Derek Benfield was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, the son of a journalist. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where he won the Gertrude Lawrence Award for his performance in FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS. He died in 2009.
Theatre
FIRST THINGS FIRST 2007
TWO AND TWO TOGETHER (Contr-Kreis Theatre, Bonn) 1997
UP AND RUNNING (Frinton summer Theatre, Frinton) 1994
ANYONE FOR BREAKFAST, (SchaterTeater, Antwerp) 1991
A TOE IN WATER (Contr-Kreis Theatre, Bonn) 1989
FLYING FEATHERS (K;eine Komodie Theatre, Vienna) 1987
BEDSIDE MANNERS (Contra-Kreis Theatre, Bonn) 1986
LOOK WHO’S TALKING (Wyvern Theatre, Swindon) 1984
TOUCH AND GO (Wyvern Theatre, Swindon) 1982
BEYOND A JOKE (Shanklin Theatre, Isle of Wight) 1979
CAUGHT ON THE HOP (Gateway Theatre, Chester) 1979
MURDER FOR THE ASKING (Bexhill-on-Sea) 1966
POST HORN GALLOP (Leas Pavilion, Folkestone) 1964
DOWN TO BRASS TACKS (Coliseum Theatre, Oldham) 1962
FISH OUT OF WATER (Bromley, Kent) 1962
OUT OF THIN AIR (Playhouse, Salisbury) 1960
RUNNING RIOT (New Theatre, Hull) 1957
WILD GOOSE CHASE (New Theatre, Hull) 1954
THE YOUNG IN HEART, 1953
A BIRD IN THE HAND
A FLY IN THE OINTMENT
CHAMPAGNE FOR BREAKFAST
DON’T LOSE THE PLACE
FISH OUT OF WATER
FUNNY BUSINESS
IN AT THE DEEP END
IN FOR THE KILL
OFF THE HOOK
OVER MY DEAD BODY
PANIC STATIONS
THE PARTY
SECOND TIME AROUND
THIRD PARTY RISK
THE WAY THE WIND BLOWS