1930-01-10 Bristol, England, UK
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).
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Global Conspiracy? | Talfryn Pritchard | 2004-05-10 |
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The Gathering | The Gathering | 2003-02-23 |
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Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher | Ted Prendergast | 2003-12-29 |
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Restoration | Fleeing Man | 1995-12-29 |
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The Hour of the Pig | Travelling Player | 1993-09-25 |
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Mel Gibson Goes Back to School | The Players (archive footage) | 1991-01-01 |
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Hamlet | The Players | 1990-12-19 |
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Death of a Son | Undertaker | 1989-01-08 |
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Border | Lodger | 1988-02-07 |
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Foreign Body | Newspaper vendor | 1986-09-26 |
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Lost In London | Taxi Driver | 1985-11-20 |
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Santa Claus: The Movie | Village Leader (uncredited) | 1985-10-29 |
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The Doctor and the Devils | Sewerman | 1985-10-04 |
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Return to Waterloo | Mortuary Attendant | 1984-11-01 |
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The Company of Wolves | Eyepatch | 1984-09-21 |
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Unglaubliche Freunde | George | 1982-11-13 |
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Baal | 2nd Cab Driver | 1982-02-02 |
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The Elephant Man | Cabman | 1980-10-09 |
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Coming Out | Charlie Rose | 1979-04-10 |
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Schalcken the Painter | Coachman | 1979-12-22 |
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The Big Sleep | Deliveryman (uncredited) | 1978-03-13 |
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Les Misérables | Brevet | 1978-12-27 |
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The Prince and the Pauper | Night Owl | 1977-06-03 |
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Jabberwocky | Ratman | 1977-03-28 |
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No Hard Feelings | soldier | 1976-06-13 |
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Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon | Miner | 1974-04-27 |
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Dark Places | Baxter | 1973-05-01 |
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Doctor Who: The Green Death | Bert | 1973-06-23 |
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Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood | Gyrth | 1973-04-01 |
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Flyaway | 1972-01-01 | |
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The House That Dripped Blood | 1971-02-22 | |
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Loving Memory | Man | 1970-09-21 |
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The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket | Man Poke by Stick | 1969-09-01 |
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Where's Jack? | Mr Hind | 1969-04-01 |
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The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids | Street Cleaner | 1968-02-01 |
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Oliver! | Pauper - Workhouse | 1968-09-26 |
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The Blood Beast Terror | 2nd Porter | 1968-02-01 |
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A Ghost of a Chance | Driver | 1967-01-01 |
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Half a Sixpence | Pub Character | 1967-12-21 |
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The Fearless Vampire Killers | Vampire at Ball (uncredited) | 1967-11-13 |
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Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan | Trantis | 1966-01-29 |
