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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
Born	1947 (age 74–75) Bombay, India
Occupation	Actor, guitarist
Years active	1979-2002
Known for	Only When I Laugh, My Beautiful Laundrette, Guitarist for The Hectics

Early life and education

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 1958 to 1962.[1]

Filmography

Film
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)
Television
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

References

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