Acting · Whitley, Berkshire, Reading, England, UK · Born March 30, 1930
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.
MovieThe London Connection
1979
as Driscoll
MovieRevenge of the Pink Panther
1978
as Hospital Clerk
MovieThat's Carry On!
1977
as Duc de Pincenay (archive footage)
MovieThe Prince and the Pauper
1977
as . St.John
TVDawson and Friends
1977
as Man in Pub
MovieAdventures of a Private Eye
1977
as Police Cyclist
MovieKeep It Up Downstairs
1976
as Bishop
MovieThe Slipper and the Rose
1976
as Montague
MovieThe Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
as Man in Tails
MovieMan About the House
1974
as Producer
TVHappy Ever After
1974
as Discollector Proprietor
MovieBless This House
1972
as Tom Hobbs
MovieAnoop and the Elephant
1972
as Mr Skinner
MovieCarry On Henry
1971
as Duc de Pincenay
MovieCucumber Castle
1970
as Julian the Lord Chamberlaine
MoviePerfect Friday
1970
as Thompson
TVThe Goodies
1970
MovieFuttocks End
1970
as The Twit
MovieThe Magnificent Six and ½: It's Not Cricket
1969
as Employer
MoviePickwick
1969
as Augustus Snodgrass
MovieThe Nine Ages of Nakedness
1969
as The Pharaoh (segment "The Egyptians")
MovieCan Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
1969
as Red Cardinal
MovieIolanthe
1968
as George, Earl of Mountararat
TVOoh La La!
1968
as Dardenboeut
The World of Beachcomber
1968
as Various Roles
MovieCarry On Doctor
1967
as Fred
MovieFollow That Camel
1967
as Doctor
MovieStranger in the House
1967
as Policeman (uncredited)
MovieDon't Lose Your Head
1967
as Rake (uncredited)
The World of Wodehouse
1967
as Looney Coote
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Snug
A World Of His Own
1964
Comedy Workshop: Love and Maud Carver
1964
as His Lordship / Guards Officer
MovieFather Came Too!
1964
as Bath Salesman
MovieA Stitch in Time
1963
as Man with Headache (uncredited)
MovieOn the Beat
1962
as Wedding Photographer (uncredited)
MovieKill or Cure
1962
as PC Lofthouse
MovieCrooks Anonymous
1962
as Jeweller
MovieOperation Stogie
1962
as Major Soames
MovieThree on a Spree
1961
as Walker
MovieThe Great Van Robbery
1959
as Brady
TVWhack-O!
1956
as Oliver Pettigrew
