262:, he was invited, with other hopefuls, to dinner by the Adjutant, Captain E.H. Goulburn. After being plied with drinks and subjected to a grilling, at which most of the cadets managed to maintain a suitable air of sycophancy, Bond was asked "So, Bond, you were an actor! Aren't all actors sh*ts?" After replying "No more than regular soldiers, sir!" – his future was assured. After the
266:
in May 1940, such was the apparent threat of invasion that the cadets were deployed in the defence of
Camberley. However, with only one Bren gun between three hundred their effectiveness must have been limited. Finally, Bond was commissioned in July 1940. Serving with 3rd Grenadiers, Bond saw action
48:
267:
in
Tunisia and on 12 December 1942 was wounded in the leg by a machine-gun bullet. Evacuated home and awarded a Military Cross in February 1943, he dined with future prime minister Harold Macmillan, who had commanded the same platoon until he was wounded in the
339:
system was the cause of a UN-backed cultural boycott), a motion urging Bond to resign was proposed, but rejected, in July 1984. He resigned when a ban on members working in South Africa became union policy after his return to the UK.
310:
written in 1954, which he took on tour in 1955. On tour in
Cardiff accidentally bumped into fellow POW from Stalag VII-A resulting in an impromptu reunion. His first drama for television was
293:
Amateur
Dramatic Society. His conventional good looks secured him a number of dramatic and light comedy roles. He made a lasting impression in the title role of the
370:
299:
684:
773:
987:
919:
777:
220:
1022:
1027:
1007:
962:
899:
851:
992:
1012:
1002:
1017:
997:
749:
247:
426:
942:
815:
410:
24:
937:
War
Memoirs, Steady, Old Man! Don't You Know There's a War on? Derek Bond, Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 1990.
657:
592:
328:
200:
576:
568:
402:
378:
881:
498:
894:
A Welsh Uncle memories of Tom Morgan 1898-1957, John Dann, FastPrint
Peterborough, 2018 pages 31-32
289:
He enjoyed a varied film, stage and television career, which began in 1938 with experience with the
720:
344:
810:
Steady, Old Man! Don't You Know There's a War on? Derek Bond, Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 1990.
536:
418:
791:
982:
977:
827:
600:
552:
506:
283:
251:
846:
A Welsh Uncle, memories of Tom Morgan 1898-1957, John Dann, FastPrint
Peterborough, 2018,
8:
910:
Steady, Old Man! Don't you know Know There's a War On? Leo Cooper, London, 1990 page 139
608:
490:
20:
832:
796:
767:
646:
560:
474:
442:
386:
263:
28:
957:
938:
895:
847:
811:
755:
745:
362:
351:, London, and was survived by his third wife Annie, a son, a daughter and a stepson.
235:
863:
689:
482:
316:
259:
246:, where his education marked him out for officer training, and he was duly sent to
701:
331:
for a tempestuous period during the 1980s. Because of his intention to perform in
544:
528:
458:
450:
255:
199:(26 January 1920 – 15 October 2006) was a British actor. He was President of the
693:
653:
The
Passenger (1971) - Colonel Reams - (two appearances in three-part thriller)
584:
466:
394:
321:
294:
196:
971:
434:
759:
639:
520:
332:
276:
243:
239:
268:
79:
953:
336:
224:
343:
Derek Bond was married three times. He died on 15 October 2006, at
290:
275:
in the summer of 1944, and spent the last few months of the war in
272:
216:
47:
348:
280:
212:
75:
864:"Derek Bond – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie"
228:
98:
735:
733:
306:
As well as acting, he wrote a number of scripts; a stage play
19:
This article is about the actor. For the
Anglican bishop, see
730:
742:
Steady, old man! : don't you know there's a war on?
739:
884:. 24 October 2006 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
623:
969:
772:: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
688:(online ed.). Oxford University Press.
682:"Bond, Derek William Douglas (1920–2006)".
502:(1954) – Max (segment "Wedding Gift" story)
250:As an officer cadet Bond trained alongside
776:) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
46:
715:
713:
711:
826:
790:
685:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
354:
988:British Army personnel of World War II
970:
708:
677:
675:
327:He was president of the actors' union
211:Bond was born on 26 January 1920 in
672:
13:
925:. Kelly Publications, 2003: p. 211
618:(1998) – Shooter (final film role)
206:
14:
1039:
947:
556:(1960) – Roberts / Roger Crawshaw
470:(1952) – Sir Christopher Lenhurst
221:Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School
162: 1970, divorced)
138: 1942, divorced)
1023:Recipients of the Military Cross
922:Armchair Theatre: The Lost Years
740:Bond, Derek, 1920-2006. (1995).
23:. For the theatre director, see
1028:Military personnel from Glasgow
932:
913:
904:
888:
836:. 9 February 1943. p. 744.
