Julian Orchard
Known For
Acting
Born
1930-03-30 in Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK
Died
1979-06-21
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.
Most Known For
BBC Play of the Month
as Snug
The Goodies
Crooks Anonymous
as Jeweller
Whack-O!
as Oliver Pettigrew
Ooh La La!
as Dardenboeut
Revenge of the Pink Panther
as Hospital Clerk
The World of Wodehouse
as Looney Coote
The World of Beachcomber
as Various Roles
The Prince and the Pauper
as . St.John
Adventures of a Private Eye
as Police Cyclist
Follow That Camel
as Doctor
Kill or Cure
as PC Lofthouse
Cucumber Castle
as Julian the Lord Chamberlaine
The Slipper and the Rose
as Montague
Perfect Friday
as Thompson
Man About the House
as Producer
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Man in Tails
Don't Lose Your Head
as Rake (uncredited)
Carry On Henry
as Duc de Pincenay
Carry On Doctor
as Fred