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	~~{{Short description\|English actor (1923–1984)}}~~
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	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=y\|1923\|11\|07}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=y\|1923\|11\|07}}
	\| birth_place = [[w:Brighton\|Brighton]], Sussex, England		\| birth_place = [[Brighton\|Brighton]], Sussex, England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1984\|03\|27\|1923\|11\|07\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1984\|03\|27\|1923\|11\|07\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[w:Wimbledon, London\|Wimbledon]], London, England		\| death_place = [[Wimbledon, London\|Wimbledon]], London, England
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	'''Derek Francis''' (7 November 1923 in [[w:Brighton\|Brighton]] – 27 March 1984 in [[w:Wimbledon, London\|Wimbledon]], London) was an English comedy and character actor.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f439f53\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804131058/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f439f53\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-08-04\|title=Derek Francis\|work=BFI}}</ref>		'''Derek Francis''' (7 November 1923 in [[Brighton\|Brighton]] – 27 March 1984 in [[Wimbledon, London\|Wimbledon]], London) was an English comedy and character actor.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f439f53\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804131058/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f439f53\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-08-04\|title=Derek Francis\|work=BFI}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==

	He was a regular in the [[Carry On (franchise)\|Carry On film]] players, appearing in six of the films in the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CVq5BAAAQBAJ&dq=derek+francis+carry+on+films&pg=PT215\|title=Carry-On Actors\|isbn=9781908548153\|last1=Ross\|first1=Andrew\|date=19 October 2011}}</ref> He appeared in ''[[w:The Tomb of Ligeia\|The Tomb of Ligeia]]'' (1964), the last film in [[Roger Corman]]'s [[Edgar Allan Poe]] series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B00E5DA123CE733A25755C0A9639C946491D6CF\|title=' Tomb of Ligeia' Brings Vincent Price to Palace Screen\|website=Nytimes.com\|accessdate=26 October 2018}}</ref> He also took roles in several [[BBC]] adaptations of [[Charles Dickens]] novels. His last role was in the 1984 version of ''[[w:A Christmas Carol (1984 film)\|A Christmas Carol]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/derek-francis-p24677\|title=Derek Francis movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography \|work=AllMovie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://games.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/461173/Christmas-Carol-A/\|title=Christmas Carol, A (1984) - Overview \|work=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref>		He was a regular in the [[Carry On (franchise)\|Carry On film]] players, appearing in six of the films in the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CVq5BAAAQBAJ&dq=derek+francis+carry+on+films&pg=PT215\|title=Carry-On Actors\|isbn=9781908548153\|last1=Ross\|first1=Andrew\|date=19 October 2011}}</ref> He appeared in ''[[The Tomb of Ligeia\|The Tomb of Ligeia]]'' (1964), the last film in [[Roger Corman]]'s [[Edgar Allan Poe]] series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B00E5DA123CE733A25755C0A9639C946491D6CF\|title=' Tomb of Ligeia' Brings Vincent Price to Palace Screen\|website=Nytimes.com\|accessdate=26 October 2018}}</ref> He also took roles in several [[BBC]] adaptations of [[Charles Dickens]] novels. His last role was in the 1984 version of ''[[A Christmas Carol (1984 film)\|A Christmas Carol]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/derek-francis-p24677\|title=Derek Francis movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography \|work=AllMovie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://games.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/461173/Christmas-Carol-A/\|title=Christmas Carol, A (1984) - Overview \|work=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref>

	Other roles included parts in television series of the period such as ''[[Rising Damp]]'', ''[[Bless Me, Father]]'', ''[[Thriller (UK TV series)\|Thriller]]'', ''[[The Professionals (TV series)\|The Professionals]]'', ''[[The Sweeney]]'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes (1965 TV series)\|Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|The New Avengers]]'', ''[[Danger Man]]'', ''[[Jason King (TV series)\|Jason King]]'', ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'', ''[[Wild, Wild Women]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', and ''[[Z-Cars]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://radiosoundsfamiliar.com/familiar-faces-derek-francis.php\|title=A Short Biography of Derek Francis\|website=Radiosoundsfamiliar.com}}</ref> He also appeared as the Emperor [[Nero]], a comic turn in the early ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story entitled ''[[The Romans (Doctor Who)\|The Romans]]'' opposite [[William Hartnell]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/romans/detail.shtml\|title=BBC – Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – The Romans – Details\|website=Bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Possibly his most prominent role was as Father Bernard, the Master of Novices in ''[[Oh Brother!]]''.		Other roles included parts in television series of the period such as ''[[Rising Damp]]'', ''[[Bless Me, Father]]'', ''[[Thriller (UK TV series)\|Thriller]]'', ''[[The Professionals (TV series)\|The Professionals]]'', ''[[The Sweeney]]'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes (1965 TV series)\|Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|The New Avengers]]'', ''[[Danger Man]]'', ''[[Jason King (TV series)\|Jason King]]'', ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'', ''[[Wild, Wild Women]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', and ''[[Z-Cars]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://radiosoundsfamiliar.com/familiar-faces-derek-francis.php\|title=A Short Biography of Derek Francis\|website=Radiosoundsfamiliar.com}}</ref> He also appeared as the Emperor [[Nero]], a comic turn in the early ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story entitled ''[[The Romans (Doctor Who)\|The Romans]]'' opposite [[William Hartnell]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/romans/detail.shtml\|title=BBC – Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – The Romans – Details\|website=Bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Possibly his most prominent role was as Father Bernard, the Master of Novices in ''[[Oh Brother!]]''.

