Derek Roy

Derek Roy (25 August 1922 – 15 March 1981) was an English comedian, whose public profile was at its greatest in the late 1940s and early 1950s.

Biography He was born in London, and made his first stage appearance at the age of 14. A broadcast with Henry Hall in 1942 led to his recruitment by orchestra leader Geraldo as resident vocalist and comedian. who would soon team up with the show's last producer Dennis Main Wilson to create Hancock's Half Hour.

He appeared in the film Dance With Me alongside Anne Shelton and Max Wall. He remained popular through the 1950s and 1960s, especially in the Midlands.

He was married three times, and remarried his third wife after they had divorced. He died of cancer in Southampton in March 1981, aged 58.