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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 24, 1942
Place of Birth
Ferrensby, North Yorkshire, England, UK
Also Known As
- Steven Yardley
Stephen Yardley
2.5 Popularity
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.
Known For
Credits
Tales of the Tardis
as Arak
2023
5.0
🎬
That's What I Call Television
as Self
2007
0.0
Hex
2004
6.2
RPM
as Chiarkos
1998
2.7
Bugs
as Matt
1995
6.8
I, Lovett
as Sergeant
1993
6.0
Brighton Belles
as Gilbert
1993
3.3
Virtual Murder
as Inspector Cadogan
1992
6.5
Heartbeat
as Arnold Sampson
1992
7.1
The Doctor and the Devils
as Joseph
1985
6.2
Howards' Way
as Ken Masters
1985
5.4
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
as Arak
1985
7.3
The Corvini Inheritance
as Stanley Knowles
1984
4.5
Morgan's Boy
as Alan
1984
0.0
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
as Knowles
1984
6.4
Mitch
as Shepherd
1984
5.0
Slayground
as Turner
1983
4.2
Widows
as Vic Morgan
1983
7.4
Funny Money
as Ridley
1982
4.0
Bergerac
as Ken Lewis
1981
6.7
Fanny by Gaslight
as 'Duke' Hopwood
1981
5.0
The Day of the Triffids
as John
1981
6.5
A Tale of Two Cities
as Ernest Defarge
1980
5.0
The Gentle Touch
as Jed Blanden
1980
6.9
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
as Stu
1978
0.0
Blake's 7
as Investigator Reeve
1978
7.3
The Professionals
as Swetman
1977
7.5
Secret Army
as Max Brocard
1977
7.5
The XYY Man
as Willy 'Spider' Scott
1976
6.0
Enemy
as The Detective Constable #2
1976
8.0
Kill Two Birds
as Tosher
1975
0.0
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
as Sevrin
1975
8.8
🎬
Norma
as Norma's Lover
1974
0.0
Regan
as Det. Insp. Laker
1974
9.0
Napoleon and Love
as Lannes
1974
0.0
Clydescope
as Visitor from the South
1974
7.0
Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
as Lt. Martin
1973
4.8
Thriller
as Tosher
1973
6.6
Crown Court
as Squadron Leader Pardoe
1972
5.4
Pebble Mill at One
1972
0.0
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
as First Officer Clayton
1971
7.4
The Guardians
as Cockney Guardian
1971
5.5
Atlantic Wall
as Bobby
1970
6.2
Chariot of Fire
as PC Bradley
1970
0.0
🎬
The Doctors
as Harry Fisher
1969
0.0
The Champions
as Pieter
1968
6.2
🎬
The Mask of Janus
as Hughes
1965
6.0
🎬
United!
as Kenny Craig
1965
0.0
Public Eye
as Carter
1965
7.8
🎬
Story Parade
as Barman
1964
8.0
Doctor Who
as Arak
1963
7.9
Doctor Who
as Sevrin
1963
7.9
Z-Cars
as Roy Hollis
1962
7.0
Z-Cars
as PC Alec May
1962
7.0
🎬
Drama 61-67
as Private.Webber
1961
0.0