Derek Newark

Derek Newark
Newark in the 1970s
Born
Derek John Newark

(1933-06-08)8 June 1933
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Died11 August 1998(1998-08-11) (aged 65)
London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1961–1996

Derek John Newark (8 June 1933 – 11 August 1998) was an English actor in television, film and theatre.

Career

Newark began his working life as a soldier in the Coldstream Guards before joining the Royal Artillery.[1] However, he wanted to become an actor, and left the Army to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.[2]

Newark appeared in a large number of film and television roles, including The Baron (1967), The Avengers (three episodes in the 1960s), Z-Cars (six episodes between 1969 and 1972), Barlow in the regular role of Det. Insp. Tucker (1974–1975) and various other minor roles. He appeared in episodes two to four of the first Doctor Who story An Unearthly Child in 1963. Later he appeared opposite Jon Pertwee in the 1970 story Inferno. Newark also played the role of Spooner, an ill-tempered former Red Devil turned professional wrestler in the series Rising Damp.

In the 1970s, Newark became more involved in the theatre, spending nearly a decade at the Royal National Theatre. While there he was part of the company that opened its current South Bank home and was a cornerstone of the residential company that worked in the smaller Cottesloe Theatre under Bill Bryden's direction. His most important roles there were Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream and the world premiere of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross where he played Shelley Levene (a role later played on screen by Jack Lemmon). At the National he also appeared as Malcolm in Alan Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce, which transferred to the West End and then Broadway. He also created the role of Roote in Harold Pinter's play The Hothouse which premiered in 1980 in a production directed by the playwright.

Amongst later work on television, he starred in the second series of Juliet Bravo as Councillor Jack Winterbottom. In 1982, Newark played Martin Bormann in the TV series Inside the Third Reich. He appeared as W. C. Fields with Caroline Quentin in the 1983 Channel 4 play Hollywood Hits Chiswick [3]

In the cinema Newark appeared as Jessard, Sgt. Johnson's (Sean Connery) sidekick in the police drama The Offence (Sidney Lumet 1972).

Death

Newark died of a heart attack, brought on by liver failure after years of alcoholism, on 11 August 1998 in West London.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1964 The System Alfred Uncredited
1964 The Black Torment Coachman Tom
1965 City Under the Sea Dan
1965 The Little Ones Det. Wilson
1966 The Blue Max Ziegel
1968 Where Eagles Dare German Major Uncredited
1969 Oh! What a Lovely War Shooting Gallery Proprietor
1970 Fragment of Fear Sergeant Matthews
1970 The Breaking of Bumbo C.S.M Peters
1971 Dad's Army Regimental Sergeant Major
1971 Venom Johann
1973 The Offence Jessard
1974 The Black Windmill Monitoring Policeman
1976 Escape from the Dark Unknown
1987 Bellman and True Guv'nor

Television

Year Title Role Episodes
1961 Deadline Midnight Mechanic Episode: "Striptease"
1962 Probation Officer Customers Officer Episode: #4.12
1962 Out of This World Inspector Wright Episode: ''Vanishing Act''
1962 The Caucasian Chalk Circle Trooper 3 episodes
1962 Harpers West One Jerry Barker Episode: #2.15
1963 The Birth of a Private Man Jack Television film
1963 The Plane Makers Alf Skinner Episode: "The Blunt Approach"
1963 BBC Sunday-Night Play Fred

George

2 episodes
1964 No Hiding Place Sgt. Wallis Episode: ''Line of Fire''
1964 The Villains D.S. Brough Episode: 'Victim''
1964 Redcap Mess Sergeant Episode: ''It's What Comes After''
1964 The Wednesday Play Private Postnikov Episode: ''A Crack in the Ice''
1964 The Chimney Boy Sailor Television film
1961–1965 ITV Play of the Week Dragoon Sjt

Private Varley Ward

3 episodes
1965 Front Page Story Joe Harwood 13 episodes
1965 Knock on Any Door Flynn Episode: ''There's Always an Angle''
1965 Sergeant Musgrave's Dance Private Hurst 3 episodes
1966 Softly, Softly Alec Bridges Episode: ''It Doesn't Grow on Trees''
1966 The Likely Lads Duggie Episode: ''Love and Marriage''
1966 Blackmail Arthur Clegg Episode : ''The Haunting of Aubrey Hopkiss''
1966 Drama 61-67 Sgt. Dangerfield Episode: ''Conduct to the Prejudice''
1966–1967 The Baron Cavin Baggio

Lucas

3 episodes
1967 Emergency Ward 10 Captain Leo Baring Episode: "Mock Flight"
1967 Theatre 625 Col. Karl Ernst Episode: ''Firebrand''
1967 Callan Loder Episode: ''You Should Have Got Here Sooner''
1967 The Gamblers Redgrave Episode ''Read 'em and Weep''
1967 The White Rabbit Prison guard

The

2 episodes
1967 ITV Playhouse Sgt. Huber Episode: ''The Stories of D.H. Lawrence: The Thorn in the Flesh''
1967 Vanity Fair McMurdo Episode: ''Vanitas Vanitatum''
1967–1968 Man in a Suitcase Maurice

Rudy

2 episodes
1968 Half Hour Story Bill Bolton Episode: ''Out of the Playground''
1968 The Caesars Agrippa Postumus Episode: ''Augustus''
1964–1968 The Avengers Johnson

Crawford Vickers

3 episodes
1968 Mr. Rose Thomas Lundy Episode: ''Free and Easy''
1968 The Champions Kruger Episode: ''The Final Countdown''
1967–1968 The Saint Carl

