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 mid1960s 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 196768 in ZCars His subsequent work included performances as semireformed cat burglar William Spider Scott in The XYY Man 197677 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 Blakes 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 198590 appeared in an episode of Heartbeat in 1996 and played Vince Farmer in Channel 5s soap opera Family Affairs 19992003 Yardley most recently appeared in the Sky One series Hex 2004 Source Article Stephen Yardley from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA