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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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