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Derek Blomfield (31 August 1920 – 23 July 1964) was a British actor who appeared in a number of stage, film and television productions between 1935 and his death in 1964.[1]

Derek Blomfield
Autographed still, 1954
Born	Derek Louis Cecil Blomfield (1920-08-31)31 August 1920 London, England
Died	23 July 1964(1964-07-23) (aged 43) Quimper, Brittany, France
Years active	1935-1964

Career

He trained at LAMDA and made his first stage appearance at the Savoy Theatre in 1934. His stage credits included the title role in The Guinea Pig at the Criterion Theatre, a long run in Witness for the Prosecution at the Winter Garden Theatre, and two years playing Trotter in The Mousetrap at the Ambassadors Theatre in London.^{[citation needed]}

His first film role was at the age of fifteen in the film Turn of the Tide.[2] He first came to wider attention for his appearance as a schoolboy in the Will Hay comedy, The Ghost of St. Michael's.[3] In 1964 he played the role of Count Luzau-Rischenheim in the British television series Rupert of Hentzau.[4]

He died of a heart attack, aged 43, while on holiday with his wife and family in Brittany.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1932	Love on Wheels	Boy	Film debut, Uncredited
1935	Emil and the Detectives	Jerry
	Turn of the Tide	Steve Lunn
	Mutiny on the Bounty	Jeremy	Uncredited
1936	Wedding Group	Undetermined Role
1941	The Ghost of St. Michael's	Sunshine
1942	Alibi	Gerard
1949	Golden Arrow	1st Officer in Nightclub
1950	Night and the City	Young Policeman	Uncredited
1951	Appointment with Venus	1st Officer - Admiralty
1952	The Floating Dutchman	Philip Reid
1953	Recoil	Wilbur
1954	Hobson's Choice	Freddy Beenstock
1956	Reach for the Sky	Civilian Pilot
	It's a Wonderful World	Arranger
	It's Great to Be Young	Paterson, Sports Master
1956-1957	Vanity Fair	Dobbin	Miniseries
1957	Carry On Admiral	Lieut. Dobson
	Small Hotel	Roland
1960	Identity Unknown	John Perkins
	Escort for Hire	Jack
1961	Persuasion	William Elliot	Miniseries
1962	Fate Takes a Hand	Briggs
1964	Rupert of Hentzau	Count Luzau-Rischenheim	5 episodes
	East of Sudan	Second Major	Final film, Uncredited

References

Further reading

• Dye, David. Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914-1985. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, p. 22.
• Holmstrom, John. The Moving Picture Boy: An International Encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995, Norwich, Michael Russell, 1996, p. 100.

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