 October 1922 – 4 November 1982) was a [[Welsh people\|Welsh]] [[character actor]], best known for supporting roles on television in the 1970s, including those of Private Cheeseman in ''[[Dad's Army]]'' (1973–1974) and Tom Price in ''[[Survivors (1975 TV series)\|Survivors]]'' (1975), while Thomas also appeared with [[Jon Pertwee]] in two ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serials.		'''John Talfryn Thomas''' (31 October 1922 – 4 November 1982) was a [[w:Welsh people\|Welsh]] [[w:character actor\|character actor]], best known for supporting roles on television in the 1970s, including those of Private Cheeseman in ''[[Dad's Army]]'' (1973–1974) and Tom Price in ''[[w:Survivors (1975 TV series)\|Survivors]]'' (1975), while Thomas also appeared with [[Jon Pertwee]] in two ''[[w:Doctor Who\|Doctor Who]]'' serials.

	==Biography==		==Biography==
	John Talfryn Thomas was born in [[Swansea]] on 31 October 1922. He trained as an instrument mechanic but joined the local amateur dramatic society. During [[World War II]], he joined the [[Royal Air Force\|Royal Air Force (RAF)]], and was a [[rear gunner]] on a [[Lancaster bomber]], flying on multiple raids into Germany. After surviving a crash in which all the other crew members were killed, he took up acting partly as therapy for the trauma, before training as an actor in the [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]] (LAMDA).<ref name="DAAS">{{cite web\|title=Other Characters\|url=http://www.dadsarmy.co.uk/othercharacters.html\|work=The Dad's Army Appreciation Society\|accessdate=10 October 2012}}</ref>		John Talfryn Thomas was born in [[w:Swansea\|Swansea]] on 31 October 1922. He trained as an instrument mechanic but joined the local amateur dramatic society. During [[w:World War II\|World War II]], he joined the [[w:Royal Air Force\|Royal Air Force (RAF)]], and was a [[w:rear gunner\|rear gunner]] on a [[w:Lancaster bomber\|Lancaster bomber]], flying on multiple raids into Germany. After surviving a crash in which all the other crew members were killed, he took up acting partly as therapy for the trauma, before training as an actor in the [[w:London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art\|London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]] (LAMDA).<ref name="DAAS">{{cite web\|title=Other Characters\|url=http://www.dadsarmy.co.uk/othercharacters.html\|work=The Dad's Army Appreciation Society\|accessdate=10 October 2012}}</ref>

