Stephen Yardley

Known for ActingBorn 1942-03-24 (age 84)Ferrensby, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Stephen Yardley (born 24 March 1942) is an English actor. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1963, he became known for his many roles on UK television between 1964 and 2004. In the mid-1960s, Yardley was a permanent member of the company at Dundee Repertory Theatre. Yardley made early appearances on television in the 1960s in series including Danger Man and United!, and had an extended run during 1967–68 in Z-Cars. His subsequent work included performances as semi-reformed cat burglar William "Spider" Scott in The XYY Man (1976–77); as Detective Inspector Laker in Regan, the Armchair Theatre instalment which served as the pilot for The Sweeney; Max Brocard in Secret Army (1978); Roy Swetman, a professional hit man in "Hijack" (1980), an episode of The Professionals; and as Police Inspector Cadogan in Virtual Murder (1992). Yardley twice had roles in Doctor Who – Sevrin in Genesis of the Daleks (1975) and Arak in Vengeance on Varos (1985) – and also took a part in the science fiction series Blake's 7 (1981) and the BBC adaptation of The Day of the Triffids (1981). Yardley had a regular role as Ken Masters in the BBC television series Howards' Way (1985–90), appeared in an episode of Heartbeat in 1996, and played Vince Farmer in Channel 5's soap opera Family Affairs (1999–2003). Yardley most recently appeared in the Sky One series Hex (2004). Source: Article "Stephen Yardley" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.Read more

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Chariot of Fire

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks

Regan

Public Eye

Enemy

Kill Two Birds

The Mask of Janus

Story Parade

Secret Army

Doctor Who

The Professionals

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos

Widows

Villains

Heartbeat

Blake's 7

The Gentle Touch

Virtual Murder

Z-Cars

Morgan's Boy

Bugs

Funny Money

A Tale of Two Cities

Bergerac

The XYY Man

Clydescope

Napoleon and Love

Thriller

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

ITV Playhouse

United!

I, Lovett

Hex

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense

The Day of the Triffids

Fanny by Gaslight

The Champions

The Doctor and the Devils

New Scotland Yard

Atlantic Wall

Tales of the Tardis

The Corvini Inheritance

Howards' Way

The Guardians

Crown Court

Mitch

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall