Biography
Derek Fowlds was an English actor. Born Derek James Fowlds on 2 September 1937 in Wandsworth, London, he trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made his West End debut in the 1961 production of The Miracle Worker.
He appeared in films including The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) and Frankenstein Created Woman (1967). On television he played Mr Derek in The Basil Brush Show (1969–1973), Bernard Woolley in Yes Minister (1980–1984) and its sequel Yes, Prime Minister (1986–1988), and Oscar Blaketon in Heartbeat (1992–2010). He also appeared as Kurt Friedman in Inspector Morse (1988). Fowlds died on 17 January 2020.
