Derek Partridge
| Derek Partridge | |
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| Born |
29 June 1935 London, England, UK |
| Occupation | TV spokesman and narrator |
Derek Partridge is a British television presenter, spokesman and voice-over artist, formerly a film and TV actor.
Partridge’s father was a diplomat in the British Foreign Service.
In the 1960s Partridge appeared in a numerous television series and films, including the 1968 "Plato's Stepchildren" episode of Star Trek as Dionyd.[1][2]
In the 1970s Partridge moved to Rhodesia and presented a number of programmes for Rhodesian Television (RTV), including the popular shows Frankly Partridge and The Kwhizz Kids. He also was employed as a news anchor for RBC. During his time in Rhodesia, Partridge also wrote extensively, including publishing the books Thought-Provoking Thoughts About Living and Rhodesia - As It Really Is, which was later republished under altered titles,[3] and a weekly column in Rhodesia's TV Guide.
In the 1980s Partridge appeared in a number of films and television episodes, including a leading role in the 1981 film Savage Harvest.
Partridge narrated the documentary Leslie Howard: A Quite Remarkable Life sixty five years after the downing of BOAC Flight 777, a passenger plane which was shot down by Nazi war planes killing all aboard including actor Leslie Howard.[4]
Filmography
- Film
- Incident at Midnight (1963)
- King & Country (1964)
- The High Bright Sun (released as McGuire, Go Home! in the US) (1964)
- Where the Spies Are (1965)
- Thunderball (1965)
- The Murder Game (1965)
- The Killing of Sister George (1968)
- The Ivory Ape (1980)
- Savage Harvest (1981)
- My Tutor (1983)
- Leslie Howard: A Quite Remarkable Life (release date not announced)
- Television
- Studio 4 (1962)
- Dixon of Dock Green (1962)
- The Two-Seater Bachelor Days (1963)
- ITV Television Playhouse (1963)
- A Matter of Espionage (1963)
- More Faces of Jim (1963)
- First Night (1963)
- Medal for a Turned Coat (1963)
- Espionage (1963)
- The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1963–64)
- The Verdict (1964)
- Diary of a Young Man (1964)
- Night Train to Surbiton (1965)
- Star Trek, "Plato's Stepchildren" episode (1968)
- Frankly Partridge – host of show (1970s)
- The Kwhizz Kids – host of show (1970s)
- Remington Steele (1983)
- R.S.V.P. (1984)
- T.J. Hooker (1985)
- Dallas (1986)
- Hunter (1987)
- Divorce Court (1987)
- Pagent vs Pagent (1987)
- Murder, She Wrote (1989)
- The Hidden Truth (1993) - host of special
- The Naked Truth (1993) - host of special
- Single & Searching: How to Find the Perfect Person for You (2002)
- The Indie Pendant (2004)
References
- ↑ IMDB. "Derek Partridge". Retrieved 2010-07-25.
- ↑ Schuster, Hal; Rathbone, Wendy (1994-12-21). Trek: The Unauthorized A-Z. HarperPrism. pp. 215–. ISBN 9780061054358. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ↑ Thought-Provoking Thoughts About Living. WorldCat
- ↑ Leslie Howard - A Quite Remarkable Life.
External links
- Derekpartridge
.com - Personal Homepage - Derek Partridge at the Internet Movie Database
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