624:Selected television appearances
406:(1948) – Lt. Comdr. Nigel Winan
242:soon after the outbreak of the
180:
159:
135:
1008:English male television actors
874:
856:
840:
820:
804:
784:
1:
665:
414:(1948) – Captain L.E.G. Oates
27:. For the British rower, see
25:Derek Bond (theatre director)
800:. 2 July 1940. p. 4080.
702:UK public library membership
588:(1966) – Maj. R. E. Bartlett
390:(1947) – Lord Richard Ilbury
7:
258:.Opting to transfer to the
10:
1044:
993:Coldstream Guards soldiers
577:Secrets of a Windmill Girl
379:The Loves of Joanna Godden
374:(1947) – Nicholas Nickleby
194:Derek William Douglas Bond
62:Derek William Douglas Bond
18:
1013:Grenadier Guards officers
1003:English male stage actors
612:(1975) – Power boat owner
580:(1966) – Inspector Thomas
114:
106:
87:
57:
45:
38:
16:British actor (1920–2006)
1018:Male actors from Glasgow
998:English male film actors
320:in 1968 and directed by
572:(1964) – Douglas Leslie
524:(1956) – John Mansfield
478:(1952) – Robert Bentley
438:(1949) – Saturday Keith
430:(1949) – Diego de Arana
694:10.1093/ref:odnb/97443
596:(1971) – Lord Charnley
516:(1955) – Robert Parker
494:(1954) – Arthur Walker
462:(1952) – David Anthony
454:(1951) – Duncan McLeod
411:Scott of the Antarctic
398:(1948) – Richard Faber
382:(1947) – Martin Trevor
604:(1974) – Bank manager
593:When Eight Bells Toll
548:(1958) – Paul Seymour
532:(1957) – John Marsden
422:(1949) – Andrew Scott
314:, produced for ITV's
271:. He was captured in
234:Bond enlisted in the
52:Publicity still, 1947
721:Obituary: Derek Bond
601:Intimate Reflections
446:(1950) – Tim Shields
427:Christopher Columbus
355:Selected filmography
345:St George's Hospital
252:Patrick Leigh Fermor
540:(1958) – Sgt. Kirby
514:Three Cornered Fate
499:Tale of Three Women
491:Stranger from Venus
366:(1946) – Lt. Harley
203:from 1984 to 1986.
21:Derek Bond (bishop)
963:The Times Obituary
833:The London Gazette
797:The London Gazette
561:Saturday Night Out
510:(1954) – The Laird
443:Tony Draws a Horse
264:Dunkirk evacuation
201:trade union Equity
29:Derek Bond (rower)
727:, 8 November 2006
700:(Subscription or
371:Nicholas Nickleby
363:The Captive Heart
300:Nicholas Nickleby
236:Coldstream Guards
191:
190:
107:Years active
1035:
926:
920:White, Leonard.
917:
911:
908:
902:
900:978-178456-597-8
892:
886:
885:
878:
872:
871:
860:
854:
852:978-178456-597-8
844:
838:
837:
824:
818:
808:
802:
801:
788:
782:
781:
771:
763:
737:
728:
717:
706:
705:
697:
679:
483:Trouble in Store
317:Armchair Theatre
312:Unscheduled Stop
260:Grenadier Guards
244:Second World War
184:
182:
163:
161:
139:
137:
94:
71:
69:
50:
36:
35:
1043:
1042:
1038:
1037:
1036:
1034:
1033:
1032:
968:
967:
950:
935:
930:
929:
918:
914:
909:
905:
893:
889:
880:
879:
875:
862:
861:
857:
845:
841:
825:
821:
809:
805:
789:
785:
765:
764:
752:
744:. Ulverscroft.
