Left to right: Linda Thorson (Tara King), Diana Rigg (Emma Peel), Honor Blackman (Cathy Gale) and Patrick Macnee (John Steed). Not pictured: Ian Hendry (David Keel).
A list of some actors and actresses who appeared in the 1960s British series The Avengers and associated media.
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TV Series
The Avengers (1961-1969)
Appeared in The Avengers (1961-1969):
Main Cast
- Honor Blackman: Dr. Catherine "Cathy" Gale (1962-1964).
- Ian Hendry: Dr. David Keel (1961).
- Irwin Gunner in The New Avengers (episode "To Catch a Rat").
- Patrick Macnee: John Gascoyne Beresford Steed (1961-1977).
- Invisible Jones (voice) in The Avengers (1998).
- Diana Rigg: Emma Peel, née Knight (1964-1968).
- Linda Thorson: Tara King (1968-1969).
Guest Actors
- Anthony Ainley: Edward Sunley in "Noon-Doomsday".
- Trevor Bannister: Gordon in "Something Nasty in the Nursery".
- Eric Barker: Pym in "The Rotters".
- Peter Barkworth:
- Crichton-Bull in "Kill the King".
- Geoffrey Willis in "The Medicine Men".
- Percy in "The Correct Way to Kill".
- Merlin in "The Morning After".
- Timothy Bateson:
- Merryweather in "The Correct Way to Kill".
- Spencer in "Have Gun - Will Haggle".
- Steven Berkoff: Sager in "The Gravediggers".
- BRIAN BLESSED: Mark Dayton in "The Superlative Seven".
- John Bluthal: Ivenko in "Two's a Crowd".
- Anthony Booth: Dr. Kearns in "The Big Thinker".
- Ray Brooks: Farrington in "Noon Doomsday".
- Warren Clarke: Trump in "Invasion of the Earthmen".
- John Cleese: Marcus Rugman in "Look – (Stop Me If You've Heard This One) But There Were These Two Fellers..."
- Carol Cleveland: Sara in "A Touch of Brimstone".
- Kenneth Cope:
- Tom Savage in "The Bird Who Knew Too Much".
- Gardiner in "The Curious Case of the Countless Clues".
- Nicholas Courtney: Captain Legros in "Propellant 23" and Gifford in "Mission... Highly Improbable".
- Brenda Cowling: Masseuse in "The Medicine Men".
- Bernard Cribbins:
- Arkwright in "The Girl from Auntie".
- Bradley Marler in "Look - (Stop Me If You've Heard This One) But There Were These Two Fellers..."
- Peter Cushing:
- Paul Beresford in "Return of the Cybernauts".
- Von Claus in The New Avengers (episode "The Eagle's Nest").
- Roger Delgado:
- Vasco in "Crescent Moon".
- Kreer in "Stay Tuned".
- Angela Douglas:
- Beth Wilkinson in "Dance with Death".
- Miranda in "Requiem".
- Clive Dunn: Martin in "Something Nasty in the Nursery".
- Valentine Dyall: Butler in "You'll Catch Your Death".
- Paul Eddington:
- Richard Marling in "Immortal Clay".
- Beaumont in "Something Nasty in the Nursery".
- Sheila Fearn: Jenny in "Murdersville".
- Fenella Fielding: Kim Lawrence in "The Charmers".
- Lucy Fleming: Emily in "Invasion of the Earthmen".
- Edward Fox: Chilcott in "My Wildest Dream".
- Liz Fraser: Georgie Price-Jones in "The Girl from Auntie".
- Eunice Gayson: Lucille Banks in "Quick-Quick Slow Death".
- Julian Glover:
- Vogel in "Two's a Crowd".
- Masgard in "The Living Dead".
- Peter Rooke in "Split!".
- Rupert in "Pandora".
- Tommy Godfrey: Arturo in "Conspiracy of Silence".
- Michael Gough:
- Dr. Clement Armstrong in "The Cybernauts".
- Nutski in "The Correct Way to Kill".
- Doris Hare: Mrs. Briggs in "The Frighteners".
- Imogen Hassall: Anjali in "Escape in Time".
- James Hayter: Ticket Collector in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station".
- Donald Hewlett:
- Waversham in "The Thirteenth Hole".
- Torrance in The New Avengers (episode "Faces").
- Andy Ho: U Meng in "Kill the King".
- John Hollis:
- Markel in "Warlock".
- Sensai in "The Cybernauts".
- Kanwitch in "The Superlative Seven".
- Zoltan in "Legacy of Death".
- Julian Holloway: Crowdmember in Tent in "Tunnel of Fear".
