Dervis Ward was born 5th December 1923 in Dowlais, Wales as Dervis Ward Pugh.
With over 70 film and TV credits to his name spanning four decades he will be familiar to most film and TV fans, albeit he mostly played minor roles.
One of his first film appearances was as a Policeman in Ealing Studios classic comedy Passport to Pimlico (1949) pictured.
Other films that he appeared in include; Dancing With Crime (1947), The Chiltern Hundreds (1949), The Iron Petticoat (1956), A Night to Remember (1958), Ben-Hur (1959), The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), To Sir With Love (1967), The Vengeance of She (1968), Dad’s Army (1971), Mutiny on the Buses (1972), Commuter Husbands (1972), The Dead Cert (1974) and The Prince and the Pauper (1977).
He appeared in a large number of TV productions including; The Adventures of Robin Hood (1956 to 1957), African Patrol (1958), The Men from Room 13 (1959), The Avengers (1961), Maigret (1962), No Hiding Place (1963), Z Cars (1962 to 1964), Dixon of Dock Green (1963 to 1966), Gideon’s Way ( 1964 to 1966), Emergency-Ward 10 (1966 to 1967) The Avengers (1968), Main Chance (1969), The Persuaders (1971) and The Pathfinders (1972).
He died on 27th March 1996 in Berkshire.
With over 70 film and TV credits to his name spanning four decades he will be familiar to most film and TV fans, albeit he mostly played minor roles.
One of his first film appearances was as a Policeman in Ealing Studios classic comedy Passport to Pimlico (1949) pictured.
Other films that he appeared in include; Dancing With Crime (1947), The Chiltern Hundreds (1949), The Iron Petticoat (1956), A Night to Remember (1958), Ben-Hur (1959), The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), To Sir With Love (1967), The Vengeance of She (1968), Dad’s Army (1971), Mutiny on the Buses (1972), Commuter Husbands (1972), The Dead Cert (1974) and The Prince and the Pauper (1977).
He appeared in a large number of TV productions including; The Adventures of Robin Hood (1956 to 1957), African Patrol (1958), The Men from Room 13 (1959), The Avengers (1961), Maigret (1962), No Hiding Place (1963), Z Cars (1962 to 1964), Dixon of Dock Green (1963 to 1966), Gideon’s Way ( 1964 to 1966), Emergency-Ward 10 (1966 to 1967) The Avengers (1968), Main Chance (1969), The Persuaders (1971) and The Pathfinders (1972).
He died on 27th March 1996 in Berkshire.
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