Derek Fowlds Biography (1937-)

Born September 2, 1937, in Balham, London, England; son of James Witney and Ketha Muriel (maiden name, Treacher) Fowlds; married Wendy Tory, 1964 (marriage ended, 1973); married Leslie Judd, 1974 (marriage ended, 1978); children: (first marriage) James, Jeremy. Addresses: Agent: Caroline Dawson and Associates, 19 Sydney Mews, London Sw3 6HL, England.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: September 2, 1937; London, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Mr. Derek, The Basil Brush Show, 1969-1973
Bernard Wooley, Yes, Minister, BBC (England), then PBS, 1982
Peter Bonamy, Affairs of the Heart, c. 1983
Bernard Wooley, Yes, Prime Minister, BBC, then PBS, 1986
Sergeant Oscar Blaketon, Heartbeat, 1992-?
Appeared as Crombie in the series Die Kinder.
Miniseries
John Gutteridge, Firm Friends, 1992
Himself, Laughter in the House: The Story of British Sitcom, 1999
Episodic
Hughie, "The Reluctant Thief," The Protectors, 1964
Tim Coles, "The Night-lifers," Gideon's Way, 1965
Bruce, "Goddess of Love," The Man in Room 17, 1966
Hollister, "Turbot on Ice," Fraud Squad, 1969
Ricky Hart, "The Candidate," Robin's Nest, 1978
Moscrop, "Mad Hatter's Holiday," Cribb, 1981
Meadhurst, "Dead Men Do Tell Tales," Minder, 1982
Kurt Friedman/Michael Robson, "The Settling of the Sun," Inspector Morse, ITV (England), 1988, then Mystery! PBS, 1990
Jack Fentiman, "Best Left Buried," Boon, 1990
Himself, "Derek Fowlds," This Is Your Life, 1993
Himself, "Heartbeat vs. Peak Practice," All-Star Family Fortunes,2001
Made television debut in "Captain Video's Story," Armchair 30; also appeared in the series Casualty, Darling Buds of May, TheDetectives, Dr. Finlay's Casebook, Miss Jones and Son, Play for Today, and The Villains.

Other
Custard pie expert, The Year of the Sex Olympics (also known as Theatre 625: The Year of the Sex Olympics), 1968
Max Lerner, The Doll, 1982
Cumbridge, They Never Slept, BBC (England), 1990
Himself, Paul Eddington: A Life Well Lived (special), 2001
Also appeared in Captive Audience, Edward VII, IntensiveCare, My Son, My Son, Perfect Strangers, Rings on TheirFingers, Rules of Enjoyment, Strangers, and Van der Volk.
Stage Appearances
John Keller, The Miracle Worker, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1961
Tod Roberts, The Pander Touch, Lyric Theatre, London, 1961
Anthony Stewart, Race against Time, Lyric Theatre, 1961
Bill Turner, Empress with Teapot, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1961
Les Thornton, How Are You, Johnnie?, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1963
252 Wingate (Chas), Chips with Everything, Royal Court Theatre, then (Broadway debut) Plymouth Theatre, both 1963
Melchior Gabor, Spring Awakening, Royal Court Theatre, 1965
Gary, Spitting Image, Hampstead Theatre Club, then Duke of York'sTheatre, both London, 1968
Father Penny, Child's Play, Queen's Theatre, London, 1971
Anthony, A Private Matter, Vaudeville Theatre, 1973
Terry, "Mother Figure," Martin, "Between Mouthfuls," Stewart, "Gosforth'sFete," and Ernest, "A Talk in the Park," Confusions, Apollo Theatre,London, 1976
Runnicier, No Sex Please, We're British, Strand Theatre, London, 1979-1980
Colclough, Mindkill, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1982
John Smith, Run for Your Wife, Criterion Theatre, London, 1986
Rattle of a Simple Man, Sydney, Australia, 1987-1988
George, Distant Sun, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2001
Also appeared in productions of Billy Liar, Hamlet, LookHomeward Angel, and Macbeth.
Film Appearances
Carson, We Joined the Navy (also known as We Are in the Navy Now), Warner Bros./Pathe, 1962
Gillibrand, Doctor in Distress, Rank, 1963
Murchison, East of Sudan, BLC, 1964
Bash, Tamahine, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
Hot Enough for June (also known as Agent 008 3/4 and Agent 8 3/4), 1964
Johann, Frankenstein Created Woman (also known as FrankensteinMade Women), Seven Arts-Hammer/Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965
Maxime, Hotel Paradiso, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
Geoffrey, School for Unclaimed Girls (also known as Hell HouseGirls, House of Unclaimed Women, and The Smashing Bird I Used to Know), Grand National, 1973
Captain Peters, The 'Copter Kids, Children's Film Foundation, 1976
Dan, Beyond the Fog (also known as Horror of Snape Island, Horror on Snape Island, and Tower of Evil), Independent-International, 1981
Dutch, Round the Bend (also known as Over the Hill), Rank,1992
Also appeared in the films After Celia and Mistress Pamela.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic

Cultv, http://www.cultv.co.uk/yesminister, January 12, 2002

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