Stephen Yardley
Acting • Born 1942-03-24
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.
Filmography
56 credits
The Doctor and the Devils
Movie • 1985
Joseph
Morgan's Boy
Movie • 1984
Alan
Norma
Movie • 1974
Norma's Lover
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Movie • 1985
Arak
RPM
Movie • 1998
Chiarkos
Clydescope
Movie • 1974
Visitor from the South
The Corvini Inheritance
Movie • 1984
Stanley Knowles
Slayground
Movie • 1983
Turner
Funny Money
Movie • 1982
Ridley
Enemy
Movie • 1976
The Detective Constable #2
Regan
Movie • 1974
Det. Insp. Laker
Adolf Hitler - My Part in His Downfall
Movie • 1973
Lt. Martin
Chariot of Fire
Movie • 1970
PC Bradley
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
Movie • 1975
Sevrin
Kill Two Birds
Movie • 1975
Tosher
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
Movie • 1978
Stu
Atlantic Wall
Movie • 1970
Bobby
Bugs
TV • 1995
Matt
Thriller
TV • 1973
Tosher
Pebble Mill at One
TV • 1972
Howards' Way
TV • 1985
Ken Masters
Bergerac
TV • 1981
Ken Lewis
Doctor Who
TV • 1963
Arak
Blake's 7
TV • 1978
Investigator Reeve
The Gentle Touch
TV • 1980
Jed Blanden
Z-Cars
TV • 1962
Roy Hollis
The Professionals
TV • 1977
Swetman
Heartbeat
TV • 1992
Arnold Sampson
Hex
TV • 2004
Secret Army
TV • 1977
Max Brocard
The Champions
TV • 1968
Pieter
Public Eye
TV • 1965
Carter
The Guardians
TV • 1971
Cockney Guardian
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
TV • 1984
Knowles
United!
TV • 1965
Kenny Craig
That's What I Call Television
TV • 2007
Self
Doctor Who
TV • 1963
Sevrin
Crown Court
TV • 1972
Squadron Leader Pardoe
Tales of the Tardis
TV • 2023
Arak
Virtual Murder
TV • 1992
Inspector Cadogan
Z-Cars
TV • 1962
PC Alec May
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
TV • 1971
First Officer Clayton
Brighton Belles
TV • 1993
Gilbert
The Day of the Triffids
TV • 1981
John
Widows
TV • 1983
Vic Morgan
Mitch
TV • 1984
Shepherd
I, Lovett
TV • 1993
Sergeant
The Mask of Janus
TV • 1965
Hughes
Story Parade
TV • 1964
Barman
A Tale of Two Cities
TV • 1980
Ernest Defarge
The Doctors
TV • 1969
Harry Fisher
Fanny by Gaslight
TV • 1981
'Duke' Hopwood
Drama 61-67
TV • 1961
Private.Webber
Napoleon and Love
TV • 1974
Jean Lannes
Morgan's Boy
TV • 1984
Alan
The XYY Man
TV • 1976
William 'Spider' Scott