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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

40

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-10-31

Day of Death

1982-11-04 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Swansea, Wales, UK

Also Known As

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

Acting

London Conspiracy

1974

London Conspiracy

as

Poacher

Come Play with Me

1977

Come Play with Me

as

Nosegay

Horace

1972

Horace

as

Dick

Nothing to Pay

1962

Nothing to Pay

as

Walt

Under Milk Wood

1972

Under Milk Wood

as

Mr Pugh

The Black Goddess

1970

The Black Goddess

as

Colliery Official

A Walk in the Dark

1982

A Walk in the Dark

as

Taxi Driver

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

2001

Wendy Richard: A Life on the Box

as

Mr. Cheeseman (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dad's Army

Dad's Army

as

Private Cheeseman

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

Fiery Frederick

The Persuaders!

The Persuaders!

as

The Poacher

Survivors

Survivors

as

Tom Price

Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

as

Hospital Porter

Doomwatch

Doomwatch

as

Mr. Hetherington

Doctor Who

Doctor Who

as

Mullins

Worzel Gummidge

Worzel Gummidge

as

Soggy Boggart

The Avengers

The Avengers

as

Eli Barker

Budgie

Budgie

as

Customer

Doomwatch

Doomwatch

as

Prisoner Warren

Festival

Festival

as

Mr. Pugh

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as

Thomas

Production

Crew

Directing