	For some time Thomas acted in provincial theatres. In the late 1950s, he began making television appearances,<ref name="DAAS" /> and in the 1960s appeared in two episodes of ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|The Avengers]]'' - "[[A Surfeit of H2O\|A Surfeit of H<sub>2</sub>O]]" (1965) and "Look Stop Me" (1968) alongside stars [[Patrick Macnee]], [[Diana Rigg]] and [[Linda Thorson]] - as well as appearing with [[Roger Moore]] in ''[[The Saint (TV series)\|The Saint]]'' (1968), an uncredited rôle in ''[[The Champions]]'' in the episode "The Body Snatchers" (1969), and in ''[[The Persuaders!]]'' (as The Poacher in the episode "A Home Of One's Own", 1971).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=17051\|title=Talfryn Thomas\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> In 1973, Thomas appeared in the ''[[Seven of One]]'' episode "I'll Fly You for a Quid", appearing alongside [[Ronnie Barker]] in a community of Welsh gamblers.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7fa54392\|title=I'll Fly You for a Quid (1973)\|website=BFI}}</ref> Thomas also appeared with [[Jon Pertwee]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serials, ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' (1970) and ''[[The Green Death]]'' (1973), and in the ''[[Worzel Gummidge (TV series)\|Worzel Gummidge]]'' episode "The Scarecrow Wedding" (1980).<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/people/talfryn_thomas.shtml\|title=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Series Episode Guide - Cast and crew\|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.videocollector.co.uk/worzel-gummidge-the-scarecrow-weddingfire-drill/26628\|title=Worzel Gummidge: The Scarecrow Wedding/Fire Drill (1980)on Pickwick (United Kingdom VHS videotape)\|website=www.videocollector.co.uk}}</ref> Thomas excelled at playing quirky and sometimes seedy Welshmen. His distinctive appearance was enhanced by his protruding front teeth, which earned him the nickname 'Talf ~~The~~ Teef'.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/pnote-thomas.htm\|title=The Avengers Forever: Talfryn Thomas\|website=theavengers.tv}}</ref> Thomas is perhaps best remembered for his role as Mr. Cheeseman in one series of the television comedy ''[[Dad's Army]]'' (1973-1974).<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8801347/Dads-Army-behind-the-lines-of-a-comedy-classic.html\|title=Dad's Army: behind the lines of a comedy classic\|first=Jimmy\|last=Perry\|date=2 October 2011\|publisher=\|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>		For some time Thomas acted in provincial theatres. In the late 1950s, he began making television appearances,<ref name="DAAS" /> and in the 1960s appeared in two episodes of ''[[w:The Avengers (TV series)\|The Avengers]]'' - "[[w:A Surfeit of H2O\|A Surfeit of H<sub>2</sub>O]]" (1965) and "Look Stop Me" (1968) alongside stars [[w:Patrick Macnee\|Patrick Macnee]], [[w:Diana Rigg\|Diana Rigg]] and [[w:Linda Thorson\|Linda Thorson]] - as well as appearing with [[w:Roger Moore\|Roger Moore]] in ''[[w:The Saint (TV series)\|The Saint]]'' (1968), an uncredited rôle in ''[[w:The Champions\|The Champions]]'' in the episode "The Body Snatchers" (1969), and in ''[[w:The Persuaders!\|The Persuaders!]]'' (as The Poacher in the episode "A Home Of One's Own", 1971).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=17051\|title=Talfryn Thomas\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> In 1973, Thomas appeared in the ''[[w:Seven of One\|Seven of One]]'' episode "I'll Fly You for a Quid", appearing alongside [[Ronnie Barker]] in a community of Welsh gamblers.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7fa54392\|title=I'll Fly You for a Quid (1973)\|website=BFI}}</ref> Thomas also appeared with [[Jon Pertwee]] in the ''[[w:Doctor Who\|Doctor Who]]'' serials, ''[[w:Spearhead from Space\|Spearhead from Space]]'' (1970) and ''[[w:The Green Death\|The Green Death]]'' (1973), and in the ''[[w:Worzel Gummidge (TV series)\|Worzel Gummidge]]'' episode "The Scarecrow Wedding" (1980).<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/people/talfryn_thomas.shtml\|title=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Series Episode Guide - Cast and crew\|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.videocollector.co.uk/worzel-gummidge-the-scarecrow-weddingfire-drill/26628\|title=Worzel Gummidge: The Scarecrow Wedding/Fire Drill (1980)on Pickwick (United Kingdom VHS videotape)\|website=www.videocollector.co.uk}}</ref> Thomas excelled at playing quirky and sometimes seedy Welshmen. His distinctive appearance was enhanced by his protruding front teeth, which earned him the nickname 'Talf the Teef'.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/pnote-thomas.htm\|title=The Avengers Forever: Talfryn Thomas\|website=theavengers.tv}}</ref> Thomas is perhaps best remembered for his role as Mr. Cheeseman in one series of the television comedy ''[[Dad's Army]]'' (1973-1974).<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8801347/Dads-Army-behind-the-lines-of-a-comedy-classic.html\|title=Dad's Army: behind the lines of a comedy classic\|first=Jimmy\|last=Perry\|date=2 October 2011\|publisher=\|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>