German

2 episodes
1969 Judge Dee Corporal Episode: ''The Curse of the Lacquer Screen''
1970 Department S Clark Episode: ''The Last Train to Redbridge''
1970 Manhunt Henri Episode: ''Break-Up''
1963–1970 Doctor Who Za

Greg Sutton

10 episodes
1970 Big Brother Miller Episode: ''There's Always a First Time''
1971 The Ten Commandments Bernard Williams Episode: ''Be Lucky''
1971 Paul Temple Det. Insp. Hilton Episode: ''The Quick and the Dead''
1971 ITV Saturday Night Theatre Pete Episode: ''The Wedding Gift''
1966–1971 Coronation Street Detective Inspector Sharp 6 episodes
1971 Dixon of Dock Green Eddie Brown Episode: ''The Fighter''
1971 Jason King Hartman Episode: ''A Red Red Rose Forever''
1971 The Persuaders! Lloyd Episode: ''That's Me Over There''
1968–1972 Thirty-Minute Theatre Bert Gregson

Dolan Wilf Hardiman (the manager)

3 episodes
1971–1972 Budgie Det. Insp. Bryant 3 episodes
1968–1972 Z-Cars Dunnock

Matt Colley Harry Hayes

6 episodes
1972 The Edwardians Meadows Episode: ''Baden-Powell''
1973 The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club Bunter 3 episodes
1973 Justice Tom Bradley Episode: ''After All, What Is a Lie?''
1973 New Scotland Yard Harry Logan Episode: ''Where's Harry?''
1973 General Hospital Ronnie Singer Episode: #1.87
1973 Diamonds on Wheels Mercer Television film
1973 Spy Trap Colonel Kretmar Episode: ''Anything Legal Considered''
1973 The Adventures of Black Beauty Fletcher

Bellows

2 episodes
1974 The Protectors Reece Episode: ''The Tiger and the Goat''
1974 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Colour Mercer 3 episodes
1974 QB VII Mr. Graham Episode: ''Part Three''
1974 My Name Is Harry Worth Mick Episode: ''Don't Bank on It''
1974 A Little Bit of Wisdom Security guard Episode: ''And I Mean That Most Sincerely''
1975 The Two Ronnies Det. Insp. Tucker Episode: #4.1
1974–1975 Rising Damp Spooner 2 episodes
1974–1975 Barlow Det. Insp. Eddie Tucker 15 episodes
1975 Churchill's People Sir John Dudley Episode: '' The Whip of Heaven''
1978 Rumpole of the Bailey Basil Delgado Episode: ''Rumpole and the Heavy Brigade''
1978 Born and Bred Dawson Episode: ''Ever So Goosey''
1978 Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em Mr. Hunt Episode: ''Motorbike''
1979 Return of the Saint Wright Episode: ''The Obono Affair''
1979 Citizen Smith Car salesman Episode: ''The Big Job''
1980 Bedroom Farce Malcom Television film
1981 The Antagonists Engineering Officer 2 episodes
1981 Private Schulz Publican Episode: #1.3
1981 Only Fools and Horses Eric the Policeman Episode: ''The Russians are Coming''
1981 Juliet Bravo Councillor Jack Winterbottom Episode: ''Gorgeous''
1981 Seconds Out Joe Brindle Episode: ''Round 7''
1982 The Hothouse Roote Television film
1982 Inside the Third Reich Martin Bormann Television film
1973–1982 Crown Court Robert Scard

Leonard Hooper Sgt. Waxloe

6 episodes
1983 Reilly, Ace of Spies General Stoessel Episode: ''Prelude to War''
1983 Dramarama Mr. Bateson Episode: ''Jack and the Computer''
1984 Travelling Man Det. Chief Supt. Sullivan 2 episodes
1984 Just Good Friends Eddie Brown 2 episodes
1985 Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil Theodor Eicke Television film
1985–1986 The Mysteries First Soldier

Abraham

3 episodes
1986 Chance in a Million Arthur Episode: ''The Lost Weekend''
1986 The Holy City Stiles Television film
1986 Four to One Len Television film
1986 Dempsey and Makepeace Corman Episode: ''The Guardian Angel''
1986 The Deliberate Death of a Polish Priest Colonel Pietruska Television film
1986 Lytton's Diary Charlie Rigby Episode ''Rule of Engagement''
1987 Smith & Jones Unknown Episode: #4.2
1987 Harry's Kingdom Bob Roberts Television film
1988 Singles Mr. Broadbent Episode: ''Money, Money, Money''
1988 Tickets for the Titanic Brock Episode: ''Pastoral Care'
1988 ScreenPlay Mr. Vernon Episode: ''Starlings''
1988 A Taste for Death Gordon Halliwell 4 episodes
1988 War & Remembrance Untersturmfuhrer Klinge 2 episodes
1989 Shadow of the Noose Van der Hogh Episode ''Beside the Seaside''
1989 The Nineteenth Hole Mr. Bennett 7 episodes
1989 Saracen Metcalf Episode: ''Crossfire''
1989 The Paradise Club Bobby Mulgrew Episode: "Short Story"
1991 Madness Reenactments 2 episodes
1991 An Actor's Life For Me Bill Mortimer Episode: ''Night of the Living Dead''
1992 Screen One Jimmy Episode: ''Seconds Out''
1994 99-1 Hicks Episode: ''Where the Money Is''
1989–1996 The Bill Eric Taylor

Jim Whatley Mike Walker

3 episodes

Theatre work

References

  1. ^ "Derek Newark: A soldier on the stage" (obituary), The Guardian, 15 August 1998 (pg.17)
  2. ^ Derek Newark - RADA
  3. ^ [1] Hollywood Hits Chiswick
  4. ^ "Derek Newark biography". radiosoundsfamiliar.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2019.