Derek Francis

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Derek Francis  (born 7 November 1923 in Brighton - died 27 March 1984 in Wimbledon, London) was an English comedy and character actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Derek Francis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Career Overview

Derek Francis has 59 screen credits in a career dating back to 1959. Their work is anchored in the Carry On Series universe with 7 titles. Signature works include Sutherland's Law, The Connoisseur, Pity About the Abbey. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

59

Birth Date

1923-11-07 00:00:00

Birth Place

Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK

Known For

• 

  Sutherland's Law
• 

  The Connoisseur
• 

  Pity About the Abbey
• 

  The Snag
• Mrs. Amworth
• The Poet

Associated Universes

• Carry On Series (7 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Gareth Thomas (1 collaborations)
• Maev Alexander (1 collaborations)
• Andrew Armour (1 collaborations)
• Jill Brooke (1 collaborations)
• Sandra Clark (1 collaborations)
• James Cosmo (1 collaborations)
• Robert Fyfe (1 collaborations)
• Steve Gardner (1 collaborations)
• Roger Hammond (1 collaborations)
• Richard Hampton (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (59 credits)

  • The Best Of Dick Emery

    actor

    actors
    2005
  • On Location: The Carry Ons

    Brother Martin (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • A Christmas Carol

    Pemberton

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • Pope John Paul II

    Bishop Lec

    actor

    actors
    1984
  • The Wicked Lady

    Lord Kingsclere

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • The World Cup: A Captain's Tale

    His Grace

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Electric Eskimo

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • That's Carry On!

    Brother Martin (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Three Dangerous Ladies

    Benson

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Jabberwocky

    Bishop

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • The Professionals

    - You'll Be All Right (1982) ... Len Hatch actor actors

    - Look After Annie (1978) ... John Howard actor actors
    1977
  • Murder Motel

    Sam

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Mrs. Amworth

    Benson

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • K Is for Killing

    Shelby Grafton

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Who Killed Lamb?

    Octavius Lamb

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Death of Adolf Hitler

    Prof. Morell

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Carry On Abroad

    Brother Martin

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Sutherland's Law

    John Sutherland

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Carry On Matron

    Arthur

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • Crown Court

    - Will the Real Robert Randell Please Stand Up Part 3 (1975) ... His Honour Judge Daniel Hastings actor actors

    - Will the Real Robert Randell Please Stand Up Part 2 (1975) ... His Honour Judge Daniel Hastings actor actors

    - Will the Real Robert Randell Please Stand Up Part 1 (1975) ... His Honour Judge Daniel Hastings actor actors
    1972
  • Carry On Henry

    Farmer

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • The Statue

    Sanders

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Say Hello to Yesterday

    Park Keeper

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Scrooge

    1st Gentleman of Charity

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Carry On Loving

    Bishop

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Man of Violence

    Sam Bryant

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Crossplot

    Sir Charles Moberley

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Remember the Germans

    Karl

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Carry On Camping

    Farmer

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • What's Good for the Goose

    Harrington

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • Carry On Doctor

    Sir Edmund Burke

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Devil a Monk Would Be

    The Procurator

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon

    Puddleby

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Press for Time

    Alderman Ernest Corcoran

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Connoisseur

    G.C. Stoupe

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Rasputin: The Mad Monk

    Innkeeper

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Pity About the Abbey

    Lord Barnett

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Little Ones

    Paddy

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Doctor Who: The Romans

    Nero

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Tomb of Ligeia

    Lord Trevanion

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Comedy Man

    Merryweather

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Ring of Spies

    Chief Supt. Croft

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • This Is My Street

    Fingus

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Smokescreen

    Dexter's Doctor (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Verdict

    Supt. Brett

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • The Hi-Jackers

    Jack Carter

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Farewell Performance

    Raven

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Snag

    John Goggin

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Bitter Harvest

    Mr. Jones

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • Heart to Heart

    Sir John Dawson-Brown

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Captain Clegg

    Squire Anthony Cobtree

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Inspector

    Detective Inspector

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Backfire!

    Arthur Tilsley

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • Never Back Losers

    R. R. Harris

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Two Living, One Dead

    Broms

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • No Love for Johnnie

    Frank

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • The Poet

    Pasquali

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Criminal

    Priest

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The White Trap

    Mr. Langley

    actor

    actors
    1959