Tony Caunter

Tony Caunter
Caunter as Roy Evans in EastEnders
Born	Anthony Patrick Caunter (1937-09-22)22 September 1937 Southampton, Hampshire, England
Died	13 October 2025(2025-10-13) (aged 88) Eastbourne, East Sussex, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1954–2019
Spouse	Frances Wallace ​ ​ (m. 1962; died 2025)​
Children	4

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).

Early life

Anthony Patrick Caunter was born on 22 September 1937 in Southampton, England.^[1] The second son of Annie Mary and Roy Hobert Caunter, he attended Worthing and Westcliff High Schools. He had an older brother, Roger.^[2][3]

Career

Caunter began his acting career in the 1960s. His numerous television credits included Crown Court, Z-Cars, The Avengers, Casualty, London's Burning, Home to Roost, The Saint, Special Branch, The Champions, Dixon of Dock Green, Catweazle, The Main Chance, The Professionals, The Sweeney, Minder, Pennies From Heaven, Westbeach, Howards' Way, Lovejoy, May to December, Boon, Heartbeat, Juliet Bravo and The Scarlet Pimpernel. Caunter played Titanic's chief officer Henry Wilde in S.O.S. Titanic. He appeared as Jack Shepherd in the Yorkshire Television sitcom Queenie's Castle between 1970 and 1972 and DCI Jim Logan in Juliet Bravo between 1980 and 1982. In The Chief, he played Deputy Chief Constable Arthur Quine.^[4][5]

Caunter appeared in the Doctor Who stories The Crusade (1965), Colony in Space (1971) and Enlightenment (1983). He also appeared in Blake's 7 in the episode "Deliverance" (1978).^[6][7] He portrayed the role of car dealer Roy Evans in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 1994, until the character's death in 2003.^[8][9]

Personal life

Caunter married Frances Wallace in 1962, and the couple had four children together.

Death

Caunter died at Eastbourne General Hospital in East Sussex on 13 October 2025, at the age of 88, a week after his wife's death.^[10][11]

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1965	The Hill	Martin
	The Ipcress File	O.N.I. 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
	S.O.S. Titanic	Chief Officer Henry Wilde	TV film
Sources:[4][5]

Television

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	C.S.M. 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"
1980–1982	Juliet Bravo	Det. Ch. Insp. Jim Logan	14 episodes
1981	Private Schultz	Prison Warder	Episode #1.6
	Rentaghost	Jackson	Episode #6.6
1982	The Chinese Detective	Pollitt	Episode: "Secret State"
	Take the High Road	Bruno Rheinhardt	3 episodes
1983	The Cleopatras	Archillas	Episode: "51 BC"
	Doctor Who	Jackson	Serial: Enlightenment
	Don't Wait Up	Police Sergeant	Episode #1.4
	Give Us a Break	Jimmy	Episode: "One Good Stroke Deserves Another"
1984	Big Deal	Henry Diamond	8 episodes
	The Brief	Sgt. Jackson	Episode: "On the Edge"
1984–1985	Minder	Ch. Insp. Norton	2 episodes
1985	Home to Roost	Christine's Father	Episode: "All You Need is Love"
	Howard's Way	Dave Bridger	Episode: "Cat Among the Pigeons"
1986	Running Scared	Frank Butler	6 episodes
1988	Bad Boyes	Hector Ruggles	Episode: "The Icing on the Cake"
	Bust	Ray French	Episode: "Love or Profit"
	Gems	Halliwell	3 episodes
	London's Burning	D.O. Thomas	Episode #1.1
1990	The Bill	D.A.C. Jago	Episode: "A Fresh Start"
	Boon	Bertie	3 episodes
	Casualty	Cafe Owner	Episode: "Street Life"
1990–1994	The Chief	Dep. Ch. Const. Arthur Quine	11 episodes
1991	Stay Lucky	Morris Dancer	Episode: "Shingle Beach"
1992	Kinsey	Leslie Roper	Episode: "Heads or Tails"
	Lovejoy	Russell Potts	Episode: "Loveknots"
	Van der Valk	Hans Voss	Episode: "Still Waters"
1993	The Bill	Joe Horder	Episode: "Until Proven Guilty"
	Westbeach	Bill Cromer	7 episodes
1994	Anna Lee	Sir Brian West	Episode: "The Cook's Tale"
	Heartbeat	Hesketh	Episode: "Turn of the Tide"
	May to December	Eddie	2 episodes
1994–2003	EastEnders	Roy Evans	634 episodes
2003	Holby City	Peter Haines	Episode: "Think Again"
2004	Doctors	Cyril Atlee	Episode: "What the Doctor Saw"
	Down to Earth	Derek Nolan	Episode: "Can't Buy You Love"
2006	Casualty	Tom Stopes	Episode: "Waste of Space"
2008	Doctors	Simon Adamson	Episode: "Final Accounts"
Sources:[4][5]

References

1. Bryant, Toby (4 June 2021). "The former EastEnders actor from Worthing who met a tragic end in the soap". Sussex Live. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
2. "What happened to EastEnders' Roy Evans and where is Tony Caunter now?". Heart. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
3. "EastEnders actor Tony Caunter dies aged 88, family announces". The Independent. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
4. "Tony Caunter". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
5. "Tony Caunter Movies & TV Shows List | Rotten Tomatoes | Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
6. Jaffee, Larry (1 August 2009). Albert Square and Me: The Actors of EastEnders. iUniverse. ISBN 978-1-4401-5987-9.
7. Wilkes, Neil (6 October 2002). "Caunter dropped from "EastEnders"". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
8. "EastEnders' Roy Evans to leave". Irish Examiner. 6 October 2002. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
9. Davies, Caroline (29 November 2001). "The Windsors make it a double at the Queen Vic". The Daily Telegraph. London. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
10. "EastEnders actor Tony Caunter dies aged 88, family announces". Lancashire Telegraph. 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
11. Roper, Kerri-Ann (14 October 2025). "EastEnders actor Tony Caunter dies aged 88, family announces". The Independent. Retrieved 14 October 2025.

External links

• Tony Caunter at IMDb