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{{Short description|English actor (1935–2014)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| image = Roy Heather in 2011.png
| caption = Heather in 2011
| name = Roy Heather
| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|05|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Stoke Poges]], [[Buckinghamshire]], England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|09|03|1935|05|20|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Purbrook]], [[Hampshire]], England
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1981–2010
| spouse = Doreen (divorced)<br>{{marriage|Sarah Vernon|1982|1987}}<br>{{marriage|Sara Taylor|1993}}
| children = 3
}}

'''Roy Heather''' (20 May 1935 – 3 September 2014) was an English television actor best remembered for playing cafe owner Sid in the [[sitcom]] ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]''.

Heather was born in [[Stoke Poges]], Buckinghamshire.<ref name=ind>{{cite news|last=Hayward|first=Anthony|title= Roy Heather: Actor best known as Sid Robertson, owner of the Fatty Thumb cafe in Only Fools and Horses....|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/roy-heather-actor-best-known-sid-robertson-owner-fatty-thumb-cafe-only-fools-and-horses-9821542.html|publisher=independent.co.uk|date=27 October 2014}}</ref> After leaving school, he worked for an asbestos firm before [[Conscription in the United Kingdom|National Service]] with the [[Royal Air Force]]. He then did several jobs, including working as a ''[[Betterware]]'' household goods salesman, while continuing his interest in amateur acting.<ref name=A-Z /> He was spotted by David Tudor, who gave him his first professional job in [[repertory theatre]] at the age of 44. While working for Tudor, he played many leading roles including Frank in ''Winter Journey'' and Reg in ''The Norman Conquests'', and co-starred in the world premiere of ''Aurelia'', with [[Ingrid Pitt]]. He debuted the role of Pistol in Peter Mottley's stage monologue, ''After Agincourt''.<ref name=ind /><ref name=A-Z/>

Heather appeared in various British [[television]] shows, usually in small roles, including ''[[Edge of Darkness]]'', ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot|Poirot]]'', ''[[The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin|The Legacy of Reginald Perrin]]'', ''[[Birds of a Feather (TV series)|Birds of a Feather]]'', ''[[Hi-De-Hi]]'', ''[[Bottom (TV series)|Bottom]]'', ''[[The Green Green Grass]]'', ''[[The Bill]]'' and an episode of series 10 of [[BBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[My Family]]''. He appeared as a nameless old man in the [[Al Murray]]/[[Richard Herring]] programme ''[[Time Gentlemen Please]]''. He also attended fan conventions for ''Only Fools and Horses''.<ref name=A-Z>{{cite book|last=Webber|first=Richard|title= The Complete A-Z of Only Fools and Horses|year=2002|publisher=Orion|isbn=978- 0752847313}}</ref>

==Death==
Heather died in [[Purbrook]], [[Hampshire]] from undisclosed causes on 3 September 2014. He was 79 years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://roguesandvagabonds.wordpress.com/2014/09/05/rip-roy-heather-1935-2014-aka-sid-the-cafe-owner-in-ofah/|title=RIP Roy Heather [1935-2014] aka Sid the cafe owner in #OFAH|work=Rogues & Vagabonds|accessdate=28 September 2014}}</ref>