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	\| ~~name~~ = Derek Francis		\| image = Derek Francis.jpg
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	\| caption = ~~In ''[[Carry On Loving]]'' (1970)~~		\| caption =
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	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=y\|1923\|11\|07}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=y\|1923\|11\|07}}
	\| birth_place = [[Brighton]], Sussex, England		\| birth_place = [[w:Brighton\|Brighton]], Sussex, England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age~~\|df=y~~\|1984\|03\|27\|1923\|11\|07}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1984\|03\|27\|1923\|11\|07\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Wimbledon, London\|Wimbledon]], London, England		\| death_place = [[w:Wimbledon, London\|Wimbledon]], London, England
	\| othername =		\| othername =
	\| occupation = Actor		\| occupation = Actor
	\| known_for = [[Carry On films]]		\| known_for = [[Carry On (franchise)\|Carry On films]]
	}}		}}

	'''Derek Francis''' (7 November 1923 in [[Brighton]] – 27 March 1984 in [[Wimbledon, London\|Wimbledon]], London) was an English comedy and character actor.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f439f53\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804131058/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f439f53\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-08-04\|title=Derek Francis\|work=BFI}}</ref>		'''Derek Francis''' (7 November 1923 in [[w:Brighton\|Brighton]] – 27 March 1984 in [[w:Wimbledon, London\|Wimbledon]], London) was an English comedy and character actor.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f439f53\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804131058/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f439f53\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2012-08-04\|title=Derek Francis\|work=BFI}}</ref>

	==Biography==		==Biography==

	He was a regular in the [[Carry On (franchise)\|Carry On film]] players, appearing in six of the films in the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CVq5BAAAQBAJ&dq=derek+francis+carry+on+films&pg=PT215\|title=Carry-On Actors\|isbn=9781908548153\|last1=Ross\|first1=Andrew\|date=19 October 2011}}</ref> He appeared in ''[[The Tomb of Ligeia]]'' (1964), the last film in [[Roger Corman]]'s [[Edgar Allan Poe]] series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B00E5DA123CE733A25755C0A9639C946491D6CF\|title=' Tomb of Ligeia' Brings Vincent Price to Palace Screen\|website=Nytimes.com\|accessdate=26 October 2018}}</ref> He also took roles in several [[BBC]] adaptations of [[Charles Dickens]] novels. His last role was in the 1984 version of ''[[A Christmas Carol (1984 film)\|A Christmas Carol]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/derek-francis-p24677\|title=Derek Francis movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography \|work=AllMovie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://games.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/461173/Christmas-Carol-A/\|title=Christmas Carol, A (1984) - Overview \|work=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref>		He was a regular in the [[Carry On (franchise)\|Carry On film]] players, appearing in six of the films in the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CVq5BAAAQBAJ&dq=derek+francis+carry+on+films&pg=PT215\|title=Carry-On Actors\|isbn=9781908548153\|last1=Ross\|first1=Andrew\|date=19 October 2011}}</ref> He appeared in ''[[w:The Tomb of Ligeia\|The Tomb of Ligeia]]'' (1964), the last film in [[Roger Corman]]'s [[Edgar Allan Poe]] series.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B00E5DA123CE733A25755C0A9639C946491D6CF\|title=' Tomb of Ligeia' Brings Vincent Price to Palace Screen\|website=Nytimes.com\|accessdate=26 October 2018}}</ref> He also took roles in several [[BBC]] adaptations of [[Charles Dickens]] novels. His last role was in the 1984 version of ''[[w:A Christmas Carol (1984 film)\|A Christmas Carol]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/derek-francis-p24677\|title=Derek Francis movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography \|work=AllMovie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://games.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/461173/Christmas-Carol-A/\|title=Christmas Carol, A (1984) - Overview \|work=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref>

