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Roy Evans
Born January 10, 1930 (Age: 96)
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Bristol, England, UK
Biography
Roy Evans is an English actor who has appeared in British television from the 1960s to 2004, appearing in a wide range of productions including Doctor Who (The Daleks' Master Plan as Trantis, The Green Death as Bert and The Monster of Peladon as a miner), Blake's 7 ("Redemption" as a Slave), Porterhouse Blue (as Arthur), Only Fools and Horses (The Jolly Boys' Outing as Harry the coach driver), as well as peasant roles in The Black Adder. Born in Fishponds, he was adopted by Edmund Evans and Clarice Augusta Georgina May Evans (née Gowen). As a teenager, Evans went to London to become a dancer and actor. His dancing work includes visiting the Nottingham Theatre Royal with the International Ballet Company in 1951, gaining a long run in A Girl Called Jo at Piccadilly Theatre followed by a six-month engagement as principal male ballet dancer with the Swedish national ballet company. In film he is particularly known for roles in The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), Oliver! (1968), Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher (1968), Where's Jack? (1969), Loving Memory (1971), Dark Places (1973), Jabberwocky (1977), The Prince and the Pauper (1977), Raise the Titanic (1980), The Elephant Man (1980) and The Company of Wolves (1984).
Roy Evans is an English actor who has appeared in British television from the 1960s to 2004, appearing in a wide range of productions including Doctor Who (The Daleks' Master Plan as Trantis, The Green Death as Bert and The Monster of Peladon as a miner), Blake's 7 ("Redemption" as a Slave), Porterhouse Blue (as Arthur), Only Fools and Horses (The Jolly Boys' Outing as Harry the coach driver), as well as peasant roles in The Black Adder.
Born in Fishponds, he was adopted by Edmund Evans and Clarice Augusta Georgina May Evans (née Gowen). As a teenager, Evans went to London to become a dancer and actor. His dancing work includes visiting the Nottingham Theatre Royal with the International Ballet Company in 1951, gaining a long run in A Girl Called Jo at Piccadilly Theatre followed by a six-month engagement as principal male ballet dancer with the Swedish national ballet company.
In film he is particularly known for roles in The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), Oliver! (1968), Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher (1968), Where's Jack? (1969), Loving Memory (1971), Dark Places (1973), Jabberwocky (1977), The Prince and the Pauper (1977), Raise the Titanic (1980), The Elephant Man (1980) and The Company of Wolves (1984).
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Filmography
Global Conspiracy?
2004
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as Talfryn Pritchard
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Age: 74
Restoration
1995
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as Fleeing Man
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Age: 65
The Hour of the Pig
1993
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as Travelling Player
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Age: 63
Hamlet
1990
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as The Players
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Age: 60
Death of a Son
1989
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as Undertaker
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Age: 58
Border
1988
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as Lodger
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Age: 58
Lost In London
1985
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as Taxi Driver
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Age: 55
Santa Claus: The Movie
1985
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as Village Leader (uncredited)
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Age: 55
The Doctor and the Devils
1985
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as Sewerman
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Age: 55
The Company of Wolves
1984
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as Eyepatch
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Age: 54
The Elephant Man
1980
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as Cabman
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Age: 50
Les Misérables
1978
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as Brevet
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Age: 48
The Big Sleep
1978
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as Deliveryman (uncredited)
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Age: 48
Jabberwocky
1977
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as Ratman
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Age: 47
Dark Places
1973
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as Baxter
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Age: 43
Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood
1973
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as Gyrth
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Age: 43
Flyaway
1972
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as
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Age: 41
Deathday
1971
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as Postman
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Age: 41
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
1969
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as Man Poke by Stick
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Age: 39
Where's Jack?
1969
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as Mr Hind
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Age: 39
Oliver!
1968
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as Pauper - Workhouse
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Age: 38
The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids
1968
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as Street Cleaner
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Age: 38