Gareth Thomas, Blake's 7 Actor, Dies Aged 71

Gareth Thomas, Blake's 7 Actor, Dies Aged 71

Gareth Thomas, Blake's 7 actor, dies aged 71
Gareth Thomas, star of '70s BBC sci-fi series Blake's 7, has died aged 71.
As Roj Blake in the cult series, the Welsh actor led a group of rebels on their Liberator space ship against an evil federation that ruled the galaxy.
Thomas was also an accomplished stage actor who appeared in several Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) productions.
His later television appearances include playing Nathaniel Clegghorn in ITV's Heartbeat and David Baddiel's father in Sky's Baddiel's Syndrome.
Born in 1945, Thomas attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in the 1960s and later became a Rada associate.
His roles at the RSC included Orsino in Twelfth Night, Cassio in Othello and Mat Burke in Eugene O'Neill's Anna Christie.
Yet he remains best known for Blake's 7, which ran on BBC One from 1978 to 1981.

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Gareth Thomas, Blake's 7 Actor, Dies Aged 71
Blake's 7 star Gareth Thomas dead aged 71: 'Sci-fi hero' played Roj Blake in the cult series
Blake’s 7 actor Gareth Thomas has died aged 71