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Richard Mayes was an English stage, film and television actor. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. A well-known face on British television, he was primarily a theatrical actor, described by The Stage as "an RSC stalwart." He appeared in many roles on stage and small screen, including roles in Doctor Who and as Jebediah Dingle in Emmerdale. He suffered a stroke in 2004.
Birth Name
Derek Leonard Mayes
Born
Tuesday, 26 December 1922
Died
Sunday, 22 October 2006
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep | Chief Baxter | 2020 |
| Another Life | Prison chaplain | 2001 |
| Waking the Dead | Martin Raynor | 2000 |
| Doctors | Sydney | 2000 |
| Middleton's Changeling | Vermandero | 1998 |
| Heartbeat | Bill Dyson | 1992 |
| Casualty | Max | 1986 |
| Dempsey and Makepeace | Fetterman | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Tom | 1985 |
| The Brief | Victor Lovett | 1984 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Doctor Who: Fury from the Deep | Chief Baxter | 2020 |
| Another Life | Prison chaplain | 2001 |
| Waking the Dead | Martin Raynor | 2000 |
| Doctors | Sydney | 2000 |
| Middleton's Changeling | Vermandero | 1998 |
| Heartbeat | Bill Dyson | 1992 |
| Casualty | Max | 1986 |
| Dempsey and Makepeace | Fetterman | 1985 |
| Screen Two | Tom | 1985 |
| The Brief | Victor Lovett | 1984 |
| Top Secret! | Biletnikov | 1984 |
| Gandhi | Baker | 1982 |
| Juliet Bravo | Chairman of the Magistrates | 1980 |
| A Bunch of Fives | Mr. Oakley | 1977 |
| Wings | The General | 1977 |
| Van der Valk | Farmer | 1972 |
| How We Used to Live | Daniel | 1968 |
| Doctor Who | Chief Baxter | 1963 |
| The Plane Makers | Syd Colson | 1963 |
| A for Andromeda | Teacher | 1961 |
| Deadline Midnight | Walter Meyer | 1960 |
| Probation Officer | Thorpe | 1959 |
| Emergency-Ward 10 | Factory Manager | 1957 |
