Derek Ware (actor)
Derek Ware | |
|---|---|
| Born | Derek Arthur Ware 27 February 1938 |
| Died | 22 September 2015 (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
- ^ a b Hadoke, Toby (19 October 2015). "Derek Ware obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Doctor Who stuntman Derek Ware dies, aged 77". Digital Spy.
External links
- Derek Ware at IMDb
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