Actor profile

Paul Darrow

2nd May 1941 Acting

Paul Darrow (born Paul Valentine Birkby; 2 May 1941 – 3 June 2019) was an English actor. He became best known for playing Kerr Avon in the BBC science fiction television series Blake's 7 between 1978 and 1981. His many television roles included two appearances in another BBC science fiction series, Doctor Who, playing Captain Hawkins in Doctor Who and the Silurians (1970) and Tekker in Timelash (1985). He was also the voice of "Jack" on independent radio stations JACKfm and Union JACK, whose lines included dry-witted comments pertaining to current events.

18 Movies 25 TV Shows 43 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Contradiction: Spot The Liar! poster

Contradiction: Spot The Liar! 10th July 2015 as Paul Rand

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (documentary) poster

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (documentary) 9th July 2007

Battlespace poster

Battlespace 2nd December 2006 as Horondo The Computer

Die Another Day poster

Die Another Day 17th November 2002 as Doctor

Shaving Ryan's Privates poster

Shaving Ryan's Privates 8th August 2002 as Narrator

Echoes of the Past 31st October 2001 as Presenter

Rough Magik poster

Rough Magik 6th October 2000 as Mr. Moon

Blake's 7: Aftermath poster

Blake's 7: Aftermath 6th August 1986 as Kerr Avon

Blake's 7: Duel poster

Blake's 7: Duel 4th August 1986 as Kerr Avon

Blake's 7: Orac poster

Blake's 7: Orac 4th August 1986 as Kerr Avon

Blake's 7: The Beginning poster

Blake's 7: The Beginning 9th September 1985 as Kerr Avon

Doctor Who: Timelash poster

Doctor Who: Timelash 16th March 1985 as Tekker

Drake's Venture poster

Drake's Venture 28th December 1980 as Thomas Doughty

Guardian of the Abyss poster

Guardian of the Abyss 15th November 1980 as Andrews

Hess 30th September 1978

The Raging Moon poster

The Raging Moon 21st January 1971 as Doctor

Doctor Who and the Silurians poster

Doctor Who and the Silurians 14th March 1970 as Captain Hawkins

Mister Jerico poster

Mister Jerico 3rd March 1970 as Receptionist

Prophets of Science Fiction poster

Prophets of Science Fiction 9th November 2011 as Himself

Law & Order: UK poster

Law & Order: UK 23rd February 2009 as Justice Prentice

Twisted Tales poster

Twisted Tales 16th January 2005 as Mr De Vere

The 1970s Office 21st October 2004

Days That Shook the World poster

Days That Shook the World 1st November 2003 as Voice-over Artist

Little Britain poster

Little Britain 16th September 2003

Spine Chillers poster

Spine Chillers 23rd June 2003

The Strangerers poster

The Strangerers 15th February 2000 as C.D.

Pie in the Sky poster

Pie in the Sky 13th March 1994 as Colin Wilkes

Dark Justice poster

Dark Justice 5th April 1991

Fiddlers Three poster

Fiddlers Three 19th February 1991 as Reggie Parsons

Cluedo poster

Cluedo 25th July 1990 as Mr. Hope

Making News 16th January 1990 as George Parnell

Maelstrom poster

Maelstrom 5th February 1985 as Oliver Bridewell

Hammer House of Horror poster

Hammer House of Horror 13th September 1980 as Andrews

Blake's 7 poster

Blake's 7 2nd January 1978 as Kerr Avon

Killers 30th June 1976 as Edward Abinger

The Legend of Robin Hood poster

The Legend of Robin Hood 23rd November 1975 as Sheriff of Nottingham

Churchill's People poster

Churchill's People 30th December 1974 as Marcellus

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes poster

The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes 20th September 1971 as Dr. Hart

Manhunt poster

Manhunt 2nd January 1970 as Eddie

ITV Playhouse poster

ITV Playhouse 25th September 1967 as Julian

Doctor Who poster

Doctor Who 23rd November 1963 as Captain Hawkins

The Saint poster

The Saint 4th October 1962 as Omar

Dixon of Dock Green poster

Dixon of Dock Green 9th July 1955 as Tony Kinsley