Derek Fowlds

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Derek Fowlds, 1974

Derek Fowlds (born September 2, 1937 in London , † January 17, 2020 in Bath ) was a British actor .

Career

Derek Fowlds studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art from 1958 to 1960 . During the 1958 summer vacation, he first appeared in a professional theater in Colwyn Bay . After graduating, he began acting at London's West End theater. He took on supporting roles in films such as Doktor in Noten with Dirk Bogarde , Hotel Paradiso with Alec Guinness and Gina Lollobrigida and the hammer horror flick Frankenstein created a woman with Peter Cushing . From the 1960s, Fowlds also played regularly in television series . From 1969 to 1973, Fowlds worked for the British Broadcasting Corporation as a showmaster for a children's program.

His best-known role was that of Secretary of State Bernard Woolley in the satirical television series Yes Minister and the sequel Yes Prime Minister . In the television series Heartbeat , he played the character of the police officer Oscar Blaketon (retired during the series) for 18 years .

Fowlds published his autobiography , A Part Worth Playing , in 2015 .

Private

Fowlds was married twice: from 1964 to 1973 to Wendy Tory and from 1974 to 1978 to the dancer and television presenter Lesley Judd. He had two sons from his first marriage. He died in January 2020 at the age of 82 of complications from pneumonia.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1962: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner)
  • 1963: Doctor in Distress
  • 1964: Some like it secret (Hot Enough for June)
  • 1966: Hotel Paradiso
  • 1967: Frankenstein created a woman (Frankenstein Created Woman)
  • 1969–1973: The Basil Brush Show (TV series, 64 episodes)
  • 1972: The Tower of Evil
  • 1975: The Doll ( The Doll , television series, three episodes)
  • 1980–1984: Yes Minister (TV series, 22 episodes)
  • 1986–1988: Yes, Prime Minister ( Yes, Prime Minister ; television series, 16 episodes)
  • 1988: Inspector Morse, Oxford Homicide Squad ( Inspector Morse ; TV series, an episode)
  • 1990: The Children (TV miniseries, six episodes)
  • 1992: Courage for Freedom (Over the Hill)
  • 1992–1994: Firm Friends (TV series, eight episodes)
  • 1992–2009: Heartbeat (TV series, 342 episodes)
  • 2012: Run for Your Wife
  • 2017: Doctors (TV series, an episode)

Web links

Commons : Derek Fowlds  - collection of images, videos and audio files

supporting documents

  1. ^ A b Anthony Hayward: Derek Fowlds obituary. In: theguardian.com . January 17, 2020, accessed on January 18, 2020.
  2. ^ John Byrne: Actor Derek Fowlds: 'I was lucky to experience the rep system in my first job'. In: thestage.co.uk . September 10, 2019, accessed on January 17, 2020.
  3. ↑ a b Derek Fowlds: Yes Minister and Heartbeat actor dies aged 82. In: bbc.com . January 17, 2020, accessed on January 17, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Fowlds, Derek
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fowlds, Derek James (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH September 2, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH 17th January 2020
Place of death Bath