Roy Evans
Known For
Acting
Born
1930-01-10 in Bristol, England, UK
Biography
Roy Evans is an English actor who has appeared in British television from the 1960s to 2004, appearing in a wide range of productions including Doctor Who (The Daleks' Master Plan as Trantis, The Green Death as Bert and The Monster of Peladon as a miner), Blake's 7 ("Redemption" as a Slave), Porterhouse Blue (as Arthur), Only Fools and Horses (The Jolly Boys' Outing as Harry the coach driver), as well as peasant roles in The Black Adder. Born in Fishponds, he was adopted by Edmund Evans and Clarice Augusta Georgina May Evans (née Gowen). As a teenager, Evans went to London to become a dancer and actor. His dancing work includes visiting the Nottingham Theatre Royal with the International Ballet Company in 1951, gaining a long run in A Girl Called Jo at Piccadilly Theatre followed by a six-month engagement as principal male ballet dancer with the Swedish national ballet company. In film he is particularly known for roles in The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967), Oliver! (1968), Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher (1968), Where's Jack? (1969), Loving Memory (1971), Dark Places (1973), Jabberwocky (1977), The Prince and the Pauper (1977), Raise the Titanic (1980), The Elephant Man (1980) and The Company of Wolves (1984).
Most Known For
Doctor Who
as Bert
Doctor Who
as Miner
Doctor Who
as Trantis
M*A*S*H
as Orderly (uncredited)
Minder
as Elderly Man
Theatre 625
as Mike
Blackadder
as Abel, a Peasant
Blackadder
as Dumb Abel, a Peasant
Blackadder
as Abel, a Bilind Beggar
Omnibus
as Coachman
Screen Two
as Undertaker
Dempsey and Makepeace
as Sims
Blake's 7
as Slave
Van der Valk
as Caretaker
Return of the Saint
as Dillon
The Protectors
as Joe Lomax
Poldark
as Nick Vigus
Secret Army
as Belgian Farmer
Dick Turpin
as Fellowes
The Elephant Man
as Cabman