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John Talfryn Thomas was born on 31 October 1922, and trained as an instrument mechanic but joined the local amateur dramatic society.
During World War II he was a rear gunner on a Lancaster bomber, flying on multiple raids into Germany. After surviving a crash in which all the other crew members were killed, Thomas took up acting partly as a diversion from the trauma.
Thomas died from a heart attack on November 4, 1982, four days after his 60th birthday
TV shows
The Saint (1968)
Seven of One (1973)
Dad's Army (1973) and (1974) as Private Cheeseman
Survivors (1975)
King of the Castle (1977)
The Ken Dodd Laughter Show (1979)
The Incredible Mr Tanner (1981)
Hi-de-Hi! (1982)
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