Tom Adams

FACTS.....

My favourite regular, even though he only appeared in one post 1963 (color) Avengers episode, Take-Over as the diabolical mastermind, Fenton Grenville!
Played Commander Vorstak in the Doctor Who episode, Warriors of the Deep
Starred alongside Ian McShane in the Lovejoy episodes, Riding in Rollers and the Black Virgin of Vladimir in the 80's
Whilst playing the memorable Fenton Grenville in Take Over he also starred with Honor Blackman in Death on the Slipway and the Far Distant Lead.
He starred as John Ross in Remington Steel, Mal Bates in Emmerdale and also starred in the film, The Great Escape
As well as acting, Tom has provided that deep seductive voice for several adverts including a DFS advert in 1998 and also a commercial for Alka Selzer!

Philip Bond

FACTS.....

aka - Lieutenant Roy Casper, 22413791 (The Interrogators)

Born 1st November 1934 in Burton on Trent
Started acting in the 50's mainly in war films; as Germans, because of his blond hair!
Unfortunately, he only starred in one Avengers episode, The Interrogators as Roy Casper
Starred in many famous programmes, including;
Doctor Who
The Saint
Man In a Suitcase
The Champions
Jason King in 1971
Married actress, Pat Sandys in 1979
A recent (ish) sighting of Philip was in Nick Hornby's, "Fever Pitch" in 1996 as a turnstile operator!
Also....
Only Fools & Horses (Xmas Special), "To Hull & Back" as a Dutch diamond merchant in 1985
Bergerac, "Poison" in 1987
Lovejoy, "Second Fiddle" in 1993
Last seen as a Magistrate in "Our Boy" in 1998 with Ray Winstone
His wife, Pat Sandys sadly died of cancer in May 2000
His son, Matthew is a film and TV journalist for The Times and his daughter, Samantha is best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in all of the Pierce Brosnan James Bonds!

Julian Glover

FACTS.....

aka Vogel (Two's a Crowd), Masgard (The Living Dead), Peter Rooke (Split)

Born in 1935 and began acting with The National Youth Theatre
Was married to Eileen Atkins (for a short while)
Earliest appearance was as The Captain in a version of Shaw's Androcles & The Lion in 1960
Spent numerous seasons with The Royal Shakespear Company
Also starred in several famous TV shows, including;
Doctor Who as Richard the Lionheart in 1965 (well, who doesn't!)
The Saint in 1963 and 1968
The Champions in 1968
Jason King in 1971 as a British Intelligence Man
QB VII in 1974, an American TV mini-series
The Sweeney in 1975
Space 1999 in 1975
Blakes 7 in 1978
Back to Doctor Who again in 1979
Henry V in 1979
QED in 1982, he played Kilkiss
Starred as Mr Dombey in the Dickens play, Dombey & Son in 1982
The Empire Strikes Back in 1980
His best yet - as villain, Aristotle Kristatos in the James Bond film, For Your Eyes Only in 1981
Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade in 1989
His wife, Isla Blair (see picture) also starred in The Avengers, this time in the episode "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way To the Station" as the Bride
Julian and his wife both appeared in Terence Rattigan's, In Praise of Love at The Theatre Royal, Bath in February 2003
His son, Jamie is also an actor and received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor in 1993

Edwin Richfield

FACTS.....

aka - Dr Felix Teasel (Two Many Christmas Trees), Alex (Dead Man's Treasure), Timothy Barlow (All Done with Mirrors)

He also starred in several Cathy Gale episodes and one Police Surgeon episode before starring as Marco Janson in an episode of "Danger Man"
Plus two episodes of Doctor Who (where else!)
Edwin unfortunately died on 2nd August 1990.