	In 1975, Thomas appeared as Tom Price in seven episodes of the first series of the BBC TV series, ''[[Survivors (1975 TV series)\|Survivors]]'', acting alongside main stars [[Carolyn Seymour]], [[Ian McCulloch (actor)\|Ian McCulloch]] and [[Lucy Fleming]], before the character of Tom was killed off in the tenth episode of the first series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/518741/credits.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Survivors (1975-77) Credits\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> In 1979, Thomas appeared on ''The Ken Dodd Laughter Show'' with [[Rita Webb]] and Pat Ashton (and he was a regular on [[Ken Dodd]]'s BBC radio comedy show).<ref name=bfi/><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05y0vd9\|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Ken Dodd Show, From 07/09/1975\|website=BBC}}</ref>		In 1975, Thomas appeared as Tom Price in seven episodes of the first series of the BBC TV series, ''[[w:Survivors (1975 TV series)\|Survivors]]'', acting alongside main stars [[w:Carolyn Seymour\|Carolyn Seymour]], [[w:Ian McCulloch (actor)\|Ian McCulloch]] and [[w:Lucy Fleming\|Lucy Fleming]], before the character of Tom was killed off in the tenth episode of the first series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/518741/credits.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Survivors (1975-77) Credits\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> In 1979, Thomas appeared on ''The Ken Dodd Laughter Show'' with [[Rita Webb]] and Pat Ashton (and he was a regular on [[Ken Dodd]]'s BBC radio comedy show).<ref name=bfi/><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05y0vd9\|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Ken Dodd Show, From 07/09/1975\|website=BBC}}</ref>

	Talfryn Thomas' few films included ''[[Sky West and Crooked]]'' (1965) starring [[Hayley Mills]], and Andrew Sinclair's adaptation of [[Dylan Thomas]]'s ''[[Under Milk Wood (1972 film)\|Under Milk Wood]]'' (1972), with [[Richard Burton]], [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Peter O'Toole]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/FilmCredit.aspx?FilmID=17540\|title=Sky West and Crooked\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/under-milk-wood-v51713/cast-crew\|title=Under Milk Wood (1971) - Andrew Sinclair - Cast and Crew\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> Like Burton, Talfryn Thomas had been in the BBC radio play.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/14d603f882ed468495cb583e624f829e\|title=Under Milk Wood\|date=3 October 1963\|publisher=\|issue=2082\|pages=61\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> He was also seen in ''[[Come Play with Me (1977 film)\|Come Play with Me]]'' (1977) and the cult film, ''[[Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (film)\|Sir Henry at Rawlinson End]]'' (1980) from [[Vivian Stanshall]].<ref name=bfi>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba28d2d8b\|title=Talfryn Thomas\|website=BFI}}</ref>		Talfryn Thomas' few films included ''[[w:Sky West and Crooked\|Sky West and Crooked]]'' (1965) starring [[w:Hayley Mills\|Hayley Mills]], and Andrew Sinclair's adaptation of [[w:Dylan Thomas\|Dylan Thomas]]'s ''[[w:Under Milk Wood (1972 film)\|Under Milk Wood]]'' (1972), with [[w:Richard Burton\|Richard Burton]], [[w:Elizabeth Taylor\|Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[w:Peter O'Toole\|Peter O'Toole]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/FilmCredit.aspx?FilmID=17540\|title=Sky West and Crooked\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/under-milk-wood-v51713/cast-crew\|title=Under Milk Wood (1971) - Andrew Sinclair - Cast and Crew\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> Like Burton, Talfryn Thomas had been in the BBC radio play.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/14d603f882ed468495cb583e624f829e\|title=Under Milk Wood\|date=3 October 1963\|publisher=\|issue=2082\|pages=61\|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> He was also seen in ''[[Come Play with Me (1977 film)\|Come Play with Me]]'' (1977) and the cult film, ''[[Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (film)\|Sir Henry at Rawlinson End]]'' (1980) from [[w:Vivian Stanshall\|Vivian Stanshall]].<ref name=bfi>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba28d2d8b\|title=Talfryn Thomas\|website=BFI}}</ref>

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{{Infobox person
| name = Talfryn Thomas
| image = Talfryn Thomas.jpg
| caption = Thomas as Mr Cheeseman in ''[[Dad's Army]]''
| birth_date = {{birth date|1922|10|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Swansea]], Wales
| death_date = {{death date and age|1982|11|4|1922|10|31|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Cardiff]], Wales
| birth_name = John Talfryn Thomas
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| website =
}}

'''John Talfryn Thomas''' (31 October 1922 – 4 November 1982) was a [[Welsh people|Welsh]] [[character actor]], best known for supporting roles on television in the 1970s, including those of Private Cheeseman in ''[[Dad's Army]]'' (1973–1974) and Tom Price in ''[[Survivors (1975 TV series)|Survivors]]'' (1975), while Thomas also appeared with [[Jon Pertwee]] in two ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serials.

