Talk:Derren Nesbitt

Divorce
Are the events surrounding his divorce from Anne Aubrey better dealt with under him or her? PatGallacher 11:05, 2005 July 31 (UTC)

Controversies
We have had some recent additions to this article by an anon editor claiming to be Derren Nesbitt, this may well be true, but we have no verification of this.

The personal life section has caused some concern, I have restored this as it was before the recent controversies, trimmed slightly. His conviction is not a trivial matter, it was widely publicised in the British press at the time. PatGallacher (talk) 15:01, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
 * For such a well-known actor, the article really is poorly written. It needs Wikifying, and in particular, a table of television roles would made the article less messy. A photograph would also help. Rodhull  andemu  15:26, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Unsourced, moved from BLP article to talk page
Nesbitt was in demand in the 1960s and 1970s for roles that combined the muscular and the debonair, sometimes as Nazi German villains in films centred on the events of the Second World War.

Born in London, the son of South African comedian Harry Nesbitt. Derren entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art as Derry Nesbitt and won the highest acting award - the Kendal, also the Forbes Robinson Shakespearian award, and then joined Peter Hall's company in Oxford. There then followed numerous TV appearences For example, in the 1956 series The Adventures of Sir Lancelot in which he plays an assortment of different characters), he is sometimes credited as Derry Nesbitt. Then followed the Sword of Freedom, William Tell (8 episodes),Invisible Man (2 episodes),ITV Television Playhouse the Blood fight, Probation Officer, Skyport, Armchair Theatre 70, The Neighbour, Danger Man (2 episodes), International Detective, Man of the World, Dixon of Dock Green, The Saint, No Hiding Place, the warlord Tegana in the Doctor Who serial Marco Polo, The Protectors, Gideon's Way, Public Eye, Danger Man, ITV Play of the Week (2 episodes), The Rat Catchers (2 episodes), Mr. Rose, Softly, Softly: Task Force (2 episodes), The Troubleshooters, Man in a Suitcase, The Prisoner [Number Two (The Prisoner)|Number Two]] in The Prisoner episode "It's Your Funeral", Honey Lane,Strange Report,

Perhaps Derren was best known for his role as Chief Inspector Jordan in the TV series Special Branch. He also appeared in UFO, The Persuaders, The Protectors (2 episodes), Return of the Saint, The House on Garibaldi Street, Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, The Chinese Detective, Bergerac, The Courtroom (11 episodes 2004).

In over 35 films, Derren came to prominance in the controversial film 'Victim' starring Dirk Bogarde. Later Derren played the Gestapo officer Major von Happen in Where Eagles Darewith Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. He was almost blinded during the making of the film, during filming his death scene, when the explosive charge in his uniform squib blew upwards instead of outwards. When Derren regained his sight, Clint Eastwood sent to the hospital a huge bowl of fruit and a bottle of eye restorer.

Derren wrote the novel The Amorous Milkman, wrote the screenplay, produced and directed the movie in 1975.

One of his favourite films was with Frank Sinatra in The Naked Runner, Derren is included Sinatra's book His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra by Kitty Kelly. Between films and TV, Derren has always starred in countless theatrical plays, both on tour in the West End of London.

Derren has concentrated his acting career upon the theatre nowadays, after finishing the theatrical tour of Oscar Wilde's Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, Derren is now the Chief Executive of The New Era Academy of Drama, founded in 1941. Now under his influence is one of the only five awarding fully accredited exam drama boards in the United Kingdom, presently the New Era is opening a branch in Sri Lanka.

Unsourced, moved from BLP article, to talk page. Per WP:BURDEN, please do not add back completely unsourced info to WP:BLP page, unless properly cited. -- Cirt (talk) 18:30, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

Personal life
I agree that on the whole this article was poorly sourced, but I think the latest edits may have gone a bit far in deleting material. Although his conviction for assault is the sort of think which we are quite rightly careful about including in BLPs on Wikipedia, it was widely reported in the papers at the time. The citation from The Sun seemed as clear as you can get, why isn't one citation enough? I could dig up the details of more if you want. PatGallacher (talk) 19:54, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I wouldn't count the Sun in the 'reliable source' category. It's a bit of a rag, tends to be unreliable. Other papers should be fine. Chase me ladies, I&#39;m the Cavalry (talk) 20:55, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I too would treat the Sun with a degree of caution, but their report of a conviction in a court case is unlikely to be made up. PatGallacher (talk) 23:29, 14 September 2010 (UTC)

I have now added more sources, which include mention of his 4 marriages and assault case. OK? PatGallacher (talk) 10:22, 15 September 2010 (UTC)

Here is one source for the article:.

Jewish
Why does the article not mention he is Jewish? (86.160.101.160 (talk) 12:18, 2 February 2020 (UTC))

Because Wikipedians have no sources that say he is!! PatGallacher (talk) 15:34, 2 February 2020 (UTC)

Personal life
Used to live in the village of Bubwith in East Yorkshire in the late 80's. Bladedeckart (talk) 13:48, 11 February 2024 (UTC)