Brown Derby (5 May 1914 – 17 July 2000)[1] was a Scottish stage, film and television actor. He made his film debut as Edith Evans's footman in Thorold Dickinson's classic The Queen of Spades (1949).[2][3] He played Sergeant Roberts, too, in Suspended Alibi. Derby had a regular role as Scott-Erskine in the BBC's The Omega Factor, and also starred in Dr. Finlay's Casebook, Z-Cars, The Saint, Sutherland's Law, Play for Today, Take The High Road and many other British television shows.[4][5][6][7]
Brown Derby | |
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| Born | 5 May 1914 |
| Died | 17 July 2000 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | Actor |
Theatre
edit| Year | Title | Role | Company | Director | Notes |
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| 1971 | Confessions of a Justified Sinner | Blanchard, Shepherd | Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh | Richard Eyre | Edinburgh International Festival |
| 1982 | Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaites | Merchant | Scottish Theatre Company | Tom Fleming | play by Sir David Lyndsay, adapted by Robert Kemp |
References
edit- ^ "Brown Derby". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Queen of Spades, The (1949) Credits".
- ^ Philip Horne (3 October 2008). "Thorold Dickinson's 1949 film The Queen of Spades has been called 'a masterpiece' by Martin Scorsese - so why is his work not better known?". The Guardian.
- ^ "BBC One - The Omega Factor, The Undiscovered Country". BBC.
- ^ "Omega Factor, the – TV Cream".
- ^ "Brown Derby".
- ^ "Brown Derby". TV.com. CBS Interactive.
External links
edit- Brown Derby at IMDb