== Filmography ==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
|1982
|''[[Experience Preferred... But Not Essential]]''
|Wally
|
|-
|1986
|''[[Car Trouble (film)|Car Trouble]]''
|Ambulanceman 1
|
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
|1981
|''[[It Ain't Half Hot Mum]]''
|The Corporal
|Episode: "[[List of It Ain't Half Hot Mum episodes#Series 8 (1981)|Aquastars]]"
|-
|1981
|''[[Scene (TV series)|Scene]]''
|Tom
|Episode: "Patty Fatty"
|-
|1982
|''Seconds Out''
|Chauffeur
|Episode: "Round 12"
|-
|1982–1983
|''[[Hi-de-Hi!]]''
|Inspector Palmer
Second Man
|2 episodes
|-
|1982
|''[[Only Fools and Horses]]: Christmas Trees''
|Sid
|TV short
|-
|1982
|[[The Funny Side of Christmas|''The Funny Side of Christmas'']]
|Sid
|Television film
|-
|1983
|''[[The Crystal Cube]]''
|Gareths Father, Mr. 0001
|Television film
|-
|1983
|''The Nation's Health''
|Unknown
|Episode: "Collapse"
|-
|1983
|''[[Reilly, Ace of Spies|Reilly: Ace of Spies]]''
|Karl
|Episode: "The Trust"
|-
|1983
|''[[Johnny Jarvis]]''
|Car Showroom Manager
|Episode: "Part Two: 1978-1979"
|-
|1983
|''[[A Fine Romance (1981 TV series)|A Fine Romance]]''
|Taxi Driver
|Episode: "The Dinner Party"
|-
|1984
|''Mitch''
|Houseman
|Episode: "Business as Usual"
|-
|1984
|''[[Just Good Friends]]''
|Tom
|Episode: "Guilt"
|-
|1984
|''[[Big Deal (TV series)|Big Deal]]''
|Harry
|Episode: "A Ragged Run"
|-
|1984
|''[[The Clairvoyant (TV series)|The Clairvoyant]]''
|Man
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|1985
|''[[Me and My Girl (TV series)|Me and My Girl]]''
|Taxi Driver
|Episode: "On Approval"
|-
|1985
|''[[Edge of Darkness]]''
|Lowe
|Episode: "Burden of Proof"
|-
|1985
|''[[Terry and June]]''
|Deliveryman
|Episode: "[[List of Terry and June episodes#Christmas Special (1985)|Pantomania]]"
|-
|1986
|''[[Comrade Dad]]''
|Commissar
|Episode: "Dangerous Connections"
|-
|1986
|''[[Return to Treasure Island (TV series)|Return to Treasure Island]]''
|Simpson
|Episode: "Mutiny"
|-
|1986
|''Breaking Up''
|Wiggins
|Episode: #1.1
|-
|1987
|''Indelible Evidence''
|Doug Scott
|Episode: "Gaslight"
|-
|1987
|''[[The Little and Large Show]]''
|Unknown
|Episode: #7.3
|-
|1987
|''[[Bread (TV series)|Bread]]''
|Boat-owner
|Episode: [[List of Bread episodes#Series 3 (1987)|#3.11]]
|-
|1988
|''[[Colin's Sandwich]]''
|Workman
|Episode: "Pussyfoot"
|-
|1988
|''[[Christabel (TV series)|Christabel]]''
|Member of England committee
|Episode: #1.2
|-
|1990
|''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot|Poirot]]''
|Transport Superintendent
|Episode: "[[Poirot Investigates#The Kidnapped Prime Minister|The Kidnapped Prime Minister]]"
|-
|1991
|''[[Sleepers (TV series)|Sleepers]]''
|Janitor
|Episode: "On the Run"
|-
|1992
|''[[As Time Goes By (TV series)|As Time Goes By]]''
|Taxi Driver
|Episode: "[[List of As Time Goes By episodes#Series 1 (1992)|Getting to Know You – Again]]"
|-
|1992
|''[[Screen One]]''
|Arnie Shaw
|Episode: "Seconds Out"
|-
|1992
|''[[Bottom (TV series)|Bottom]]''
|Mr Man
|Episode: "Parade"
|-
|1993
|''[[Birds of a Feather (TV series)|Birds of a Feather]]''
|G. Hamilton
|Episode: "[[List of Birds of a Feather episodes#Series 5 (1993)|It Happened in Hollywood]]"
|-
|1994
|''[[Grange Hill]]''
|Park Keeper
|Episode: [[Grange Hill (series 17)#Episodes|#17.14]]
|-
|1994
|''[[The 10%ers]]''
|Man in Club
|Episode: "A Small Package"
|-
|1994
|''[[Frank Stubbs Promotes]]''
|Caretaker
|Episode: "Faith"
|-
|1989–1995
|''[[London's Burning (TV series)|London's Burning]]''
|Bus Driver
Caretaker
|2 episodes
|-
|1996
|''[[Jack and Jeremy's Real Lives]]''
|Unknown
|Episode: "Hospital Entrepreneurs"
|-
|1996
|''[[The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin|The Legacy of Reginald Perrin]]''
|Biscuit Man
|Episode: #1.3
|-
|1997
|''[[Cadfael (TV series)|Cadfael]]''
|Wat the Inn Keeper
|Episode: "St. Peter's Fair"
|-
|1999
|''Real Women II''
|Karen's father
|
|-
|2001
|''Love or Money''
|Mr. Wright
|Television film
|-
|2000–2002
|''[[Time Gentlemen Please|Time Gentleman Please]]''
|Pops
|33 episodes
|-
|1985–2003
|''[[The Bill]]''
|Various
|7 episodes
|-
|1982–2003
|''Only Fools and Horses''
|Sid
|13 episodes
|-
|2005
|''[[Doctors (2000 TV series)|Doctors]]''
|Reg Wincott
|Episode: "The Last Laugh"
|-
|2005
|''[[The Green Green Grass]]''
|Sid
|Episode: "[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock]]"
|-
|2009
|''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''
|Drunken Man
|Episode: "[[Casualty (series 23)#Episodes|No Fjords in Finland: Part 1]]"
|-
|2006–2010
|''[[My Family]]''
|Man in Bar
Man in Ward
|2 episodes
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0372745}}

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[[Category:English male television actors]]
[[Category:People from South Bucks District]]
[[Category:British male comedy actors]]

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