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.

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

Dennis the Menace and Gnasher

Mr. Smiley (voice) · (1 episode)

6.3

1996

Plunder

(1 episode)

0.0

1990

Hell's Bells

(6 episodes)

5.0

1986

Neighbours

Neighbours

(1 episode)

6.0

1985

Countdown

Countdown

(16 episodes)

5.8

1982

Third Time Lucky

Third Time Lucky

George Hutchenson · (7 episodes)

6.0

1982

Wogan

Wogan

Self · (1 episode)

4.5

1982

Blankety Blank

Blankety Blank

(2 episodes)

4.6

1979

Life Begins at Forty

Chris Bunting · (14 episodes)

5.0

1978

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

Self · (1 episode)

5.3

1978

My Honourable Mrs

(7 episodes)

0.0

1975

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

Lord Southmere

5.7

1975

Oh, Father!

Oh, Father!

(7 episodes)

6.0

1973

Sunstruck

Sunstruck

5.5

1972

Paul McCartney & Wings: The Bruce McMouse Show

Paul McCartney & Wings: The Bruce McMouse Show

Swot McMouse (voice)

0.0

1972

Oh, Brother!

Oh, Brother!

(19 episodes)

6.0

1968

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

Self - Guest · (1 episode)

6.8

1968

Sorry I'm Single

(8 episodes)

0.0

1967

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

Hadley

5.2

1967

Blandings Castle

(1 episode)

0.0

1967

Mister Ten Per Cent

Mister Ten Per Cent

Tony

4.2

1967

All Gas and Gaiters

All Gas and Gaiters

(32 episodes)

5.5

1966

The Yellow Hat

Douglas

0.0

1966

The Liquidator

The Liquidator

Fly

6.2

1965

The World of Wooster

(20 episodes)

5.0

1965

The Bed-Sit Girl

(12 episodes)

0.0

1965

Coast of Skeletons

Coast of Skeletons

Tom Hamilton

5.7

1965

Joey Boy

Joey Boy

Lt Hope

5.8

1965

Murder Ahoy

Murder Ahoy

Sub-Lt. Eric Humbert

7.0

1964

A Hard Day's Night

A Hard Day's Night

Leslie Jackson (uncredited)

7.3

1964

The System

The System

James

6.2

1964

The Bargee

The Bargee

Dr. Scott

6.9

1964

Hot Enough for June

Hot Enough for June

Fred

5.9

1964

Tamahine

Tamahine

Tim Clove

4.8

1963

Heavens Above!

Heavens Above!

DG Assistant

6.3

1963

The Small World of Sammy Lee

The Small World of Sammy Lee

‘Rembrandt’

6.1

1963

The Amorous Prawn

The Amorous Prawn

Pvt. Willie Maltravers

6.3

1962

Go to Blazes

Go to Blazes

Fish Fancier

6.3

1962

It's Trad, Dad!

It's Trad, Dad!

Head Waiter

5.6

1962

The Millionairess

The Millionairess

3rd Secretary (uncredited)

5.4

1960

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

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

Self

0.0

The Scales of Justice

The Scales of Justice

Diner · (1 episode)

6.7

1962

The Buccaneers

The Buccaneers

Lord Winrod · (1 episode)

5.5

1956

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

Andrew · (1 episode)

5.8

1956