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He trained as an actor in the [[Wikipedia:London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art|London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]] (LAMDA).<ref name="DAAS">{{cite web|title=Other Characters|url=http://www.dadsarmy.co.uk/othercharacters.html|work=The Dad's Army Appreciation Society|accessdate=10 October 2012}}</ref> For some time he acted in provincial theatres, and he began making television appearances in the late 1950s.<ref name="DAAS" /> Among his earliest television appearances were his roles in two episodes of ''[[Wikipedia:The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' - ''A Surfeit of H2O'' ([[1965]]) and ''Look Stop Me'' ([[1968]]) - and with [[Roger Moore]] in ''[[Wikipedia:The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' ([[1968]]). He is probably best remembered for his role as Private Cheeseman, a member of the Home Guard in later episodes of ''[[Wikipedia:Dad's Army|Dad's Army]]'' with [[Alan Tilvern]] and [[Wendy Richard]] ([[1973]]-[[1974]]); it was hoped that his character would replace James Beck's character Private Walker when Beck died in [[1973]], but it did not work out. In [[1975]], he featured in several episodes of the first series of the BBC TV series, ''[[Wikipedia:Survivors|Survivors]]'', as Tom Price. In [[1979]], he appeared on ''The Ken Dodd Laughter Show'' with [[Wikipedia:Rita Webb|Rita Webb]] and Pat Ashton. He was a regular on [[Ken Dodd]]'s BBC radio comedy show. | He trained as an actor in the [[Wikipedia:London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art|London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art]] (LAMDA).<ref name="DAAS">{{cite web|title=Other Characters|url=http://www.dadsarmy.co.uk/othercharacters.html|work=The Dad's Army Appreciation Society|accessdate=10 October 2012}}</ref> For some time he acted in provincial theatres, and he began making television appearances in the late 1950s.<ref name="DAAS" /> Among his earliest television appearances were his roles in two episodes of ''[[Wikipedia:The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]]'' - ''A Surfeit of H2O'' ([[1965]]) and ''Look Stop Me'' ([[1968]]) - and with [[Roger Moore]] in ''[[Wikipedia:The Saint (TV series)|The Saint]]'' ([[1968]]). He is probably best remembered for his role as Private Cheeseman, a member of the Home Guard in later episodes of ''[[Wikipedia:Dad's Army|Dad's Army]]'' with [[Alan Tilvern]] and [[Wendy Richard]] ([[1973]]-[[1974]]); it was hoped that his character would replace James Beck's character Private Walker when Beck died in [[1973]], but it did not work out. In [[1975]], he featured in several episodes of the first series of the BBC TV series, ''[[Wikipedia:Survivors|Survivors]]'', as Tom Price. In [[1979]], he appeared on ''The Ken Dodd Laughter Show'' with [[Wikipedia:Rita Webb|Rita Webb]] and Pat Ashton. He was a regular on [[Ken Dodd]]'s BBC radio comedy show. | ||
Talfryn's few films included Andrew Sinclair's adaptation of [[Wikipedia:Dylan Thomas|Dylan Thomas]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Under Milk Wood|Under Milk Wood]]'' ([[1972]]), with [[Wikipedia:Richard Burton|Richard Burton]], [[Wikipedia:Elizabeth Taylor|Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Peter O'Toole]]. Like Burton, Talfryn Thomas had been in the original radio play. He was also seen in the cult film, ''[[Wikipedia:Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (film)|Sir Henry at Rawlinson End]]'' ([[1980]]) from [[Wikipedia:Vivian Stanshall|Vivian Stanshall]]. | Talfryn's few films included Andrew Sinclair's adaptation of [[Wikipedia:Dylan Thomas|Dylan Thomas]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Under Milk Wood|Under Milk Wood]]'' ([[1972]]), with [[Wikipedia:Richard Burton|Richard Burton]], [[Wikipedia:Elizabeth Taylor|Elizabeth Taylor]] and [[Peter O'Toole]]. Like Burton, Talfryn Thomas had been in the original radio play. He was also seen in the cult film, ''[[Wikipedia:Sir Henry at Rawlinson End (film)|Sir Henry at Rawlinson End]]'' ([[1980]]) from [[Wikipedia:Vivian Stanshall|Vivian Stanshall]]. | ||
