| Deryck Guyler | |
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| Born | 29 April 1914 Wallasey, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 7 October 1999 (aged 85) Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) | Paddy Lennox (m. Please Sir! is a London Weekend Television Situation comedy created by writers John Esmonde and Bob Larbey and featuring the actors Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Wallasey is a large town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England, on the mouth of the River Mersey Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Ashgrove is an inner suburb of Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. 1941-09-15) |
Deryck Guyler (29 April 1914 - 7 October 1999) was a versatile English actor, equally at home with comedy, classical and character roles, but best known for his portrayal of officious, short-tempered middle-aged men in sitcoms such as Please Sir! and Sykes. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Please Sir! is a London Weekend Television Situation comedy created by writers John Esmonde and Bob Larbey and featuring the actors Sykes is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1972 to 1979
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Career
Guyler was born in Wallasey in Cheshire and brought up in Liverpool, and originally planned a career in the church. Wallasey is a large town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside, England, on the mouth of the River Mersey Cheshire (or archaically the County of Chester) is a county in North West England. Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary During the Second World War he was called up and joined the RAF Police but was later invalided from service, whereupon he joined Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) and then (on 4 May 1942) the BBC's Drama and Repertory company in Manchester. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Entertainments National Service Association, or ENSA was an organisation set up in 1939 by Basil Dean and Leslie Henson to provide entertainment Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Career
After the war, he became a regular on the immensely popular radio series, It's That Man Again (ITMA) until the series was cancelled in 1949 upon the death of the main star Tommy Handley. Tommy (Thomas Reginald Handley ( 1892 January 17 &ndash 1949 January 9) was an English Comedian mainly known for the Guyler claimed his character Frisby Dike was the first time the real Liverpudlian accent was heard on the radio.
After ITMA, Guyler carried on working in a variety of roles from light entertainment (BBC Children's Hour) to classical (acting with Sir John Gielgud in King Lear). See also The Children's Hour (disambiguations Children's Hour &mdashat first " The Children's Hour" from a verse by Longfellow Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH ( 14 April, 1904 – 21 May 2000) known as Sir John Gielgud, was an King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606 and is considered one of his greatest works In the 1950s, he played the time-traveller (also known as "the voice") in the British sci-fi radio series Journey Into Space. Journey Into Space was a BBC Radio Science fiction programme written by BBC producer Charles Chilton. His success continued into the 1960s when he starred in the satirical radio programme about life in the British civil service The Men from the Ministry with Richard Murdoch. The Men from the Ministry was a British Radio Comedy series broadcast by the BBC between 1962 and 1977, and Richard Bernard Murdoch ( 6 April 1907 in Keston, Kent - 9 October 1990) was a British comedic radio
He holds a unique place in theatrical history having 'acted' in every performance of The Mousetrap since the opening night on 6th October 1952 in Nottingham. The Mousetrap is a play in the murder mystery genre by Agatha Christie. Nottingham ( is a city in the Ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, England. He delivered a news bulletin via a recording which is still being used at the St Martin's Theatre at present day. St Martin's Theatre is a West End theatre, located in West Street near Charing Cross Road, in the London Borough of Camden.
He appeared as the Police Inspector in The Beatles 1964 film A Hard Day's Night and as the art professor in the Gerry & The Pacemakers 1965 film "Ferry Cross The Mersey". The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 A Hard Day's Night is a 1964 British Comedy film written by Alun Owen starring The Beatles — John Lennon, Paul McCartney Gerry and The Pacemakers were a British Rock and roll group during the 1960s
His first television success came as one of Michael Bentine's sidekicks in the inventive and surreal BBC show It's a Square World (1960). Michael Bentine CBE ( 26 January 1922 - 26 November 1996) was a Comedian, comic Actor, and founding Later he appeared in numerous television light entertainment shows in which he performed a novelty act playing the washboard. He was also a regular on the sitcoms Please Sir! and as Constable Turnbull (alias Corky) in Sykes. Please Sir! is a London Weekend Television Situation comedy created by writers John Esmonde and Bob Larbey and featuring the actors Sykes is a British sitcom that aired on BBC1 from 1972 to 1979
In the TV series Please Sir!, he is probably best known for being the cantankerous school janitor Norman Potter. Please Sir! is a London Weekend Television Situation comedy created by writers John Esmonde and Bob Larbey and featuring the actors He would often speak with John Alderton who played the part of schoolteacher Mr Hedges about the class 'Five C' and their 'dreadful behaviour'. John Alderton (born 27 November 1940) is an English Actor who is best known for his roles in Upstairs Downstairs,
In 1975, he appeared in the ITV children's show The Laughing Policeman, based on the Charles Penrose song and his PC Corky character from Sykes. Charles Penrose ( 11 November 1873 – 17 November 1952) was a Music hall and theatre performer and later radio comedian who is best
In 1990, he played the washboard on three tracks of an album by longtime fan Shakin' Stevens. Shakin' Stevens also known as ' Shaky' (born Michael Barrett, 4 March 1948 in Ely Cardiff, Wales) is a Platinum selling Welsh Rock
Personal life
A long term resident of Norbury, South London, he retired to Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia in 1983, where he lived until his death. for other places called Norbury see Norbury (disambiguation Norbury is a town in the London Borough of Croydon, on the border with the South London is the southern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes Ashgrove is an inner suburb of Brisbane, in Queensland, Australia. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)
Deryck Guyler was a well known wargamer, and was a founding member of the Society of Ancients, a group of wargamers specialising in the classical era. A wargame is a Game that simulates or represents a Military operation. The Society of Ancients ( SoA is an international non-profit organization based in the UK that aims to promote interest in Ancient & Medieval history and Wargaming, covering Classical antiquity (also the classical era or classical period) is a broad term for a long period of cultural History centered on the Mediterranean Very active in the society in its early years, he was later made an honorary life president of the society.
His funeral service was held at St. Mark's Catholic Church, Inala on 13 October 1999 and he was cremated at Mt. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Gravatt Cemetery. In 1995, there was a 10 minute tribute to Guyler, made by Danny Baker and the BBC, which the family used as a part of the eulogy delivered by his son Chris at his funeral service at St. Danny Baker (born June 22, 1957, Deptford, South London) is an English Comedy Writer, radio and Mark's. Guyler's wife, Paddy, passed away on 6 January 2002. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Both are buried at Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens in the Brisbane suburb of Holland Park.
References
External links
- Deryck Guyler at the Internet Movie Database
- Radio Roots: Deryck Guyler Russell Davies' programme about Guyler's career, on BBC7 'Listen again' - streaming audio
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Guyler, Deryck |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1914-04-29 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wallasey, Cheshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1999-10-07 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
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