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| job title = [[Actor]] | | job title = [[Actor]] | ||
| role = [[Damon (The Underwater Menace)|Damon]], [[George Tracey]] | | role = [[Damon (The Underwater Menace)|Damon]], [[George Tracey]] | ||
| stories = | | stories = | ||
| time = | | time = 1967, 1981 | ||
| non dwu = | | non dwu = | ||
| imdb = 0420010 | | imdb = 0420010 | ||
}} | |story = ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'', ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]''}} | ||
'''Colin Jeavons''' (born [[20 October (people)|20 October]] [[1929 (people)|1929]]<ref>[ | '''Colin Jeavons''' (born [[20 October (people)|20 October]] [[1929 (people)|1929]]<ref>[https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=8708 Aveleyman]</ref>) played [[Damon (The Underwater Menace)|Damon]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'' and [[George Tracey]] in the ''[[K9 and Company]]'' television story ''[[A Girl's Best Friend (TV story)|A Girl's Best Friend]]''. | ||
His best known role is probably that of Inspector Lestrade in the various Granada ''Sherlock Holmes'' series starring Jeremy Brett. He also played Tim Stamper in ''House of Cards'' and | == Career == | ||
His best known role is probably that of [[Inspector]] [[Lestrade]] in the various Granada ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' series starring Jeremy Brett. He also played Tim Stamper in ''House of Cards'' and its sequel ''To Play the King''. | |||
== Legacy == | |||
Jeavons was named by [[Gary Russell]] as his preferred choice to play the character [[Charlie Coates]] in an imaginary film version of his [[1995 (releases)|1995]] [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] novel, ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat People]]''. | Jeavons was named by [[Gary Russell]] as his preferred choice to play the character [[Charlie Coates]] in an imaginary film version of his [[1995 (releases)|1995]] [[Virgin Missing Adventures]] novel, ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat People]]''. | ||
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[[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]] | [[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:08, 19 October 2023
Colin Jeavons (born 20 October 1929[1]) played Damon in the Doctor Who television story The Underwater Menace and George Tracey in the K9 and Company television story A Girl's Best Friend.
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
His best known role is probably that of Inspector Lestrade in the various Granada Sherlock Holmes series starring Jeremy Brett. He also played Tim Stamper in House of Cards and its sequel To Play the King.
Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]
Jeavons was named by Gary Russell as his preferred choice to play the character Charlie Coates in an imaginary film version of his 1995 Virgin Missing Adventures novel, Invasion of the Cat People.