	Other roles included parts in television series of the period such as ''[[Rising Damp]]'', ''[[Bless Me, Father]]'', ''[[Thriller (UK TV series)\|Thriller]]'', ''[[The Professionals (TV series)\|The Professionals]]'', ''[[The Sweeney]]'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes (1965 TV series)\|Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|The New Avengers]]'', ''[[Danger Man]]'', ''[[Jason King (TV series)\|Jason King]]'', ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'', ''[[Wild, Wild Women]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', and ''[[Z-Cars]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://radiosoundsfamiliar.com/familiar-faces-derek-francis.php\|title=A Short Biography of Derek Francis\|website=Radiosoundsfamiliar.com}}</ref> He also appeared as the Emperor [[Nero]], a comic turn in the early ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story entitled ''[[The Romans (Doctor Who)\|The Romans]]'' opposite [[William Hartnell]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/romans/detail.shtml\|title=BBC – Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – The Romans – Details\|website=Bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Possibly his most prominent role was as Father Bernard, the Master of Novices in ''[[Oh Brother!]]''.		Other roles included parts in television series of the period such as ''[[Rising Damp]]'', ''[[Bless Me, Father]]'', ''[[Thriller (UK TV series)\|Thriller]]'', ''[[The Professionals (TV series)\|The Professionals]]'', ''[[The Sweeney]]'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes (1965 TV series)\|Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV series)\|The New Avengers]]'', ''[[Danger Man]]'', ''[[Jason King (TV series)\|Jason King]]'', ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'', ''[[Wild, Wild Women]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', and ''[[Z-Cars]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://radiosoundsfamiliar.com/familiar-faces-derek-francis.php\|title=A Short Biography of Derek Francis\|website=Radiosoundsfamiliar.com}}</ref> He also appeared as the Emperor [[Nero]], a comic turn in the early ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story entitled ''[[The Romans (Doctor Who)\|The Romans]]'' opposite [[William Hartnell]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/romans/detail.shtml\|title=BBC – Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – The Romans – Details\|website=Bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Possibly his most prominent role was as Father Bernard, the Master of Novices in ''[[Oh Brother!]]''.

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{{Short description|English actor (1923–1984)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Derek Francis
| image = Actor_Derek_Francis.jpg
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| caption = In ''[[Carry On Loving]]'' (1970)
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1923|11|07}}
| birth_place = [[Brighton]], Sussex, England
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1984|03|27|1923|11|07}}
| death_place = [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]], London, England
| othername =
| occupation = Actor
| known_for = [[Carry On films]]
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'''Derek Francis''' (7 November 1923 in [[Brighton]] – 27 March 1984 in [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]], London) was an English comedy and character actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f439f53|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804131058/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b9f439f53|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-08-04|title=Derek Francis|work=BFI}}</ref>

==Biography==

He was a regular in the [[Carry On (franchise)|Carry On film]] players, appearing in six of the films in the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CVq5BAAAQBAJ&dq=derek+francis+carry+on+films&pg=PT215|title=Carry-On Actors|isbn=9781908548153|last1=Ross|first1=Andrew|date=19 October 2011}}</ref> He appeared in ''[[The Tomb of Ligeia]]'' (1964), the last film in [[Roger Corman]]'s [[Edgar Allan Poe]] series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B00E5DA123CE733A25755C0A9639C946491D6CF|title=' Tomb of Ligeia' Brings Vincent Price to Palace Screen|website=Nytimes.com|accessdate=26 October 2018}}</ref> He also took roles in several [[BBC]] adaptations of [[Charles Dickens]] novels. His last role was in the 1984 version of ''[[A Christmas Carol (1984 film)|A Christmas Carol]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/derek-francis-p24677|title=Derek Francis movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography |work=AllMovie}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://games.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/461173/Christmas-Carol-A/|title=Christmas Carol, A (1984) - Overview |work=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref>

Other roles included parts in television series of the period such as ''[[Rising Damp]]'', ''[[Bless Me, Father]]'', ''[[Thriller (UK TV series)|Thriller]]'', ''[[The Professionals (TV series)|The Professionals]]'', ''[[The Sweeney]]'', ''[[Sherlock Holmes (1965 TV series)|Sherlock Holmes]]'', ''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The New Avengers]]'', ''[[Danger Man]]'', ''[[Jason King (TV series)|Jason King]]'', ''[[Up Pompeii!]]'', ''[[Wild, Wild Women]]'', ''[[Coronation Street]]'', and ''[[Z-Cars]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://radiosoundsfamiliar.com/familiar-faces-derek-francis.php|title=A Short Biography of Derek Francis|website=Radiosoundsfamiliar.com}}</ref> He also appeared as the Emperor [[Nero]], a comic turn in the early ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story entitled ''[[The Romans (Doctor Who)|The Romans]]'' opposite [[William Hartnell]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/romans/detail.shtml|title=BBC – Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide – The Romans – Details|website=Bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Possibly his most prominent role was as Father Bernard, the Master of Novices in ''[[Oh Brother!]]''.