- Ewan Hooper: Sergeant Moran in "What the Butler Saw".
- John Horsley:
- Dr. Gilmore in "Mr. Teddy Bear".
- Dr. Grant in "Thingumajig".
- Frederick Jaeger:
- Getz in "Death of a Great Dane".
- Benson in "The Cybernauts" and "Return of the Cybernauts".
- Jones in The New Avengers (episode "Target!").
- Freddie Jones: Basil/John Steed in Basil's body in "Who's Who???"
- Peter Jones:
- Dr. Adams in "The Thirteenth Hole".
- Doyle in "The Curious Case of the Countless Clues".
- Yootha Joyce: Miss Lister in "Something Nasty in the Nursery".
- Penelope Keith:
- Bride in "The Murder Market".
- Nanny Brown in "Something Nasty in the Nursery".
- Audrey Long in "Take Me to Your Leader".
- David Kernan:
- Piedi in "Quick-Quick Slow Death".
- Eccles in "Never, Never Say Die".
- Roy Kinnear:
- Private Jessop in "Esprit De Corps".
- Hickey in "The Hour That Never Was".
- Quilby in "The See-Through Man".
- Happychap in "Bizarre".
- Gertan Klauber: Kruger in "Homicide and Old Lace".
- Burt Kwouk:
- Mason in "Lobster Quadrille".
- King Tenuphon in "Kill the King".
- Tusamo in "The Cybernauts".
- Ronald Lacey:
- Strange Young Man in "The Joker".
- Humbert in "Legacy of Death".
- Harry in The New Avengers (episode "Hong Kong Harry").
- John Laurie:
- Sir James in "Death of a Great Dane".
- Jasper Lakin in "Brief for Murder".
- Crewe in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station".
- Juniper in "Pandora".
- Christopher Lee:
- Professor Frank N. Stone/Frank N. Stone's Duplicate in "Never, Never Say Die".
- Colonel Mannering in "The Interrogators".
- John Le Mesurier:
- Dr. Macombie in "Mandrake".
- Benson in "What the Butler Saw".
- Valerie Leon: Betty in "Whoever Shot Poor George Oblique Stroke XR40?".
- David Lodge:
- Policeman in "Epic".
- Maskell in "Fog".
- Cec Linder: Baker in "Complex".
- Terence Longdon:
- George Neville in "Get-A-Way!".
- Commander East in The New Avengers (episode "Obsession").
- Arthur Lowe: Benstead in "Dead Man's Treasure".
- Philip Madoc:
- Stepan in "The Decapod" .
- Van Doren in "Death of a Batman".
- Julian Seabrook in "Six Hands Across a Table"
- Ivan in "The Correct Way to Kill"
- Slater in "My Wildest Dream"
- Victor Maddern: Jackson in "The Thirteenth Hole".
- Richard Marner: Man on TV Screen in "The Thirteenth Hole" (Uncredited Role).
- Lois Maxwell: Sister Johnson in "The Little Wonders".
- Jane Merrow: Susan in "Mission... Highly Improbable".
- Warren Mitchell:
- Captain Jason in "The Golden Fleece".
- Keller in "The Charmers".
- Brodly in "Two's a Crowd" and "The See-Through Man".
- Ron Moody:
- Hopkirk in "Honey for the Prince".
- Jordan in "The Bird Who Knew Too Much".
- Patrick Mower: Duboys in "A Sense of History".
- Brian Murphy: Haslam in "The Springers"
- Michael Nightingale:
- Lucas in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station".
- Real Colonel in "All Done with Mirrors".
- Kate O'Mara: Lisa in "Stay Tuned".
- Brian Oulton:
- Mr. Edgar in "The Charmers".
- Tait in "Love All".
- Nicola Pagett: Adriana "Have Guns – Will Haggle".
- Geoffrey Palmer:
- Paul Manning in "Propellant 23".
- Dr. Terence in "Man with Two Shadows".
- Martin Smythe in "A Surfeit of H2O".
- Jacqueline Pearce: Marianne in "A Sense of History"
- Jon Pertwee: Brigadier Whitehead in "From Venus with Love".
- Charlotte Rampling: Hana Wilde in "The Superlative Seven".
- Arnold Ridley: Elderly Gent in "Never, Never Say Die".
- Michael Robbins:
- Landlord in "Dragonsfield".
- Henry Farrow in "Mr. Teddy Bear".
- Cavell in "Take Me to Your Leader".
- Patsy Rowlands: Thelma in "Love All".
- Anthony Sagar: Clifford in "Take-Over".
