Derek Nimmo
Born
September 19, 1930
Died
February 24, 1999 (68 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Liverpool, England, UK
Nimmo was born in Liverpool, Lancashire,[1] and was educated at Booker Avenue Infants and Junior School as well as Quarry Bank High School and began his stage career at the Hippodrome Theatre in Bolton, Lancashire.[1][2] It was during this time that he made a cameo appearance in the Beatles' film, A Hard Day's Night (in which he appeared as "Leslie Jackson", a magician with doves).
He appeared in a number of British films and television series, as aristocrats, including starring roles in the television comedy series The World of Wooster (as "Bingo Little"),[2] and in the comedy film One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing[1] (as "Lord Southmere"), as well as appearing in the James Bond spoof film Casino Royale.[2]
Derek Nimmo made his name as the Reverend Mervyn Noote in the British sitcom All Gas and Gaiters (1966). At the time it was considered rather controversial because the main characters were senior churchmen (the Bishop, his chaplain Noote and the Archdeacon) who got into various scrapes as a result of their general incompetence. By the time the series finished, Nimmo was identified with the stereotype of a traditional British clergyman and he went on to play a bungling monk in another BBC clerical sitcom, Oh, Brother! and its sequel series Oh, Father! (now a Roman Catholic priest).[3] Another sitcom in which he appeared in a starring role as a clergyman, many years later, was Hell's Bells (by now promoted to a dean).[2] He also appeared as the Reverend Jonathan Green in a television production of Cluedo. He became so well known for his clerical parody that, in the 1975 The Goodies' episode "Wacky Wales", a "team of Derek Nimmos" played in a spoof "Ecclesiastical Rugby Sevens" competition.
Known For

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher
Mr. Smiley (voice) · (1 episode)
1996
Plunder
(1 episode)
1990
Hell's Bells
(6 episodes)
1986

Neighbours
(1 episode)
1985

Countdown
(16 episodes)
1982

Third Time Lucky
George Hutchenson · (7 episodes)
1982

Wogan
Self · (1 episode)
1982

Blankety Blank
(2 episodes)
1979
Life Begins at Forty
Chris Bunting · (14 episodes)
1978

An Audience with...
Self · (1 episode)
1978
My Honourable Mrs
(7 episodes)
1975

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Lord Southmere
1975

Oh, Father!
(7 episodes)
1973

Sunstruck
1972

Paul McCartney & Wings: The Bruce McMouse Show
Swot McMouse (voice)
1972

Oh, Brother!
(19 episodes)
1968

The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1968
Sorry I'm Single
(8 episodes)
1967

Casino Royale
Hadley
1967
Blandings Castle
(1 episode)
1967

Mister Ten Per Cent
Tony
1967

All Gas and Gaiters
(32 episodes)
1966
The Yellow Hat
Douglas
1966

The Liquidator
Fly
1965
The World of Wooster
(20 episodes)
1965
The Bed-Sit Girl
(12 episodes)
1965

Coast of Skeletons
Tom Hamilton
1965

Joey Boy
Lt Hope
1965

Murder Ahoy
Sub-Lt. Eric Humbert
1964

A Hard Day's Night
Leslie Jackson (uncredited)
1964

The System
James
1964

The Bargee
Dr. Scott
1964

Hot Enough for June
Fred
1964

Tamahine
Tim Clove
1963

Heavens Above!
DG Assistant
1963

The Small World of Sammy Lee
‘Rembrandt’
1963

The Amorous Prawn
Pvt. Willie Maltravers
1962

Go to Blazes
Fish Fancier
1962

It's Trad, Dad!
Head Waiter
1962

The Millionairess
3rd Secretary (uncredited)
1960

The Making of Jean Luc Godard's 'One Plus One'
Self

The Scales of Justice
Diner · (1 episode)
1962

The Buccaneers
Lord Winrod · (1 episode)
1956

Armchair Theatre
Andrew · (1 episode)
1956