Spouse Frances Wallace Role Actor | Name Tony Caunter Years active 1963–2008 Siblings Roger Clifford Caunter | |
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Children James Caunter, Nicholas Caunter, Sarah Caunter, William Caunter Parents Roy Hobert Caunter, Annie Mary Joy Stratton Movies and TV shows Similar People Sidney Lumet, Ken Hughes, Julia Smith, Keith Waterhouse, Jeffrey Caine |
Mini Cooper On Eastenders (1995)
Anthony Patrick "Tony" Caunter (born 22 September 1937) is a British actor best known for his role as Jack Shepherd in the Yorkshire TV sitcom Queenie's Castle and also his portrayal of Roy Evans in EastEnders from 1994-2003.
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The second son of Annie Mary and Roy Hobert Caunter, Caunter attended Worthing and Westcliff High Schools, before service in the RAF and training as an actor at LAMDA. Caunter has an older brother, Roger. Caunter's mother died when Caunter was eleven years old. Caunter is married to Frances Wallace and has four children.

His numerous television credits include Crown Court, Z-Cars, The Avengers, London's Burning, Home to Roost, Queenie's Castle, The Saint, 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. Down to earth. He played Titanic's chief officer Henry Wilde in S.O.S. Titanic. In The Chief, he played Deputy Chief Constable Arthur Quine.
He appeared in the Doctor Who episodes The Crusade, Colony in Space and Enlightenment. He also appeared in Blake's 7.
