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Ivor Roberts, (19 July 1925 -- 5 September 1999), was a British character actor.
His acting career began on stage, taking a brief break during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII where he was in the Royal Navy. He started working in television in The Sixties, not as an actor, but as an Creator/{{ITV}} continuity announcer for TWW and WWN.
His first acting role on TV came in a 1971 episode of ''Rules, Rules, Rules''. For Roberts, his seventies TV career consisted mostly of guest roles in dramas and soap operas including ''Series/CoronationStreet'', ''Series/PlayForToday'', ''Series/ZCars'', ''Series/TheSweeney'', ''Series/EdwardTheSeventh'', ''Series/SecretArmy'', and ''Series/{{Crossroads}}''. He also did some sci-fi in ''Series/DoctorWho'' and comedy in ''Series/{{Porridge}}'' and ''Series/GeorgeAndMildred''.
In TheEighties, he slowly began to do more comedy roles with guest shots in ''Series/YesMinister'', ''Series/{{Minder}}'', and ''Series/{{Sorry}}''. This would be followed up in TheNineties with his two biggest roles (both in series by David Croft), the recurring role of Mr. Barnes in ''Series/YouRangMLord'' and series regular Arnold Thomas in ''Series/OhDoctorBeeching''.
He died at the age of 74.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Films]]
* ''Film/{{Hopscotch}}'' (1980) -- Ludlum
* ''Film/AnotherCountry'' (1984) -- Chief Judge
* ''Film/WithoutAClue'' (1988) -- Reporter
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/CoronationStreet'', 7 episodes:
** 3 episodes (1972) -- Tommy Silcock
** 4 episodes (1982) -- George Daly
* ''Series/PlayForToday'', 4 episodes:
** "Jack Point" (1973) -- Chairman
** "Penda's Fen" (1974) -- Cooke
** "Jessie" (1980) -- Curate
** "London Is Drowning" (1981) -- Henry
* ''Series/ZCars'', 3 episodes:
** "Cadet" (1973) -- Maurice Preston
** "Contact" (1976) -- Police ACC
** "Rage" (1977) -- Jackson
* ''Series/TheSweeney'', episode "Contact Breaker" (1975) -- Sale
* ''Series/DoctorWho'', 1 episode of 6-episode story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E4GenesisOfTheDaleks Genesis of the Daleks]]" (1975) -- Mogran
* ''Series/EdwardTheSeventh'', episode "The Invisible Queen" (1975) -- Dr. Gull
* ''Series/{{Porridge}}'', episode "No Peace for the Wicked" (1975) -- Prison Visitor
* ''Series/SecretArmy'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Lost Sheep", "Guilt"[[/labelnote]] (1977) -- Victor
* ''Series/{{Crossroads}}'', 10 episodes (1978) -- Mr. Baxter
* ''Series/GeorgeAndMildred'', episode "Finders Keepers?" (1979) -- Police Sergeant
* ''Series/EnemyAtTheDoor'', episode "War Game" (1980) -- George de Villefort
* ''Series/YesMinister'', episode "The Death List" (1981) -- Walter Fowler
* ''Series/{{Minder}}'', episode "The Second Time Around" (1984) -- Jack Hodgson
* ''Series/{{Sorry}}'', episode "Confessions of a Jobbing Gardener" (1985) -- Mr. Robinson
* ''Series/TheBill'', 2 episodes:
** "Lost" (1985) -- Mr. Davis
** "School of Hard Knocks" (1993) -- Thomas Jenner
* ''Series/{{Bergerac}}'', episode "Sins of the Fathers" (1985) -- Alan Fouchet
* ''Series/RumpoleOfTheBailey'', episode "Rumpole and the Official Secret" (1987) -- Peter Royce Williams
* ''Series/TalesOfTheUnexpected'', episode "A Time to Die" (1988) -- Gas Inspector
* ''{{Series/ScreenPlay|BBC}}'', episode "No Further Cause for Concern" (1988) -- Mr. Chirkham
* ''Series/InspectorMorse'', episode "The Secret of Bay 5B" (1989) -- Mr. Waugh
* ''Series/{{Casualty}}'', episode "Union" (1989) -- Mr. Davies
* ''Series/TheGravyTrain'', 1 episode (1990) -- Major Domo
* ''Series/ThePlayOnOne'', episode "Killing Time" (1990) -- Mr. Thackeray
* ''Series/YouRangMLord'', 4 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Labour or Love", "Meet the Workers", "Fall of the House of Meldrum", "Well, There You Are Then...!"[[/labelnote]] (1990-93) -- Mr. Barnes
* ''Series/LondonsBurning'', 1 episode (1992) -- Mayor
* ''WesternAnimation/ShakespeareTheAnimatedTales'', episode "Othello" (1994) -- Duke/Lodovico
* ''Series/OhDoctorBeeching'', 20 episodes (1995-98) -- Arnold Thomas
* ''WesternAnimation/TestamentTheBibleInAnimation'', 2 episodes:
** "Moses" (1990) -- Jethro/Hebrew Elder
** "David and Saul" (1990) -- Jesse
* ''Series/TouchingEvil'', episode "Killing with Kindness: Part 2" (1997) -- Mr. Swan
* ''Series/PeakPractice'', episode "Close to Heaven: Part 2" (1999) -- Mr. Dobson
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Ivor Roberts, (19 July 1925 -- 5 September 1999), was a British character actor.
