Derek Blomfield

Derek Blomfield (31 August 1920 – 23 July 1964) was a British actor who appeared in a number of film and television productions between 1935 and his death in 1964.[1]

Derek Blomfield
Autographed still, 1954
Born
Derek Louis Cecil Blomfield

(1920-08-31)31 August 1920
London, England
Died23 July 1964(1964-07-23) (aged 43)
Quimper, Brittany, France
Years active1935–1964

Career

Blomfield began acting at age fifteen in the film Turn of the Tide.[2] He first came to wider attention for his appearance as a schoolboy in the Will Hay comedy The Ghost of St. Michael's.[3] In 1964 he played the role of Count Luzau-Rischenheim in the British television series Rupert of Hentzau.[4] He died the same year in Brittany.

According to 'Notable Abodes', he lived at 42, Ambrose Avenue, Golders Green, NW11.

Filmography

Television

References
  1. "Derek Blomfield". BFI. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009.
  2. "Turn of the Tide (1935)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012.
  3. "The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941) - BFI". BFI. Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
  4. "TV Versions of 'The Prisoner of Zenda' & 'Rupert of Hentzau'". silverwhistle.co.uk.

Further reading
  • Dye, David. Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914-1985. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, p. 22.
  • Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 100.


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