Roger Avon

English actor (1914–1998)

Roger Avon
Born(1914-11-23)23 November 1914
Jarrow, County Durham, England
Died21 December 1998(1998-12-21) (aged 84)
London, England
Occupation(s)Stage, film and television actor
Years active1951–98

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

  1. ^ "Roger Avon – Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  2. ^ a b "Roger Avon". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 12 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Roger Avon obituary – The Doctor Who Cuttings Archive". cuttingsarchive.org.
  4. ^ "BBC – Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – The Crusade – Details". BBC.
  5. ^ "BBC – Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – The Daleks' Master Plan – Details". BBC.
  6. ^ a b "Roger Avon". aveleyman.com.
  7. ^ "Roger Avon – Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
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