Roger Brierley
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Roger Brierley | |
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![]() Brierley inCasualty(1987) | |
Born | David Roger Brierley 2 June 1935 |
Died | 23 September 2005 Westminster,London,England | (aged 70)
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
[edit]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.[1]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
[edit]Brierley was a supporter ofManchester Unitedand was a founding member ofShareholders United Against Murdoch.
Death
[edit]Brierley died of aheart attackon 23 September 2005.
Selected filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |