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Wikidata: Item Q925756, en:Wikipedia 
- English comedic actor
Deryck was born in 1914. He was the son of Samuel Phipps Guyler and Elsie Evelyn Stewart Bower. Derrick's birth was registered in the Apr-May-Jun quarter of 1914 in the Birkenhead district. They were the child of Bower.[1]
He attended Liverpool College and originally planned a career in the Church of England, having studied theology for a year. In the 1930s, he joined the Liverpool Repertory Theatre and performed in numerous productions. 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, in 1942, the BBC's Drama and Repertory company.
He made a niche for himself as a comedic character actor with small roles in British films and as guest actor on radio and television comedy shows. He was a regular cast member of BBC comedy series Please Sir and Sykes.
Deryck married Margaret M McConnell in Jul/Sep 1941 in London, England.[2] She was better known as "Paddy Lennox" from the three-sister variety harmony act the Lennox Sisters. They had two sons, Peter and Christopher.
He passed away in Australia in 1999 and was buried at Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Holland Park West, Brisbane City.
Find A Grave: Memorial #22329
Sources
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Birth Registration:
"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
citing Birth Registration, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England
FamilySearch Record: 2F5Y-CX4 (accessed 21 March 2024)
Derrick B Guyler birth registered Apr-May-Jun 1914 in Birkenhead, child of Bower. - ↑
Marriage Registration:
"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
citing UK General Register Office. Page: 591
FamilySearch Record: QV8P-S5HB (accessed 21 March 2024)
Deryck B Guyler marriage to Margaret M McConnell registered from Jul 1941 to Sep 1941 in London, England, United Kingdom.
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0349899/ - filmography