738:
731:
719:Gavin Gaughan
718:
709:
699:
681:
680:
673:
668:
626:
621:
545:Stormy Crossing
486:(1953) – Gerald
475:Love's a Luxury
459:Distant Trumpet
451:The Quiet Woman
357:
335:(the country's
256:Iain Moncreiffe
209:
207:Life and career
187:
186:
183: 1977)
178:
174:
165:
157:
153:
150:
141:
133:
129:
126:
110:1938–1998
102:
96:
92:
91:15 October 2006
83:
73:
72:26 January 1920
67:
65:
64:
63:
53:
41:
32:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1041:
1031:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
966:
965:
960:
949:
948:External links
946:
934:
931:
928:
927:
912:
903:
887:
873:
855:
839:
819:
803:
783:
750:
729:
707:
670:
669:
667:
664:
663:
662:
654:
651:
643:
633:
632:(co-presenter)
630:Picture Parade
625:
622:
620:
619:
613:
605:
597:
589:
585:Press for Time
581:
573:
569:Wonderful Life
565:
557:
549:
541:
533:
525:
517:
511:
503:
495:
487:
479:
471:
467:The Hour of 13
463:
455:
447:
439:
431:
423:
415:
407:
403:The Weaker Sex
399:
395:Broken Journey
391:
383:
375:
367:
358:
356:
353:
322:Toby Robertson
297:production of
295:Ealing Studios
219:. He attended
208:
205:
189:
188:
176:
172:
171:
170:
169:
155:
151:
148:
147:
146:
145:
131:
127:
124:
123:
122:
121:
118:
116:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
97:
95:(aged 86)
89:
85:
84:
74:
61:
59:
55:
54:
51:
43:
42:
39:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1040:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
975:
973:
964:
961:
959:
955:
952:
951:
945:
944:
940:
924:
923:
916:
907:
901:
897:
891:
883:
877:
869:
865:
859:
853:
849:
843:
835:
834:
829:
823:
817:
813:
807:
799:
798:
793:
787:
779:
775:
769:
761:
757:
753:
751:0-7089-3216-9
747:
743:
736:
734:
726:
722:
716:
714:
712:
703:
695:
691:
687:
686:
678:
676:
671:
660:
659:
655:
652:
649:
648:
644:
641:
637:
634:
631:
628:
627:
617:
614:
611:
610:
606:
603:
602:
598:
595:
594:
590:
587:
586:
582:
579:
578:
574:
571:
570:
566:
564:(1964) – Paul
563:
562:
558:
555:
554:
550:
547:
546:
542:
539:
538:
534:
531:
530:
526:
523:
522:
518:
515:
512:
509:
508:
504:
501:
500:
496:
493:
492:
488:
485:
484:
480:
477:
476:
472:
469:
468:
464:
461:
460:
456:
453:
452:
448:
445:
444:
440:
437:
436:
432:
429:
428:
424:
421:
420:
416:
413:
412:
408:
405:
404:
400:
397:
396:
392:
389:
388:
384:
381:
380:
376:
373:
372:
368:
365:
364:
360:
359:
352:
350:
346:
341:
338:
334:
330:
325:
323:
319:
318:
313:
309:
308:Akin to Death
304:
302:
301:
296:
292:
287:
285:
282:
278:
274:
270:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
232:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
204:
202:
198:
195:
168:
167:
144:
143:
120:
119:
117:
113:
109:
105:
100:
90:
86:
81:
77:
60:
56:
49:
44:
37:
34:
30:
26:
22:
936:
933:Bibliography
921:
915:
906:
890:
882:"Derek Bond"
876:
867:
858:
842:
831:
822:
806:
795:
786:
741:
725:The Guardian
724:
683:
656:
645:
640:Tommy Cooper
635:
629:
615:
607:
599:
591:
583:
575:
567:
559:
551:
543:
537:Gideon's Day
535:
529:Rogue's Yarn
527:
521:High Terrace
519:
513:
505:
497:
489:
481:
473:
465:
457:
449:
441:
433:
425:
417:
409:
401:
393:
385:
377:
369:
361:
342:
333:South Africa
326:
315:
311:
307:
305:
298:
288:
277:Stalag VII-A
240:British Army
233:
210:
193:
192:
173:Annie Glover
93:(2006-10-15)
33:
983:2006 deaths
978:1920 births
828:"No. 35898"
792:"No. 34888"
387:Uncle Silas
149:Gail Miller
80:Lanarkshire
972:Categories
954:Derek Bond
943:0850520460
816:0850520460
704:required.)
666:References
435:Poet's Pub
248:Sandhurst.
166:(1 child)
142:(1 child)
82:, Scotland
68:1920-01-26
40:Derek Bond
768:cite book
636:Cooperama
419:Marry Me!
337:apartheid
269:Great War
225:Hampstead
125:Ann Grace
101:, England
868:AllMovie
760:60103318
658:Thriller
553:The Hand
507:Svengali
303:(1947).
291:Finchley
284:POW camp
281:Bavarian
273:Florence
217:Scotland
642:, 1966)
616:Visions
609:Hijack!
349:Tooting
238:of the
213:Glasgow
185:
177:
164:
156:
152:
140:
132:
128:
115:Spouses
76:Glasgow
941:
898:
850:
814:
758:
748:
698:
661:(1974)
650:(1969)
647:Callan
638:(with
329:Equity
229:London
99:London
179:(
175:
158:(
154:
134:(
130:
958:IMDb
939:ISBN
896:ISBN
848:ISBN
812:ISBN
778:link
774:link
756:OCLC
746:ISBN
279:, a
254:and
88:Died
58:Born
956:at
690:doi
347:in
231:.
223:in
974::
866:.
830:.
794:.
770:}}
766:{{
754:.
732:^
723:,
710:^
674:^
324:.
286:.
227:,
215:,
197:MC
181:m.
160:m.
136:m.
78:,
870:.
780:)
762:.
696:.
692::
70:)
66:(
31:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
