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Maurice Roëves

Maurice Roëves

Acting

Born March 19, 1937 · Sunderland, Tyne-and-Wear, England, UK

Biography

John Maurice Roëves (19 March 1937 – 14 July 2020) was a British actor. His television roles include Danger UXB (1979), The Nightmare Man (1981), the 1984 Doctor Who serial The Caves of Androzani, Days of our Lives (1986), Tutti Frutti (1987), Rab C. Nesbitt (1990), The New Statesman (1990), Spender (1991), Star Trek: The Next Generation, the BBC adaptation of Vanity Fair (1998) and EastEnders (2003). He also played Chief Superintendent David Duckenfield in the 1996 television film Hillsborough, in which his character patrolled the FA Cup semi-final in the Liverpool F.C. game where a crush (…

Known For · 40 titles

Hunter

Hunter

1984
Play for Today

Play for Today

1970
Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

1987
Doctor Who

Doctor Who

1963
Casualty

Casualty

1986
Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984
Cheers

Cheers

1982
Skins

Skins

2007
Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

1980
Baywatch

Baywatch

1989
Jake and the Fatman

Jake and the Fatman

1987
The Wednesday Play

The Wednesday Play

1964
Playhouse

Playhouse

1974
A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost

1992
Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

2001
Bergerac

Bergerac

1981
Remington Steele

Remington Steele

1982
The Sweeney

The Sweeney

1975
Rumpole of the Bailey

Rumpole of the Bailey

1975
Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

1962
Dixon of Dock Green

Dixon of Dock Green

1955
Return of the Saint

Return of the Saint

1978
Out of the Unknown

Out of the Unknown

1965
The Play on One

The Play on One

1988
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1992
Doomwatch

Doomwatch

1970
The New Statesman

The New Statesman

1987
Target

Target

1977
Paul Temple

Paul Temple

1969
Case Histories

Case Histories

2011
Jason King

Jason King

1971
Judge Dredd

Judge Dredd

1995
Escape to Victory

Escape to Victory

1981
Hallam Foe

Hallam Foe

2007
Spender

Spender

1991
Warship

Warship

1973
Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

1998
Danger UXB

Danger UXB

1979
Lytton's Diary

Lytton's Diary

1985
The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed

1976