- Born
- Died
- Birth nameDerek Robert Nimmo
- Height6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
- Derek Nimmo was born in Liverpool in 1930. Before switching to acting, one of many jobs he held was sales manager in a paint factory. He made his stage debut at Bolton Repertory in 1951 before moving to repertory theatres at Worcester, Oldham, Rotherham, Crewe, Clacton, and Nottingham.
For a while he worked as an agent for Al Martino and as a comic feed for comedian Arthur Haynes, Peter Brough, and Archie Andrews. He made his West End debut in 'Room For Two' with other West End appearances in 'Waltz of the Toreadors', 'How Say You', 'The Amorous Prawn', 'Charlie Girl', 'See How They Run', and 'The Irregular Verb to Love'.
He became particularly well-known with the television series 'All Gas and Gaiters' and 'Oh, Brother', among others. He made quite a number of appearances on the big screen after making his debut in the Sophia Loren film The Millionairess (1960). Away from the stage and television he wrote a number of books (including 'Not in Front of the Servants' and 'As the Actress Said to the Bishop').
- IMDb mini biography by: Tonyman 5
- SpousePatricia Brown(1955 - February 24, 1999) (his death, 3 children)
- He had a rich plummy voice
- Following a fall down stairs at his home on 2 December 1998, he spent the last few weeks of his life in Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, initially in a coma.
- Derek went to Quarry Bank School in Liverpool, later to be better known because of John Lennon.
- Received a special mention in The Goodies episode Wacky Wales (1975), where there was a special team comprised exclusively of 'Derek Nimmos' in the Rugby Union (football) game of Ecclesiastical Sevens--emphasising his special religious-oriented roles in television programs such as Oh Brother! (1968), Oh, Father! (1973), and All Gas and Gaiters (1966), among others.
- When struggling to earn a living as an young actor, he and his new wife Patricia lived in a caravan that was parked in a car park just off the Edgware Road in London's West End. However, when he was touring he was able to drive a 1937 Buick car he had bought for just £37.
- Previous occupations before achieving fame include being a hamburger-stand attendant, puppeteer, roller-skating act with his wife, an artist's agent managing singer Al Martino, and voicer of characters in the children's programme 'Toy Town'.
- [on the idea of women joining the all-male Garrick Club] The only excuse for joining the Garrick is to get away from women.
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