Derek Francis

Born: 1923-11-07

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Derek Francis  (born 7 November 1923 in Brighton - died 27 March 1984 in Wimbledon, London) was an English comedy and character actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Derek Francis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia


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Scrooge

as 1st Gentleman of Charity
Released: 1970-11-05

A musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic ghost tale starring Albert Finney.

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Rasputin: The Mad Monk

as Innkeeper
Released: 1966-03-06

Rasputin, a crazed and debauched monk wreaks havoc at the local inn one night, chopping off the...

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Jabberwocky

as Bishop
Released: 1977-03-28

A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper...

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Carry On Camping

as Farmer
Released: 1969-05-29

Sid and Bernie keep having their amorous intentions snubbed by their girlfriends Joan and...

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The Tomb of Ligeia

as Lord Trevanion
Released: 1964-11-29

Verden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter...

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Carry On Matron

as Arthur
Released: 1972-05-05

A gang of thieves plan to make their fortune by stealing a shipment of contraceptive pills from...

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Crossplot

as Sir Charles Moberley
Released: 1969-11-25

A successful London ad-exec hires a beautiful Hungarian girl to pose for some modeling shots,...

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Carry On Loving

as Bishop
Released: 1970-09-20

The Wedded Bliss computer dating agency aims to bring together the lonely hearts of...

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Carry On Abroad

as Brother Martin
Released: 1972-12-01

A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get...

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Carry On Henry

as Farmer
Released: 1971-06-03

Henry VIII has just married Marie of Normandy, and is eager to consummate their marriage....

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To the Devil a Daughter

as Bishop
Released: 1976-03-04

An American occult novelist battles to save the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists,...

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Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

as Puddleby
Released: 1967-07-13

Phineas T. Barnum and friends finance the first flight to the moon but find the task a little...

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The Criminal

as Priest
Released: 1960-09-13

When a robbery at a racetrack goes wrong ex-con Johnny Bannion is caught and sent back to...

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Carry On Doctor

as Sir Edmund Burke
Released: 1967-12-02

Francis Bigger, a notorious charlatan who tours the country lecturing on the subject of mind...

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Captain Clegg

as Squire Anthony Cobtree
Released: 1962-06-13

A captain and his sailors investigate the rampaging "Marsh Phantoms" terrorizing a coastal town,...

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Pope John Paul II

as Bishop Lec
Released: 1984-04-22

Bio-drama tracing the life and career of Polish cardinal Karol Wojtyla from his days as a young...

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The Wicked Lady

as Lord Kingsclere
Released: 1983-04-21

Caroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara...

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The Inspector

as Detective Inspector
Released: 1962-05-24

At the end of WW2, a compassionate Dutch policeman helps smuggle a Jewish woman into British...

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No Love for Johnnie

as Frank
Released: 1961-02-14

Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he's feeling frustrated with...

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The Death of Adolf Hitler

as Prof. Morell
Released: 1973-01-07

The final days in the Bunker, with Hitler becoming more and more paranoid, plumbing the depths...

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This Is My Street

as Fingus
Released: 1964-01-15

A bored housewife has an affair with her mother's lodger.

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Say Hello to Yesterday

as Park Keeper
Released: 1971-01-14

Approaching middle-age and stuck in an unfulfilled marriage, a suburban British housewife allows...

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The Statue

as Sanders
Released: 1971-01-27

Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives...

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The Comedy Man

as Merryweather
Released: 1964-09-03

A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a...

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Press for Time

as Ernest Corcoran
Released: 1966-01-01

Norman is quite happy selling newspapers outside Westminster station but his Grandfather (the...

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Bitter Harvest

as Mr. Jones
Released: 1963-03-08

A pretty young woman will do anything to escape her deadly dull existence in the backlots of...

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Backfire!

as Arthur Tilsley
Released: 1962-01-01

Arson is the way out for a failing cosmetics company.

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Heart to Heart

as Sir John Dawson-Brown
Released: 1962-12-06

A television interviewer is determined to get a coup on a dodgy cabinet minister.

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Never Back Losers

as R. R. Harris
Released: 1961-12-01

Two rival gangs are trying to fix horse races and a jockey is attacked and left for dead in a...

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Doctor Who: The Romans

as Nero
Released: 1965-02-06

The TARDIS crew take up residence near Rome in 64AD, where Ian and Barbara are kidnapped by...

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Murder Motel

as uncredited
Released: 1975-05-24

A young woman looking into the disappearance of her fiance discovers that the last place he was...

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Who Killed Lamb?

as Octavius Lamb
Released: 1974-02-04

A popular member of the Oxford community is killed and nobody figure out why. A police...

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Three Dangerous Ladies

as Benson
Released: 1977-06-05

Three unrelated horror shorts from 1975 UK horror anthology series "Classics Dark and Dangerous"...

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Man of Violence

as Sam Bryant
Released: 1970-06-01

Moon (Michael Latimer) is a mercenary who joins forces with two crooked cops in an attempt to...

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Ring of Spies

as Chief Supt. Croft
Released: 1964-03-23

The film is based on the actual events of the Portland Spy Ring trial in the U.K. A disgruntled...

