Tony Caunter
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Anthony Patrick Caunter (22 September 1937 – 13 October 2025) was an English actor, best known for his roles as Jack Shepherd in the Yorkshire Television sitcom Queenie's Castle (1970–1972), DCI Jim Logan in the first three series of Juliet Bravo (1980–1982), and Roy Evans in EastEnders (1994–2003).
Infobox
Born
Anthony Patrick Caunter(1937-09-22)22 September 1937Southampton, Hampshire, England
Died
13 October 2025(2025-10-13) (aged 88)Eastbourne, East Sussex, England
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1954–2019
Spouse
mw- Frances Wallace (m. 1962; died 2025)
Children
4
Tables
· Selected filmography › Television
1965
No Hiding Place
Role(s)
Barney
Notes
Episode: "A Fistful of Trouble"
1966
No Hiding Place
Role(s)
1st M.P. Sgt.
Notes
Episode: "A Home Posting"
1966–1967
Role(s)
United!
Notes
Dick Mitchell
1968
Z-Cars
Role(s)
Reg Shephard
Notes
Episode: "He Must Be Up to No Good" (2 parts)
1969
1970
Special Branch
Role(s)
Det. Sgt. Clark
Notes
Episode: "Borderline Case"
Z-Cars
Role(s)
Fred Caunce
Notes
Episode: "Threats and Menaces" (2 parts)
1970–1972
Role(s)
Queenie's Castle
Notes
Jack
1971
Doctor Who
Role(s)
Morgan
Notes
Serial: Colony in Space
Role(s)
Fielder
Notes
Episode: "The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co. Ltd."
Softly Softly: Taskforce
Role(s)
Murray
Notes
Episode: "Marksman"
1972
1973
New Scotland Yard
Role(s)
Mr. Duggan
Notes
Episode: "A Year to Kill"
Z-Cars
Role(s)
Peter Guthrie
Notes
Episode: "Routine"
1973–1977
Role(s)
Beryl's Lot
Notes
Trevor Tonks
1975
1976–1978
Role(s)
Crown Court
Notes
Brian Harrison / Mr. Tyson / Inspector
Charles Cripps
1978
1979
1980–1982
Role(s)
Juliet Bravo
Notes
Det. Ch. Insp. Jim Logan
1981
1982
1983
Doctor Who
Role(s)
Jackson
Notes
Serial: Enlightenment
1984
1985
1988
1990
1992
1993
The Bill
Role(s)
Joe Horder
Notes
Episode: "Until Proven Guilty"
1994
1994–2003
Role(s)
EastEnders
Notes
Roy Evans
2004
2006
Casualty
Role(s)
Tom Stopes
Notes
Episode: "Waste of Space"
2008
Doctors
Role(s)
Simon Adamson
Notes
Episode: "Final Accounts"
Sources:
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1963 | No Hiding Place | Sgt. Harrison | Episode: "Ticket for Nudes" |
| 1964 | Z-Cars | Bickley | Episode: "The Hunch" |
| 1965 | Doctor Who | Thatcher | Serial: The Crusade |
| No Hiding Place | Barney | Episode: "A Fistful of Trouble" | |
| Orlando | Walker | Episode: "Load of Bilge Water" | |
| 1966 | The Baron | Phillip Darby | Episode: "You Can't Win Them All" |
| The Likely Lads | Army Sergeant | Episode: "Goodbye to All That" | |
| No Hiding Place | 1st M.P. Sgt. | Episode: "A Home Posting" | |
| Quick Before They Catch Us | Sammy | 3 episodes | |
| Redcap | Greer | Episode: "Information Received" | |
| 1966–1967 | United! | Dick Mitchell | 57 episodes |
| 1967 | The Avengers | Kenilworth | Episode: "Murdersville" |
| 1968 | The Champions | Brandon | Episode: "The Gilded Cage" |
| The Expert | Robinson | Episode: "The Contact" | |
| Z-Cars | Reg Shephard | Episode: "He Must Be Up to No Good" (2 parts) | |
| 1969 | The Main Chance | Harry Rowlands | Episode: "Body and Soul" |
| The Saint | Mason | Episode: "The Organisation Man" | |
| The Newcomers | Len Burrows | 2 episodes | |
| Parkin's Patch | Jack Bromley | Episode: "The Good Listener" | |
| Special Branch | Police Sergeant | Episode: "The Children of Delight" | |
| Softly Softly | Anderson | Episode: "Proved Connection" | |
| 1970 | Ace of Wands | Six | 3 episodes |
| Codename | Mullins | Episode: "One for the Lobster Pot" | |
| Dixon of Dock Green | Bert Connolly | Episode: "The Lag's Brigade" | |
