Derek Anthony Beckley was an English actor. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Beckley went on to carve out a career on film and television throughout the 1960s and 1970s, often playing villainous roles, as well as being a veteran of numerous stage productions.
Beckley in The Italian Job (1969)
Chimes at Midnight is a 1966 period comedy-drama film written, directed by and starring Orson Welles. The film's plot centres on William Shakespeare's recurring character Sir John Falstaff and the father–son relationship he has with Prince Hal, who must choose between loyalty to his father, King Henry IV, and Falstaff. The English-language film was an international co-production of Spain, France, and Switzerland.
U.S. theatrical release poster
Orson Welles in Spain while shooting Chimes at Midnight c. 1964
Orson Welles in Chimes at Midnight
Eduard von Grützner's Falstaff with big wine jar and cup shows the traditional jolly and comical depiction of Falstaff that Welles rejected.