Denys Graham

Denys Graham (29 June 1926 – 24 October 2024) was a Welsh actor who appeared in the later series of Rumpole of the Bailey as the title character's many-daughtered colleague Percy Hoskins. Over a 70-year career he played a wide range of other roles on stage and screen.

Life and career Graham was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales on 29 June 1926. An accomplished pianist, he was educated at New College, Oxford and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

His extensive and varied theatre work included playing in the original 1956 production of Under Milk Wood at the New Theatre, London and appearing in the original 1955 production of Waiting for Godot at the Arts Theatre, London, directed by Peter Hall. For two years he was a member of John Gielgud’s company at the Phoenix Theatre, London, followed by a season with the Royal Shakespeare Company at Stratford-upon-Avon. His final West End role was Victor Witt in Grand Hotel at the Dominion Theatre in 1992.

Graham's best known film roles were Flying Officer L.G. Knight DSO in The Dam Busters (1955), Private Fraser in Dunkirk (1958), Private 716 Robert Jones in Zulu (1964) and Kaiser Wilhelm II in All Quiet on the Western Front (1979).

Graham died on 24 October 2024, at the age of 98.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes1953 Valley of Song Denzil – Miner uncredited1955 The Dam Busters Flying Officer L. G. Knight, D.S.O. 1956 Fire Maidens from Outer Space scientist uncredited1958 Dunkirk Fraser 1964 Zulu Private 716 Robert Jones 1966 Modesty Blaise Co-Pilot 1979 All Quiet on the Western Front Kaiser Wilhelm II