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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 ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' and [[Greg Sutton]] in ''[[Inferno]]''. Outside ''[[Doctor Who]]'', Newark is perhaps best known for his role as Spooner in the popular sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:Rising Damp|Rising Damp]]''. | '''Derek John Newark''' ([[8 June]] [[1933]], Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, [[England]] - [[11 August]] [[1998]]), played [[Za]] in [[DW]]: [[DW]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' and [[Greg Sutton]] in ''[[Inferno]]''. Outside ''[[Doctor Who]]'', Newark is perhaps best known for his role as Spooner in the popular sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:Rising Damp|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 | 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 ''[[Wikipedia:Dixon of Dock Green|Dixon of Dock Green]]'', ''Dad's Army,'' ''[[Wikipedia: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''. | ||
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* [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 04:30, 6 November 2011
Derek John Newark (8 June 1933, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England - 11 August 1998), played Za in DW: DW: An Unearthly Child and Greg Sutton in 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.
