Stephen Yardley
Acting
Born 1942-03-24
Ferrensby, North Yorkshire, England, UK
58 credits
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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).
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Filmography
Acting
56 credits
Doctor Who
Crown Court
Heartbeat
Bergerac
The Professionals
ITV Playhouse
Z-Cars
Blake's 7
The Champions
Thriller
Secret Army
Public Eye
Howards' Way
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
Bugs
United!
Story Parade
Drama 61-67
New Scotland Yard
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
Hex
The Gentle Touch
Widows
Napoleon and Love
Tales of the Tardis
Villains
The Mask of Janus
Virtual Murder
Mitch
The XYY Man
The Day of the Triffids
The Guardians
Brighton Belles
Fanny by Gaslight
Morgan's Boy
A Tale of Two Cities
Tom Grattan's War
That's What I Call Television
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
The Doctor and the Devils
I, Lovett
Norma
Atlantic Wall
RPM
Funny Money
Morgan's Boy
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Slayground
Enemy
Regan
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
The Corvini Inheritance
Clydescope
Chariot of Fire
Kill Two Birds
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