- Peter Sallis: Hal Anderson in "The Wringer".
- Angela Scoular: Myra in "Super Secret Cypher Snatch".
- Johnny Sekka: Col. Nsonga in "Have Guns - Will Haggle".
- Barbara Shelley:
- Susan Summers in "Dragonsfield".
- Venus in "From Venus with Love".
- Nicholas Smith:
- Parker in "Escape in Time".
- Lather in "Super Secret Cypher Snatch".
- Ronnie Stevens: Glynn in "Death at Bargain Prices".
- Patrick Stewart: Man walking in from the sea in "The Town of No Return".
- Nigel Stock:
- Zalenko in "Concerto"
- Richard Carlyon in "A Sense of History"
- Kevin Stoney:
- Sir Gerald Bancroft in "Mission... Highly Improbable"
- Tomkins in The New Avengers (episode "Cat Amongst the Pigeons").
- Donald Sutherland: Jessel in "The Superlative Seven".
- John Thaw: Captain Trench in "Esprit De Corps".
- Gareth Thomas: Assassin in "Murdersville".
- Talfryn Thomas:
- Eli Barker in "A Surfeit of H₂O".
- Fiery Frederick in "Look - (Stop Me If You've Heard This One) But There Were These Two Fellers...".
- Frank Thornton:
- Sir William Bonner in "Death on the Slipway".
- Roland in The New Avengers (episode "House of Cards").
- Peter Vaughan: Dr. A. Jaeger in "My Wildest Dream".
- Wanda Ventham: Nurse Spray in "The Gravediggers".
- Gwendolyn Watts: Julie in "Man with Two Shadows".
- Brian Wilde: Raven in "The Fear Merchants"
- Anneke Wills:
- Pussy Cat in "Dressed to Kill"
- Judy in "The £50,000 Breakfast"
- Peter Wyngarde:
- John Cartney in "A Touch of Brimstone"
- Stewart Kirby in "Epic".
The New Avengers
Appeared in The New Avengers (1976-1977):
Main Cast
- Joanna Lumley: Purdey (1976-1977).
Guest Actors
- Peter Aykroyd: Mirschita.
- Joe Black: Hudson in "Cat Amongst the Pigeons".
- Leslie Carlson: Douglas Collings in "Emily".
- John Challis: Soldier in "Dirtier by the Dozen".
- Brian Croucher: Terry in "Dirtier by the Dozen"
- Ed Devereaux: Vann in "The Midas Touch".
- Lindsay Duncan: Jane in "Angels of Death".
- Jon Finch: Wallace in "Medium Rare".
- Moira Foot: Cindy in "Angels of Death".
- Derek Francis: Bishop in "House of Cards".
- Stephen Greif: Juventor in "Three Handed Game"
- Patrick Malahide: George in "Gnaws".
- Tania Mallet: Sara in "The Midas Touch".
- Keith Marsh: Tramp Joe in "Gnaws".
- Clive Revill: Mark Crayford in "Dead Men Are Dangerous".
- Deep Roy: Klokoe in "Target!".
- August Schellenberg: Bailey in "Forward Base".
- Martin Shaw: Larry in "Obsession".
- Michael Sheard: Peters in "Faces".
- Vladek Sheybal: Zacardi in "Cat Among the Pigeons".
- Pamela Stephenson: Wendy in "Angels of Death".
- Tony Vogel: Ivan in "Three Handed Game".
- Gary Waldhorn: Roach in "The Tale of the Big Why".
Film
The Avengers (1998)
Appeared in The Avengers (1998):
- Jim Broadbent: "Mother".
- Sean Connery: Sir August De Wynter.
- Carmen Ejogo: Brenda.
- Ralph Fiennes: John Steed.
- Keeley Hawes: Tamara.
- Eddie Izzard: Bailey.
- Roger Lloyd-Pack: Professor (Deleted Role).
- Fiona Shaw: "Father".
- Uma Thurman: Emma Peel.
Audio Dramas
The Avengers: The Lost Episodes
Appeared in The Avengers: The Lost Episodes (Big Finish, 2014):
- Anthony Howell: Dr. David Keel.
Foreigns Dubs
European French
The Avengers:
- Roger Carel: Sir Horace Winslip in "The Gravediggers".
- Claude Giraud: Ian De'ath in "Castle De'ath".
- Gérard Hernandez:
- Maurice Jubert in "The Positive-Negative Man".
- Gregor Zaroff in "Who Was That Man I Saw You With?".
The Avengers (1998):
- Laurence Crouzet: Emma Peel.
- Vincent Grass: Invisible Jones.
