Derek Roy (comedian) - Revision history

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	Roy was a resident of the large Art Deco apartment block, [[Du Cane Court\|Du Cane Court]] in [[Balham\|Balham]], South London. A neighbour remembered: "He was short, plump and wore glasses; and besides being a stand-up comedian, he featured on an amusing radio variety show. He was well liked, well known and very vulgar. He lived in B11 and had a large dog which he would take on stage as part of his act".<ref name=Vincent2008>{{cite book \|last=Vincent \|first=Gregory K. \|title=A history of Du Cane Court : land, architecture, people and politics \|publisher=Woodbine \|year=2008 \|isbn=0-9541675-1-1}}</ref>		Roy was a resident of the large Art Deco apartment block, [[Du Cane Court\|Du Cane Court]] in [[Balham\|Balham]], South London. A neighbour remembered: "He was short, plump and wore glasses; and besides being a stand-up comedian, he featured on an amusing radio variety show. He was well liked, well known and very vulgar. He lived in B11 and had a large dog which he would take on stage as part of his act".<ref name=Vincent2008>{{cite book \|last=Vincent \|first=Gregory K. \|title=A history of Du Cane Court : land, architecture, people and politics \|publisher=Woodbine \|year=2008 \|isbn=0-9541675-1-1}}</ref>

	He appeared in the film, ''Dance With Me'', alongside [[Anne Shelton (singer)\|Anne Shelton\|]] and [[Max Wall]].<ref name="Hippodrome"/> In 1955, he also appeared on the first night of [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]].<ref name="Gifford">{{cite web		He appeared in the film, ''Dance With Me'', alongside [[Anne Shelton (singer)\|Anne Shelton]] and [[Max Wall]].<ref name="Hippodrome"/> In 1955, he also appeared on the first night of [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]].<ref name="Gifford">{{cite web
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	~~{{Short description\|English comedian (1922–1981)}}~~
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	'''Derek Roy''' (25 August 1922 – 15 March 1981) was an [[w:English people\|English]] comedian, whose public profile was at its greatest in the late 1940s and early 1950s.		'''Derek Roy''' (25 August 1922 – 15 March 1981) was an [[English people\|English]] comedian, whose public profile was at its greatest in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

	His [[w:BBC Radio\|BBC Radio]] show, ''Hip Hip Hoo Roy'', was written by amongst others [[Spike Milligan]], and was the show where Milligan's [[The Goon Show\|Goon Show]] character [[Eccles]] first appeared. Roy's unsuccessful star-vehicle ''Happy Go Lucky'' also gave the first writing break to [[Ray Galton]] and [[Alan Simpson (scriptwriter)\|Alan Simpson]],<ref name="Hippodrome">{{cite web		His [[BBC Radio\|BBC Radio]] show, ''Hip Hip Hoo Roy'', was written by amongst others [[Spike Milligan]], and was the show where Milligan's [[The Goon Show\|Goon Show]] character [[Eccles]] first appeared. Roy's unsuccessful star-vehicle ''Happy Go Lucky'' also gave the first writing break to [[Ray Galton]] and [[Alan Simpson (scriptwriter)\|Alan Simpson]],<ref name="Hippodrome">{{cite web
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	\|title=Derek Roy		\|title=Derek Roy
	\|publisher=[[w:Screenonline\|Screenonline]]		\|publisher=[[Screenonline\|Screenonline]]
	\|url=http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/hippodrome/Roy.htm		\|url=http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/hippodrome/Roy.htm
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	Roy also hosted ''[[w:Variety Bandbox\|Variety Bandbox]]'', a talent show that made known such performers as [[Michael Bentine]], [[Frankie Howerd]], [[Jimmy Edwards]], [[Tony Hancock]], [[Alfred Marks]], [[Morecambe and Wise]], [[Harry Secombe]], [[Peter Sellers]], [[Graham Stark]] and [[Harry Worth]].		Roy also hosted ''[[Variety Bandbox\|Variety Bandbox]]'', a talent show that made known such performers as [[Michael Bentine]], [[Frankie Howerd]], [[Jimmy Edwards]], [[Tony Hancock]], [[Alfred Marks]], [[Morecambe and Wise]], [[Harry Secombe]], [[Peter Sellers]], [[Graham Stark]] and [[Harry Worth]].

