John Challis

The wife of Only Fools and Horses actor John Challis says fans' outpouring of support has been "overwhelming" in the run-up to his funeral. The actor, who played Boycie in the BBC sitcom, died in September, aged 79, following a long battle with cancer. He was interred on Saturday in...

While many actors remain in constant fear of being typecast, John Challis, who has died aged 79, embraced it. Both on and off stage, he positively revelled in his long-running role as Herman Terrance Aubrey Boyce, known as “Boycie” – the shady Peckham second-hand car dealer whose character catapulted Challis to fame as one of the mainstays of John Sullivan’s hugely popular BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses. A fine character actor, who enjoyed a richly diverse roster of roles throughout the course of more than half a century in the business, Challis never ceased to find it immensely flattering...

The actor John Challis, who has died of cancer aged 79, was familiar to the many millions of viewers of John Sullivan’s long-running BBC television sitcom Only Fools and Horses (1981-2003), in which he played the used-car salesman Boycie. The series depicted the aspirations of the deluded but determined Peckham...

There is a place in Belgrade which will always carry an echo of Peckham. Deputy Mayor Goran Vesic has not yet identified the precise location - but he revealed that Serbia's capital will name a road in honour of John Challis, who played Boycie in the long-running BBC sitcom, Only Fools and Horses.

John Challis, best known for playing Boycie in BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, has died at the age of 79. His family said he died "peacefully in his sleep, after a long battle with cancer". Co-star Sir David Jason paid tribute to Challis as a "a wonderful actor" and...

John Challis, the British actor who starred in the long-running BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, died on Sunday following a battle with cancer. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Ice-T shared a tribute to the actor, noting that the two became unlikely friends on Twitter. Challis, who was planning a speaking tour until his poor health forced him to cancel, was 79.

Ice-T has paid tribute to Only Fools And Horses star John Challis who died yesterday (September 19) after suffering with cancer. The actor, known for playing second-hand car dealer Terrance Aubrey ‘Boycie’ Boyce in the BBC sitcom from 1981 to 2003 alongside David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst, was 79. Following...

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As Only Fools and Horses' smarmy businessman Boycie, John Challis played one of the most memorable characters in one of the most memorable British TV shows of all time - not to mention having one of the most memorable (if irritating) laughs. Boycie was the sneeringly superior, shiny-suited, sharp-practising second-hand...

The used-car dealer whose forecourt it would be wise to drive past at speed is a social and cultural stereotype. However, the comedy Rolls-Royce of the profession was Terrance Aubrey “Boycie” Boyce, played by John Challis, who has died aged 79. Appearing in 33 episodes of John Sullivan’s sitcom Only...

Only Fools and Horses fans are recalling some of Boycie’s most memorable scenes after it was announced actor John Challis who played him, has died at the age of 79. His family said in a statement that he died “peacefully in his sleep, after a long battle with cancer”. Challis...

John Challis, the actor who has died aged 79, won a legion of fans for his portrayal of Boycie, the dodgy secondhand-car dealer and super-snob, in the hugely popular sitcom Only Fools and Horses. Alongside David Jason’s Peckham wheeler-dealer Derek “Del Boy” Trotter in the writer John Sullivan’s creation, Challis...

On Sunday, Sept. 19, “Law & Order: SVU” star Ice-T shared his pain over a personal loss on social media. That personal loss was the death of someone he referred to as an “internet friend,” according to PopCulture. This friend is the British actor John Challis. He is best known...

The actor, known for playing Boycie in the long-running BBC comedy, had been suffering from cancer. His family said in a statement: “Our dear friend and yours, John Challis, has died peacefully in his sleep, after a long battle with cancer.”. They added: “It is with heavy hearts that we...