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.
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Doctor Who
1963 · Arak
Crown Court
1972 · Squadron Leader Pardoe
Heartbeat
1992 · Arnold Sampson
Bergerac
1981 · Ken Lewis
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Norma's lover
The Professionals
1977 · Swetman
Z-Cars
1962 · Roy Hollis
Blake's 7
1978 · Investigator Reeve
Pebble Mill at One
1972
The Champions
1968 · Pieter
Thriller
1973 · Tosher
Howards' Way
1985 · Ken Masters
Public Eye
1965 · Carter
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · First Officer Clayton
New Scotland Yard
1972 · DI Corral
Secret Army
1977 · Max Brocard
Bugs
1995 · Matt
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984 · Knowles
Hex
2004 · Thomas McBain
The Gentle Touch
1980 · Jed Blanden
Widows
1983 · Vic Morgan
Tales of the Tardis
2023 · Arak
Villains
1972 · Erskine
Napoleon and Love
1974 · Jean Lannes
Mitch
1984 · Shepherd
The Day of the Triffids
1981 · John
The XYY Man
1976 · William 'Spider' Scott
Morgan's Boy
1984 · Alan
The Guardians
1971 · Cockney Guardian
Tom Grattan's War
1968 · Army Officer
Virtual Murder
1992 · Inspector Cadogan
A Tale of Two Cities
1980 · Ernest Defarge
Brighton Belles
1993 · Gilbert
Fanny by Gaslight
1981 · 'Duke' Hopwood
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
1975 · Sevrin
The Doctor and the Devils
1985 · Joseph
I, Lovett
1993 · Sergeant
Atlantic Wall
1970 · Bobby
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
1973 · Lt. Martin
Slayground
1984 · Turner
Regan
1974 · Det. Insp. Laker
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
1978 · Stu
RPM
1998 · Chiarkos
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
1985 · Arak
Morgan's Boy
1984 · Alan
The Corvini Inheritance
1984 · Stanley Knowles
Kill Two Birds
1975 · Tosher
Funny Money
1982 · Ridley
Enemy
1976 · The Detective Constabl...
Clydescope
1974 · Visitor from the South
Chariot of Fire
1970 · PC Bradley