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.
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."
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."