	Roy was a resident of the large Art Deco apartment block, [[w:Du Cane Court\|Du Cane Court]] in [[w:Balham\|Balham]], South London. A neighbour remembered: "He was short, plump and wore glasses; and besides being a stand-up comedian, he featured on an amusing radio variety show. He was well liked, well known and very vulgar. He lived in B11 and had a large dog which he would take on stage as part of his act".<ref name=Vincent2008>{{cite book \|last=Vincent \|first=Gregory K. \|title=A history of Du Cane Court : land, architecture, people and politics \|publisher=Woodbine \|year=2008 \|isbn=0-9541675-1-1}}</ref>		Roy was a resident of the large Art Deco apartment block, [[Du Cane Court\|Du Cane Court]] in [[Balham\|Balham]], South London. A neighbour remembered: "He was short, plump and wore glasses; and besides being a stand-up comedian, he featured on an amusing radio variety show. He was well liked, well known and very vulgar. He lived in B11 and had a large dog which he would take on stage as part of his act".<ref name=Vincent2008>{{cite book \|last=Vincent \|first=Gregory K. \|title=A history of Du Cane Court : land, architecture, people and politics \|publisher=Woodbine \|year=2008 \|isbn=0-9541675-1-1}}</ref>

	He appeared in the film, ''Dance With Me'', alongside [[w:Anne Shelton (singer)\|Anne Shelton\|]] and [[Max Wall]].<ref name="Hippodrome"/> In 1955, he also appeared on the first night of [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]].<ref name="Gifford">{{cite web		He appeared in the film, ''Dance With Me'', alongside [[Anne Shelton (singer)\|Anne Shelton\|]] and [[Max Wall]].<ref name="Hippodrome"/> In 1955, he also appeared on the first night of [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]].<ref name="Gifford">{{cite web
	\|last = Flanagan		\|last = Flanagan
	\|first = Barry		\|first = Barry
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	He died of [[~~w:cancer\|~~cancer]] in March 1981 aged 58.		He died of [[cancer]] in March 1981 aged 58.

	==References==		==References==

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	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061008204817/http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/hippodrome/Roy.htm Short biography of Derek Roy]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061008204817/http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/hippodrome/Roy.htm Short biography of Derek Roy]
	*[http://www.teletronic.co.uk/galton_simpson.htm Galton and Simpson biography (featuring info on Derek Roy)]		*[http://www.teletronic.co.uk/galton_simpson.htm Galton and Simpson biography (featuring info on Derek Roy)]

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	'''Derek Roy''' (25 August 1922 – 15 March 1981) was an [[w:English people\|English]] comedian, whose public profile was at its greatest in the late 1940s and early 1950s.		'''Derek Roy''' (25 August 1922 – 15 March 1981) was an [[w:English people\|English]] comedian, whose public profile was at its greatest in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

	His [[w:BBC Radio\|BBC Radio]] show, ''Hip Hip Hoo Roy'', was written by amongst others [[Spike Milligan]], and was the show where Milligan's [[Goon Show]] character [[Eccles]] first appeared. Roy's unsuccessful star-vehicle ''Happy Go Lucky'' also gave the first writing break to [[Ray Galton]] and [[Alan Simpson (scriptwriter)\|Alan Simpson]],<ref name="Hippodrome">{{cite web		His [[w:BBC Radio\|BBC Radio]] show, ''Hip Hip Hoo Roy'', was written by amongst others [[Spike Milligan]], and was the show where Milligan's [[The Goon Show\|Goon Show]] character [[Eccles]] first appeared. Roy's unsuccessful star-vehicle ''Happy Go Lucky'' also gave the first writing break to [[Ray Galton]] and [[Alan Simpson (scriptwriter)\|Alan Simpson]],<ref name="Hippodrome">{{cite web
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	\|publisher=[[Screenonline]]		\|publisher=[[w:Screenonline\|]]
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	'''Derek Roy''' (25 August 1922 – 15 March 1981) was an [[English people\|English]] comedian, whose public profile was at its greatest in the late 1940s and early 1950s.		'''Derek Roy''' (25 August 1922 – 15 March 1981) was an [[w:English people\|English]] comedian, whose public profile was at its greatest in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

	His [[BBC Radio]] show, ''Hip Hip Hoo Roy'', was written by amongst others [[Spike Milligan]], and was the show where Milligan's [[Goon Show]] character Eccles first appeared. Roy's unsuccessful star-vehicle ''Happy Go Lucky'' also gave the first writing break to [[Ray Galton]] and [[Alan Simpson (scriptwriter)\|Alan Simpson]],<ref name="Hippodrome">{{cite web		His [[w:BBC Radio\|BBC Radio]] show, ''Hip Hip Hoo Roy'', was written by amongst others [[Spike Milligan]], and was the show where Milligan's [[Goon Show]] character [[Eccles]] first appeared. Roy's unsuccessful star-vehicle ''Happy Go Lucky'' also gave the first writing break to [[Ray Galton]] and [[Alan Simpson (scriptwriter)\|Alan Simpson]],<ref name="Hippodrome">{{cite web
	\|last=Flanagan		\|last=Flanagan
	\|first=Barry		\|first=Barry
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	Roy also hosted ''[[Variety Bandbox]]'', a talent show that made known such performers as [[Michael Bentine]], [[Frankie Howerd]], [[Jimmy Edwards]], [[Tony Hancock]], [[Alfred Marks]], [[Morecambe and Wise]], [[Harry Secombe]], [[Peter Sellers]], [[Graham Stark]] and [[Harry Worth]].		Roy also hosted ''[[w:Variety Bandbox\|Variety Bandbox]]'', a talent show that made known such performers as [[Michael Bentine]], [[Frankie Howerd]], [[Jimmy Edwards]], [[Tony Hancock]], [[Alfred Marks]], [[Morecambe and Wise]], [[Harry Secombe]], [[Peter Sellers]], [[Graham Stark]] and [[Harry Worth]].

