---
name: "Roy Holder"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/roy-holder"
fi1m_id: "roy-holder"
imdb_id: "nm0390332"
tmdb_id: 24709
wikidata_id: "Q7372960"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "15 June 1946"
died: "12 November 2021"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-07T14:31:24.421813+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."
---

# Roy Holder

## Identity

Roy Holder

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/roy-holder
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** roy-holder
- **IMDb ID:** nm0390332
- **TMDB ID:** 24709
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7372960
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Holder, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7372960, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0390332/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24709

Actor. Born 15 June 1946 in Birmingham, England, UK. Died 12 November 2021.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 June 1946, Birmingham, England, UK
- **Died:** 12 November 2021
- **Active:** 1968–2011
- **Average Fi1m score:** 71, as actor, over 6 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 75 (1), 1990s 88 (1), 2000s 74 (2), 2010s 58 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 64 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 6, History 2, Romance 2, Action 1, Adventure 1, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $663m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Holder, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7372960, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0390332/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24709

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!*](https://film.one/film/kenneth-williams-fantabulosa.md) (65)

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## Biography

Roy Holder was an English actor. Born on 15 June 1946 in Birmingham, he began his career as a teenager with a role in the 1961 film *Whistle Down the Wind*. He later appeared in Franco Zeffirelli's *The Taming of the Shrew* (1967) and played Peter in Zeffirelli's *Romeo and Juliet* (1968).

Holder's other film credits include *The Land That Time Forgot* (1974), *Pride & Prejudice* (2005) as Mr Hill, *Robin Hood* (2010) as Gaffer Tom and *War Horse* (2011) as Fred Goddard. On television he played Frank in the sitcom *Sorry!* (1981–1988), appeared in *Doctor Who* and *EastEnders*, and took the role of Workman in the 2006 drama *Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!*. He died on 9 November 2021.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, comedy.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *War Horse* (2011), Fi1m 62, as Fred Goddard — [page](https://film.one/film/war-horse.md)
- *Robin Hood* (2010), Fi1m 55, as Gaffer Tom — [page](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-2010.md)
- *Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!* (2006), Fi1m 65, as Workman — [page](https://film.one/film/kenneth-williams-fantabulosa.md)
- *Pride & Prejudice* (2005), Fi1m 82, as Mr. Hill — [page](https://film.one/film/pride-and-prejudice-2005.md)
- *Pride and Prejudice* (1995), Fi1m 88, as Hodge — [page](https://film.one/tv/pride-and-prejudice.md)
- *Romeo and Juliet* (1968), Fi1m 75, as Peter — [page](https://film.one/film/romeo-and-juliet-1968.md)

## Complete filmography (60)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *War Horse* (2011), as Fred Goddard — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/war-horse.md)
- *Robin Hood* (2010), as Gaffer Tom — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-2010.md)
- *Law & Order: UK* (2009), series, Actor
- *Sense and Sensibility* (2008), series, as Thomas
- *Kenneth Williams: Fantabulosa!* (2006), as Workman — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/kenneth-williams-fantabulosa.md)
- *All About George* (2005), series, Actor
- *Pride & Prejudice* (2005), as Mr. Hill — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/pride-and-prejudice-2005.md)
- *Tooth* (2004), as Garbage Man
- *Keen Eddie* (2003), series, Actor
- *Waking the Dead* (2001), series, as Mr Flynn
- *Pride and Prejudice* (1995), series, as Hodge, Hodge, the gardener — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/pride-and-prejudice.md)
- *Bugs* (1995), series, as Raymond
- *Outside Edge* (1994), series, as Fred
- *Blue Heaven* (1992), series, as Jeff
- *Billy Webb's Amazing Story* (1991), series, as PC Griffiths
- *The Upper Hand* (1990), series, as Bernie
- *Precious Bane* (1989), as Callard
- *Star Cops* (1987), series, as Daniel Larwood
- *Eh Brian! It's A Whopper* (1984), series, as Potty
- *The Bill* (1984), series, Actor
- *The Invisible Man* (1984), series, as Sandy Wadgers
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, as Shinwell Johnson
- *Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani* (1984), as Krelper
- *Sorry!* (1981), series, as Frank
- *C₂H₅OH* (1980), Actor
- *Time of My Life* (1980), series, as Robber Driver
- *Terry and June* (1979), series, as Milkman
- *Spearhead* (1978), series, as Sergeant Bilinski
- *Pennies from Heaven* (1978), series, as Bert
- *Jesus of Nazareth* (1977), series, as Enoch
- *Trial by Combat* (1976), as William Renfield
- *Angels* (1975), series, Actor
- *The Land That Time Forgot* (1974), as Plesser
- *Happy Ever After* (1974), series, as Milkman
- *Centre Play* (1973), series, as Doug
- *Psychomania* (1973), as Bertram
- *All Our Saturdays* (1973), series, as Trevor Fish
- *Crown Court* (1972), series, as Barney Skelhorn
- *£60 Single, £100 Return* (1971), as Des
- *Ace of Wands* (1970), series, as Chas Diamond, The Jack
- *Loot* (1970), as Hal
- *The Virgin Soldiers* (1969), as Fenwick
- *Tom Grattan's War* (1968), series, as Christopher
- *Romeo and Juliet* (1968), as Peter — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/romeo-and-juliet-1968.md)
- *Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush* (1968), as Arthur
- *ITV Playhouse* (1967), series, as Private Mills
- *The Taming of the Shrew* (1967), as Biondello
- *Othello* (1965), as Clown
- *The Wednesday Play* (1964), series, as Cass
- *Murder Ahoy* (1964), as Petty Officer Lamb
- *Story Parade* (1964), series, as Henry Jakes
- *Doctor Who* (1963), series, as Krelper — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)
- *Sergeant Cork* (1963), series, as Dick
- *Term of Trial* (1962), as Thompson
- *Suspense* (1962), series, Actor
- *Steptoe and Son* (1962), series, as Bernie Mellish — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/steptoe-and-son.md)
- *Z-Cars* (1962), series, Actor
- *Whistle Down the Wind* (1961), as Jackie Greenwood
- *Armchair Theatre* (1956), series, as Willie
- *Dixon of Dock Green* (1955), series, as Gordon Brown

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