Derek Murcott

Last updated 05 March 2013

Acting Credits
Crito: The Time Monster	2 credits in 1 entry

Derek Murcott

Born: Thu 9th April 1925
Died: Tue 10th June 2008 (age: 83)

Derek Murcott played Crito in the Doctor Who serial The Time Monster.

Also worked on Eat and Run, The Equalizer, Simon & Simon, Too Much Oregano, Tenspeed and Brown Shoe, Disneyland, B.J. and the Bear, Charlie's Angels, The Rockford Files, The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, Sextette, The Kentucky Fried Movie, McCloud, Harry O, The Tomorrow People, The Upper Crusts, Doctor at Large, Please Sir!, Special Branch, ITV Playhouse, The Champions, Escape, No Hiding Place, Cluff, Detective, Martin Chuzzlewit, Sin You Sinners, BBC Sunday-Night Theatre

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