Julian Orchard
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.
Films (33)
The London Connection
1979 · Driscoll
Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978 · Hospital Clerk
That's Carry On!
1977 · Duc de Pincenay (archive footage)
The Prince and the Pauper
1977 · . St.John
Adventures of a Private Eye
1977 · Police Cyclist
Keep It Up Downstairs
1976 · Bishop
The Slipper and the Rose
1976 · Montague
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975 · Man in Tails
Man About the House
1974 · Producer
Bless This House
1972 · Tom Hobbs
Anoop and the Elephant
1972 · Mr Skinner
Carry On Henry
1971 · Duc de Pincenay
Cucumber Castle
1970 · Julian the Lord Chamberlaine
Perfect Friday
1970 · Thompson
Futtocks End
1970 · The Twit
The Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
1969 · Employer
Pickwick
1969 · Augustus Snodgrass
The Nine Ages of Nakedness
1969 · The Pharaoh (segment "The Egyptians")
Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
1969 · Red Cardinal
Iolanthe
1968 · George, Earl of Mountararat
Carry On Doctor
1967 · Fred
Follow That Camel
1967 · Doctor
Stranger in the House
1967 · Policeman (uncredited)
Don't Lose Your Head
1967 · Rake (uncredited)
Comedy Workshop: Love and Maud Carver
1964 · His Lordship / Guards Officer
Father Came Too!
1964 · Bath Salesman
A Stitch in Time
1963 · Man with Headache (uncredited)
On the Beat
1962 · Wedding Photographer (uncredited)
Kill or Cure
1962 · PC Lofthouse
Crooks Anonymous
1962 · Jeweller
Operation Stogie
1962 · Major Soames
Three on a Spree
1961 · Walker
The Great Van Robbery
1959 · Brady
Séries (10)
Dawson and Friends
1977 · Man in Pub
Happy Ever After
1974 · Discollector Proprietor
Grubstreet
1973
The Goodies
1970
Ooh La La!
1968 · Dardenboeut
The World of Beachcomber
1968 · Various Roles
The World of Wodehouse
1967 · Looney Coote
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Snug
A World Of His Own
1964
Whack-O!
1956 · Oliver Pettigrew