Talfryn Thomas

Actor Oct 31 (died age 60) Swansea, Wales, UK 1955–2001 (46 year career)

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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

Dad's Army

Dad's Army

Private Cheeseman

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space

Mullins

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

Mr Pugh

Doctor Who: The Green Death

Doctor Who: The Green Death

Dave

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

Teddy Tidy

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

Mullins

Come Play with Me

Come Play with Me

Nosegay

Sky West and Crooked

Sky West and Crooked

Brand

Filmography

Acting (40)

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Movies (14)

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

as Mr. Cheeseman (archive footage) (uncredited)

A Walk in the Dark

as Taxi Driver

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

Sir Henry at Rawlinson End

as Teddy Tidy

Come Play with Me

Come Play with Me

as Nosegay

The Battle of Billy's Pond

The Battle of Billy's Pond

as Mr. Pugh

London Conspiracy

London Conspiracy

as Poacher

Doctor Who: The Green Death

Doctor Who: The Green Death

as Dave

Horace

Horace

as Dick

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

as Mr Pugh

Edna: The Inebriate Woman

Edna: The Inebriate Woman

as Tramp

The Black Goddess

The Black Goddess

as Colliery Official

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space

Doctor Who: Spearhead from Space

as Mullins

Sky West and Crooked

Sky West and Crooked

as Brand

Nothing to Pay

Nothing to Pay

as Walt

Television (26)

Then Churchill Said to Me

Then Churchill Said to Me

Worzel Gummidge

Worzel Gummidge

as Soggy Boggart

The Government Inspector

as Mr. Griffiths

Survivors

Survivors

as Tom Price

Seven of One

Seven of One

as Mr Pugh

Men of Affairs

as Dick

The Persuaders!

The Persuaders!

as The Poacher

The Onedin Line

The Onedin Line

as Thomas

Budgie

Budgie

as Customer

Brett

Doomwatch

Doomwatch

as Mr. Hetherington

Menace

Dad's Army

Dad's Army

as Private Cheeseman

Dad's Army

Dad's Army

as Private Cheeseman

The Man in the Iron Mask

The Man in the Iron Mask

as Gaoler

The Ronnie Barker Playhouse

as Lecher Lewis

Quick Before They Catch Us

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as Thomas

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as Mullins

Festival

as Mr. Pugh

Z-Cars

Z-Cars

Suspense

Suspense

The Avengers

The Avengers

as Eli Barker

No Hiding Place

No Hiding Place

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as Walt

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as Hospital Porter