Derrick Branche - Revision history

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	\|1995\|\| ''[[Father Ted]]''<ref>{{IMDb name\|0104382\|Derrick Branche~~}} {{unreliable?\|date=June 2022~~}}</ref> \|\| Father Jose Fernandez \|\| 1 episode		\|1995\|\| ''[[Father Ted]]''<ref>{{IMDb name\|0104382\|Derrick Branche}}</ref> \|\| Father Jose Fernandez \|\| 1 episode
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			\| caption = Branche (L), [[Richard Wilson (Scottish actor)\|Richard Wilson]] (R)
	\| name = Derrick Branche		\| name = Derrick Branche
	\| birth_date = {{bya\|1947}}		\| birth_date = {{bya\|1947}}
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	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

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	'''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 (TV series)\|The Jewel in the Crown]]'' and ''[[Father Ted]]''.

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	\| known_for = [[Only When I Laugh (TV series)\|Only When I Laugh]], [[My Beautiful Laundrette]], Guitarist for [[The Hectics]]		\| known_for = [[Only When I Laugh (TV series)\|Only When I Laugh]], [[My Beautiful Laundrette]], Guitarist for [[The Hectics]]
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			'''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 (TV series)\|The Jewel in the Crown]]'' and ''[[Father Ted]]''.

	==Early life and education==		==Early life and education==

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{{short description|British actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{EngvarB|date=June 2022}}
'''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 (TV series)|The Jewel in the Crown]]'' and ''[[Father Ted]]''.

{{Infobox person
| name = Derrick Branche
| birth_date = {{bya|1947}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], India
| occupation = Actor, guitarist
| years_active = 1979-2002
| known_for = [[Only When I Laugh (TV series)|Only When I Laugh]], [[My Beautiful Laundrette]], Guitarist for [[The Hectics]]
}}

==Early life and education==
Branche was born in 1947 in Bombay (now [[Mumbai]]), India, and educated at [[St. Peter's School, Panchgani|St. Peter's School]], a boarding school for boys in [[Panchgani]] near Bombay.<ref name=Blake>{{cite book|last=Blake|first=Mark|title=Is this the real life? : the untold story of Queen|year=2010|publisher=Aurum|location=London|isbn=978-1845135973|page=12|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VyBp_VEiIVYC&q=derrick+branche+bombay&pg=PA12}}</ref> [[Freddie Mercury]] was his classmate in the school, with whom he formed [[The Hectics]], Mercury's first band, from 1958 to 1962.<ref name=Blake />

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Film
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1979|| ''[[Bloodline (1979 film)|Bloodline]]'' || Chemin-de-fer Player ||
|-
|1979|| ''[[The Golden Lady]]'' || Ahmed Zamani ||
|-
|1985|| ''[[My Beautiful Laundrette]]'' || Salim ||
|-
|1986|| ''[[Tai-Pan (film)|Tai-Pan]]'' || Vargas ||
|-
|1987|| ''[[The Sicilian (film)|The Sicilian]]'' || Terranova ||
|-
|2002|| ''The Wonderland Experience'' || Dee || (final film role)
|-
! colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" | Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1978|| ''[[Blake's 7]]'' || Amagon Guard || 1 episode
|-
|1979-1981|| ''[[Only When I Laugh (TV series)|Only When I Laugh]]'' || Nurse Gupte || 22 episodes
|-
|1984|| ''[[The Jewel in the Crown (TV series)|The Jewel in the Crown]]'' || Ahmed Kasim || 6 episodes
|-
|1988|| ''[[The Comic Strip|The Comic Strip Presents...]]'' || Chris Bell || 1 episode
|-
|1995|| ''[[Father Ted]]''<ref>{{IMDb name|0104382|Derrick Branche}} {{unreliable?|date=June 2022}}</ref> || Father Jose Fernandez || 1 episode
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:British male film actors]]
[[Category:1947 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:British male television actors]]
[[Category:Date of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:People from Mumbai]]
[[Category:Indian emigrants to the United Kingdom]]