Who did Stephen Greif play in the Crown?

Stephen Greif was a well-known British actor. Stephen Greif played the role Speaker of the House Sir Bernard Weatherill during Season 4 of the hit Netflix drama about Britain’s royal family The Crown in 2020. It was one of his final roles

After appearing in a number of stage productions throughout the 1960s and early 1970s, he made the leap to the big screen, playing space commander Travis in Blake’s 7.

Greif appeared on the show from 1978 to 1981, alongside Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, and Sally Knyvette.

He also appeared in Casanova as Signor Donato and Shoot On Sight as Commander John Shepherd.

Stephen Greif’s other notable credits included fleeting roles in long-running soap operas Coronation Street and EastEnders, seventies spy drama The Sandbaggers, Waking The Dead, The Witcher and Doctor Who.

Stephen Greif died at the age of 78, on 26 December 2022, according to his representatives. No cause of death has been given.