Roger Brierley

Roger Brierley

Infobox actor
name = Roger Brierley


caption =
birthdate = birth date|1935|6|2
birthplace = Stockport, Cheshire, England
deathdate = death date and age|2005|9|23|1935|6|2
deathplace = England

Roger Brierley (2 June 1935 - 23 September 2005) was a British chartered accountant-cum-actor.

Though never a major star, he appeared in many television productions over a forty year period. He twice appeared in "Doctor Who", as Trevor in "The Daleks' Master Plan" (1965) and as the voice of Drathro in "The Mysterious Planet" (1986). Brierley appeared in the biopic "Jinnah" based on the life of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and in the Granada television series "Jeeves and Wooster" as Sir Roderick Glossop. Later work included portraying John Biffen in the TV dramatisation of "The Alan Clark Diaries" (2004). He also played the hotel manager in Mr. Bean in Room 426.

He was also passionate about Manchester United football club, and was a founding member of Shareholders United Against Murdoch.

External links

*imdb name|id=0108926|name=Roger Brierley
* [http://www.manchesterutd-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=243108 Red Issue]
* [http://www.joinmust.org/about/committee/roger.php MUST, the independent Manchester United supporters trust]


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