==Biography==
John Talfryn Thomas was born in [[Swansea]] on 31 October 1922. He trained as an instrument mechanic but joined the local amateur dramatic society. During [[World War II]], he joined the [[Royal Air Force|Royal Air Force (RAF)]], and was a [[rear gunner]] on a [[Lancaster bomber]], flying on multiple raids into Germany. After surviving a crash in which all the other crew members were killed, he took up acting partly as therapy for the trauma, before training as an actor in the [[London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]] (LAMDA).<ref name="DAAS">{{cite web|title=Other Characters|url=http://www.dadsarmy.co.uk/othercharacters.html|work=The Dad's Army Appreciation Society|accessdate=10 October 2012}}</ref>

For some time Thomas acted in provincial theatres. In the late 1950s, he began making television appearances,<ref name="DAAS" /> and in the 1960s appeared in two episodes of ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' - "[[A Surfeit of H2O|A Surfeit of H<sub>2</sub>O]]" (1965) and "Look Stop Me" (1968) alongside stars [[Patrick Macnee]], [[Diana Rigg]] and [[Linda Thorson]] - as well as appearing with [[Roger Moore]] in ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' (1968), an uncredited rôle in ''[[The Champions]]'' in the episode "The Body Snatchers" (1969), and in ''[[The Persuaders!]]'' (as The Poacher in the episode "A Home Of One's Own", 1971).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=17051|title=Talfryn Thomas|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref> In 1973, Thomas appeared in the ''[[Seven of One]]'' episode "I'll Fly You for a Quid", appearing alongside [[Ronnie Barker]] in a community of Welsh gamblers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7fa54392|title=I'll Fly You for a Quid (1973)|website=BFI}}</ref> Thomas also appeared with [[Jon Pertwee]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serials, ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' (1970) and ''[[The Green Death]]'' (1973), and in the ''[[Worzel Gummidge (TV series)|Worzel Gummidge]]'' episode "The Scarecrow Wedding" (1980).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/people/talfryn_thomas.shtml|title=BBC - Doctor Who Classic Series Episode Guide - Cast and crew|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.videocollector.co.uk/worzel-gummidge-the-scarecrow-weddingfire-drill/26628|title=Worzel Gummidge: The Scarecrow Wedding/Fire Drill (1980)on Pickwick (United Kingdom VHS videotape)|website=www.videocollector.co.uk}}</ref> Thomas excelled at playing quirky and sometimes seedy Welshmen. His distinctive appearance was enhanced by his protruding front teeth, which earned him the nickname 'Talf The Teef'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://theavengers.tv/forever/pnote-thomas.htm|title=The Avengers Forever: Talfryn Thomas|website=theavengers.tv}}</ref> Thomas is perhaps best remembered for his role as Mr. Cheeseman in one series of the television comedy ''[[Dad's Army]]'' (1973-1974).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/8801347/Dads-Army-behind-the-lines-of-a-comedy-classic.html|title=Dad's Army: behind the lines of a comedy classic|first=Jimmy|last=Perry|date=2 October 2011|publisher=|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>

In 1975, Thomas appeared as Tom Price in seven episodes of the first series of the BBC TV series, ''[[Survivors (1975 TV series)|Survivors]]'', acting alongside main stars [[Carolyn Seymour]], [[Ian McCulloch (actor)|Ian McCulloch]] and [[Lucy Fleming]], before the character of Tom was killed off in the tenth episode of the first series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/518741/credits.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Survivors (1975-77) Credits|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> In 1979, Thomas appeared on ''The Ken Dodd Laughter Show'' with [[Rita Webb]] and Pat Ashton (and he was a regular on [[Ken Dodd]]'s BBC radio comedy show).<ref name=bfi/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05y0vd9|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Ken Dodd Show, From 07/09/1975|website=BBC}}</ref>

