Stephen Tate

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Stephen Tate is a British actor and musical theatre artist.

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Career

Television

He is possibly best known for his recurring role as Alan in the 1970s television drama Survivors and as Dick Meyer in the 1980s comedy drama Big Deal alongside Ray Brooks.

His other credits include Z-Cars , The Onedin Line , Blake's 7 , Yes Minister , The Black Adder , Dear John , Boon , The Bill , Minder , Cardiac Arrest , Silent Witness and Emmerdale . He played Monsieur Fauchlevant in the 2012 film version of Les Misérables

Musical theatre

Tate has had a distinguished career in London's West End:

Tate portrayed Babet in Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary . He also starred as Jesus Christ in the Christian band and DVD "Hero".

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1990 Peter in Magicland The Gingerbread Man
2010 Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary Babet
2012 Les Misérables Fauchelevent

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975You're on Your OwnDet. Con. BrownEpisode: "Value for Money"
1975Private AffairsCantoniEpisode: "Caesar and Claretta"
1976 Z-Cars Det. Sgt. SmithEpisode: "Ringers"
1976 Survivors Alan4 episodes
1976 The Crezz ArthurEpisode: "Fire Down Below"
1978 Blake's 7 MandrianEpisode: "Mission to Destiny"
1978 Going Straight Canadian TouristEpisode: "Going to Work"
1979 Emmerdale Eric Dawtrey5 episodes
1980Sweet NothingsKershawEpisode #1.1
1980 The Onedin Line MakepieceEpisode: "Blood Lines"
1980A Little Silver TrumpetNed2 episodes
1981 Yes Minister Billy FraserEpisode: "The Compassionate Society"
1983Icebound in the Antarctic Leonard Hussey 2 episodes
1983 Blackadder Lord ChiswickEpisode: "The Queen of Spain's Beard"
1984–1986 Big Deal Dick Mayer25 episodes
1986A Dangerous Kind of LoveCoolidgeTelevision film
1987 Dear John SkabEpisode: "Kate Returns"
1988 Floodtide Ray Palmer2 episodes
1988 Boon Alan ClarkEpisode: "Have a Nice Day"
1989 Joint Account Mr. TooleyEpisode #1.1
1989–1993 The Bill Michael Lovett / Dr. Alan Haycraft4 episodes
1990 T-Bag Mark QuestionEpisode: "Mutiny!"
1990 The Chief Det. Supt. Brian Kale3 episodes
1991 Perfect Scoundrels Inky2 episodes
1993, 1995 Casualty Nick Carson / Paul Fisher
1994 Minder FitzgibbonEpisode: "Bring Me the Head of Arthur Daley"
1994 Cardiac Arrest Mr. EdwardsEpisode: "Turning out the Light"
1994 Wycliffe Sid PassmoreEpisode: "The Scapegoat"
1996 Kavanagh QC Patrick BennettEpisode: "Men of Substance"
1996 Bramwell HarryEpisode #2.1
2015–2016Last RoadTrevor3 episodes


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