Derrick Branche (born 1947) is a British former actor and musician, best known for his role in the film My Beautiful Laundrette and television roles in The Jewel in the Crown and Only When I Laugh.
Early life and education Branche was born in 1947 in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, and educated at St. Peter's School, a boarding school for boys in Panchgani near Bombay. Freddie Mercury 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 + Film appearances Year Title Role Notes 1979 Bloodline Chemin-de-fer Player 1979 The Golden Lady Ahmed Zamani 1985 My Beautiful Laundrette Salim 1986 Tai-Pan Vargas 1987 The Sicilian Terranova 2002 The Wonderland Experience Dee (final film role)
+ Television appearances Year Title Role Notes 1978 Blake's 7 Amagon Guard 1 episode 1979–1981 Only When I Laugh Nurse Gupte 22 episodes 1984 The Jewel in the Crown Ahmed Kasim 6 episodes 1988 The Comic Strip Presents... Chris Bell 1 episode 1995 Father Ted Father Jose Fernandez 1 episode
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