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'''Derek Ware''' (27 February 1938 – 22 September 2015)<ref name="Hadoke">{{cite news|last=Hadoke|first=Toby|url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/oct/19/derek-ware|title=Derek Ware obituary|work=The Guardian|date=19 October 2015|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref> was an English [[actor]] and [[stuntman]], active from the late 1950s through the 1990s. He was a stuntman and fight arranger for the early seasons of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. His company Havoc worked on the series and many other series by the early 1970s.<ref name="Hadoke"/> He also worked on ''[[EastEnders]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', and the original ''[[The Italian Job]]'' (1969) in which he also played the role of Rozzer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a673081/doctor-who-stuntman-derek-ware-dies-aged-77.html#~pqWvVUpFYmRZEp|title=Doctor Who stuntman Derek Ware dies, aged 77|work=Digital Spy}}</ref>
'''Derek Ware''' (27 February 1938 – 22 September 2015)<ref name="Hadoke">{{cite news|last=Hadoke|first=Toby|url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/oct/19/derek-ware|title=Derek Ware obituary|work=The Guardian|date=19 October 2015|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref> was an English [[actor]] and [[stuntman]], active from the late 1950s through the 1990s.
Ware's parents were Arthur, a music hall performer, and his wife Margaret. A graduate of [[RADA]], his earliest television work was on the BBC's cycle of Shakespeare's history plays, ''[[An Age of Kings]] (1960). He was a stuntman and fight arranger for the early seasons of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' on which his company Havoc, founded in 1966, was involved as well as many other television shows into the 1970s, for both the BBC and ITV. The company entirely dominating the stunt work field for a time, but had been dissolved by the end of the 1970s.<ref name="Hadoke"/> He also worked on ''[[Z-Cars]]'', and the original ''[[The Italian Job]]'' (1969) in which he also played the role of Rozzer, and later, on ''[[EastEnders]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a673081/doctor-who-stuntman-derek-ware-dies-aged-77.html#~pqWvVUpFYmRZEp|title=Doctor Who stuntman Derek Ware dies, aged 77|work=Digital Spy}}</ref>


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Revision as of 09:57, 20 October 2015

Derek Ware
Born
Derek Arthur Ware

(1938-02-27)27 February 1938
Died22 September 2015(2015-09-22) (aged 77)
Occupation(s)Actor, Stuntman

Derek Ware (27 February 1938 – 22 September 2015)[1] was an English actor and stuntman, active from the late 1950s through the 1990s.

Ware's parents were Arthur, a music hall performer, and his wife Margaret. A graduate of RADA, his earliest television work was on the BBC's cycle of Shakespeare's history plays, An Age of Kings (1960). He was a stuntman and fight arranger for the early seasons of Doctor Who on which his company Havoc, founded in 1966, was involved as well as many other television shows into the 1970s, for both the BBC and ITV. The company entirely dominating the stunt work field for a time, but had been dissolved by the end of the 1970s.[1] He also worked on Z-Cars, and the original The Italian Job (1969) in which he also played the role of Rozzer, and later, on EastEnders.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Hadoke, Toby (19 October 2015). "Derek Ware obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Doctor Who stuntman Derek Ware dies, aged 77". Digital Spy.

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