Charles Raymond Dyer (7 July 1928 – 23 January 2021) was an English playwright, actor and screenwriter.
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Life and career
His first appearance was in 1948, at the Whitehall Theatre. His first play "Who On Earth", was published in 1953.
He died in January 2021 at the age of 92.
Theatre
1948: Clubs Are Sometimes Trumps
1951: Who on Earth?
1953: Turtle in the Soup
1954: Jovial Parasite
1955: Single Ticket to Mars
1956: Wanted, One Body!
1956: Time, Murderer, Please
1957: Poison in Jest
1959: Prelude to Fury
1960: Red Cabbage and Kings
1962: La Crécelle (Rattle of a Simple Man)
1964: Gorillas Drink Milk
1966: Staircase, the French adaptation L'Escalier inspired Jean Poiret to write the comic play La Cage aux Folles
1971: Mother Adam
1975: A Hot Godly Wind
1980: Futility Rites
1983: Lovers Dancing
Filmography
Scriptwriter
1964: Rattle of a Simple Man directed by Muriel Box
1965: The Knack ...and How to Get It, directed by Richard Lester
1969: Staircase by Stanley Donen, adapted from his own theatre play, and originating the later comedy La Cage aux folles by Jean Poiret
1974: La Crécelle (TV) by Roger Kahane
Actor
1963: The Mouse on the Moon (film)
1964: Rattle of a Simple Man from Muriel Box: Chalky
1964: A Christmas Night with the Stars (TV)
1965: The Knack ...and How to Get It (The Knack ... and How to Get It) by Richard Lester: The man in the photo booth
1967: How I won the war (How I Won the War) by Richard Lester: The man in the pants