His acting career began on stage, taking a brief break during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII where he was in the Royal Navy. He started working in television in The Sixties, not as an actor, but as an Creator/{{ITV}} continuity announcer for TWW and WWN.
His first acting role on TV came in a 1971 episode of ''Rules, Rules, Rules''. For Roberts, his seventies TV career consisted mostly of guest roles in dramas and soap operas including ''Series/CoronationStreet'', ''Series/PlayForToday'', ''Series/ZCars'', ''Series/TheSweeney'', ''Series/EdwardTheSeventh'', ''Series/SecretArmy'', and ''Series/{{Crossroads}}''. He also did some sci-fi in ''Series/DoctorWho'' and comedy in ''Series/{{Porridge}}'' and ''Series/GeorgeAndMildred''.
In TheEighties, he slowly began to do more comedy roles with guest shots in ''Series/YesMinister'', ''Series/{{Minder}}'', and ''Series/{{Sorry}}''. This would be followed up in TheNineties with his two biggest roles (both in series by David Croft), the recurring role of Mr. Barnes in ''Series/YouRangMLord'' and series regular Arnold Thomas in ''Series/OhDoctorBeeching''.
He died at the age of 74.
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!!Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
[[AC:Films]]
* ''Film/{{Hopscotch}}'' (1980) -- Ludlum
* ''Film/AnotherCountry'' (1984) -- Chief Judge
* ''Film/WithoutAClue'' (1988) -- Reporter
[[AC:Series]]
* ''Series/CoronationStreet'', 7 episodes:
** 3 episodes (1972) -- Tommy Silcock
** 4 episodes (1982) -- George Daly
* ''Series/PlayForToday'', 4 episodes:
** "Jack Point" (1973) -- Chairman
** "Penda's Fen" (1974) -- Cooke
** "Jessie" (1980) -- Curate
** "London Is Drowning" (1981) -- Henry
* ''Series/ZCars'', 3 episodes:
** "Cadet" (1973) -- Maurice Preston
** "Contact" (1976) -- Police ACC
** "Rage" (1977) -- Jackson
* ''Series/TheSweeney'', episode "Contact Breaker" (1975) -- Sale
* ''Series/DoctorWho'', 1 episode of 6-episode story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E4GenesisOfTheDaleks Genesis of the Daleks]]" (1975) -- Mogran
* ''Series/EdwardTheSeventh'', episode "The Invisible Queen" (1975) -- Dr. Gull
* ''Series/{{Porridge}}'', episode "No Peace for the Wicked" (1975) -- Prison Visitor
* ''Series/SecretArmy'', 2 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Lost Sheep", "Guilt"[[/labelnote]] (1977) -- Victor
* ''Series/{{Crossroads}}'', 10 episodes (1978) -- Mr. Baxter
* ''Series/GeorgeAndMildred'', episode "Finders Keepers?" (1979) -- Police Sergeant
* ''Series/EnemyAtTheDoor'', episode "War Game" (1980) -- George de Villefort
* ''Series/YesMinister'', episode "The Death List" (1981) -- Walter Fowler
* ''Series/{{Minder}}'', episode "The Second Time Around" (1984) -- Jack Hodgson
* ''Series/{{Sorry}}'', episode "Confessions of a Jobbing Gardener" (1985) -- Mr. Robinson
* ''Series/TheBill'', 2 episodes:
** "Lost" (1985) -- Mr. Davis
** "School of Hard Knocks" (1993) -- Thomas Jenner
* ''Series/{{Bergerac}}'', episode "Sins of the Fathers" (1985) -- Alan Fouchet
* ''Series/RumpoleOfTheBailey'', episode "Rumpole and the Official Secret" (1987) -- Peter Royce Williams
* ''Series/TalesOfTheUnexpected'', episode "A Time to Die" (1988) -- Gas Inspector
* ''{{Series/ScreenPlay|BBC}}'', episode "No Further Cause for Concern" (1988) -- Mr. Chirkham
* ''Series/InspectorMorse'', episode "The Secret of Bay 5B" (1989) -- Mr. Waugh
* ''Series/{{Casualty}}'', episode "Union" (1989) -- Mr. Davies
* ''Series/TheGravyTrain'', 1 episode (1990) -- Major Domo
* ''Series/ThePlayOnOne'', episode "Killing Time" (1990) -- Mr. Thackeray
* ''Series/YouRangMLord'', 4 episodes[[labelnote:show list]]"Labour or Love", "Meet the Workers", "Fall of the House of Meldrum", "Well, There You Are Then...!"[[/labelnote]] (1990-93) -- Mr. Barnes
* ''Series/LondonsBurning'', 1 episode (1992) -- Mayor
* ''WesternAnimation/ShakespeareTheAnimatedTales'', episode "Othello" (1994) -- Duke/Lodovico
* ''Series/OhDoctorBeeching'', 20 episodes (1995-98) -- Arnold Thomas
* ''WesternAnimation/TestamentTheBibleInAnimation'', 2 episodes:
** "Moses" (1990) -- Jethro/Hebrew Elder
** "David and Saul" (1990) -- Jesse
* ''Series/TouchingEvil'', episode "Killing with Kindness: Part 2" (1997) -- Mr. Swan
* ''Series/PeakPractice'', episode "Close to Heaven: Part 2" (1999) -- Mr. Dobson
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