Richard Mayes

Derek Leonard Richard Mayes was an English stage, film and television actor. He trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. A well-known face on British television, he was primarily a theatrical actor, described by The Stage as "an RSC stalwart." He appeared in many roles on stage and small screen, including roles in Doctor Who and as Jedediah Dingle in Emmerdale. He suffered a stroke in 2004. ^{Richard Mayes, English actor (d. 2006)}

26 December 1922

Born on the same birth day (26 December): Ahmed Barusso • Frank Swift • James T. Conway • Joe Alexander • Johann Georg Pisendel • John Walsh (television host) • José Yves Limantour • Marguerite Churchill • Mirko Kovač (writer) • Norm Ullman • Todd Dunivant

Born in the same month (December 1922): Dilip Kumar • Don Robertson (songwriter) • Eamonn Andrews • Esther Lederberg • John Brunt • Len Lesser • Lionel Bowen • Little Joe Cook • Maila Nurmi • Nikolay Basov • Redd Foxx