
Stephen Yardley
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2023 · Tales of the Tardis as Arak
- 2007 · That's What I Call Television as Self
- 2004 · Hex as
- 1998 · RPM as Chiarkos
- 1995 · Bugs as Matt
- 1993 · I, Lovett as Sergeant
- 1993 · Brighton Belles as Gilbert
- 1992 · Virtual Murder as Inspector Cadogan
- 1992 · Heartbeat as Arnold Sampson
- 1985 · The Doctor and the Devils as Joseph
- 1985 · Howards' Way as Ken Masters
- 1985 · Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos as Arak
- 1984 · The Corvini Inheritance as Stanley Knowles
- 1984 · Morgan's Boy as Alan
- 1984 · Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense as Knowles
- 1984 · Mitch as Shepherd
- 1983 · Slayground as Turner
- 1983 · Widows as Vic Morgan
- 1982 · Funny Money as Ridley
- 1981 · Bergerac as Ken Lewis
- 1981 · The Day of the Triffids as John
- 1980 · A Tale of Two Cities as Ernest Defarge
- 1980 · The Gentle Touch as Jed Blanden
- 1978 · One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day as Stu
- 1978 · Blake's 7 as Investigator Reeve
- 1977 · The Professionals as Swetman
- 1977 · Secret Army as Max Brocard
- 1976 · The XYY Man as Willy 'Spider' Scott
- 1976 · Enemy as The Detective Constable #2
- 1975 · Kill Two Birds as Tosher
- 1975 · Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks as Sevrin
- 1974 · Norma as Norma's Lover
- 1974 · Regan as Det. Insp. Laker
- 1974 · Napoleon and Love as Lannes
- 1974 · Within These Walls as John Wright
- 1974 · Clydescope as Visitor from the South
- 1973 · Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall as Lt. Martin
- 1973 · Thriller as Tosher
- 1972 · Crown Court as Squadron Leader Pardoe
- 1972 · Pebble Mill at One as
- 1972 · War & Peace as Capt. Ramballe
- 1971 · The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes as First Officer Clayton
- 1971 · The Guardians as Cockney Guardian
- 1970 · Atlantic Wall as Bobby
- 1970 · Chariot of Fire as PC Bradley
- 1969 · The Doctors as Harry Fisher
- 1968 · The Champions as Pieter
- 1965 · The Mask of Janus as Hughes
- 1965 · United! as Kenny Craig
- 1965 · Public Eye as Carter
- 1964 · Story Parade as Barman
- 1963 · Doctor Who as Arak
- 1963 · Doctor Who as Sevrin
- 1962 · Z-Cars as Roy Hollis
- 1962 · Z-Cars as PC Alec May