Stephen Thorne
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| Born |
Stephen Thorne 30 May 1946 Derby, Derbyshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1962–present |
Stephen Thorne (born 30 May 1946 in Derby, Derbyshire) is a British actor of radio, film, stage and television.
He trained at RADA and after a time in rep he played several seasons with the Old Vic Company and the RSC in Stratford and London including a tour to Russia. He has worked extensively in radio with over 2000 broadcasts for the BBC including Uncle Mort in the Radio 4 comedy series by Peter Tinniswood.
His television credits include Z-Cars, Crossroads and Doctor Who. In Doctor Who he has played three major villains (Omega, Azal and Eldrad), as well as an Ogron. On radio he appeared as Aslan in The Magicians Nephew, as Treebeard in the BBC 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). He is also renowned for audio book narration. He also played the character of Lionheart in The Scarifyers following Nicholas Courtney's death.
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