Derek Ralph Smee was a British character actor, born circa 1933 who died in London on June 3rd 2014. In addition to a prolific television career he made many stage appearances, including in Jean Anouilh's 'Colombe', Farquahar's 'The Recruiting Officer' and Pinero's 'The Magistrate'. He compiled a personal archive detailing his stage work from 1950 to 1999, which was donated to the Victoria & Albert Museum's Performance and Theatre Department and may also be accessed via archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb71/-thm/451