Derek Blomfield

Derek Blomfield
Born	Derek Louis Cecil Blomfield August 31, 1920(1920-08-31) London, England
Died	July 23, 1964(1964-07-23) (aged 43) Brittany, France
Years active	1935-1964

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][2]

Career

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

Filmography

• Love on Wheels (1932)
• Turn of the Tide (1935)
• Emil and the Detectives (1935)
• Wedding Group (1936)
• Shipmates (1936)
• The Ghost of St. Michael's (1941)
• Alibi (1942)
• Golden Arrow (1949)
• Night and the City (1950)
• Appointment with Venus (1951)
• The Floating Dutchman (1952)
• Recoil (1953)
• Hobson's Choice (1954)
• Reach for the Sky (1956)
• It's a Wonderful World (1956)
• It's Great to Be Young (1956)
• Carry on Admiral (1957)
• Small Hotel (1957)
• Escort for Hire (1960)
• Fate Takes a Hand (1962)
• East of Sudan (1964)

Television

• Persuasion (1960)
• Rupert of Hentzau (TV series) (1964)

References

1. ^ Derek Blomfield at the Internet Movie Database
2. ^ http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/316134

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Name	Blomfield, Derek
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Date of birth	1920-08-31
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death	1964-07-23
Place of death	Brittany, France