Roger Avon
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Roger Avon | |
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| 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)
- Dial 999 (TV series), ('Deadly Blackmail', episode) (1959) - Crime witness (uncredited)
- Dial 999 (TV series) ('Ghost Squad', episode) (1959) - MacTavish
- 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". British Film Institute.
- ^ 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". BBC.
- ^ "BBC – Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – The Daleks' Master Plan – Details". BBC.
- ^ a b "Roger Avon". aveleyman.com.
- ^ "Roger Avon – Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
