Derren Nesbitt
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Derren Nesbitt (born June 19, 1935) is an English actor who was in demand in the 1960s and 1970s for roles that combined the muscular and the debonair, sometimes as Nazi / German villains. His real name is Derren Horwitz.
Born in London, the son of South African comedian Harry Nesbitt, he was best known for his role as Inspector Jordan in the TV series Special Branch. He also played the warlord Tegana in the Doctor Who serial Marco Polo and Number Two in The Prisoner episode "It's Your Funeral".
Derren is best known for his role as the Gestapo officer Major von Hapen in Where Eagles Dare. He was almost blinded during the making of the film when the squibs in his chest blew upwards instead of outwards when filming his death scene.
His career was damaged in 1973 when he was convicted of assault causing actual bodily harm on his wife, Anne Aubrey. He thrashed her on the bare buttocks with a leather strap after she told him that she was having an affair with another man. She divorced him shortly afterwards.
[edit] External links
- Derren Nesbitt information site
- Derren Nesbitt at the Internet Movie Database
- article on assault case from The Sun
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