Derek Fowlds
Biography
Derek Fowlds was an English actor who won a scholarship to RADA in 1958 after a teacher encouraged him to pursue acting following success in amateur work. Born in Wandsworth, London, in 1937, he made his West End debut in The Miracle Worker. His early film work included Frankenstein Created Woman (1967), Tower of Evil (1972), Hotel Paradiso (1966) and The Smashing Bird I Used to Know (1969). He became familiar to British child viewers as Mr Derek in The Basil Brush Show from 1969 to 1973, then played Lord Randolph Churchill in Edward the Seventh in 1975. In Yes Minister from 1980 to 1984 and its sequel Yes, Prime Minister from 1986 to 1988, he played Bernard Woolley. He also led the sitcom Affairs of the Heart from 1983 to 1985, appeared in the 1990 thriller Die Kinder, and played Oscar Blaketon throughout Heartbeat's 18-year run from 1992 to 2010.
82years old at death
- Born Wandsworth
- Died Bath
- Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
- Also credited as Derek James Fowlds
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 28 years1964 to 1992
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Early training
After doing well in amateur acting, Fowlds was urged by his teacher to make it a career, and in 1958 he earned a scholarship to RADA.
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Worked with
Derek Fowlds shares two films with Robert Morley, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Akim Tamiroff's page
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Terence FisherDirector, 1 film, 1967
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Jim O'ConnollyDirector, 1 film, 1972
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Ralph ThomasDirector, 1 film, 1964
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