Talfryn Thomas

Biography

John Talfryn Thomas (31 October 1922 – 4 November 1982) was a Welsh character actor, best known for supporting roles on television in the 1970s, including those of Private Cheeseman in Dad's Army (1973–1974) and Tom Price in Survivors (1975), while Thomas also appeared with Jon Pertwee in two Doctor Who serials.

Known For

Doctor Who

Dave

Doctor Who

Mullins

The Avengers

Fiery Frederick

The Avengers

Eli Barker

The Persuaders!

The Poacher

No Hiding Place

Z-Cars

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2001	Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box	Mr. Cheeseman (archive footage) (uncredited)
1982	A Walk in the Dark	Taxi Driver
1980	Sir Henry at Rawlinson End	Teddy Tidy
1977	Come Play with Me	Nosegay
1976	The Battle of Billy's Pond	Mr. Pugh
1974	London Conspiracy	Poacher
1973	Doctor Who: The Green Death	Dave
1972	Horace	Dick
1972	Under Milk Wood	Mr Pugh
1971	Edna: The Inebriate Woman	Tramp
1970	Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space	Mullins
1970	The Black Goddess	Colliery Official
1966	Sky West and Crooked	Brand
1962	Nothing to Pay	Walt

Year	TV Show	Role
1993	Then Churchill Said to Me
1979	Worzel Gummidge	Soggy Boggart
1976	The Government Inspector	Mr. Griffiths
1975	Survivors	Tom Price
1973	Seven of One
1971	The Persuaders!	The Poacher
1971	Brett
1971	The Onedin Line	Thomas
1971	Budgie	Customer
1970	Doomwatch	Mr. Hetherington
1970	Menace
1970	Doomwatch	Prisoner Warren
1968	Dad's Army	Private Cheeseman
1968	The Man in the Iron Mask	Gaoler
1968	The Ronnie Barker Playhouse	Lecher Lewis
1966	Softly, Softly
1966	Quick Before They Catch Us
1964	Theatre 625	Thomas
1963	Doctor Who	Dave
1963	Doctor Who	Mullins
1963	Festival	Mr. Pugh
1962	Z-Cars
1962	Suspense
1961	The Avengers	Fiery Frederick
1961	The Avengers	Eli Barker
1959	No Hiding Place
1955	Dixon of Dock Green	Hospital Porter