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).
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Movies (16)
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1998 · Chiarkos
The Doctor and the Devils
1985 · Joseph
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
1985 · Arak
The Corvini Inheritance
1984 · Stanley Knowles
Slayground
1984 · Turner
Funny Money
1982 · Ridley
One of These Nights I'm Gonna Get an Early Day
1978 · Stu
Enemy
1976 · The Detective Constable #2
Kill Two Birds
1975 · Tosher
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
1975 · Sevrin
Norma
1974 · Norma's Lover
Regan
1974 · Det. Insp. Laker
Clydescope
1974 · Visitor from the South
Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall
1973 · Lt. Martin
Atlantic Wall
1970 · Bobby
Chariot of Fire
1970 · PC Bradley
TV shows (44)
Tales of the Tardis
2023 · Arak
That's What I Call Television
2007 · Self
Hex
2004 · Thomas McBain
Bugs
1995 · Matt
I, Lovett
1993 · Sergeant
Brighton Belles
1993 · Gilbert
Virtual Murder
1992 · Inspector Cadogan
Heartbeat
1992 · Arnold Sampson
Executive Stress
1986 · Martin
Howards' Way
1985 · Ken Masters
Morgan's Boy
1984 · Alan
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense
1984 · Knowles
Mitch
1984 · Shepherd
Widows
1983 · Vic Morgan
Break Point
1982 · Mr Grieves
Bergerac
1981 · Ken Lewis
Fanny by Gaslight
1981 · 'Duke' Hopwood
The Day of the Triffids
1981 · John
A Tale of Two Cities
1980 · Ernest Defarge
The Gentle Touch
1980 · Jed Blanden
Blake's 7
1978 · Investigator Reeve
The Professionals
1977 · Swetman
Secret Army
1977 · Max Brocard
The XYY Man
1976 · William 'Spider' Scott
Napoleon and Love
1974 · Jean Lannes
Oranges and Lemons
1973 · Sgt Gowers
Thriller
1973 · Tosher
Crown Court
1972 · Squadron Leader Pardoe
Pebble Mill at One
1972
Villains
1972 · Erskine
New Scotland Yard
1972 · DI Corral, Jack McNeil
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971 · First Officer Clayton
The Guardians
1971 · Cockney Guardian
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
The Champions
1968 · Pieter
Tom Grattan's War
1968 · Army Officer
ITV Playhouse
1967 · Norma's lover
The Mask of Janus
1965 · Hughes
United!
1965 · Kenny Craig
Public Eye
1965 · Carter
Story Parade
1964 · Barman
Doctor Who
1963 · Arak, Sevrin
Z-Cars
1962 · Roy Hollis, PC Alec May
Drama 61-67
1961 · Private.Webber