Derrick Branche (born 1947) is a British actor, best known for his role in the film My Beautiful Laundrette and television roles in The Jewel in the Crown and Father Ted.
Derrick Branche
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| Born | 1947 (age 76–77)
Bombay, India
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| Occupation(s) | Actor, guitarist |
| Years active | 1979-2002 |
| Known for | Only When I Laugh, My Beautiful Laundrette, Guitarist for The Hectics |
Branche was born in 1947 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, and educated at St. Peter's School, a boarding school for boys in Panchgani near Bombay.[1] Freddie Mercury was his classmate in the school, with whom he formed The Hectics, Mercury's first band, from 1959 to 1962.[1]
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1979 | Bloodline | Chemin-de-fer Player | |
| 1979 | The Golden Lady | Ahmed Zamani | |
| 1985 | My Beautiful Laundrette | Salim | |
| 1986 | Tai-Pan | Vargas | |
| 1987 | The Sicilian | Terranova | |
| 2002 | The Wonderland Experience | Dee | (final film role) |
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| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 | Amagon Guard | 1 episode |
| 1979-1981 | Only When I Laugh | Nurse Gupte | 22 episodes |
| 1984 | The Jewel in the Crown | Ahmed Kasim | 6 episodes |
| 1988 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Chris Bell | 1 episode |
| 1995 | Father Ted[2] | Father Jose Fernandez | 1 episode |
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