Stephen Thorne

Stephen Thorne

Known for: Acting

Born: March 1, 1935 in London, England, UK - Died: May 25, 2019

Stephen John Thorne (2 March 1935 – 26 May 2019) was a British actor of radio, film, stage, and television. He was best known for his regular BBC Radio 4 work and audiobook recordings, and for his portrayals of a few Doctor Who villains, including the Time Lord Omega. He played several seasons with the Old Vic Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford and London, including a tour to Russia. He worked extensively in radio with over 2000 broadcasts for the BBC, including as Uncle Mort in the Radio 4 comedy series Uncle Mort's North Country. His television credits included Z-Cars, Crossroads, and Doctor Who. In Doctor Who, he played three major villains (Omega, Azal, and Eldrad), as well as an Ogron, before later playing the villainous Max in The Ghosts of N-Space, a Doctor Who BBC Radio story, in the mid-1990s. Also on the radio, Thorne appeared as Aslan in The Magician's Nephew, as Treebeard in the Radio 4 adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, and also in their adaptation of Terry Pratchett's Guards! Guards! in which he portrayed Fred Colon (and also Death). Other television work included Death of an Expert Witness, David Copperfield, and Last of the Summer Wine. He voiced Aslan in the animated version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Thorne reprised the character on the BBC radio adaptation of the same name. He gave many poetry readings on radio, television, tape and in venues from Westminster Abbey to various pubs.

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Run for the Lifeboat

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Run for the Lifeboat

Newsreader

1988 Drama
The Inn Way Out

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The Inn Way Out

Tall Friend

1967 Drama
Doctor Who: The Three Doctors

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Doctor Who: The Three Doctors

Omega

1973 Sci-Fi
Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear

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Doctor Who: The Hand of Fear

Kastrian Eldrad

1976 Sci-Fi
Lollipop Dragon: The Great Christmas Race

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Lollipop Dragon: The Great Christmas Race

Baron Bad Blood / Cobbler (voice)

1984 Family
Lollipop Dragon: The Magic Lollipop Adventure

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Lollipop Dragon: The Magic Lollipop Adventure

Baron Bad Blood (voice)

1985 Family
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!

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I Was a Doctor Who Monster!

1996 Documentary
Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

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Doctor Who: Frontier in Space

First Ogron

1973 Sci-Fi
Doctor Who: The Dæmons

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Doctor Who: The Dæmons

Azal

1971 Sci-Fi
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Aslan (voice)

1979 Animation
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

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Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead

Omega (archive footage) (Special Edition)

1983 Drama
Police 5: The Master

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Police 5: The Master

Azal (archive footage)

1993 Sci-Fi
The Ties That Bind Us

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The Ties That Bind Us

Omega / Azal (archive footage)

2008 Documentary
The Omega Factor

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The Omega Factor

2007 Documentary
Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who

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Changing Time: Living and Leaving Doctor Who

2006 Documentary
The Tempest

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The Tempest

Stephano

1993 Drama
The Fred Dibnah Story

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The Fred Dibnah Story

Narrator (Voice)

1996 Documentary
Doctor Who

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Doctor Who

Kastrian Eldrad

1963 Drama
Tales of the Tardis

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Tales of the Tardis

Omega

2023 Drama
Dalgliesh

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Dalgliesh

Paul Middlemass

1983 Crime
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

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Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Stephano (voice)

1992 Animation
Testament: The Bible in Animation

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Testament: The Bible in Animation

King of Ninevah (voice)

1996 Animation
David Copperfield

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David Copperfield

Daniel Peggotty

1986 Drama