Talfryn Thomas' few films included ''[[Sky West and Crooked]]'' (1965) starring [[Hayley Mills]], and Andrew Sinclair's adaptation of [[Dylan Thomas]]'s ''[[Under Milk Wood (1972 film)|Under Milk Wood]]'' (1972), with [[Richard Burton]], [[Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Peter O'Toole]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/FilmCredit.aspx?FilmID=17540|title=Sky West and Crooked|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/under-milk-wood-v51713/cast-crew|title=Under Milk Wood (1971) - Andrew Sinclair - Cast and Crew|website=AllMovie}}</ref> Like Burton, Talfryn Thomas had been in the BBC radio play.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/14d603f882ed468495cb583e624f829e|title=Under Milk Wood|date=3 October 1963|publisher=|issue=2082|pages=61|via=BBC Genome}}</ref> He was also seen in ''[[Come Play with Me (1977 film)|Come Play with Me]]'' (1977) and the cult film, ''[[Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (film)|Sir Henry at Rawlinson End]]'' (1980) from [[Vivian Stanshall]].<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba28d2d8b|title=Talfryn Thomas|website=BFI}}</ref>

Thomas died of a heart attack on 4 November 1982, four days after his 60th birthday.

== Selected television roles ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
|1960 || ''[[The Citadel (1960 British miniseries)|The Citadel]]'' || Chenkin's Henchman / Miner ||
|-
|1964 to 1974 || ''[[Z Cars]]'' || McCall / Greenough / Jake Morris ||
|-
|1965 || ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' || Eli Barker / '[[A Surfeit of H2O]]'||
|-
|1967 || ''[[St. Ives (TV series)|St. Ives]]'' || Clausel ||
|-
|1968 || ''[[The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' || Owen Thomas ||
|-
|1971 || ''[[The Persuaders!]]'' || The Poacher ||
|-
|1971 || ''[[Edna, the Inebriate Woman]]'' || Tramp ||
|-
|1971 to 1972 || ''[[Coronation Street]]'' || Dirty Dick ||
|-
|1971 to 1972 || ''[[Tottering Towers]]'' || Prayer-book Perce||
|-
|1970 || ''[[Doctor Who]]'' – ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' || Mullins ||
|-
|1973 || ''Doctor Who'' – ''[[The Green Death]]'' || Dave ||
|-
|1973 || ''[[Seven of One]]'' – I'll Fly You for a Quid || Mr Pugh ||
|-
|1973 to 1974 || ''[[Dad's Army]]'' || Private Cheeseman ||
|-
|1975 || ''[[Survivors (1975 TV series)|Survivors]]'' – 7 episodes
*The Fourth Horseman
*Genesis
*Gone Away
*Starvation
*Spoil of War
*Law and Order
*The Future Hour
|| Tom Price
|-
|1975 || ''[[Get Some In!]]'' – ''[[Call-Up]]'' || Corporal White ||
|-
|1977 || ''[[Treasure Island (1977 miniseries)|Treasure Island]]'' || Tom Morgan ||
|-
|1977 || ''[[King of the Castle (TV series)|King of the Castle]]'' || Vine / Vein ||
|-
|1979 || ''The Ken Dodd Laughter Show'' || Various ||
|-
|1980 || ''[[Worzel Gummidge (TV series)|Worzel Gummidge]]'' – The Scarecrow Wedding || Soggy Boggart ||
|-
|1980 || ''[[Cowboys (TV series)|Cowboys]]'' – Remember Honky Stubbs || Demolition Foreman ||
|-
|1981 || ''[[The Incredible Mr Tanner]]'' || Cledwyn ||
|-
|1982 || ''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]'' || Gareth Davies ||
|-
|}

==Films==
*''[[Sky West and Crooked]]'' (1966) - Brand
*''[[Under Milk Wood (1972 film)|Under Milk Wood]]'' (1972) - Mr. Pugh
*''The Battle of Billy's Pond'' (1976) - Mr. Pugh
*''[[Come Play with Me (1977 film)|Come Play with Me]]'' (1977) - Nosegay
*''[[Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (film)|Sir Henry at Rawlinson End]]'' (1980) - Teddy Tidy

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0859560}}
*[http://theavengers.tv/forever/pnote-thomas.htm Article about Talfryn Thomas]

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