Derek, Bond Biography (1920-)

Addresses: Agent: c/o Plunket Greene Ltd., 91 Regent Street, London WIR 8RU.

"After early ambitions to become a playwright or journalist when I was at school, a few appearances on stage with my mother's amateur dramatic companyconvinced me that I had to be an actor... I very much enjoy gardening, walking, swimming, sun-bathing, the company of attractive people, good dinner-table conversation and heated political debate... I dislike being unemployed, cocktail parties, official receptions, smoking at the dinner table and politicalextremism... I am very British and intensely patriotic but not a jingoist. Ilove London."

Nationality

Scottish

Occupation

actor, writer

Birth Details

January 26, 1920

Glasgow, Scotland

Famous Works

• Debut
• Joe, As Husbands Go, Garrick, London, 1938, 200 performances.
• Principal Stage Appearances
• Colchester Repertory, 1938-19; Etienne, From the French, Duchess,London, 1949; To Dorothy a Son, Gaiet, Dublin, 1950's; Dial M for Murder, Gaslight, Tunnel of Love, Gracious Living, Olympia, Dublin, 1950's; David, A Scent of Flowers, Duke of York's, London, 1964;The Vicar, Murder at the Vicarage, Savoy, 1976-77, Fortune, 1977-78;the Commander, Not Now Darling, Savoy, London, 1981; the Major, TheMousetrap, St. Martin's, London, 1982; Bromhead, No Sex Please, We're British, Garrick, 1983.
• Major Tours
• Sir Robert Chiltern, The Ideal Husband, South African cities, 1969; Uncle Edward, Roar Like a Dove, U.K. cities, 1970; the Butler, The Grass Is Greener, U.K. cities, 1971; the M.P., Getting On, U.K.cities, 1972; Robert, How the Other Half Loves, U.K. cities, 1973; Major, End of Conflict, U.K. cities, 1974; the Vicar, Murder at the Vicarage, U.K. cities, 1974-75; the Judge, Deep Blue Sea, U.K. cities, 1977; Northbrook, The Sleeping Prince, U.K. cities, 1977.
• Film Debut
• Lt. Harley, The Captive Heart, 1945.
• Principal Film Appearances
• Nicholas, Nicholas Nickleby, 1946; Martin Trevor, The Loves ofJoanna Godden, 1946; Lord Ilbury, Uncle Silas, 1947; Faber, Broken Journey, 1947; Captain Oates, Scott of the Antarctic, 1948; Peter, The Weaker Sex, 1948; Diego de Arana, Christopher Columbus, 1949; the Poet, Poet's Pub, 1949; Tim Shields, Tony Draws a Horse, 1949; Sir John, Hour of Thirteen, 1951; Sandy, Svengali, 1952; Sergeant, Gideon's Day, 1957; Stanley, Wonderful Life, 1965; the Boss, Press for Time, 1967; Lord Charnley, When Eight Bells Toll, 1969; Bank Manager, Intimate Reflections, 1974.
• Television Debut
• Robot, R.U.R., 1937.
• Principal Television Appearances
• one of John Brown's men, Gallows Glorious, 1938; David, TheSilver Cord, 1949; His Lordship, 199 Park Lane, 1965; Straight Man, Cooperama, 1966; Hunter, Callan, 1968; General, VanishingArmy, 1978.
• Plays Produced
• Akin to Death, U.K. cities, 1954.
• Screenplays
• Unscheduled Stop, 1966.