Derrick Branche (born 1947) is a British actor, best known for his role in the film My Beautiful Laundrette and television roles in The Jewel in the Crown and Father Ted.
Derrick Branche | |
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Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Bombay, India |
Occupation(s) | Actor, guitarist |
Years active | 1979–2002 |
Known for | Only When I Laugh, My Beautiful Laundrette, guitarist for The Hectics |
Early life and education
[edit]Branche was born in 1947 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, and educated at St. Peter's School, a boarding school for boys in Panchgani near Bombay.[1] Freddie Mercury was his classmate in the school, with whom he formed The Hectics, Mercury's first band, from 1959 to 1962.[1]
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1979 | Bloodline | Chemin-de-fer Player | |
1979 | The Golden Lady | Ahmed Zamani | |
1985 | My Beautiful Laundrette | Salim | |
1986 | Tai-Pan | Vargas | |
1987 | The Sicilian | Terranova | |
2002 | The Wonderland Experience | Dee | (final film role) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1978 | Blake's 7 | Amagon Guard | 1 episode |
1979–1981 | Only When I Laugh | Nurse Gupte | 22 episodes |
1984 | The Jewel in the Crown | Ahmed Kasim | 6 episodes |
1988 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Chris Bell | 1 episode |
1995 | Father Ted[2] | Father Jose Fernandez | 1 episode |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Blake, Mark (2010). Is this the real life? : the untold story of Queen. London: Aurum. p. 12. ISBN 978-1845135973.
- ^ Derrick Branche at IMDb [unreliable source?]