Derek Partridge

Derek Partridge (born 29 June 1935) is a British television presenter, spokesman and voice-over artist, formerly a film and TV actor.

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Partridge's father was a diplomat in the British Foreign Service.

In the 1960s, Partridge appeared in a numerous television series and films, including in the 1968 Star Trek episode "Plato's Stepchildren" as Dionyd.^[1][2]

In the 1970s Partridge moved to Rhodesia and presented a number of programmes for Rhodesian Television (RTV), including the popular shows Frankly Partridge and The Kwhizz Kids.^[3] He also was employed as a news anchor for RBC. During his time in Rhodesia, Partridge also wrote extensively, including publishing the books Thought-Provoking Thoughts About Living and Rhodesia – As It Really Is, which was later republished under altered titles,^[4] and a weekly column in Rhodesia's TV Guide.

In the 1980s Partridge appeared in a number of films and television episodes, including a leading role in the 1981 film Savage Harvest.^[5][6]

Partridge narrated the documentary Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn sixty-five years after the downing of BOAC Flight 777, a passenger plane which was shot down by Luftwaffe patrol killing all aboard including actor Leslie Howard.^[7] Partridge was a child at the time, and he and his nanny were removed from Flight 777 to make room for Howard and Howard's travelling companion, who had higher travel priority.^[8][9]

In November 2012, Partridge appeared in a music video for the garage band The Mad Caps. The video for the song "Baby Man" features Partridge as the host of a fictional series entitled Frame by Frame. He introduces the band and serves as a public service announcer halfway through the video .

Film

• Incident at Midnight (1963)
• King and Country (1964) - Captain Court Martial
• The High Bright Sun (released as McGuire, Go Home! in the US) (1964) - MP Corporal (uncredited)
• The Murder Game (1965) - Police Sergeant
• Thunderball (1965) - Vulcan Navigator Plotter (uncredited)
• Where the Spies Are (1965) - Duty Officer
• The Killing of Sister George (1968) - Personal Manager (uncredited)
• The Ivory Ape (1980) - Aubrey Range
• Savage Harvest (1981) - Derek
• My Tutor (1983) - Waiter
• The Down Home Alien Blues (2012) - Captain Pietr
• Dearly Departed (2013) - Cedric Longfellow
• Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (2016) – Narrator

Television