Derrick Branche (born 1947) is a British actor, best known for his role in the film ''
My Beautiful Laundrette
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'' and television roles in ''
The Jewel in the Crown'' and ''
Father Ted
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''.
Early life and education
Branche was born in 1947 in Bombay (now
Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
), India, and educated at
St. Peter's School, a boarding school for boys in
Panchgani near Bombay.
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 – 24 November 1991) was a British singer and songwriter who achieved global fame as the lead vocalist and pianist of the rock band Queen (band), Queen. Regarded as one of the gre ...
was his classmate in the school, with whom he formed
The Hectics, Mercury's first band, from 1959 to 1962. Branche was the band's guitarist.
Filmography
References
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British male film actors
1947 births
Living people
British male television actors
Date of birth missing (living people)
Male actors from Mumbai
Indian emigrants to the United Kingdom