Julian Orchard
Actor
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
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
as Man in Tails 1975
Carry On Doctor
as Fred 1967
Carry On Henry
as Duc de Pincenay 1971
Don't Lose Your Head
as Rake (uncredited) 1967
The Prince and the Pauper
as . St.John 1977
The Slipper and the Rose
as Montague 1976
Follow That Camel
as Doctor 1967
A Stitch in Time
as Man with Headache (uncredited) 1963
On the Beat
as Wedding Photographer (uncredited) 1962
Perfect Friday
as Thompson 1970
Bless This House
as Tom Hobbs 1972
Crooks Anonymous
as Jeweller 1962
That's Carry On!
as Duc de Pincenay (archive footage) 1977
Adventures of a Private Eye
as Police Cyclist 1977
Man About the House
as Producer 1974
Father Came Too!
as Bath Salesman 1964