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John Challis

John Challis

Known for: Acting

Born 16/08/1942
Died 2021-09-19
Place of birth Bristol, England, UK

John Challis was an English actor best known for portraying dodgy second hand car dealer Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce in the long-running BBC television comedy series Only Fools and Horses and its sequel/spin-off The Green Green Grass.

Filmography

Play for Today Series ★ 6,6

Play for Today

Victor Mintell

1970

Doctor Who Series ★ 7,9

Doctor Who

Scorby

1963

Casualty Series ★ 6,2

Casualty

Harry

1986

Heartbeat Series ★ 7,2

Heartbeat

Stan Fraser

1992

Government Job Series ★ 7,9

Government Job

Boycie

2012

Crown Court Series ★ 5,7

Crown Court

1972

Loose Women Series ★ 3,4

Loose Women

Self

1999

Ready, Steady, Cook Series ★ 8,0

Ready, Steady, Cook

Self - Guest

1994

Last of the Summer Wine Series ★ 7,2

Last of the Summer Wine

Jeremy

1973

ITV Playhouse Series ★ 7,0

ITV Playhouse

Carstairs

1967

Z-Cars Series ★ 7,3

Z-Cars

1962

The Bill Series ★ 6,8

The Bill

1984

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip Series ★ 6,0

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip

Self - Participant

2011

The Paul O'Grady Show Series ★ 5,1

The Paul O'Grady Show

2004

Benidorm Series ★ 7,6

Benidorm

Monty

2007

The Sweeney Series ★ 8,1

The Sweeney

Skef Warren

1975

Only Fools and Horses Series ★ 8,1

Only Fools and Horses

1981

Only Fools and Horses Series ★ 8,1

Only Fools and Horses

Boycie

1981

Series ★ 4,5

The Alan Titchmarsh Show

Self

2007

ITV Saturday Night Theatre Series ★ 7,0

ITV Saturday Night Theatre

Factory Guard

1969

Thriller Series ★ 7,0

Thriller

Peter

1973

Howards' Way Series ★ 5,9

Howards' Way

Morris

1985

Softly, Softly Series ★ 7,5

Softly, Softly

1966

The New Statesman Series ★ 7,5

The New Statesman

Gen. Giray

1987

Sooty Series ★ 7,5

Sooty

Henry Witham-Smythe

2011

In Sickness and in Health Series ★ 8,1

In Sickness and in Health

The Doctor

1985

Open All Hours Series ★ 7,9

Open All Hours

Bread Man

1976

Citizen Smith Series ★ 6,8

Citizen Smith

Chief Inspector Humphreys

1977

Doctor Snuggles Series ★ 6,9

Doctor Snuggles

(voice)

1981

Brass Eye Series ★ 7,7

Brass Eye

Self

1997

Series

City '68

Hospital Doctor

1967

Wish Me Luck Series ★ 6,5

Wish Me Luck

Victor Travussini

1988

C.A.T.S. Eyes Series ★ 6,0

C.A.T.S. Eyes

1985

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers Series ★ 8,0

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

(voice)

1988

Series ★ 6,5

It's Only TV But I Like It

Self

1999

Storyboard Series ★ 8,0

Storyboard

Billy Cato

1983

The Green Green Grass Series ★ 6,9

The Green Green Grass

2005

Beau Geste Series ★ 7,0

Beau Geste

Corporal Dupré

1982

The Misfit Series ★ 9,0

The Misfit

Lofty

1970

The Legend of Robin Hood Series ★ 7,4

The Legend of Robin Hood

Castle Guard

1975

Dracula Film ★ 6,3

Dracula

Stockton-on-Tees Clerk

1974

Then Churchill Said to Me Series ★ 6,1

Then Churchill Said to Me

1993

Series ★ 5,0

Brett

1971

We Have Been Watching Series

We Have Been Watching

Self

2017

Strippers: Cars for Cash Series

Strippers: Cars for Cash

Narrator (voice)

2012

The Story of Only Fools And Horses Series ★ 7,8

The Story of Only Fools And Horses

2017

Sleepwalker Film ★ 6,5

Sleepwalker

Peter

1975

Only Fools & Horses - Miami Twice - The Movie Film

Only Fools & Horses - Miami Twice - The Movie

Boycie

1991

Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday Film ★ 8,0

Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday

Himself

2018

The Story of Only Fools and Horses Film ★ 7,0

The Story of Only Fools and Horses

2002

Scarfe's Follies Film

Scarfe's Follies

1988

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom Film ★ 8,8

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom

Scorby

1976

You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks Film ★ 5,3

You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks

Captain Peacock

2016

The Tichborne Claimant Film ★ 8,7

The Tichborne Claimant

Rous the Landlord

1999

Who Killed Lamb? Film ★ 9,0

Who Killed Lamb?

Casson

1974

Tea for Two Film ★ 6,0

Tea for Two

Jim

2015

A Turn for the Worse Film

A Turn for the Worse

(voice)

1981

Where Has Poor Mickey Gone? Film ★ 6,4

Where Has Poor Mickey Gone?

Tim

1964

Drive Carefully, Darling Film

Drive Carefully, Darling

1975

Number on End Film ★ 10,0

Number on End

Victor Mintell

1980

Before Water Lilies Film

Before Water Lilies

Harry

1981

Podshock Film

Podshock

2010

Wicked Willie Rides Again! Film

Wicked Willie Rides Again!

1991

Boycie in Belgrade Film ★ 6,0

Boycie in Belgrade

Self/Boycie

2021