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'''Derek Francis''' ([[7 November]] [[1923]]-[[27 March]] [[1984]]) played [[Nero]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' | {{Infobox Person | ||
|image = Derek Francis.jpg | |||
|birth date = [[7 November (people)|7 November]] [[1923 (people)|1923]] | |||
|death date = [[27 March (people)|27 March]] [[1984 (people)|1984]] | |||
|role = [[Nero]] | |||
|job title = [[Actor]] | |||
|story = ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'' | |||
|time = 1965 | |||
|non dwu = ''The Long Way Home'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''Hugh and I'', ''[[The Forsyte Saga]]'', ''The Queen's Traitor'', ''Carry On...'' films, ''Middlemarch'', ''Oh Brother!'', ''Scrooge'', ''Catweazle'', ''Oh, Father!'', ''The Dick Emery Show'', ''Crown Court'', ''Sykes'', ''Jabberwocky'', ''Nicholas Nickleby'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', ''Just William'', ''[[Great Expectations]]'', ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' | |||
|imdb = 0290136 | |||
}} | |||
'''Derek Francis''' ([[7 November (people)|7 November]] [[1923 (people)|1923]]-[[27 March (people)|27 March]] [[1984 (people)|1984]]<ref>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21003/derek-francis Find a Grave]</ref>) played [[Nero]] in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]''. | |||
He was the first major actor to ask to be on the show and through his connection with [[Jacqueline Hill]]'s husband [[Alvin Rakoff]], soon secured the role. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{imdb name|id=0290136 | {{imdb name|id=0290136}} | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
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[[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]] | [[Category:Doctor Who guest actors]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:46, 3 March 2024
Derek Francis (7 November 1923-27 March 1984[1]) played Nero in the Doctor Who television story The Romans.
He was the first major actor to ask to be on the show and through his connection with Jacqueline Hill's husband Alvin Rakoff, soon secured the role.
