Roy Evans
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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Films
32
TV Shows
Known For
74 Credits
Doctor Who
as Bert
1963

Doctor Who
as Miner
1963

Doctor Who
as Trantis
1963

M*A*S*H
as Orderly (uncredited)
1972

Minder
as Elderly Man
1979

Blackadder
as Abel, a Peasant
1983

Blackadder
as Dumb Abel, a Peasant
1983

Blackadder
as Abel, a Bilind Beggar
1983

Omnibus
as Coachman
1967

Theatre 625
as Mike
1964

Screen Two
as Undertaker
1985

The Protectors
as Joe Lomax
1972