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 .
Derrick Branche | |
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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 |
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 1959 to 1962. [1]
Film | |||
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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 |
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