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{{Infobox person
| name = Derek Nimmo
| image = Derek Nimmo Allan Warren.jpg
| image_size = 175px
| caption = Nimmo in a 1975 portrait by [[Allan Warren]]
| birth_name = Derek Robert Nimmo
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|09|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]], England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1999|02|24|1930|09|19|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Chelsea, London]], England
| resting_place = Church of St Peter and St Paul, [[Easton Maudit]]
| education = [[Calderstones School|Quarry Bank High School for Boys]]
| occupation = Actor, theatre manager
| spouse = {{marriage|Patricia Brown|1955}}
| children = 3
}}

'''Derek Robert Nimmo''' (19 September 1930{{spaced ndash}}24 February 1999) was an [[England|English]] [[character actor]], producer and author. He is best remembered for his comedic [[upper class]] "silly ass" and [[clergy|clerical]] roles including Revd Mervyn Noote in the [[BBC One|BBC1]] sitcom ''[[All Gas and Gaiters]]'' (1966–71).

==Career==
Nimmo was born in [[Liverpool]], [[Lancashire]],<ref name=BBC>{{cite news |title=Nimmo dies after fall |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/285764.stm |newspaper=BBC News |date=24 February 1999 |access-date=29 September 2012}}</ref> the son of an insurance salesman,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-derek-nimmo-1073206.html|title = Obituary: Derek Nimmo|website = [[Independent.co.uk]]|date = 23 October 2011}}</ref> and grew up in [[Mossley Hill]] in an environment he described as "old merchants' houses, comfy English suburbia".<ref>The Illustrated London News, vol. 467, issue 2, Illustrated London News & Sketch Ltd, 1979, p. 432</ref> He was educated at Booker Avenue Infants and Junior School as well as [[Calderstones School|Quarry Bank High School for Boys]], then a grammar school under headmaster R. F. Bailey, who brought with him, from his previous position as assistant headmaster at leading independent school [[Shrewsbury School]], "the finest traditions of public schools".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/1999/feb/25/guardianobituaries1|title = Derek Nimmo obituary|website = [[TheGuardian.com]]|date = 25 February 1999}}</ref> He then followed his father into the insurance business, and after [[Conscription in the United Kingdom|National Service]] in [[Cyprus]], became a salesman for a paint company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-derek-nimmo-1073206.html|title = Obituary: Derek Nimmo|website = [[Independent.co.uk]]|date = 23 October 2011}}</ref> He began his stage career at the Hippodrome Theatre in [[Bolton]], [[Lancashire]].<ref name=BBC/><ref name=Indy>{{cite news |title=Obituary:Derek Nimmo |author=Anthony Hayward |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-derek-nimmo-1073206.html |newspaper=The Independent |date=26 February 1999 |access-date=29 September 2012}}</ref> It was during this time that he made a [[cameo appearance]] in [[the Beatles]]' film, ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day's Night]]'' (in which he appeared as "Leslie Jackson", a magician with doves).

He appeared in a number of British films and television series, as aristocrats, including starring roles in the television comedy series ''[[The World of Wooster]]'' (as "Bingo Little"),<ref name=Indy/> and in the comedy film ''[[One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing]]''<ref name=BBC/> (as "Lord Southmere"), as well as appearing in the [[James Bond]] spoof film ''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]''.<ref name=Indy/>

Nimmo made his name as the Reverend Mervyn Noote in the [[British sitcom]] ''[[All Gas and Gaiters]]'' (1966). At the time it was considered rather controversial because the main characters were senior churchmen (the Bishop, his chaplain Noote and the Archdeacon) who got into various scrapes as a result of their general incompetence. By the time the series finished, Nimmo was identified with the [[stereotype]] of a traditional British [[clergy]]man and he went on to play a bungling monk in another [[BBC]] clerical sitcom, ''[[Oh, Brother!]]'', and a Roman Catholic priest in its sequel series, ''Oh, Father!''.<ref name="Stevens">{{cite book
|last= Stevens
|first= Christopher
|title= Born Brilliant: The Life of Kenneth Williams
|publisher= John Murray
|year= 2010
|isbn = 978-1-84854-195-5
|page=395
}}</ref> Another sitcom in which he appeared in a starring role as a clergyman, many years later, was ''[[Hell's Bells (TV series)|Hell's Bells]]'' (by now promoted to a dean).<ref name=Indy/> He also appeared as the Reverend Jonathan Green in a television production of ''[[Cluedo (game show)#British vertion (1991-1994)|Cluedo]]''. He became so well known for his clerical [[parody]] that, in the 1975 ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies']]'' episode "[[Wacky Wales]]", a "team of Derek Nimmos" played in a spoof "[[Ecclesiology|Ecclesiastical]] [[Rugby Sevens]]" competition.