	Roy was a resident of the large Art Deco apartment block, [[Du Cane Court]] in [[Balham]], South London. A neighbour remembered: "He was short, plump and wore glasses; and besides being a stand-up comedian, he featured on an amusing radio variety show. He was well liked, well known and very vulgar. He lived in B11 and had a large dog which he would take on stage as part of his act".<ref name=Vincent2008>{{cite book \|last=Vincent \|first=Gregory K. \|title=A history of Du Cane Court : land, architecture, people and politics \|publisher=Woodbine \|year=2008 \|isbn=0-9541675-1-1}}</ref>		Roy was a resident of the large Art Deco apartment block, [[w:Du Cane Court\|Du Cane Court]] in [[w:Balham\|Balham]], South London. A neighbour remembered: "He was short, plump and wore glasses; and besides being a stand-up comedian, he featured on an amusing radio variety show. He was well liked, well known and very vulgar. He lived in B11 and had a large dog which he would take on stage as part of his act".<ref name=Vincent2008>{{cite book \|last=Vincent \|first=Gregory K. \|title=A history of Du Cane Court : land, architecture, people and politics \|publisher=Woodbine \|year=2008 \|isbn=0-9541675-1-1}}</ref>

	He appeared in the film, ''Dance With Me'', alongside [[Anne Shelton (singer)\|Anne Shelton]] and [[Max Wall]].<ref name="Hippodrome"/> In 1955, he also appeared on the first night of [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]].<ref name="Gifford">{{cite web		He appeared in the film, ''Dance With Me'', alongside [[w:Anne Shelton (singer)\|Anne Shelton\|]] and [[Max Wall]].<ref name="Hippodrome"/> In 1955, he also appeared on the first night of [[w:ITV (TV network)\|ITV]].<ref name="Gifford">{{cite web
	\|last = Flanagan		\|last = Flanagan
	\|first = Barry		\|first = Barry
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	He died of [[cancer]] in March 1981 aged 58.		He died of [[w:cancer\|cancer]] in March 1981 aged 58.

	==References==		==References==

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'''Derek Roy''' (25 August 1922 – 15 March 1981) was an [[English people|English]] comedian, whose public profile was at its greatest in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

His [[BBC Radio]] show, ''Hip Hip Hoo Roy'', was written by amongst others [[Spike Milligan]], and was the show where Milligan's [[Goon Show]] character Eccles first appeared. Roy's unsuccessful star-vehicle ''Happy Go Lucky'' also gave the first writing break to [[Ray Galton]] and [[Alan Simpson (scriptwriter)|Alan Simpson]],<ref name="Hippodrome">{{cite web
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Roy also hosted ''[[Variety Bandbox]]'', a talent show that made known such performers as [[Michael Bentine]], [[Frankie Howerd]], [[Jimmy Edwards]], [[Tony Hancock]], [[Alfred Marks]], [[Morecambe and Wise]], [[Harry Secombe]], [[Peter Sellers]], [[Graham Stark]] and [[Harry Worth]].

Roy was a resident of the large Art Deco apartment block, [[Du Cane Court]] in [[Balham]], South London. A neighbour remembered: "He was short, plump and wore glasses; and besides being a stand-up comedian, he featured on an amusing radio variety show. He was well liked, well known and very vulgar. He lived in B11 and had a large dog which he would take on stage as part of his act".<ref name=Vincent2008>{{cite book |last=Vincent |first=Gregory K. |title=A history of Du Cane Court : land, architecture, people and politics |publisher=Woodbine |year=2008 |isbn=0-9541675-1-1}}</ref>

He appeared in the film, ''Dance With Me'', alongside [[Anne Shelton (singer)|Anne Shelton]] and [[Max Wall]].<ref name="Hippodrome"/> In 1955, he also appeared on the first night of [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]].<ref name="Gifford">{{cite web
|last = Flanagan
|first = Barry
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He died of [[cancer]] in March 1981 aged 58.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0746993}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061008204817/http://www.localhistory.scit.wlv.ac.uk/articles/hippodrome/Roy.htm Short biography of Derek Roy]
*[http://www.teletronic.co.uk/galton_simpson.htm Galton and Simpson biography (featuring info on Derek Roy)]

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[[Category:English male film actors]]
[[Category:English male radio actors]]
[[Category:English male stage actors]]
[[Category:English male television actors]]
[[Category:English radio writers]]
[[Category:Male actors from London]]
[[Category:20th-century English male actors]]
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