Biography
Roy Boyd (born 18 August 1938) is an English actor best known for his roles on television between 1963 and 2010.
His TV credits include The Saint, Counterstrike, The Borderers, Codename, Colditz, The Zoo Gang, The Sweeney, Warship, Doctor Who (in the serial The Hand of Fear), Survivors, The New Avengers, Space: 1999, The Professionals, Secret Army, Van der Valk, Blake's 7, Minder, Dempsey and Makepeace, The Bill, Heartbeat and New Tricks.
In 1974 Boyd had a principal guest role in lunchtime series Emmerdale Farm in which he played a mysterious tent-dwelling camper who many villagers felt had anarchist tendencies. In fact the character, Dryden Hogben, was warm, intelligent, and ended up living with the Sugdens for some time. From 1980 to 1983, Boyd had a recurring role as criminal Eddie Lee in the long running soap opera Crossroads.
His film credits include appearances in The Wicker Man (1973), The Omen (1976), A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979), Biggles (1986) and Asylum (2005). In 1990, he portrayed the elderly Lord Drinian in the BBC adaptation of The Silver Chair, the final instalment of the BBC's adaptation of the Narnia books.
Filmography
all 44
TV Shows 30
Movies 14
New Tricks (2004)
Heartbeat (1992)
Duel of Hearts (1992)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair (1990)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
The Lady and the Highwayman (1988)
Chocky's Challenge (1986)
Chocky's Challenge (1986)
King Solomon's Mines (1985)
Black Arrow (1985)
Dempsey and Makepeace (1985)
The Bill (1984)
Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense (1984)
The Fourth Arm (1983)
Number on End (1980)
Minder (1979)
The Devil's Crown (1978)
Pennies from Heaven (1978)
Blake's 7 (1978)
The Professionals (1977)
Treasure Island (1977)
Secret Army (1977)
Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear (1976)
The New Avengers (1976)
The Omen (1976)
Space: 1999 (1975)
Survivors (1975)
The Breakthrough (1975)
The Sweeney (1975)
The Zoo Gang (1974)
The Wicker Man (1973)
Warship (1973)
Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood (1973)
Colditz (1972)
A Life Is Forever (1972)
Van der Valk (1972)
The Regiment (1972)
Play for Today (1970)
Codename (1970)
Counterstrike (1969)
The Fiction Makers (1968)
Doctor Who (1963)
The Saint (1962)
Dr. Finlay's Casebook (1962)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1937-09-06 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceCroydon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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