In 1966, he appeared in the second series of ''[[The Bed-Sit Girl]]''. Nimmo appeared on stage in many [[West End theatre|West End]] [[Play (theatre)|plays]] and starred in the [[musical theatre|musical]] ''[[Charlie Girl]]'', which contained a scene specially written to allow him to perform his party trick of wiggling his toes. He also became a regular panellist on the popular BBC radio show ''[[Just a Minute]]'',<ref name="Stevens"/> and had a chat show on [[BBC Television]], ''If It's Saturday, It Must Be Nimmo'',<ref name=Indy/> from 24 October to 19 December 1970, though it was felt that he seemed less at ease as a chat show host. Having been away from television for some time, he made an appearance in the Australian television series ''[[Neighbours]]'' in 1990, playing [[Lord Ledgerwood]] alongside Madge and Harold Bishop.<ref name=Indy/>

As a [[Actor-manager|theatrical impresario]], he took his own touring production (Intercontinental Entertainment) to 30 countries,<ref name="Stevens"/> including Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Oman and the UAE, and so provided himself with material for many stories on ''Just a Minute''.<ref name="Stevens"/>

In the 1970s, Nimmo sang the jingle "P…p…pick up a Penguin" in a series of television advertisements for [[McVitie's]] [[Penguin (biscuit)|Penguin biscuits]],
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thecathoderaychoob.wordpress.com/2009/07/08/a-word-from-our-sponsors-p-p-p-pick-up-a-penguin |title=A Word From our Sponsors… |date=8 July 2009 }}</ref> echoing a [[stammer]] he had used for his character in ''All Gas and Gaiters''. In 1996, Nimmo voiced Mr Smiley in one episode of ''[[Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (1996 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]]''.

==Personal life==
[[File:NimmoGrave.JPG|thumb|Nimmo's grave at [[Easton Maudit]], [[Northamptonshire]]]]
He married Patricia Brown in 1955; they had three children: Timothy (b. 1956); Piers (b. 1967); and Amanda (b. 1959), who was the first wife of Nicholas Howard, son of politician [[George Howard, Baron Howard of Henderskelfe]].<ref>Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage, 107th edition, vol. 1, ed. Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 2003, p. 689</ref><ref name=BBC/>

Nimmo's hobbies included gardening,<ref name=BBC/> photography (particularly [[nature photography]]), birdwatching and collecting walnut furniture, porcelain and paintings.<ref name=Indy/> He was also a wine expert<ref name=BBC/> and wrote several books on the subject as well as a number of books on the theatre.<ref name=Indy/> Another interest was after dinner speaking, for which he was always in demand.

He received many awards, including the 1990 Benedictine After Dinner Speaker of the Year. He was made a [[Freedom of the City|Freeman]] of the [[City of London]], and the [[University of Leicester]] recognised his contribution to entertainment with an honorary master's degree in 1996. Nimmo was an [[Anglican]].

== Death ==
On 2 December 1998, Nimmo attended a National Treasures celebrity lunch in the boardroom of the ''[[Daily Express]]'' newspaper along with Sir [[Peter O'Sullevan]], [[Joan Collins]], Dame [[Beryl Bainbridge]], [[Dickie Davies]] and [[Sue MacGregor]] amongst others. He had recently returned from a [[Middle East]] tour of ''[[Run for Your Wife (play)|Run For Your Wife]]'' and was in sparkling form during the lunch. After lunch he asked to be driven to the [[Garrick Club]] for further refreshment, and then returned to his [[Kensington]] (Lexham Gardens) home. He and his wife later went out to dinner. On their return, Nimmo was checking an external alarm when he lost his footing and fell down a stone staircase into the basement. He suffered head injuries and was taken to the [[Chelsea and Westminster Hospital]] where he remained in a coma until the end of December. While still recovering in hospital, Nimmo contracted pneumonia and died on 24 February 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/derek-nimmo-dies-aged-68-1073078.html |title=Derek Nimmo dies aged 68|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date= 25 February 1999 }}</ref>

He is buried in the churchyard at [[Easton Maudit]], [[Northamptonshire]].