| Special Branch | Det. Sgt. Clark | Episode: "Borderline Case" | |
| Softly Softly: Taskforce | Insp. Cox | Episode: "Any Other Night" | |
| Z-Cars | Fred Caunce | Episode: "Threats and Menaces" (2 parts) | |
| 1970–1972 | Queenie's Castle | Jack | 18 episodes |
| 1971 | Catweazle | Richardson | Episode: "The Wogle Stone" |
| Doctor Who | Morgan | Serial: Colony in Space | |
| The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes | Fielder | Episode: "The Affair of the Avalanche Bicycle & Tyre Co. Ltd." | |
| Softly Softly: Taskforce | Murray | Episode: "Marksman" | |
| 1972 | New Scotland Yard | Det. Insp. Bright | Episode: "And When You're Wrong" |
| Owen M.D. | Ted Bracegirdle | 2 episodes | |
| 1973 | New Scotland Yard | Mr. Duggan | Episode: "A Year to Kill" |
| War & Peace | French Corporal | 2 episodes | |
| Z-Cars | Peter Guthrie | Episode: "Routine" | |
| 1973–1977 | Beryl's Lot | Trevor Tonks | 47 episodes |
| 1975 | The Legend of Robin Hood | Friar Tuck | 5 episodes |
| The Sweeney | Derek Clarke | Episode: "Queen's Pawn" | |
| 1976–1978 | Crown Court | Brian Harrison / Mr. Tyson / Inspector Charles Cripps | 5 episodes |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 | Ensor | Episode: "Deliverance" |
| The Onedin Line | Smethurst | Episode: "Double Dealers" | |
| Pennies from Heaven | Cafe Proprietor | Episode: "Better Think Twice" | |
| The Professionals | Det. Sgt. / Maurice Richards | 2 episodes | |
| Target | Brice | Episode: "The Run" | |
| 1979 | Angels | Les Burns | 2 episodes |
| Rumpole of the Bailey | Freddie Allbright | Episode: "Rumpole and the Case of Identity" | |
| Shoestring | Inspector Colson | Episode: "Listen to Me" |
· Selected filmography › Film
1979
Sources:
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1965 | The Hill | Martin | |
| The Ipcress File | Man | ||
| 1968 | A Twist of Sand | Elton | |
| Hammerhead | Security Man | Uncredited | |
| 1969 | The Adding Machine | Third Cell Jailer | |
| 1970 | The Mind of Mr. Soames | Schoolteacher | |
| 1972 | The Asphyx | Warden | |
| 1975 | Mister Quilp | Joe Jowl | Uncredited |
| 1979 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Clopin | TV film |
| Titanic | Chief Officer Henry Wilde | TV film | |
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References
- Sussex Livehttps://www.sussexlive.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/former-eastenders-actor-worthing-who-5488863.amp
- Hearthttps://www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/eastenders/what-happened-roy-evans-where-tony-caunter-now/
- The Independenthttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/pam-st-clement-dad-nhs-b2845327.html
- TVGuide.comhttps://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tony-caunter/credits/3000543797/
- Rotten Tomatoeshttps://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tony_caunter
- Albert Square and Me: The Actors of EastEndershttps://books.google.com/books?id=wcf4K5srP4QC&q=tony+caunter+eastenders&pg=PA213
- "Caunter dropped from "EastEnders""http://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/a9288/caunter-dropped-from-quoteastendersquot/
- Irish Examinerhttps://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/entertainment/soaps/eastenders-roy-evans-to-leave-71357.html
- The Daily Telegraphhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1363770/The-Windsors-make-it-a-double-at-the-Queen-Vic.html
- Lancashire Telegraphhttps://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/national/25543273.eastenders-actor-tony-caunter-dies-aged-88-family-announces/
- The Independenthttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/pam-st-clement-dad-nhs-b2845327.html