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[[File:Derek Newark.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The late Derek Newark as Greg Sutton in Inferno]] | [[File:Derek Newark.jpg|right|250px|thumb|The late Derek Newark as Greg Sutton in Inferno]] | ||
'''Derek John Newark''' ([[8 June]] [[1933]], Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, [[England]] - [[11 August]] [[1998]]), played [[Za]] in [[DW]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' and [[Greg Sutton]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]''. Outside ''[[Doctor Who]]'', Newark is perhaps best known for his role as Spooner in the popular sitcom '' | '''Derek John Newark''' ([[8 June]] [[1933]], Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, [[England]] - [[11 August]] [[1998]]), played [[Za]] in [[DW]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' and [[Greg Sutton]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]''. Outside ''[[Doctor Who]]'', Newark is perhaps best known for his role as Spooner in the popular sitcom ''{{w|Rising Damp}}''. | ||
Early in his career, Derek Newark was a member of the Belgrade Theatre Company, whose members included Ian McKellan. Over the years, he appeared in episodes of the television series '' | Early in his career, Derek Newark was a member of the Belgrade Theatre Company, whose members included Ian McKellan. Over the years, he appeared in episodes of the television series ''{{w|Dixon of Dock Green}}'', ''Dad's Army,'' ''{{w|The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers}},'' ''Rumpole of the Bailey'' and ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em''. He also had supporting roles in the television miniseries' ''Reilly: Ace of Spies,'' ''Masada'' and ''War and Remembrance,'' and played a German officer in the film ''Where Eagles Dare''. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{imdb name|id=0627610 | * {{imdb name|id=0627610}} | ||
* [http://www.mckellen.com/galleries/06.htm Two pictures of Derek Newark with Ian McKellan and other Belgrade Theatre members, 1961] | * [http://www.mckellen.com/galleries/06.htm Two pictures of Derek Newark with Ian McKellan and other Belgrade Theatre members, 1961] | ||
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Revision as of 00:23, 23 January 2012
Derek John Newark (8 June 1933, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England - 11 August 1998), played Za in DW: An Unearthly Child and Greg Sutton in DW: Inferno. Outside Doctor Who, Newark is perhaps best known for his role as Spooner in the popular sitcom Rising Damp.
Early in his career, Derek Newark was a member of the Belgrade Theatre Company, whose members included Ian McKellan. Over the years, he appeared in episodes of the television series Dixon of Dock Green, Dad's Army, The Avengers, Rumpole of the Bailey and Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em. He also had supporting roles in the television miniseries' Reilly: Ace of Spies, Masada and War and Remembrance, and played a German officer in the film Where Eagles Dare.
