Name Derek Royle Role Actor | Spouse Jane Royle (m. 1953–1990) | |
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Grandchildren Talitha Spear, Taran Spear Similar People Carol Royle, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Bertrand Tavernier, Bernard Spear | ||
Children Carol Royle, Amanda Royle | ||
Derek Royle (7 September 1928 – 23 January 1990) was a British actor born in London, England. His face was probably better known than his name to British viewers, but he acted in films and TV from the mid-1960s until his death. He had a supporting role in the Beatles' film Magical Mystery Tour in 1967, as well as a minor one with Cilla Black in the film Work Is a Four-Letter Word a year later. Most of his film appearances were in comedy films such as Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1973), Tiffany Jones (1973) and Confessions of a Sex Maniac (1974).
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Stage and television roles
He appeared in a children's TV comedy series, Hogg's Back (1975) as Doctor Hogg, an eccentric general practitioner (GP); in 2016 this series has appeared on Talking Pictures TV. Royle acted with Wendy Richard and Pat Coombs over two series. (Hog's Back is an area in Surrey in Britain.) Royle played an unfortunate guest in a Fawlty Towers episode, "The Kipper and the Corpse", wherein he played the eponymous corpse. He also was the first actor to portray Monsieur Ernest LeClerc in the sixth series of 'Allo 'Allo!, and had a supporting role in a remake of Indiscreet (1988) and a new BBC version of a Lord Peter Wimsey story. As a stage actor he was a mainstay of Brian Rix's Whitehall farces company. He specialised in absent minded characters and used his acrobatic skills to fall down stairs and immediately get up again as if nothing had happened.
Personal life and death
He died from cancer aged 61. His daughters Amanda and Carol Royle became actresses.
Filmography
Actor
1989
'Allo 'Allo! (TV Series) as
Ernest Leclerc
- Rising to the Occasion (1989) - Ernest Leclerc
- Crabtree's Podgeon Pist (1989) - Ernest Leclerc
- The Crooked Fences (1989) - Ernest Leclerc
- The Airmen De-Nicked (1989) - Ernest Leclerc
- The Nicked Airmen (1989) - Ernest Leclerc
- The Nouvion Oars (1989) - Ernest Leclerc
- The Gestapo for the High Jump (1989) - Ernest Leclerc
- Desperate Doings in the Graveyard (1989) - Ernest Leclerc
1989
The Bill (TV Series) as
Car Driver
- Traffic (1989) - Car Driver
1989
Laura and Disorder (TV Series) as
Marriott
- The Squat (1989) - Marriott
- Confrontation (1989) - Marriott
1989
Young Charlie Chaplin (TV Series) as
Workhouse Registrar
- Episode #1.5 (1989) - Workhouse Registrar
- Episode #1.4 (1989) - Workhouse Registrar
- Episode #1.3 (1989) - Workhouse Registrar
1988
Indiscreet (TV Movie) as
Lawford
1987
A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (TV Series) as
The Rev. Arthur Boyes
- Strong Poison: Episode One (1987) - The Rev. Arthur Boyes
1986
Chance in a Million (TV Series) as
Jervis
- Guess Who's Not Coming to Dinner (1986) - Jervis
1986
The Setbacks (TV Series) as
Various
- Moving Out (1986) - Various
- Moving On (1986) - Various
- Moving Up (1986) - Various
- Moving In (1986) - Various
1986
Langley Bottom (TV Series) as
Ernie
- Safari Supper (1986) - Ernie
- Marriage Misguidance (1986) - Ernie
1986
Dramarama (TV Series) as
The Professor / Frank Lucas
- The Come-Uppance of Captain Katt (1986) - The Professor / Frank Lucas
1986
The Clairvoyant (TV Series) as
Driver
- Episode #1.5 (1986) - Driver
1986
C.A.T.S. Eyes (TV Series) as
Ernie Lucas
- Hit List (1986) - Ernie Lucas
1985
The Benny Hill Show (TV Series) as
Vagrant
- Carmen (1985) - Vagrant (uncredited)
- The B-Team (1985)
1984
Call Earnshaw (TV Movie) as
Higgins
1984
Juliet Bravo (TV Series) as
Ernie
- The Day That the Circus Left Town (1984) - Ernie
1984
Maths Counts (TV Series) as
Mr. Sharp
- What Price to Pay? (1984) - Mr. Sharp
1983
Kelly Monteith (TV Series)
- Episode #5.2 (1983)
1983
The Happy Apple (TV Series) as
George
- Everything Must Go (1983) - George
1983
The Gaffer (TV Series) as