Simon Oates

FACTS.....

aka Maskin (The Super Secret Cypher Snatch), Skelton (You Have Just Been Murdered)

Starred as John Steed in The Avengers stageshow
Also in The New Avengers episode "Hostage" as Spelman (hair change!)
Appeared in Doomwatch as Dr John Ridge
The Beasts episode "Dummy" as Peter Wager

Dudley Foster

FACTS.....

aka Mr Goat (Something Nasty in the Nursery), Parker (Wish You Were Here), Philip Leas (The Hour That Never Was)

Another 60's actor, a former member of Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop alongside, Yootha Joyce and Roy Kinnear. He began his "Avengers" career as a trouble maker in the1960 episode of Police Surgeon, "Operation Mangle", which has now been deleted. He also starred in famous programmes including;
Danger Man as Giorgio in 1961
The Saint in 1965
Doctor Who in 1969 (well, who doesn't!)
Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) in 1970
Steptoe & Son in 1963
Jason King 1972
and Catweasle in 1972

Peter Barkworth

FACTS.....

aka Percy (The Correct Way To Kill), the devious but delightful, Merlin (The Morning After)

Starred in Doctor Who (of course), "The Ice Warriors" as Leader Clent
Sherlock Holmes as Colonel Ross
and Maigret as the Minister

Adrian Ropes

FACTS.....

aka Lieutenant Stanhope (Danger Makers), Jennings (From Venus with Love), Baines (Whoever Shot Poor George Oblique Stroke XR40)

I was lucky enough to receive an email from a couple who had stayed in a B&B in Norfolk, which happened to belong to none other than Adrian Ropes. They gave me his address and I wrote him a letter, in his return letter he said he enjoyed working on the Avengers very much and was very pleased to hear from a young (ish) Avengers fan!

Another sighting of Adrian was as The Police Sergeant in the 1968 episode of Randall & Hopkirk Deceased, A Disturbing Case.

I'm sure he would have appeared in at least one Dr Who episode!

Neil Hallett

FACTS.....

aka Weber (Dead of Winter), Arnie Packer (The Winged Avenger), Paul Ryder (Getaway), Clifford (Faces, New Avengers), Roberts (Medium Rare, New Avengers)

Starred in Doctor Who, Timelash as Malin Renis
The Saint episode, The People Importers in 1968
UFO, Close Up in 1969
The Persuaders episode, Thats Me Over There in 1971
The Sweeney episode, One of your Own in 1978
The Professionals episode, Rogue, as David Hunter
The most recent sighting of Neil was as Seppings in the Jeeves & Wooster episode, "Will Anatole Return to Brinkley Court?" in 1990
It is rumoured he retired to Spain shortly after this.
If anyone has any more information on Neil, I'd be happy to hear from you [email me]

Robert Fuest - Director

FACTS.....

Although not a regular star, but a brilliant Director. You can tell each Avengers episode that Robert directed, as it featured his unique and sometimes quirky style. Here is a list of some of his other projects;

Cats Eyes (1985)
Aphrodite (1982)
...aka Aphrodite - Im Wendekreis der Begierde (1982 in West Germany)
The Gold Bug (1981)
My Mother Was Never a Kid (1981)
The Big Stuffed Dog (1981)
Revenge of the Stepford Wives (1980)
A Movie Star's Daughter (1979)
The New Avengers (1976) - 2 episodes
The New Avengers (1980) in Canada
The Devil's Rain (1975)

The Final Programme (1973)
...aka The Last Days of Man on Earth (1973) USA
Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
...aka The Curse of Dr Phibes (1971)
---aka Dr Phibes (2000) USA: promotional title
And Soon The Darkness (1970)
Wuthering Heights (1970)
Just Like a Woman (1968)
The Avengers - episodes, Game (1968), My Wildest Dream (1969), Pandora (1969), The Rotters (1969), Take Me To Your Leader (1969), Take-Over (1969), They Keep Killing Steed (1968)

Rocky Taylor

FACTS.....

Stunt Man/Co-ordinator on The Avengers and New Avengers

Stunts were an integral part of The Avengers - I was lucky enough to get in contact with Steed's alter-ego, Rocky Taylor, who provided the fantastic stunt work throughout the whole of The Avengers and New Avengers. Click here to see more.

Patrick Newell

FACTS.....

...and of course, who could forget everyone's favourite Mother! Visit Patrick's page.