==Selected filmography==
===Film===
* ''[[The Millionairess]]'' (1960) - Assistant Butler (uncredited)
* ''[[It's Trad, Dad!]]'' (1962) - Head Waiter
* ''[[Go to Blazes (1962 film)|Go to Blazes]]'' (1962) - Fish Fancier
* ''[[The Amorous Prawn]]'' (1962) - Pvt. Willie Maltravers
* ''[[The Small World of Sammy Lee]]'' (1963) - Rembrandt
* ''[[Heavens Above!]]'' (1963) - Director-General's Assistant
* ''[[Tamahine]]'' (1963) - Tim Clove
* ''[[Hot Enough for June]]'' (1964) - Fred
* ''[[The Bargee]]'' (1964) - Dr. Scott
* ''[[Murder Ahoy!]]'' (1964) - Sub-Lt. Eric Humbert
* ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)|A Hard Day's Night]]'' (1964) - Leslie Jackson - Magician (uncredited)
* ''[[The System (1964 film)|The System]]'' (1964) - James (uncredited)
* ''[[Joey Boy (film)|Joey Boy]]'' (1965) - Lt. Hope
* ''[[Coast of Skeletons]]'' (1965) - Tom Hamilton
* ''[[The Liquidator (1965 film)|The Liquidator]]'' (1965) - Fly
* ''The Yellow Hat'' (1966) - Douglas
* ''[[Mister Ten Per Cent]]'' (1967) - Tony
* ''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]'' (1967) - Hadley
* ''[[A Talent for Loving (film)|A Talent for Loving]]'' (1969) - Moodie
* ''[[One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing]]'' (1975) - Lord Southmere

===Television===
* ''[[Angel Pavement (1957 TV series)|Angel Pavement]]'' (1957, 1 episode)
* ''[[The Buccaneers (TV series)|The Buccaneers]]'' (1957, 1 episode)
* ''[[Kenilworth (TV series)|Kenilworth]]'' (1957, 2 episodes)
* ''[[The Adventures of Peter Simple]]'' (1957, 1 episode)
* ''[[Ghost Squad (TV series)|Ghost Squad]]'' (1962, 1 episode)
* ''[[Citizen James]]'' (1962, 1 episode)
* ''[[Mr Justice Duncannon]]'' (1963, 1 episode)
* ''[[Z-Cars]]'' (1963, 1 episode)
* ''[[Hancock (1963 TV series)|Hancock]]'' (1963, 1 episode)
* ''[[Armchair Theatre]]'' (1963, 1 episode)
* ''[[More Faces of Jim]]'' (1963, 1 episode)
* ''[[Comedy Playhouse]]'' (1963-1974, 5 episodes)
* ''[[Hugh and I]]'' (1963-1964, 2 episodes)
* ''[[Baxter On...]]'' (1964, 1 episode)
* ''[[Sykes and A...]]'' (1964, 1 episode)
* ''[[Boyd Q.C.]]'' (1964, 1 episode)
* ''[[The Graham Stark Show]]'' (1964, 1 episode)
* ''[[The Scales of Justice]]'' (1965, 1 episode)
* ''[[Steptoe and Son]]'' (1965, 1 episode)
* ''[[Undermind (TV series)|Undermind]]'' (1965, 1 episode)
* ''[[A World of Comedy]]'' (1965, 1 episode)
* ''[[The Bed-Sit Girl]]'' (1965-1966, 7 episodes)
* ''[[The World of Wooster]]'' (1965-1967, 5 episodes)
* ''[[All Gas and Gaiters]]'' (1966-1971, 33 episodes)
* ''[[The World of Wodehouse|Blandings Castle]]'' (1967, 3 episodes)
* ''[[Sorry I'm Single]]'' (1967, 9 episodes)
* ''[[Oh Brother!]]'' (1968-1970, 19 episodes)
* ''[[Oh, Father!]]'' (1973, 7 episodes)
* ''[[My Honourable Mrs]]'' (1975, 7 episodes)
* ''[[Life Begins at Forty (1978 TV series)|Life Begins at Forty]]'' (1978-1980, 14 episodes)
* ''[[Third Time Lucky (TV series)|Third Time Lucky]]'' (1982, 7 episodes)
* ''[[Hell's Bells (TV series)|Hell's Bells]]'' (1986, 6 episodes)
* ''[[Neighbours]]'' (1990, 2 episodes)
* ''[[Cluedo (British game show)|Cluedo]]'' (1990, 1 episode)
* ''[[The Good Guys (British TV series)|The Good Guys]]'' (1993, 1 episode)
* ''[[Dennis the Menace and Gnasher (1996 TV series)|Dennis the Menace]]'' (1996, 1 episode)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|Biography}}
*{{IMDb name|0632368}}
*{{British Comedy Guide|people|derek_nimmo}}

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