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Derek Benfield (11 March 1926 – 10 March 2009) was a British playwright and actor. He was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, and educated at Bingley Grammar School.
Derek Benfield was born on 11 March 1926 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Lifeforce (1985), Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996) and The Brothers (1972). He was married to Susan Lyall Grant. He died on 10 March 2009 in Esher, Surrey, England, UK.
A veteran character actor whose face, moustache and constantly receding hairline were familiar on television in dozens of programmes over more than 40 years, Derek Benfield enjoyed his...
Derek Benfield was born on 11 March 1926 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Lifeforce (1985), The Brothers (1972) and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates (1996). He was married to Susan Lyall Grant. He died on 10 March 2009 in Esher, Surrey, England, UK.
Apr 9, 2009 · Actor and playwright Born March 11, 1926 Died March 10, 2009 Derek Benfield, who has died of cancer aged 82, spent years working away anonymously in the theatre and on television before...
Mar 30, 2009 · Derek Benfield, who died on March 10, the eve of his 83rd birthday, was an actor and the author of more than 30 plays.
Derek Benfield. Actor/Writer. 11 March 1926 to 10 March 2009. A familiar looking character actor, Benfield was a regular in The Brothers (1972-76), played the clerk to Leo McKern’s Rumpole of the Bailey (1978-80) and was worried husband to Patricia Routledge’s title character in Hetty Wainthorp Investigates (1996-98).
Mar 10, 2009 · Derek Benfield (11 March 1926 – 10 March 2009) was a British playwright and actor. Quick Facts Born, Died ... Close. Benfield (left) in 1972. He was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, and educated at Bingley Grammar School.
Derek Benfield (11 March 1926 – 10 March 2009) was a British playwright and actor. He was born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, and educated at Bingley Grammar School. As a playwright, Benfield wrote more than 30 stage plays.
Derek Benfield was an English actor and writer. Read More. Known For. Lifeforce. Rumpole of the Bailey. First of the Summer Wine. Room at the Top. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates. Timeslip. The Brothers. Agatha Christie's Poirot. Acting. 1996. Hetty Wainthropp Investigates ( 27 episodes) as Robert Wainthropp. 1993.
