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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 (blame on loss of police control) led to the deaths of 96 fans. In 2006 he starred in the BBC docudrama Surviving Disasters, portraying Sir Matt Busby in the story of the Munich air disaster. He starred as Robert Henderson in BBC Scotland's drama River City. His film roles include Oh! What a...
Known for
Doctor WhoSeries • 1963
Star Trek: The Next GenerationSeries • 1987
CasualtySeries • 1986
CheersSeries • 1982
Murder, She WroteSeries • 1984
Magnum, P.I.Series • 1980
Remington SteeleSeries • 1982
Play for TodaySeries • 1970
BaywatchSeries • 1989
The Wednesday PlaySeries • 1964
SkinsSeries • 2007
A Touch of FrostSeries • 1992
Waking the DeadSeries • 2001
HunterSeries • 1984
BergeracSeries • 1981
PlayhouseSeries • 1974
Jake and the FatmanSeries • 1987
The SweeneySeries • 1975
Rumpole of the BaileySeries • 1975
Judge DreddMovie • 1995
Dr. Finlay's CasebookSeries • 1962
Dixon of Dock GreenSeries • 1955
Out of the UnknownSeries • 1965
Return of the SaintSeries • 1978