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).
Filmography
all 59
Movies 41
TV Shows 18

Global Conspiracy? (2004)

Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher (2003)

The Gathering (2003)

Restoration (1995)

The Hour of the Pig (1993)

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School (1991)

Hamlet (1990)

Around the World in 80 Days (1989)

Campion (1989)

Death of a Son (1989)

Border (1988)

Lost In London (1985)

Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

The Day the Universe Changed (1985)

Super Gran (1985)

Return to Waterloo (1984)

Blackadder (1983)

Baal (1982)

Minder (1979)

Coming Out (1979)

Worzel Gummidge (1979)

Dick Turpin (1979)

The Big Sleep (1978)

Blake's 7 (1978)

Secret Army (1977)

No Hard Feelings (1976)

Dark Places (1973)

The Protectors (1972)

M*A*S*H (1972)

Van der Valk (1972)

From a Bird's Eye View (1970)

The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket (1969)

Where's Jack? (1969)

Oliver! (1968)

The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kids (1968)

The Blood Beast Terror (1968)

Half a Sixpence (1967)

The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)

Doctor Who (1963)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1930-01-10 (95 years old)
Birth PlaceBristol, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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