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Gareth Thomas (actor)
Welsh actor (1945–2016)
Gareth Thomas | |
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Gareth Thomas at the Blake's 7 DVD launch, 2005 | |
| Born | Gareth Daniel Noake Thomas (1945-02-12)12 February 1945 Brentford, England |
| Died | 13 April 2016(2016-04-13) (aged 71) Surrey, England |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1965–2013 |
| Known for | Blake's 7 |
Gareth Daniel Noake Thomas (12 February 1945 – 13 April 2016) was a Welsh actor.[1] He rose to national prominence playing the role of Roj Blake in the BBCscience fiction television series Blake's 7 (1978–1981).
Early life
Thomas was born on 12 February 1945 in Brentford, England,[2] and grew up in Aberystwyth, Wales.[3][4] He was the younger of two sons of Kenneth Thomas, a barrister who had been a junior at the Nuremberg trials, and his wife, Olga (née Noake).[5] Thomas attended the King's School, Canterbury.&