Known For
Acting
Known Credits
78
Gender
Male
Birthday
January 10, 1930 (96 years old)
Place of Birth
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).
| 2004 | Global Conspiracy?as Talfryn Pritchard | |
| 2003 | Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcheras Ted Prendergast | |
| 2003 | The Gatheringas The Gathering | |
| 1995 | Restorationas Fleeing Man | |
| 1995 | Johnny and the Deadas Boatman | |
| 1993 | The Hour of the Pigas Travelling Player | |
| 1991 | Murder Most Horridas Carriage Driver | |
| 1990 | Hamletas The Players | |
| 1989 | Around the World in 80 Daysas Shirley Rose Engineer | |
| 1989 | Campionas Branch | |
| 1989 | Death of a Sonas Undertaker | |
| 1988 | Andy Cappas Workman | |
| 1988 | Borderas Lodger | |
| 1986 | Foreign Bodyas Newspaper vendor | |
| 1985 | Lost In Londonas Taxi Driver | |
| 1985 | Santa Claus: The Movieas Village Leader (uncredited) | |
| 1985 | The Doctor and the Devilsas Sewerman | |
| 1985 | Super Granas Roland Rattray | |
| 1985 | Dempsey and Makepeaceas Sims | |
| 1985 | Screen Twoas Undertaker | |
| 1984 | Ellis Islandas Stage Door Guard | |
| 1984 | Return to Waterlooas Mortuary Attendant | |
| 1984 | The Company of Wolvesas Eyepatch | |
| 1983 | Blackadderas Abel, a Bilind Beggar | |
| 1983 | Blackadderas Abel, a Peasant | |
| 1983 | Blackadderas Dumb Abel, a Peasant | |
| 1982 | Imaginary Friendsas George | |
| 1982 | Baalas 2nd Cab Driver | |
| 1980 | The Elephant Manas Cabman | |
| 1980 | Cribbas Shopkeeper | |
| 1979 | Schalcken the Painteras Coachman | |
| 1979 | Minderas Elderly Man | |
| 1979 | Coming Outas Charlie Rose | |
| 1979 | Worzel Gummidgeas Whelk-stall owner | |
| 1979 | Dick Turpinas Fellowes | |
| 1978 | Les Misérablesas Brevet | |
| 1978 | Return of the Saintas Dillon | |
| 1978 | The Big Sleepas Deliveryman (uncredited) | |
| 1978 | Blake's 7as Slave | |
| 1977 | Secret Armyas Belgian Farmer | |
| 1977 | The Prince and the Pauperas Night Owl | |
| 1977 | Jabberwockyas Ratman | |
| 1977 | Hazlitt in Loveas Birdseller | |
| 1976 | The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jonesas Major Domo (uncredited) | |
| 1976 | No Hard Feelingsas soldier | |
| 1975 | Poldarkas Nick Vigus | |
| 1974 | Churchill's Peopleas Churl | |
| 1974 | Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladonas Miner | |
| 1973 | Doctor Who: The Green Deathas Bert | |
| 1973 | Warshipas Cook Meadows | |
| 1973 | Dark Placesas Baxter | |
| 1973 | Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hoodas Gyrth | |
| 1972 | The Protectorsas Joe Lomax | |
| 1972 | M*A*S*Has Orderly (uncredited) | |
| 1972 | Van der Valkas Caretaker | |
| 1972 | Flyawayas | |
| 1971 | A Ghost Story for Christmasas Coachman | |
| 1971 | Deathdayas Postman | |
| 1971 | Budgieas Reggie | |
| 1971 | The House That Dripped Bloodas | |
| 1970 | Scroogeas Ghostly Coachman (uncredited) | |
| 1970 | Loving Memoryas Man | |
| 1970 | From a Bird's Eye Viewas Tall Undertaker | |
| 1969 | The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricketas Man Poke by Stick | |
| 1969 | Where's Jack?as Mr Hind | |
| 1968 | Oliver!as Pauper - Workhouse | |
| 1968 | The Magnificent Six and ½: Kontiki Kidsas Street Cleaner | |
| 1968 | The Blood Beast Terroras 2nd Porter | |
| 1967 | Half a Sixpenceas Pub Character | |
| 1967 | The Fearless Vampire Killersas Vampire at Ball (uncredited) | |
| 1967 | Omnibusas Coachman | |
| 1967 | A Ghost of a Chanceas Driver | |
| 1965 | Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Planas Trantis | |
| 1965 | Londonersas Second Clerk | |
| 1964 | Theatre 625as Mike | |
| 1963 | Doctor Whoas Bert | |
| 1963 | Doctor Whoas Miner | |
| 1963 | Doctor Whoas Trantis |