Derek Waring
| Derek Waring | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Derek Barton-Chapple 26 April 1927 Mill Hill, London, England, UK |
| Died | 20 February 2007 (aged 79) Petworth, West Sussex, England, UK |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Spouse(s) |
Dorothy Tutin (1964–2001) (her death) |
Derek Waring (born Derek Barton-Chapple; 26 April 1927 – 20 February 2007) was an English actor who is best remembered for playing Detective Inspector Goss in Z-Cars from 1969 to 1973. He was married to the actress Dorothy Tutin.
Derek Barton-Chapple was born in Mill Hill, London in 1927; his father was the TV pioneer Wing Commander H.J. Barton-Chapple, who had worked with John Logie Baird. Waring's brother Richard was a television comedy scriptwriter. After attending Dulwich College, Waring served with the Army in Berlin. Waring later turned down the offer of a place at St Edmund Hall, Oxford to take up a scholarship with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and then went into rep theatre. Waring's first television role was in a 1956 episode of The Jack Benny Programme. After that he appeared in many television programmes in small roles, including The Adventures of Sir Lancelot, The Adventures of Robin Hood, Ivanhoe, Dixon of Dock Green, Ghost Squad and Callan. In 1964, Waring married Dorothy Tutin, the couple had two children, Amanda and Nick, both of whom later became actors.
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