Derek Nimmo
British actor and theatre manager (1930-1999) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 68
Derek Robert Nimmo was an English character actor, producer and author. He is best remembered for his comedic upper class "silly ass" and clerical roles, including Revd Mervyn Noote in the BBC1 sitcom All Gas and Gaiters (1966-71).
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Dennis the Menace and GnasherSeries, Mr. Smiley (voice)1989Challenge AnnekaSeries1986Hell's BellsSeries, Dean 'Selwyn' Makepeace1982
CountdownSeries1978
An Audience with...Series1975My Honourable MrsSeries, Henry Prendergast
One of Our Dinosaurs Is MissingFilm, 1975Lord Southmere1972
Paul McCartney & Wings: The Bruce McMouse ShowFilm, Swot McMouse (voice)
SunstruckFilm, 19721968Oh, Brother!Series
One to One: Jean-Luc Godard SpeaksFilm, 19681967
Casino RoyaleFilm, Hadley1966The Yellow HatFilm, Douglas1965The Bed-Sit GirlSeries
Coast of SkeletonsFilm, 1965Tom Hamilton1964
A Hard Day's NightFilm, Leslie Jackson (uncredited)
Hot Enough for JuneFilm, 1964Fred
The SystemFilm, 1964James1963
Heavens Above!Film, DG Assistant1962
Steptoe and SonSeries, James C. Galton
Go to BlazesFilm, 1962Fish Fancier
It's Trad, Dad!Film, 1962Head Waiter1960
The MillionairessFilm, 3rd Secretary (uncredited)1956
Armchair TheatreSeries, Andrew1930Born19 September 1930People around Derek
Nicholas Parsons Duets: Reverend Green- Roy Kinnear Also in The Millionairess and Heavens Above!
- William Mervyn Also in Murder Ahoy! and All Gas and Gaiters
Miriam Karlin Also in Heavens Above! (1963)- Deryck Guyler Also in It's Trad, Dad! (1962)
Richard Lester Directed A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Eric Sykes Also in Heavens Above! and The Bargee
John Le Mesurier Also in Casino Royale and The Liquidator
Ken Hughes Directed Casino Royale (1967)- Miles Malleson Also in Murder Ahoy! and Heavens Above!
George Pollock Directed Murder Ahoy! (1965)- Colin Gordon Also in Heavens Above! and The Liquidator
Julia Foster Also in The Small World of Sammy Lee (1963)
John Junkin Also in A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Peter Sellers Also in The Millionairess and Casino Royale
Margaret Rutherford Also in Murder Ahoy! and Murder Ahoy
Anthony Asquith Directed The Millionairess (1960)
Richard Wilson Duets: Reverend Green
Coral Browne Also in Go to Blazes and Tamahine
Wanda Ventham Also in Joey Boy and Mister Ten Per Cent- Bill Walsh Produced One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)
- Eric Barker Also in Heavens Above! and The Bargee
- Joan Benham Also in Murder Ahoy! and Murder Ahoy
- Harry H. Corbett Also in The Bargee and Joey Boy
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A Hard Day's Night 1964
Murder Ahoy 1964
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing 1975
Casino Royale 1967
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Television 24
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In the role of theatrical impresario, he took his own touring production to 30 countries; he died from complications following a fall at his home in London.
