Roger Brierley

For the Grindletonian leader in the 17th century, seeRoger Brereley.

Roger Brierley
Brierley inCasualty(1987)
Born	David Roger Brierley (1935-06-02)2 June 1935 Stockport,Cheshire,England
Died	23 September 2005(2005-09-23)(aged 70) Westminster,London,England
Partner(s)	Gillian McCutcheon(?–1996) Joan Jones (2001–2005) (his death)
Children	1

David Roger Brierley(2 June 1935 – 23 September 2005) was an English actor. He appeared in dozens of television productions over a forty-year period.

Career

Brierley twice appeared inDoctor Who,as Trevor inThe Daleks' Master Plan(1965) and as the voice of Drathro inThe Mysterious Planet(1986).

Brierley appeared in the biopicJinnahbased on the life ofMuhammad Ali Jinnah,inThe Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin(1976) as Mr. Thoneycroft in episode 6, and in theGranada televisionseriesJeeves and Woosteras SirRoderick Glossop.

Brierley played the part of Osborne in the 1977 episode "Suddenly At Home" in the TV seriesRising Damp.He was also in anOnly Fools and Horsesepisode in 1982 ( "Diamonds Are for Heather" ).

Brierley portrayedMichael Palin's Latin teacher in a 1979 episode ofRipping YarnsentitledRoger of the Raj.In 1987 he played Reverend Phelps inEast of Ipswich,also written by Palin. In 1988 he appeared with Palin andJohn CleeseinA Fish Called Wandaas Archie Leach's secretary, Davidson.

Brierley worked on several occasions withVictoria Woodsuch as in her playNearly a Happy Ending,in the early seriesWood and Waltersand her 1994 TV filmPat and Margaret.In a nod to her previous work with Brierley, Wood named a character after him in her 2006 TV filmHousewife, 49.

Brierley'a later work also included portrayingJohn Biffenin the TV dramatisation ofThe Alan Clark Diaries(2004). He also played thehotel managerin"Mr. Bean in Room 426".

Personal life

Brierley was a supporter ofManchester Unitedand was a founding member ofShareholders United Against Murdoch.

Death

Brierley died of aheart attackon 23 September 2005.

Selected filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Superman II	Terrorist #1
1983	The Wicked Lady	Clergyman at Tyburn
1985	Young Sherlock Holmes	Mr. Holmes
1987	East of Ipswich	Reverend Phelps
1988	A Fish Called Wanda	Davidson
1990	Killing Dad or How to Love Your Mother	Hotel Manager
1994	A Business Affair	Barrister
1996	Beaumarchais	Printer
1998	Monk Dawson	Fr Francis
1998	Jinnah	Judge
2000	The Calling	Reverend
2001	Bodywork	District judge
2002	Ali G Indahouse	Town Hall Official
2002	About a Boy	Mr. Chalmers, the M.C.

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1965	The Likely Lads	Julian	Episode: "Last of the Big Spenders"
1971	Kindly Leave the Kerb		Episode: "The Collection"
1969–1975	Z Cars	Francis Headmaster	2 episodes
1975	Out of the Trees	Various	Pilot
1976	The Sweeney	Psychiatrist	Episode: "On The Run"
1976	Coronation Street	Lanky Potts	3 episodes
1977	Rising Damp	Osborne	Episode: "Suddenly at Home"
1974–1978	Crown Court	Roy White PC Lakin	3 episodes
1979	Telford's Change	Reverend John Kenton	3 episodes
1979	Kids	Dr. Benton	3 episodes
1980	The Goodies	Park Attendant	Episode: "U-Friend or UFO?"
1982	Only Fools and Horses	Brian	Episode: "Diamonds Are for Heather"
1983	Mr. Right	Bank manager	4 episodes
1982–1984	Shine on Harvey Moon	Mr. Compton	6 episodes
1966–1986	Doctor Who	Drathro (voice) Trevor	5 episodes
1987	Screen Two	Reverend Phelps	Episode: "East of Ipswich"
1988	A Very British Coup	Thomas Andrews MP	2 episodes
1987–1989	Ffizz	Rawlins	3 episodes
1990–1991	Jeeves and Wooster	Sir Roderick Glossop	3 episodes
1991	Bottom	Sir Roger Cobham	"Apocalypse"
1982–1991	Minder	Cyril Donald	2 episodes
1979–1992	Rumpole of the Bailey	Mr. Cursitor Roach	2 episodes
1993	Mr. Bean	Hotel Manager	Episode: "Mr. Bean in Room 426"
1989–1994	Screen One	Hotel Manager Air Vice-Marshall Julian Brind	3 episodes
1995	Surgical Spirit	Professor of dentistry	Series 7 Episode 6: Kicking against the pricks
2000	Innocents	Dr. John Roylance	Television film
2001	London's Burning	Vicar	Episode: #13.11

External links

• Roger BrierleyatIMDb
• Roger BrierleyatFind a Grave
• Red Issue
• MUST, the independent Manchester United supporters trust
• Obituary inThe Guardian
• Obituary inThe Daily Telegraph