Derek Sydney

Derek Sydney was born on Jan 11, 1920 in UK. Derek Sydney's big-screen debut came with Captain Horatio Hornblower directed by Raoul Walsh in 1951, strarring Capt. Elliott (uncredited). Derek Sydney is known for The Champions directed by Cyril Frankel, Stuart Damon stars as Craig Stirling and Alexandra Bastedo as Sharron Macready. The upcoming new movie Derek Sydney plays is Carry on Up the Khyber which will be released on Dec 12, 1968.

Derek Sydney was awarded an Alexander Korda Scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. He went on to perform in hundreds of theater, film and video dramas. He retired in 1990 from the British Actors Equity. Mr. Sydney was a part-time resident of San Marcos and part-time resident of London. He was recently nominated as "Volunteer of the Year" by the Actors Alliance of San Diego and honored at the ATAR Awards 2000 by the San Diego Performing Arts League.