Stephen Yardley
Known For
Acting
Born
1942-03-24 in Ferrensby, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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 Known For
Doctor Who
as Arak
Doctor Who
as Sevrin
Heartbeat
as Arnold Sampson
The Professionals
as Swetman
Bergerac
as Ken Lewis
Crown Court
as Squadron Leader Pardoe
The Champions
as Pieter
Z-Cars
as Roy Hollis
Z-Cars
as PC Alec May
Blake's 7
as Investigator Reeve
Tales of the Tardis
as Arak
Public Eye
as Carter
Thriller
as Tosher
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as First Officer Clayton
Pebble Mill at One
Howards' Way
as Ken Masters
Secret Army
as Max Brocard
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
as Knowles
Bugs
as Matt
The Gentle Touch
as Jed Blanden