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Pity About the Abbey

as Lord Barnett
Released: 1965-07-29

Satirical play in which businessmen want to destroy Westminster Abbey to make way for a bypass.

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The Hi-Jackers

as Jack Carter
Released: 1963-12-13

A self-employed lorry driver is determined to find the criminals responsible for hijacking him.

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Smokescreen

as Dexter's Doctor (Uncredited)
Released: 1964-01-02

A fastidious insurance assessor investigates a potential case of insurance fraud.

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The Little Ones

as Paddy
Released: 1965-06-01

The story of Ted and Jackie, two London kids who decide to run away to Liverpool and, from...

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The Connoisseur

as G.C. Stoupe
Released: 1966-05-24

George Stoupe, successful housemaster at the public school, has an eye to the main chance...

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K is for Killing

as Shelby Grafton
Released: 1974-03-02

A husband and wife team are hired to protect an eccentric millionaire from an assassin but a...

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The Best Of Dick Emery

as uncredited
Released: 2005-07-11

Compilation of classic clips, featuring the best performances from across the much-loved...

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The Snag

as John Goggin
Released: 1963-08-04

When developer John Goggin plans to build a civic center, only Emma Mannering's corset shop...

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No Hiding Place

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-09-16

No Hiding Place is a British television series that was produced at Wembley Studios by...

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Thirty-Minute Theatre

as uncredited
First aired: 1965-10-07

Thirty-Minute Theatre is an anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television...

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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

as Dixon
First aired: 1971-09-20

Adaptations of mystery stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's contemporary rivals in the genre.

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The Main Chance

as Sir James Darren
First aired: 1969-06-18

The Main Chance was a British television series which first aired on ITV between 1969,1970,1972...

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The Professionals

as John Howard
First aired: 1977-12-30

The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their...

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The Professionals

as Len Hatch
First aired: 1977-12-30

The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their...

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Man in a Suitcase

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-09-27

Accused of treason, a former U.S. intelligence officer based in London tries to clear his name,...

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The New Avengers

as The Bishop
First aired: 1976-10-22

The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during...

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Fall of Eagles

as Edward VII of England
First aired: 1974-03-15

"Fall of Eagles" is a 13-part British television drama aired by the BBC in 1974. The series...

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The Scales of Justice

as Henry Dobbs
First aired: 1962-01-11

Not strictly TV productions, "The Scales of Justice" were cinema second features produced for...

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Crown Court

as His Honour Judge Daniel Hastings
First aired: 1972-10-11

Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the...

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The Agatha Christie Hour

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-09-07

This ten episode program was based on ten short stories written by Agatha Christie but with...

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Catweazle

as Inspector Pugh
First aired: 1970-02-15

A medieval wizard (though not a very good one) Catweazle is transported to the modern age... A...

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The Sentimental Agent

as uncredited
First aired: 1963-09-28

The Sentimental Agent is a television drama series spin-off from Man of the World. It was...

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The Sweeney

as Raymond Meadows
First aired: 1975-01-02

Jack Regan, an unethical officer of the Flying Squad, uses unorthodox methods to pursue...

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Softly, Softly

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-01-05

Softly, Softly is a British television drama series, produced by the BBC and screened on BBC 1...

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Shirley's World

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-04-07

Shirley's World is a television series aired first by American Broadcasting Company during the...

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Detective

as uncredited
First aired: 1964-03-30

A BBC anthology series featuring adaptations of detective stories over 45 episodes in three...

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Rising Damp

as Mr. French
First aired: 1974-09-02

Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long...

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Justice

as Charles Breedon
First aired: 1971-10-08

Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long...

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Justice

as Judge
First aired: 1971-10-08

Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long...

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Thriller

as Shelby Grafton
First aired: 1973-04-14

Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is...

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Thriller

as Sam
First aired: 1973-04-14

Thriller is a British television series, originally broadcast in the UK from 1973 to 1976. It is...

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Z-Cars

as uncredited
First aired: 1962-01-02

Z-Cars or Z Cars is a British television drama series centred on the work of mobile uniformed...

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Jason King

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-09-15

Jason King - a suavely sophisticated former secret agent turned novelist - travels the world...

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Paul Temple

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-11-23

Paul Temple is a British-German television series . It features Francis Matthews as Paul Temple,...

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Sherlock Holmes

as uncredited
First aired: 1964-05-17

Sherlock Holmes is a series of Sherlock Holmes adaptations produced by British television...

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Whoops Baghdad

as uncredited
First aired: 1973-01-25

Whoops Baghdad is a BBC television comedy programme first broadcast from 25 January to 1 March...

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Beryl Reid

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-12-12

Beryl Reid performs her favourite comedy sketches and scenes, featuring some of her own famous...

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Nicholas Nickleby

as Wackford Squeers
First aired: 1977-03-27

Adaptation of the Dickens novel.

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Great Expectations

as Mr Jaggers
First aired: 1981-10-04

Violence and Victorian gentility meet in this powerful adaptations of one of Dickens's greatest...

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Oh, Brother!

as uncredited
First aired: 1968-09-13

Oh, Brother! is a British situation comedy show on BBC television starring Derek Nimmo, which...

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Armchair Theatre

as John Goggin
First aired: 1956-07-08

Armchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the...

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