Deryck Guyler

Deryck Guyler

Actor

Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK
April 29, 1914

Biography

Guyler was born in Wallasey on the Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, and brought up on the other side of the River Mersey in Liverpool, Lancashire, where his father was a jeweller. He attended Liverpool College and originally planned a career in the church. During the Second World War he was called up and joined the RAF Police but was later invalided from service, whereupon he joined Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) and then (on 4 May 1942) the BBC's Drama and Repertory company in Manchester.

Photo

Deryck Guyler 1
Deryck Guyler 2

Representative Works

A Hard Day's Night
A Hard Day's Night
7.3
/ English
Carry On Doctor
Carry On Doctor
6.5
/ English
The Plank
The Plank
7.4
/ English
The Big Job
The Big Job
6.7
/ English
The Fast Lady
The Fast Lady
5.8
/ English
Mad About Men
Mad About Men
6.5
/ English
Nurse on Wheels
Nurse on Wheels
6.1
/ English
Please Sir!
Please Sir!
5.7
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

A Hard Day's Night
1964Nominee

Best Performance

A Hard Day's Night

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975Nominee

Best Performance

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

Carry On Doctor
1967Nominee

Best Performance

Carry On Doctor

Career Highlights

The Wrong Arm of the Law
1963Highlight

Best Performance

The Wrong Arm of the Law

The Plank
1979Highlight

Best Performance

The Plank