Julian Orchard

Known for ActingBorn 1930-03-30Died 1979-06-21Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK

Orchard was educated at Shrewsbury School and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He appeared as the flamboyant Duke of Montague, a cousin of Prince Edward, in the Cinderella film, The Slipper and the Rose (1976). He had a regular slot on Spike Milligan's The World of Beachcomber, a TV version of the "Beachcomber" pieces by J. B. Morton, appearing as the poet Roland Milk. His customary role was that of a gangling and effete – and sometimes effeminate – dandy. He played Snodgrass in the TV musical Pickwick for the BBC in 1969, and appeared in several of the comedy Carry On films and the sex comedy Adventures of a Private Eye (1977).[3] He appeared on BBC television as the "Minister for the Arts" in the episode of The Goodies entitled "Culture for the Masses"; and as one of the "mechanicals" in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. He played teacher Mr Oliver Pettigrew in the TV series Whack-O! in 1971 (the role having been created by Arthur Howard in 1956–60). He played Cornelius Button in the 1971 London Weekend Television children's serial Grasshopper Island as an eccentric grasshopper expert who had lived on Grasshopper Island for many years.Read more

Movies & web series

Ooh La La!

The World of Beachcomber

Anoop and the Elephant

The London Connection

On the Beat

The Goodies

A Stitch in Time

Dawson and Friends

The Slipper and the Rose

Whack-O!

Don't Lose Your Head

Revenge of the Pink Panther

Carry On Doctor

Bless This House

Cucumber Castle

Three on a Spree

Perfect Friday

The Prince and the Pauper

Carry On Henry

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

Crooks Anonymous

A World Of His Own

Operation Stogie

Futtocks End

That's Carry On!

Follow That Camel

Father Came Too!

Kill or Cure

Stranger in the House

BBC Play of the Month

The Great Van Robbery

Man About the House

Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?

Adventures of a Private Eye

Keep It Up Downstairs

The Nine Ages of Nakedness

Pickwick

The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket

Iolanthe

The World of Wodehouse

Comedy Workshop: Love and Maud Carver