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Roy Boyd

English actor

Roy Boyd (born 18 August 1938) is an English actor best known for his roles on television between 1963 and 2010.

He has three children.

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. 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.

Partial filmography

  • The Saint and the Fiction Makers (1968) - McCord
  • Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood (1969) - Geoffrey of Doncaster
  • Twins of Evil (1971) - Dying Man (uncredited)
  • The Wicker Man (1973) - Broome
  • The Omen (1976) - Reporter
  • A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (1979) - Security Guard
  • The Year of the Bodyguard (1982) - 'Captain' in Androcles
  • Tuxedo Warrior (1982) - Chief Inspector Andy
  • Biggles (1986) - German N.C.O
  • Asylum (2005) - Trevor Wiliams

External links

  • Roy Boyd at IMDb