Jerome Willis
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Jerome Willis is a prominent British
stage and screen actor with more than 100 screen credits to his name.
Willis had a leading role in the ITV
drama series The Sandbaggers
as Matthew Peele. He also appeared in Z Cars as DCS Richards, Within These Walls
as Charles Radley, and Doctor Who
as corporate polluter Stevens in The Green Death
. Other television appearances include the cult children's television series Freewheelers
as the manic Professor Nero, and the science fiction police drama Space Precinct
as Captain Podley.
In 2002 Willis appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company
, in Pericles at the Roundhouse in London.
He also appeared as 'The Limping Man' in the film Siege of the Saxons
(1963).
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stage and screen actor with more than 100 screen credits to his name.
Willis had a leading role in the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
drama series The Sandbaggers
The Sandbaggers
The Sandbaggers is a British television drama series about men and women on the front lines of the Cold War. Set contemporaneously with its original broadcast on ITV in 1978 and 1980, The Sandbaggers examines the effect of the espionage game on the personal and professional lives of British and...
as Matthew Peele. He also appeared in Z Cars as DCS Richards, Within These Walls
Within These Walls
Within These Walls is a British television drama programme made by London Weekend Television for ITV and shown between 1974 and 1978. It portrayed life in HMP Stone Park, a fictional women's prison...
as Charles Radley, and Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
as corporate polluter Stevens in The Green Death
The Green Death
The Green Death is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, first broadcast in six weekly parts from 19 May 1973 to 23 June 1973. It was the last to feature Katy Manning as companion Jo Grant in Doctor Who...
. Other television appearances include the cult children's television series Freewheelers
Freewheelers
Freewheelers is a British television series made by Southern Television between 1968 and 1973. It was the brainchild of television producer Chris McMaster, who was aware of the popularity of adult action series such as The Avengers and Department S amongst teenagers and saw the potential of a...
as the manic Professor Nero, and the science fiction police drama Space Precinct
Space Precinct
Space Precinct is a British television series that aired from 1994 to 1995 on Sky One and later on BBC Two in Britain, and in syndication in North America on the SyFy Channel....
as Captain Podley.
In 2002 Willis appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company
Royal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs 700 staff and produces around 20 productions a year from its home in Stratford-upon-Avon and plays regularly in London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and on tour across...
, in Pericles at the Roundhouse in London.
He also appeared as 'The Limping Man' in the film Siege of the Saxons
Siege of the Saxons
Siege of the Saxons is a 1963 British film directed by Nathan H. Juran and released by Columbia Pictures. It is a historical epic, set in the time of King Arthur....
(1963).