Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1930-03-30
Day of Death
1979-06-21
Place of Birth
Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK
Julian Orchard
Biography
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.
Filmography (33)
The London Connection
1979
Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978
That's Carry On!
1977
The Prince and the Pauper
1977
Adventures of a Private Eye
1977
Keep It Up Downstairs
1976
The Slipper and the Rose
1976
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
Man About the House
1974
Bless This House
1972
Anoop and the Elephant
1972
Carry On Henry
1971
Cucumber Castle
1970
Perfect Friday
1970
