Kevin Stoney

Kevin Stoney
Kevin Stoney
Born	Kevin Thomas Harvest Stoney; 22 January 1921; Nowgong, Assam Province, British India
Died	22 January 2008 (aged 87); Chiswick, London, England
Resting place	Upperby Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Occupation	Actor
Notable work	Mavic Chen and Tobias Vaughn in Doctor Who

Kevin Stoney (22 January 1921^[1] – 22 January 2008^[2]) was an English actor. He was best known for his television roles,^[3]^[4] in which he became familiar for his "portrayal of establishment types".^[5]

During the Second World War, Stoney served with the Royal Air Force.^[6] On television, he appeared in three serials of the science fiction series Doctor Who over a period of ten years, playing Mavic Chen in The Daleks' Master Plan (1965), Tobias Vaughn in The Invasion (1968) and Tyrum in Revenge of the Cybermen (1975).^[7] Stoney also appeared in two episodes of another BBC science fiction series, Blake's 7, playing Councillor Joban in the episode Hostage and Ardus in the episode Animals.^[8]^[9] He also played the astrologer Thrasyllus in the 1976 BBC adaptation of I, Claudius, a role he had earlier played in Granada Television's 1969 series The Caesars.^[7]

Other credits include: The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Saint, Danger Man, The Avengers, Dr. Finlay's Casebook, The Prisoner, Softly, Softly, Man in a Suitcase, The Troubleshooters, Doomwatch, Freewheelers, Z-Cars, The Tomorrow People, Ace of Wands, Special Branch, The Onedin Line, Fall of Eagles, Space: 1999, The New Avengers, Quatermass, Hammer House of Horror, Bergerac, All Creatures Great and Small, The Bill and in the highest-rated episode of Inspector Morse.^[6]^[10]

In 1985, it was reported in the Doctor Who fan magazine DWB that Stoney had died at the age of 64, but in 1987 he made an appearance at a Doctor Who convention to prove he was very much alive, to the shock of the fans. He retired in 1993.^[6] Stoney died on his 87th birthday, 22 January 2008, in Chiswick, after a long battle with skin cancer.^[11]

Selected filmography

Interpol (1957) – Policeman (uncredited)
How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957) – Bar Steward
The Man Who Was Nobody (1960) - Joe
Return of a Stranger (1961) – Wayne
Shadow of the Cat (1961) – Father (uncredited)
Cash on Demand (1961) – Detective Inspector Bill Mason
Strongroom (1962) – Police Sergeant
Jigsaw (1962) – Mr. Gardner (uncredited)
The Boys (1962) – Police Inspector who is quizzed by QCS at the Trial (uncredited)
On the Run (1963) – Wally Lucas
Murder at the Gallop (1963) – Doctor Markwell
Danger Man (TV series, 'Say It With Flowers') (1965) – Papa Buchler
The Blood Beast Terror (1968) – Granger
The Assassination Bureau (1969) – Blind Beggar (uncredited)
Guns in the Heather (1969) – Enhardt
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979) – Hollerstein (uncredited)
Ivanhoe (1982) – Fitzurse
The Dresser (1983) – C. Rivers Lane
Pope John Paul II (1984) – Bishop Dygat
Ordeal by Innocence (1985) – Solicitor

References

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^ Robert J. Thompson; Gary Burns, eds. (1990). Making Television: Authorship and the Production Process. Praeger. p. 68. ISBN 0275927466.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gaughan, Gavin (17 April 2008). "Kevin Stoney". The Guardian.
^ ^a ^b "Obituaries round-up – Obituaries – The Stage". 13 February 2008.
^ "Hostage (1979)". Archived from the original on 21 September 2017.
^ "Animals (1981)". Archived from the original on 21 September 2017.
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