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| image = Derrick Branche.jpg | | image = Derrick Branche.jpg | ||
| 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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|1988|| ''[[The Comic Strip|The Comic Strip Presents...]]'' || Chris Bell || 1 episode | |1988|| ''[[The Comic Strip|The Comic Strip Presents...]]'' || Chris Bell || 1 episode | ||
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|1995|| ''[[Father Ted]]''<ref>{{IMDb name|0104382|Derrick Branche | |1995|| ''[[Father Ted]]''<ref>{{IMDb name|0104382|Derrick Branche}}</ref> || Father Jose Fernandez || 1 episode | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Branche, Derrick}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Branche, Derrick}} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:02, 15 February 2023
Derrick Branche | |
|---|---|
 Branche (L), Richard Wilson (R) | |
| Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Bombay, India |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, guitarist |
| Years active | 1979-2002 |
| Known for | Only When I Laugh, My Beautiful Laundrette, Guitarist for The Hectics |
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 and Father Ted.
Early life and education
Branche was born in 1947 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, and educated at St. Peter's School, a boarding school for boys in Panchgani near Bombay.[1] Freddie Mercury was his classmate in the school, with whom he formed The Hectics, Mercury's first band, from 1958 to 1962.[1]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | Bloodline | Chemin-de-fer Player | |
| 1979 | The Golden Lady | Ahmed Zamani | |
| 1985 | My Beautiful Laundrette | Salim | |
| 1986 | Tai-Pan | Vargas | |
| 1987 | The Sicilian | Terranova | |
| 2002 | The Wonderland Experience | Dee | (final film role) |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 | Amagon Guard | 1 episode |
| 1979-1981 | Only When I Laugh | Nurse Gupte | 22 episodes |
| 1984 | The Jewel in the Crown | Ahmed Kasim | 6 episodes |
| 1988 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Chris Bell | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Father Ted[2] | Father Jose Fernandez | 1 episode |
References
- ^ a b Blake, Mark (2010). Is this the real life? : the untold story of Queen. London: Aurum. p. 12. ISBN 978-1845135973.
- ^ Derrick Branche at IMDb
