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Derek Fowlds

1937 - 2020

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Derek James Fowlds (2 September 1937 – 17 January 2020) was an English actor. He played "Mr Derek" in The Basil Brush Show (1969–1973), Bernard Woolley in the sitcom Yes Minister (1980–1984) and its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1988), and Oscar Blaketon in Heartbeat (1992–2010). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Derek Fowlds is the 9,475th most popular actor (down from 8,839th in 2024), the 6,391st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,968th in 2019) and the 1,044th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Derek Fowlds ranks 9,475 out of 13,578. Before him are Leyla Lydia Tuğutlu, Verónica Echegui, Johanna Wokalek, Yūji Ueda, Susie Essman, and Christopher Lawford. After him are Loren Dean, Willa Holland, Joan Sims, Joe Mantello, Paul McGillion, and Frank Lovejoy.

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Among people born in 1937, Derek Fowlds ranks 556. Before him are Al D'Amato, Del Harris, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Thad Cochran, Tony Shelly, and Gus Hutchison. After him are Farooq Abdullah, Mary Ann Mobley, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, Lloyd Erskine Sandiford, Peter Brabrook, and Manohar Joshi. Among people deceased in 2020, Derek Fowlds ranks 806. Before him are Anton Coppola, Zoe Caldwell, Road Warrior Animal, Erick Morillo, Nicholas Parsons, and Gheorghe Dogărescu. After him are Charles Portis, Geoffrey Palmer, Terrence McNally, James M. Beggs, Tomasz Tomiak, and Mary Pat Gleason.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Derek Fowlds ranks 6,393 out of 8,785. Before him are Roberta Cowell (1918), Bruce Rioch (1947), Eliza Doolittle (1988), Paul Rhys (1963), John Murphy (1965), and Levi Colwill (2003). After him are Joan Sims (1930), Paul McGillion (1969), Freya Allan (2001), Simon Cox (1987), Roger Taylor (1941), and Rebecca Long-Bailey (1979).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Derek Fowlds ranks 1,044. Before him are Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852), June Brown (1927), Douglas Henshall (1965), Nicholas Parsons (1923), Billie Piper (1982), and Paul Rhys (1963). After him are Joan Sims (1930), Paul McGillion (1969), Freya Allan (2001), Geoffrey Palmer (1927), Josh O'Connor (1990), and Jeff Rawle (1951).

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