Roger Avon

Roger Avon
Born	(1914-11-23)23 November 1914 Jarrow, County Durham, England, United Kingdom
Died	London, England
Occupation	Film and television actor
Years active	1955–98

Roger Avon (23 November 1914 – 21 December 1998) was a British film and television actor born in Jarrow, County Durham.

Some of his television appearances include Hancock's Half Hour, Dad's Army, When the Boat Comes In, Department S, Doctor Who (serials The Crusade and The Daleks' Master Plan), Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), Our Friends in the North and Blackadder the Third. He appeared in the films Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD, The Likely Lads, Mutiny on the Buses, Quatermass and the Pit and Curse of the Crimson Altar, among others.

Avon was still acting up until his death, aged 84, his last role being in the TV series Grafters, starring Robson Green.

Selected filmography

• Fun at St. Fanny's (1956)
• The Scamp (1957)
• Stars in Your Eyes (1957)
• Kill Her Gently (1957)
• A Night to Remember (1958)
• The Ugly Duckling (1959)
• The Hellfire Club (1961)
• Murder at the Gallop (1963)
• Runaway Railway (1965)
• Daleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. (1966)
• Cuckoo Patrol (1967)
• Quatermass and the Pit (1967)
• Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968)
• Burke & Hare (1971)
• Mutiny on the Buses (1972)
• Au Pair Girls (1972)
• Hide and Seek (1972)
• The Likely Lads (1976)
• George and Mildred (1980)
• The Dresser (1983)

External links

• Roger Avon at the Internet Movie Database