
Stephen Yardley
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.
58 acting credits
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Doctor Who
1963

Crown Court
1972

Heartbeat
1992

The Professionals
1977

Bergerac
1981

Z-Cars
1962

ITV Playhouse
1967

The Champions
1968

Blake's 7
1978

Thriller
1973

Secret Army
1977

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971

Howards' Way
1985

Public Eye
1965
United!
1965

Bugs
1995
Drama 61-67
1961

Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969

Hex
2004

Pebble Mill at One
1972

The Gentle Touch
1980
Story Parade
1964

Tales of the Tardis
2023

New Scotland Yard
1972

Widows
1983

Mitch
1984

Virtual Murder
1992

Napoleon and Love
1974

The Guardians
1971
The Mask of Janus
1965

The XYY Man
1976

Brighton Belles
1993

I, Lovett
1993

A Tale of Two Cities
1980

The Day of the Triffids
1981

Villains
1972

The Doctor and the Devils
1985
That's What I Call Television
2007

Morgan's Boy
1984

Atlantic Wall
1970

RPM
1998

Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
1973

Fanny by Gaslight
1981

Funny Money
1982

Regan
1974

Slayground
1983

Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
1975
The Doctors
1969

Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
1985

The Corvini Inheritance
1984

One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
1978

Kill Two Birds
1975

Clydescope
1974

Morgan's Boy
1984
Norma
1974

Enemy
1976

Chariot of Fire
1970