Car Park Attendant
- Council of War (1983) - Car Park Attendant
1983
Number 10 (TV Mini Series) as
Turnham
- The Iron Duke (1983) - Turnham
1983
Tom, Dick and Harriet (TV Series) as
Stan Doolittle
- From Here to Maternity (1983) - Stan Doolittle
1982
Shine on Harvey Moon (TV Series) as
Civil Defence Man
- Getting to Know You (1982) - Civil Defence Man
1981
Diamonds (TV Series) as
Alfred Jackson
- The Kremer Claim (1981) - Alfred Jackson
1980
The Jim Davidson Show (TV Series)
- Episode dated 23 December 1980 (1980)
1980
Life Begins at Forty (TV Series) as
Maurice Brough
- Blue for a Girl (1980) - Maurice Brough
1980
Death Watch as
Matthieson
1979
Fawlty Towers (TV Series) as
Mr. Leeman
- The Kipper and the Corpse (1979) - Mr. Leeman
1978
Will Shakespeare (TV Mini Series) as
William Kempe
- Rebellion's Masterpiece (1978) - William Kempe
- The Loved Boy (1978) - William Kempe
- Of Comfort and Despair (1978) - William Kempe
- Alms for Oblivion (1978) - William Kempe
- Dead Shepherd (1978) - William Kempe
1976
Dickens of London (TV Mini Series) as
Tradesman
- Mask (1976) - Tradesman
1975
Hogg's Back (TV Series) as
Dr. Hogg
1975
The Dick Emery Show (TV Series)
- Episode #14.5 (1975)
1973
Men of Affairs (TV Series) as
Fred / Hotel porter / Withers
- Silver Threads (1974) - Fred
- To Russia With- (1973) - Hotel porter
- May We Have Our Ball Back? (1973) - Withers
1974
The Man Who Couldn't Get Enough as
Sir Bernard Storm
1974
Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! as
Potts
1973
Tiffany Jones as
Foreign Office man
1972
Six with Rix (TV Series) as
Slim / Bernard Fret / Roger Holly / ...
- Madame Louise (1972) - Slim
- A Spot of Bother (1972) - Bernard Fret
- Aren't Men Beasts! (1972) - Roger Holly
- One Wild Oat (1972) - Pepys
- Will Any Gentleman? (1972) - Jackson
- What the Doctor Ordered (1972) - Henderson
1965
Brian Rix Presents ... (TV Series) as
Professor Hogg / Morgan / Hamid / ...
- She's Done It Again! (1971) - Professor Hogg
- Reluctant Heroes (1971) - Morgan
- Stand by Your Bedouin! (1970) - Hamid
- Lord Arthur Savile's Crime (1970) - Herr Winkelkopf
- Clutterbuck (1970) - Waiter
- What an Exhibition (1969) - Yashi Isuzu
- Keep Your Wig On (1968) - Sidney Pudney
- Look After Lulu (1967) - The Mayor
- Good Old Summertime (1966) - Hans
- To Dorothy, a Son (1966) - On the telephone
- The Brides of March (1965) - Van Driver
1971
Thirty-Minute Theatre (TV Series) as
The Hall Porter
- A Settled Sort of Life (1971) - The Hall Porter
1970
Here Come the Double Deckers! (TV Series) as
Mr. Beaumont
- United We Stand (1970) - Mr. Beaumont
1968
Work Is a Four Letter Word as
Briggs
1967
Magical Mystery Tour (TV Movie) as
Jolly Jimmy
1967
Life with Cooper (TV Series) as
Various Roles
- Getting a TV Show (1967) - Various Roles
1966
One for the Pot (TV Movie) as
Stanley Bowater-Smith
1966
Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) as
Mr. Swann
- Seven Year Hitch (1966) - Mr. Swann
1965
Blackmail (TV Series) as
Corporal Venn
- The Taming of Trooper Tanner (1965) - Corporal Venn
1965
The Wednesday Play (TV Series) as
Taxi Driver
- The End of Arthur's Marriage (1965) - Taxi Driver
1965
Hugh and I (TV Series)
- Episode #4.9 (1965)
1964
The Sicilians as
Porter
1964
Laughter from the Whitehall (TV Series) as
Cpl. Flight
- Simple Spymen (1964) - Cpl. Flight
1964
You and the World (TV Series) as
Dad
- Making Friends (1964) - Dad
- Using Your Money (1964) - Dad
1963
Emergency-Ward 10 (TV Series) as
Steve Compton
- Episode #1.665 (1963) - Steve Compton
1963
Badger's Bend (TV Series) as
Van Driver
- Episode #2.11 (1963) - Van Driver
1962
Mr. Toby's Christmas (TV Series) as
Tom
- Episode #1.2 (1962) - Tom
1961
The Arson Squad (TV Movie) as
Dick Payne
1959
The Case of Private Hamp (TV Movie) as
Corporal Barnes
Self
1975
This Is Your Life (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Jean Kent (1975) - Self
Archive Footage
2012
Magical Mystery Tour: Meet the Supporting Cast (Video documentary short) as
Self
1994
The Best of 'Allo 'Allo! (TV Movie) as
Ernest Leclerc (I)
References
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