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Julian Orchard

Mar 30, 1930 - Jun 21, 1979 (49 years old) in Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK

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.

Known For

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BBC Play of the Month
Snug
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The Goodies
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Ooh La La!
Dardenboeut
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Whack-O!
Oliver Pettigrew
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The World of Beachcomber
Various Roles
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The Slipper and the Rose
Montague
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Revenge of the Pink Panther
Hospital Clerk
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The Prince and the Pauper
. St.John
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The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
Man in Tails
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Carry On Doctor
Fred

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