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Brown Derby (actor)

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Brown Derby
Born5 May 1914
Died17 July 2000
NationalityScottish
OccupationActor

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]

Theatre

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Year Title Role Company Director Notes
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

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  1. ^ "Brown Derby". BFI. Archived from the original on 26 January 2009.
  2. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Queen of Spades, The (1949) Credits".
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "BBC One - The Omega Factor, The Undiscovered Country". BBC.
  5. ^ "Omega Factor, the – TV Cream".
  6. ^ "Brown Derby".
  7. ^ "Brown Derby". TV.com. CBS Interactive.
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