Julian Orchard
Born: 1930-03-30 in Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK
Died: 1979-06-21
Known For: Acting
Biography
Orchard was educated at Shrewsbury School and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He appeared as the flamboyant Duke of Montague, a cousin of Prince Edward, in the Cinderella film, The Slipper and the Rose (1976). He had a regular slot on Spike Milligan's The World of Beachcomber, a TV version of the "Beachcomber" pieces by J. B. Morton, appearing as the poet Roland Milk. His customary role was that of a gangling and effete – and sometimes effeminate – dandy. He played Snodgrass in the TV musical Pickwick for the BBC in 1969, and appeared in several of the comedy Carry On films and the sex comedy Adventures of a Private Eye (1977).[3] He appeared on BBC television as the "Minister for the Arts" in the episode of The Goodies entitled "Culture for the Masses"; and as one of the "mechanicals" in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. He played teacher Mr Oliver Pettigrew in the TV series Whack-O! in 1971 (the role having been created by Arthur Howard in 1956–60). He played Cornelius Button in the 1971 London Weekend Television children's serial Grasshopper Island as an eccentric grasshopper expert who had lived on Grasshopper Island for many years.
Filmography
1979
- The London Connection as Driscoll
1978
- Revenge of the Pink Panther as Hospital Clerk
1977
- The Prince and the Pauper as . St.John
- Adventures of a Private Eye as Police Cyclist
- That's Carry On! as Duc de Pincenay (archive footage)
- Dawson and Friends as Man in Pub
1976
- The Slipper and the Rose as Montague
- Keep It Up Downstairs as Bishop
1975
- The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother as Man in Tails
1974
- Happy Ever After as Discollector Proprietor
- Man About the House as Producer
1972
- Bless This House as Tom Hobbs
- Anoop and the Elephant as Mr Skinner
1971
- Carry On Henry as Duc de Pincenay
1970
- The Goodies
- Cucumber Castle as Julian the Lord Chamberlaine
- Perfect Friday as Thompson
- Futtocks End as The Twit
1969
- Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? as Red Cardinal
- The Nine Ages of Nakedness as The Pharaoh (segment "The Egyptians")
- The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket as Employer
- Pickwick as Augustus Snodgrass
1968
- Ooh La La! as Dardenboeut
- The World of Beachcomber as Various Roles
- Iolanthe as George, Earl of Mountararat
1967
- The World of Wodehouse as Looney Coote
- Carry On Doctor as Fred
- Don't Lose Your Head as Rake (uncredited)
- Follow That Camel as Doctor
- Stranger in the House as Policeman (uncredited)
1965
- BBC Play of the Month as Snug
1964
- A World Of His Own
- Father Came Too! as Bath Salesman
- Comedy Workshop: Love and Maud Carver as His Lordship / Guards Officer
1963
- A Stitch in Time as Man with Headache (uncredited)
1962
- Crooks Anonymous as Jeweller
- Kill or Cure as PC Lofthouse
- On the Beat as Wedding Photographer (uncredited)
- Operation Stogie as Major Soames
1961
- Three on a Spree as Walker
1959
- The Great Van Robbery as Brady
1956
- Whack-O! as Oliver Pettigrew