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| image = | | image = Derek Benfield.jpg | ||
| birth date = [[11 March (people)|11 March]] [[1926 (people)|1926]] | | birth date = [[11 March (people)|11 March]] [[1926 (people)|1926]] | ||
| death date = [[10 March (people)|10 March]] [[2009 (people)|2009]] | | death date = [[10 March (people)|10 March]] [[2009 (people)|2009]] | ||
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| story = ''[[Catch-1782 (audio story)|Catch-1782]]'' | | story = ''[[Catch-1782 (audio story)|Catch-1782]]'' | ||
| time = 2005 | | time = 2005 | ||
| non dwu = ''Great Expectations'', ''No Hiding Place'', ''Coronation Street'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''The Newcomers'', ''Doomwatch'', ''The Brothers'', ''Rumpole of the Bailey'', ''Crown Court'', ''Shine on Harvey Moon'', ''Yes Minister'', ''Juliet Bravo'', ''Casualty'', ''First of the Summer Wine'', ''Only Fools and Horses | | non dwu = ''[[Great Expectations]]'', ''[[No Hiding Place]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''The Newcomers'', ''[[Doomwatch]]'', ''The Brothers'', ''Rumpole of the Bailey'', ''Crown Court'', ''Shine on Harvey Moon'', ''Yes Minister'', ''[[Juliet Bravo]]'', ''Casualty'', ''First of the Summer Wine'', ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', ''Agatha Christie's [[Hercule Poirot|Poirot]]'', ''Lovejoy'', ''Peak Practice'', ''Hetty Wainthropp Investigates'' | ||
|imdb = 0071005 | |imdb = 0071005 | ||
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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' ([[11 March (people)|11 March]] [[1926 (people)|1926]]-[[10 March (people)|10 March]] [[2009 (people)|2009]]) voiced | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' ([[11 March (people)|11 March]] [[1926 (people)|1926]]-[[10 March (people)|10 March]] [[2009 (people)|2009]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/apr/01/obituary-derek-benfield The Guardian]</ref>) voiced Dr [[John Hallam]] in the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'']] audio story ''[[Catch-1782 (audio story)|Catch-1782]]''. | ||
A stalwart of [[British]] television, his career stretched back to at least the mid-1950s. He was known for several recurring characters from the 1960s to the 1990s, including: "Higgenbottom" in 1961's ''Three Live Wires'', a series that is now mostly [[missing episodes|lost]]; "Tom Collis" in 1965's [[Paul Bernard]]-directed [[science fiction]] programme, {{wi|R3 (TV series)|R3}}; "Andrew Parsons" in 1965's {{wi|The Mask of Janus}}; "Walter Greenhaigh" from 1967 to 1969 on ''[[Coronation Street]]''; "Frank Skinner" on 1970's {{wi|Timeslip}}; "Bill Riley" on {{wi|The Brothers}}, with [[Colin Baker]] and [[Kate O'Mara]]; "Albert Handyside" on 1979's {{wi|Rumpole of the Bailey}}; the lead on {{wi|First of the Summer Wine}} in 1988; and "Robert Wainthropp" on {{wi|Hetty Wainthropp Investigates}} in the late 1990s. | == Career == | ||
A stalwart of [[British]] television, his career stretched back to at least the mid-1950s. He was known for several recurring characters from the 1960s to the 1990s, including: "Higgenbottom" in 1961's ''Three Live Wires'', a series that is now mostly [[missing episodes|lost]]; "Tom Collis" in 1965's [[Paul Bernard]]-directed [[science fiction]] programme, {{wi|R3 (TV series)|R3}}; "Andrew Parsons" in 1965's {{wi|The Mask of Janus}}; "Walter Greenhaigh" from 1967 to 1969 on ''[[Coronation Street]]''; "Frank Skinner" on 1970's {{wi|Timeslip}}; "Bill Riley" on {{wi|The Brothers (1972 TV series)|The Brothers}}, with [[Colin Baker]] and [[Kate O'Mara]]; "Albert Handyside" on 1979's {{wi|Rumpole of the Bailey}}; the lead on {{wi|First of the Summer Wine}} in 1988; and "Robert Wainthropp" on {{wi|Hetty Wainthropp Investigates}} in the late 1990s. | |||
His list of guest-starring credits is exceptionally long. Amongst the higher-profile shows on which he appeared were: {{wi|Peak Practice}}, {{wi|Lovejoy}}, ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', {{wi|Remington Steele}}, {{wi|Yes Minister}}, {{wi|Hi-de-Hi!}}, ''[[Z-Cars]]'', and ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', a show for which he also wrote a few episodes. | His list of guest-starring credits is exceptionally long. Amongst the higher-profile shows on which he appeared were: {{wi|Peak Practice}}, {{wi|Lovejoy}}, ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', {{wi|Remington Steele}}, {{wi|Yes Minister}}, {{wi|Hi-de-Hi!}}, ''[[Z-Cars]]'', and ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'', a show for which he also wrote a few episodes. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:26, 24 March 2024
Derek Benfield (11 March 1926-10 March 2009[1]) voiced Dr John Hallam in the Big Finish Doctor Who audio story Catch-1782.
Career[[edit] | [edit source]]
A stalwart of British television, his career stretched back to at least the mid-1950s. He was known for several recurring characters from the 1960s to the 1990s, including: "Higgenbottom" in 1961's Three Live Wires, a series that is now mostly lost; "Tom Collis" in 1965's Paul Bernard-directed science fiction programme, R3; "Andrew Parsons" in 1965's The Mask of Janus; "Walter Greenhaigh" from 1967 to 1969 on Coronation Street; "Frank Skinner" on 1970's Timeslip; "Bill Riley" on The Brothers, with Colin Baker and Kate O'Mara; "Albert Handyside" on 1979's Rumpole of the Bailey; the lead on First of the Summer Wine in 1988; and "Robert Wainthropp" on Hetty Wainthropp Investigates in the late 1990s.
His list of guest-starring credits is exceptionally long. Amongst the higher-profile shows on which he appeared were: Peak Practice, Lovejoy, Only Fools and Horses, Remington Steele, Yes Minister, Hi-de-Hi!, Z-Cars, and Dixon of Dock Green, a show for which he also wrote a few episodes.
