--- name: "Derek Newark" canonical: "https://film.one/person/derek-newark" roles: [] born: "8 June 1933" died: "11 August 1998" reviewed_on_fi1m: 3 average_fi1m_score: 82 average_over: 3 updated: "2026-09-18T07:05:55.765806+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Derek Newark Actor. Born 8 June 1933 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK. Died 11 August 1998. ## Details - **Born:** 8 June 1933, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK - **Died:** 11 August 1998 - **Active:** 1967–1985 - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 86 (1), 1980s 80 (2) - **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Action & Adventure 2, Drama 2, Comedy 1 - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_Newark, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5262226, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0627610/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/85535 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Only Fools and Horses*](https://film.one/tv/only-fools-and-horses.md) (84) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Biography Derek Newark (1933–1998) was an English actor who appeared in film, television and theatre. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began his career in the early 1960s, with early television roles including appearances in *Doctor Who* (1963) as Za and Greg Sutton. He is known for film roles such as the uncredited German Major in *Where Eagles Dare* (1968), Ziegel in *The Blue Max* (1966) and Frank Jessard in *The Offence* (1973), and television work including *The Avengers*, *Dad's Army* (1971), *Rising Damp* and *Only Fools and Horses* (1981) as Eric the Policeman. Newark also had a substantial stage career, notably with the Royal National Theatre. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, comedy.co.uk, imdb.com.* ## On Fi1m (3) - *Dempsey and Makepeace* (1985), Fi1m 76, as Corman — [page](https://film.one/tv/dempsey-and-makepeace.md) - *Only Fools and Horses* (1981), Fi1m 84, as Eric the Policeman — [page](https://film.one/tv/only-fools-and-horses.md) - *Callan* (1967), Fi1m 86, Actor — [page](https://film.one/tv/callan.md) ## Complete filmography (90) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *99-1* (1994), series, as Hicks - *An Actor's Life for Me* (1991), series, as Bill Mortimer - *The Paradise Club* (1989), series, as Bobby Mulgrew - *The Nineteenth Hole* (1989), series, as Bennett - *Shadow of the Noose* (1989), series, as Van der Hogh - *War and Remembrance* (1988), series, as Klinger - *A Taste for Death* (1988), series, as Gordon Halliwell - *Starlings* (1988), as Mr Vernon - *Bellman and True* (1987), as Guv'nor - *Harry's Kingdom* (1987), as Bob Roberts - *The Mysteries* (1985), series, as First Soldier / Abraham - *Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil* (1985), as Theodor Eicke - *Dempsey and Makepeace* (1985), series, as Corman — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/dempsey-and-makepeace.md) - *Lytton's Diary* (1985), series, as Charlie Rigby - *Travelling Man* (1984), series, as DCS Sullivan - *The Bill* (1984), series, Acting - *Just Good Friends* (1983), series, as Eddie Brown - *Dramarama* (1983), series, as Mr. Bateson - *Reilly: Ace of Spies* (1983), series, as General Stoessel - *Dalgliesh* (1983), series, as Gordon Halliwell - *Inside the Third Reich* (1982), series, as Martin Bormann - *The Hothouse* (1982), as Roote - *Only Fools and Horses* (1981), series, as Eric the Policeman — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/only-fools-and-horses.md) - *Private Schulz* (1981), series, as Publican - *Masada* (1981), series, as Engineering Officer - *Bedroom Farce* (1980), as Malcolm - *Born and Bred* (1978), series, as Dawson - *Return of the Saint* (1978), series, as Wright - *Citizen Smith* (1977), series, as Car Salesman - *Rumpole of the Bailey* (1975), series, as Basil Delgado - *Churchill's People* (1974), series, as Sir John Dudley - *The Black Windmill* (1974), as Monitoring Policeman - *Venom* (1974), as Johann - *Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club* (1973), series, as Bunter - *Diamonds on Wheels* (1973), as Mercer - *The Offence* (1973), as Frank Jessard - *The Edwardians* (1972), series, as Meadows - *The Baron: Mystery Island* (1972), as Calvin Baggio - *Crown Court* (1972), series, as Robert Scard, Leonard Hooper, Sergeant Waxloe - *The Protectors* (1972), series, as Reece - *New Scotland Yard* (1972), series, as 'Mad' Harry Logan - *Lord Peter Wimsey* (1972), series, as Bunter - *Justice* (1971), series, as Tom Bradley - *The Persuaders!* (1971), series, as Lloyd - *Jason King* (1971), series, Acting - *Barlow* (1971), series, as DI Eddie Tucker - *Budgie* (1971), series, as Det. Inspector Bryant - *The Ten Commandments* (1971), series, as Bernard Williams - *Dad's Army* (1971), as Sergeant Major Dawkins - *The Breaking of Bumbo* (1970), as CSM Peters - *Fragment of Fear* (1970), as Sgt. Matthews - *Big Brother* (1970), series, as Miller - *Doctor Who: Inferno* (1970), as Greg Sutton - *Manhunt* (1970), series, as Henri - *Paul Temple* (1969), series, Acting - *Department S* (1969), series, as Clark - *Judge Dee* (1969), series, Acting - *Oh! What a Lovely War* (1969), as Shooting Gallery Proprietor - *ITV Saturday Night Theatre* (1969), series, as Pete - *Where Eagles Dare* (1968), as German Major (uncredited) - *The Chequers Manoeuvre* (1968), as Gregson - *The Champions* (1968), series, as Kruger - *The Caesars* (1968), series, as Agrippa Postumus - *Man in a Suitcase* (1967), series, as Maurice - *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Sgt. Huber - *Half Hour Story* (1967), series, as Bill Bolton - *Callan* (1967), series, Acting — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/callan.md) - *The Blue Max* (1966), as Ziegel - *Serjeant Musgrave's Dance* (1965), series, as Private Hurst - *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Wilf Hardiman - *Knock on Any Door* (1965), series, as Flynn - *The Little Ones* (1965), as Det. Wilson - *War-Gods of the Deep* (1965), as Dan - *Front Page Story* (1965), series, as Joe Harwood - *The Likely Lads* (1964), series, as Duggie - *The Black Torment* (1964), as Coachman - Tom - *Redcap* (1964), series, as Mess Sergeant - *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as Pvt. Postnikov - *Theatre 625* (1964), series, as Colonel Karl Ernst - *The System* (1964), as Alfred - *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as Greg Sutton, Za — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md) - *Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child* (1963), as Za - *The Saint* (1962), series, as German - *Out of This World* (1962), series, as Inspector Wright - *Z-Cars* (1962), series, Acting - *Serjeant Musgrave's Dance* (1961), as Dragoon Sjt. - *Drama 61-67* (1961), series, as Sgt. Dangerfield - *The Avengers* (1961), series, as Crawford, Vickers — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md) - *No Hiding Place* (1959), series, Acting - *Dixon of Dock Green* (1955), series, as Eddie Brown --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/derek-newark