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| job title    = [[Actor]]
| job title    = [[Actor]]
| story        = ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'' & ''[[The Trouble with Drax (audio story)|The Trouble with Drax]]''
| story        = ''[[The Seeds of Doom (TV story)|The Seeds of Doom]]'' & ''[[The Trouble with Drax (audio story)|The Trouble with Drax]]''
| time          = 1976, 2016
| non dwu      = ''The Newcomers'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''Beau Geste'', ''Only Fools ad Horses...'', ''The Green Green Grass'', ''Benidorm''
| non dwu      = ''The Newcomers'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', ''Beau Geste'', ''Only Fools ad Horses...'', ''The Green Green Grass'', ''Benidorm''
| imdb          = 0149998
| imdb          = 0149998
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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]]''.


== Career ==
He was best known for his role as snooty Freemason car dealer Boycie in the long-running comedy ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', a role which he reprised for spin-off series ''The Green Green Grass''. He also contributed to the charity reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''.
He was best known for his role as snooty Freemason car dealer Boycie in the long-running comedy ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'', a role which he reprised for spin-off series ''The Green Green Grass''. He also contributed to the charity reference book ''[[Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who]]''.


== Personal Life ==
He was once married to [[Jean Challis]].
He was once married to [[Jean Challis]].



Revision as of 03:49, 20 September 2021

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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 snooty Freemason car dealer Boycie in the long-running comedy Only Fools and Horses, a role which he reprised for spin-off series The Green Green Grass. He also contributed to the charity reference book Behind the Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who.

He was once married to Jean Challis.

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