Derek Francis

Derek Francis
Birth date:	7 November 1923
Death date:	27 March 1984
Work in the DWU
Main roles:	Nero
Main jobs:	Actor
Stories:	The Romans
Main time period active:	1965
Career highlights
Notable non-DWU work:	The Long Way Home, Z-Cars, Sherlock Holmes, Hugh and I, The Forsyte Saga, The Queen's Traitor, Carry On... films, Middlemarch, Oh Brother!, Scrooge, Catweazle, Oh, Father!, The Dick Emery Show, Crown Court, Sykes, Jabberwocky, Nicholas Nickleby, Coronation Street, Just William, Great Expectations, A Christmas Carol
IMDb profile

Derek Francis (7 November 1923-27 March 1984) played Nero in the Doctor Who television story The Romans. He was the first major actor to ask to be on the show and through his connection with Jacqueline Hill's husband Alvin Rakoff, soon secured the role. William Hartnell was overjoyed to work with him again, having previously worked with him in the Carry On series.

External links

• Derek Francis at the Internet Movie Database