Derek Farr

Derrick Capel Farr (7 February 191221 March 1986) was an English actor who appeared regularly in British films and television from 1938 until his death in 1986. His more famous roles include Group Captain John Whitworth in The Dam Busters.

Career After working as a schoolteacher, he took to the stage in 1937, and in 1938 got his first film role. He served in the Second World War, and after the war resumed his acting career, mainly in character parts.

Personal life His second marriage was in 1947 to actress Muriel Pavlow, whom he met in 1941 while filming Quiet Wedding, and again on the set of The Shop at Sly Corner (1947). Their maid of honour was Glynis Johns, with whom they had both performed in Quiet Wedding. They remained married until Farr's death in March 1986, aged 74.

Partial filmography

Miracles Do Happen (1938) – Greenlaw's Secretary (uncredited) The Outsider (1939) – (uncredited) Q Planes (1939) – Minor Role (uncredited) Black Eyes (1939) – Minor Role (uncredited) Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939) – Bridge Club Member (uncredited) Freedom Radio (1941) – Hans Quiet Wedding (1941) – Dallas Chaytor Spellbound (AKA ' Passing Clouds ') (1941) – Laurie Baxter Wanted for Murder (1946) – Jack Williams Quiet Weekend (1946) – Denys Royd Teheran (1946) – Pemberton Grant Code of Scotland Yard (1947) – Robert Graham Bond Street (1948) – Joe Marsh Noose (1948) – Capt. Jumbo Hyde The Story of Shirley Yorke (1948) – Gerald Ryton Silent Dust (1949) – Maxwell Oliver Man on the Run (1949) – Sgt. Peter Burden, alias Brown Double Confession (1950) – Jim Medway Murder Without Crime (1950) – Stephen Young Wives' Tale (1951) – Bruce Banning Reluctant Heroes (1952) – Michael Fone Little Big Shot (1952) – Sergeant Wilson Front Page Story (1954) – Teale Eight O'Clock Walk (1954) – Peter Tanner Bang! You're Dead (1954) – Detective Grey The Dam Busters (1955) – Group Captain J. N. H. Whitworth, D.S.O., D.F.C. Value for Money (1955) – Duke Popplewell The Man in the Road (1956) – Ivan Mason / Dr. James Paxton Town on Trial (1957) – Mark Roper Doctor At Large (1957) – Dr. Potter-Shine The Vicious Circle (1957) – Kenneth Palmer The Truth About Women (1957) – Anthony Television Playwright (1958, TV series) – William Faraday Attempt to Kill (1961) – Det. Insp. Minter Deadline Midnight (1961) – Paul Vetter The Saint (1962, TV series) – John Clarron / Mrs. Jafferty The Human Jungle The Projected Man (1966) – Inspector Davis 30 Is a Dangerous Age, Cynthia (1968) – TV Announcer The Johnstown Monster (1971) – Hamer Pope Joan (1972) – Count Brisini Crossroads (1972–1973, TV series) – Timothy Hunter Nightingale's Boys (1975, TV Series) – Bill Nightingale Star Maidens (1976, TV series) – Professor Evans Blake's 7 (1978, TV series) – Professor Ensor Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em (1978, TV series) – Dr Mender Rumpole of the Bailey - Rumpole and the Man of God - (1979) - Rev Mordred Skinner We, the Accused (1980, TV series) – Sir Kenneth Eddy