Derek Benfield

(98 years old)

Born: March 11th, 1926

Place of birth: Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Death: 2009-03-10

Derek Benfield successfully combined the career of a character actor with that of a prolific playwright, with more than thirty plays to his credit. Derek Benfield enjoyed his greatest recognition in three popular series each made a decade apart - The Brothers, First of the Summer Wine and Hetty Wainthropp Investigates.

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