- Born
- Height6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Stephen Yardley was born on March 24, 1942 in Ferrensby, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Coronation Street (1960), A Tale of Two Cities (1980) and Doctor Who (1963). He is married to Jan Harvey. He was previously married to Elizabeth.
- SpousesElizabeth(1967 - 1984) (divorced, 2 children)Jan Harvey(? - present)
- As well as appearing twice in Doctor Who (1963) ten years apart, he was also on the shortlist for Professor Watson in The Hand of Fear: Part Two (1976).
- His favourite television roles have been The XYY Man (1976) and the Communist pianist in Secret Army (1977).
- He can read music and has worked at the Royal Opera House. He is a big fan of jazz, especially Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Oscar Peterson.
- He was raised in Essex, England, and attended Brentwood public school.
- He had a stutter as a child.
- I'm six foot three and bald, so I'm a bit hard to miss, and as one in four people in Britain watch Howards' Way (1985) I do tend to attract a bit of attention when I'm out.
- I do prefer theatre, but I have made my money from television work because theatre isn't very well paid.
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