Ivor Roberts on TV [1] 'Enemy at the Door'

Ivor made frequent appearances on TV in one-off dramas and serials. One such serial was 'Enemy at the Door' in which Ivor appeared in the 'War Game' episode. The fan website has an image of Ivor in the “Cast Gallery” at the following link:

http://www.zetaminor.com/cult/enemy/enemy_door_guest.htm

and the website also has lots of information about the TV series which was set in the Channel Islands during WWII.

Ivor Roberts on ITV News

As recorded in Ivor's obituary, his acting career was preceded by his years as a TV continuity announcer. The ITV @ 50 website has a mention of Ivor in a “Memory of ITV” written by Richard Jones at the following link:

http://www.transdiffusion.org/tmc/itv50/memories.php

No doubt further 'memories' are on the internet and will be posted in due course.

Ivor Roberts @ IMDB & Wikipedia

For a brief, unauthorized, overview of Ivor’s career, the first place to go is IMDB’s website at the following link:

http://uk.imdb.com/name/nm0731175/

The website quotes the following biographical information:

Date of Birth - 19 July 1925, Nottigham, England, UK
Date of Death - 5 September 1999, Cardiff, Wales, UK

And notes that:

“Before going into acting, Ivor was an in-vision continuity announcer for the now defunct ITV companies Television Wales & West (TWW) and Teledu Cymru/Wales (West and North) Television (WWN).”

And also lists a Filmography from the 1970’s to the 1990’s.

The second place to go is Wikipedia where Ivor is listed at the following link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivor_Roberts_(actor)

where his entry reads:

"Ivor Roberts 19/07/25 – 05/09/99 was an English television continuity announcer and television actor who often appeared in comedic roles. Born in Nottingham, Roberts started his television career as a continuity announcer on regional television in Wales, working for TWW before that company lost its franchise in 1968. Among his better-known roles were the characters of Arnold Thomas in the 1995-97 television series Oh, Doctor Beeching! and Mr Barnes in the second, third and fourth series of You Rang, M’Lord? He also made a guest appearance, as a police officer, in one episode of George & Mildred. He died in Cardiff, Wales, in 1999 at the age of 74."

Introduction & Obituary

This blog has been created, as a prelude to the creation of a website, to commemorate the life and work of Ivor Roberts [1925-1999] the Actor/Broadcaster. The majority of the biographical information and documents will be provided by the family of Ivor Roberts and will be used with permission.

An obituary on Ivor, which gave a concise outline of his career, was published in The Independent and can be found at the following link:

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-ivor-roberts-1119178.html