Derek Partridge

Derek Partridge
Born	(1935-06-29) 29 June 1935 London, England, UK
Occupation	TV spokesman and narrator

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

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.

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. 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, 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.

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 Nazi war planes killing all aboard including actor Leslie Howard. Partridge was a child at the time, and had given up his seat, along with that of his traveling companion, on Flight 777 to let Howard fly in their place.

Filmography

Film

• Incident at Midnight (1963)
• King & Country (1964)
• The High Bright Sun (released as McGuire, Go Home! in the US) (1964)
• Where the Spies Are (1965)
• Thunderball (1965)
• The Murder Game (1965)
• The Killing of Sister George (1968)
• The Ivory Ape (1980)
• Savage Harvest (1981)
• My Tutor (1983)
• Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn (2015) – narrator

Television

• Studio 4 (1962)
• Dixon of Dock Green (1962)
• The Two-Seater Bachelor Days (1963)
• ITV Television Playhouse (1963)
• A Matter of Espionage (1963)
• More Faces of Jim (1963)
• First Night (1963)
• Medal for a Turned Coat (1963)
• Espionage (1963)
• The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1963–64)
• The Verdict (1964)
• Diary of a Young Man (1964)
• Night Train to Surbiton (1965)
• Star Trek, "Plato's Stepchildren" episode (1968)
• Frankly Partridge – host of show (1970s)
• The Kwhizz Kids – host of show (1970s)
• Remington Steele (1983)
• R.S.V.P. (1984)
• T.J. Hooker (1985)
• Dallas (1986)
• Hunter (1987)
• Divorce Court (1987)
• Pagent vs Pagent (1987)
• Murder, She Wrote (1989)
• The Hidden Truth (1993) – host of special
• The Naked Truth (1993) – host of special
• Single & Searching: How to Find the Perfect Person for You (2002)
• The Indie Pendant (2004)
• Star Wars Rebels (2015)

External links

• Derekpartridge.com
• Derek Partridge at the Internet Movie Database