1. Derek Robert Nimmo was an English character actor, producer and author.
16 Facts About Derek Nimmo
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Derek Nimmo is best remembered for his comedic upper class "silly ass" and clerical roles, including Revd Mervyn Noote in the BBC1 sitcom All Gas and Gaiters.
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Derek Nimmo then followed his father into the insurance business, and after National Service in Cyprus, became a salesman for a paint company.
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Derek Nimmo began his stage career at the Hippodrome Theatre in Bolton, Lancashire.
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Derek Nimmo appeared in a number of British films and television series, as aristocrats, including starring roles in the television comedy series The World of Wooster, and in the comedy film One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing, as well as appearing in the James Bond spoof film Casino Royale.
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Derek Nimmo made his name as the Reverend Mervyn Noote in the British sitcom All Gas and Gaiters.
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Derek Nimmo appeared as the Reverend Jonathan Green in a television production of Cluedo.
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Derek Nimmo appeared on stage in many West End plays and starred in the musical Charlie Girl, which contained a scene specially written to allow him to perform his party trick of wiggling his toes.
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Derek Nimmo became a regular panellist on the popular BBC radio show Just a Minute, and had a chat show on BBC Television, If It's Saturday, It Must Be Nimmo, from 24 October to 19 December 1970, though it was felt that he seemed less at ease as a chat show host.
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In 1996, Derek Nimmo voiced Mr Smiley in one episode of Dennis the Menace.
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Derek Nimmo was to die, after complications from an accidental fall later that same evening.
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Derek Nimmo's hobbies included gardening, photography, birdwatching and collecting walnut furniture, porcelain and paintings.
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Derek Nimmo was a wine expert and wrote several books on the subject as well as a number of books on the theatre.
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Derek Nimmo received many awards, including the 1990 Benedictine After Dinner Speaker of the Year.
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Derek Nimmo was made a Freeman of the City of London, and the University of Leicester recognised his contribution to entertainment with an honorary master's degree in 1996.
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Derek Nimmo is buried in the churchyard at Easton Maudit, Northamptonshire.