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| birth date = [[16 August (people)|16 August]] [[1942 (people)|1942]] | | birth date = [[16 August (people)|16 August]] [[1942 (people)|1942]] | ||
| death date = | | death date = [[19 September (people)|19 September]][[2021 (people)|2021]] | ||
| role = [[Scorby]], [[Fifth Drax]] | | role = [[Scorby]], [[Fifth Drax]] | ||
| job title = [[Actor]] | | job title = [[Actor]] | ||
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'''John Challis''' ([[16 August (people)|16 August]] [[1942 (people)|1942]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/john-challis.html Famous Birthdays]</ref> - [[19 September (people)|19 September]] [[2021 (people)|2021]]<ref>[https://news.sky.com/story/john-challis-only-fools-and-horses-actor-dies-from-cancer-aged-79-12412139 Sky News]<br /></ref>) played [[Scorby]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'' and voiced the [[Fifth Drax|fifth incarnation]] of [[Drax]] in the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] audio story ''[[The Trouble with Drax (audio story)|The Trouble with Drax]]''. | '''John Challis''' ([[16 August (people)|16 August]] [[1942 (people)|1942]]<ref>[https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/john-challis.html Famous Birthdays]</ref> - [[19 September (people)|19 September]] [[2021 (people)|2021]]<ref>[https://news.sky.com/story/john-challis-only-fools-and-horses-actor-dies-from-cancer-aged-79-12412139 Sky News]<br /></ref>) played [[Scorby]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'' and voiced the [[Fifth Drax|fifth incarnation]] of [[Drax]] in the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] audio story ''[[The Trouble with Drax (audio story)|The Trouble with Drax]]''. | ||
He shared his memories of ''The Seeds of Doom'' in the documentary [[Podshock (documentary)|''Podshock'']] and the [[THWR 111|111th edition]] of Big Finish's charity podcast series ''[[Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]]''. | He shared his memories of ''The Seeds of Doom'' in the documentary [[Podshock (documentary)|''Podshock'']] and the [[THWR 111|111th edition]] of Big Finish's charity podcast series ''[[Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]]''. | ||
He | He was best known for his role as Boycie in the long-running comedy ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]''. He also contributed to the charity reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''. | ||
He was once married to [[Jean Challis]]. | He was once married to [[Jean Challis]]. | ||
== External links == | ==External links== | ||
{{imdb name|id=0149998}} | {{imdb name|id=0149998}} | ||
{{twitter|beingboycie}} | {{twitter|beingboycie}} | ||
== Footnotes == | ==Footnotes== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 13:29, 19 September 2021
John Challis (16 August 1942[1] - 19 September 2021[2]) played Scorby in the Doctor Who television story The Seeds of Doom and voiced the fifth incarnation of Drax in the Big Finish audio story The Trouble with Drax.
He shared his memories of The Seeds of Doom in the documentary Podshock and the 111th edition of Big Finish's charity podcast series Toby Hadoke's Who's Round.
He was best known for his role as Boycie in the long-running comedy Only Fools and Horses. He also contributed to the charity reference book Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who.
He was once married to Jean Challis.