Among his stage roles was the title character in ''[[Cymbeline]]'' for the [[Old Vic]] in 1957.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5g2PBAAAQBAJ&dq=derek+francis+as+cymbeline+old+vic&pg=PA452|title=The London Stage 1950–1959|page=452|isbn=9780810893085|last1=Wearing|first1=J. P.|date=16 September 2014}}</ref>

He died of a heart attack in [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]], London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://games.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/64995%7C37888/Derek-Francis/|title=Overview for Derek Francis|work=Turner Classic Movies}}</ref>

==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[The Criminal (1960 film)|The Criminal]]'' (1960) as The Priest
* ''[[No Love for Johnnie]]'' (1961) as Frank
* ''[[Two Living, One Dead]]'' (1961) as Broms
* ''[[Never Back Losers]]'' (1961) as R.R. Harris
* ''[[The Inspector (1962 film)|The Inspector]]'' (1962) – Detective Inspector
* ''[[Captain Clegg (film)|Captain Clegg]]'' (1962) as Squire Anthony Cobtree
* ''[[Master Spy]]'' (1963) as Police Inspector (uncredited)
* ''[[Bitter Harvest (1963 film)|Bitter Harvest]]'' (1963) as Mr. Jones
* ''[[The Hi-Jackers]]'' (1963) as Jack Carter
* ''[[Farewell Performance]]'' (1963) as Superintendent Raven
* ''[[Smokescreen (film)|Smokescreen]]'' (1964) as Dexter's Doctor (uncredited)
* ''[[This Is My Street]]'' (1964) as Fingus
* ''[[The Verdict (1964 film)|The Verdict]]'' (1964) as Superintendent Brett
* ''[[Ring of Spies]]'' (1964) as Chief Supt. Croft
* ''[[Master Spy]]'' (1964) as Police Inspector (uncredited)
* ''[[The Comedy Man]]'' (1964) as Merryweather
* ''[[The Tomb of Ligeia]]'' (1964) as Lord Trevanion
* ''[[The Romans (Doctor Who)|Doctor Who]]'' (1965) as Emperor [[Nero]]
* ''[[The Little Ones]]'' (1965) as Paddy
* ''[[Rasputin, the Mad Monk]]'' (1966) as Innkeeper
* ''[[Press for Time]]'' (1966) as Ernest Corcoran (alderman)
* ''[[The Forsyte Saga (1967 TV series)|The Forsyte Saga]]'' (1967) as Elderson
* ''[[Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon]]'' (1967) as Puddleby
* ''[[Carry On Doctor]]'' (1967) as Sir Edmund Burke
* ''[[What's Good for the Goose]]'' (1969) as Harrington
* ''[[Carry On Camping]]'' (1969) as a Farmer
* ''[[Crossplot (film)|Crossplot]]'' (1969) as Sir Charles Moberley
* ''[[Carry On Loving]]'' (1970) as The Bishop
* ''[[Scrooge (1970 film)|Scrooge]]'' (1970) as Charity Gentleman
* ''[[Man of Violence]]'' (1971) as Sam Bryant
* ''[[Say Hello to Yesterday]]'' (1971) as Park Keeper
* ''[[The Statue (1971 film)|The Statue]]'' (1971) as Sanders
* ''[[Carry On Henry]]'' (1971) as The Farmer
* ''[[Carry On Matron]]'' (1972) as Arthur
* ''[[Carry On Abroad]]'' (1972) as Brother Martin
* ''[[To the Devil a Daughter]]'' (1976) as Bishop
* ''[[Dickens of London]]'' (1976) as Stage Manager
* ''[[Jabberwocky (film)|Jabberwocky]]'' (1977) as Bishop
* ''[[The Wicked Lady (1983 film)|The Wicked Lady]]'' (1983) as Lord Kingsclere
* ''[[Pope John Paul II (film)|Pope John Paul II]]'' (1984) as Bishop Lec
* ''[[A Christmas Carol (1984 film)|A Christmas Carol]]'' (1984) as Pemberton (final film role)
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0290136|name=Derek Francis}}

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