Deceased

When Did John Challis Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 79

GenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn16/08/1942Born inBristol, England, UKDied19/09/2021WikidataQ6225639 ↗TMDb#1212717 ↗

John Spurley Challis was an English actor. He had an extensive theatre and television career but is best known for portraying Terrance Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce in the long-running BBC Television sitcom Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003) and its sequel/spin-off The Green Green Grass (2005–2009), as well as Monty Staines from the seventh series onwards in the ITV sitcom Benidorm (2015–2018).

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Filmography43 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2012	Government JobSeries	Boycie	70
2011	Celebrity Antiques Road TripSeries	Self - Participant	69
2011	SootySeries	Henry Witham-Smythe	69
2007	BenidormSeries	Monty	65
2007	The Alan Titchmarsh ShowSeries	Self	65
2004	The Paul O'Grady ShowSeries	—	62
2000	Five Seconds to SpareMovie	Shopping Centre Manager	58
1999	Loose WomenSeries	Self	57
1999	It's Only TV But I Like ItSeries	Self	57
1997	Brass EyeSeries	Self	55
1994	Ready, Steady, CookSeries	Self - Guest	52
1992	HeartbeatSeries	Stan Fraser	50
1991	Noel's House PartySeries	Boycie	49
1988	The Modern World: Ten Great WritersSeries	(voice)	46
1987	The New StatesmanSeries	Gen. Giray	45
1986	CasualtySeries	Harry	44
1985	Howards' WaySeries	Morris	43
1985	In Sickness and in HealthSeries	The Doctor	43
1985	C.A.T.S. EyesSeries	—	43
1984	The BillSeries	—	42
1984	The Laughter ShowSeries	Actor	42
1983	StoryboardSeries	Billy Cato	41
1982	Beau GesteSeries	Corporal Dupré	40
1981	Only Fools and HorsesSeries	Boycie	39
1981	Before Water LiliesMovie	Harry	39
1980	Juliet BravoSeries	Taylor	38
1977	Citizen SmithSeries	Chief Inspector Humphreys	35
1976	Open All HoursSeries	Bread Man	34
1975	The SweeneySeries	Skef Warren	33
1975	The Legend of Robin HoodSeries	Castle Guard	33
1974	DraculaMovie	Stockton-on-Tees Clerk	32
1974	Who Killed Lamb?Movie	Casson	32
1973	Last of the Summer WineSeries	Jeremy	31
1973	ThrillerSeries	Peter	31
1972	Crown CourtSeries	—	30
1970	Play for TodaySeries	Victor Mintell	28
1970	The MisfitSeries	Lofty	28
1969	ITV Saturday Night TheatreSeries	Factory Guard	27
1969	Big Breadwinner HogSeries	1st Operative	27
1967	ITV PlayhouseSeries	Carstairs	25
1967	City '68Series	Hospital Doctor	25
1963	Doctor WhoSeries	Scorby	21
1962	Z-CarsSeries	—	20