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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' ([[1926]]-[[2009]]) voiced [[Melanie Bush]]'s | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' ([[1926]]-[[2009]]) voiced [[Melanie Bush]]'s uncle, Dr [[John Hallam]], in [[BFA]]: ''[[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]]. | 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]]. | ||
Revision as of 01:20, 23 January 2012
Derek Benfield (1926-2009) voiced Melanie Bush's uncle, Dr John Hallam, in BFA: 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 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.
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