ACTOR
Paul Darrow
1941–201943 credits since 1955
TenseGrittyThought provokingJusticeThe underworld
ABOUT PAUL
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.
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Born2 May 1941
Died3 June 2019
Known forActing
On Cineora11 of 43 titles
Known for
The titles people know Paul from.
Series
SeriesCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 11
- Average IMDb
- 7.4
- Highest rated
- Doctor WhoIMDb 8.4
- Working since
- 1955
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 2020s
1 title
as Memory Sphere
The 2010s
1 title
as Paul Rand
The 2000s
11 titles · IMDb 7.2 on averageSeriesas Justice Prentice · 3 episodes
as Horondo The Computer
as Mr De Vere · 1 episode
as Voice-over Artist · 1 episode
Series1 episode
1 episode
Movieas Doctor
as Narrator
The 1990s
5 titles · IMDb 7.5 on average
Seriesas Colin Wilkes · 1 episode
Series1 episode
as Reggie Parsons · 1 episode
as Mr. Hope · 1 episode
Making News
Not on Cineoraas George Parnell · 6 episodes
The 1980s
9 titles · IMDb 7.4 on average
as Kerr Avon
as Kerr Avon
as Kerr Avon
as Kerr Avon
as Tekker
as Oliver Bridewell · 1 episode
as Thomas Doughty
as Andrews
The 1970s
12 titles · IMDb 7.4 on averageTurning Year Tales
Not on Cineoraas Peter Starrat · 1 episode
Hess
Not on CineoraSeriesas Kerr Avon · 52 episodes
Killers
Not on Cineoraas Edward Abinger · 2 episodes
as Sheriff of Nottingham · 6 episodes
The Poisoning of Charles Bravo
Not on Cineoraas Charles Bravo · 3 episodes
as Marcellus · 1 episode
Seriesas Dr. Hart · 1 episode
The 1960s
3 titles · IMDb 8.0 on average
as Julian · 1 episode
Seriesas Tekker · 2 episodes
Seriesas Omar · 1 episode
The 1950s
1 title
as Pearce · 1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Paul’s titles.
