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Aliases: Steven Yardley

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Ferrensby, North Yorkshire, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 8

TV Involvements: 7


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Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Doctor Who
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8

Doctor Who

(1963) Sevrin
The Professionals
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7

The Professionals

(1977) Swetman
Blake's 7
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7

Blake's 7

(1978) Investigator Reeve
The Champions
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6

The Champions

(1968) Pieter
Widows
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7

Widows

(1983) Vic Morgan
Virtual Murder
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7

Virtual Murder

(1992) Inspector Cadogan
The XYY Man
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6

The XYY Man

(1976) Willy 'Spider' Scott
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3

RPM

(1998) Chiarkos

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2007 N/A
2004 N/A
1998 Chiarkos
1995 N/A
1992 Inspector Cadogan
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1985 N/A
Arak
1984 N/A
1983 Turner
Vic Morgan
1982 N/A
Ridley
1981 N/A
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1980 N/A
1978 Investigator Reeve
1977 Swetman
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1976 Willy 'Spider' Scott
The Detective Constable #2
1975 N/A
Sevrin
1974 Det. Insp. Laker
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1973 Lt. Martin
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1972 N/A
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1971 N/A
1970 PC Bradley
1968 Pieter
1965 N/A
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1963 N/A
Sevrin
1962 N/A
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