
John Challis
Known for Acting · 60 credits
- Born
- 1942-08-16
- Died
- 2021-09-19
- Place of birth
- Bristol, England, UK
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (41)

Doctor Who
1963
as Scorby

Casualty
1986
as Harry

Play for Today
1970
as Victor Mintell

Crown Court
1972

Heartbeat
1992
as Stan Fraser

Ready, Steady, Cook
1994
as Self - Guest

Loose Women
1999
as Self

Government Job
2012
as Boycie

Z-Cars
1962

Last of the Summer Wine
1973
as Jeremy

The Bill
1984

The Sweeney
1975
as Skef Warren

The Paul O'Grady Show
2004

Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
2011
as Self - Participant

Benidorm
2007
as Monty

ITV Playhouse
1967
as Carstairs
The Alan Titchmarsh Show
2007
as Self

Only Fools and Horses
1981
as Boycie

Thriller
1973
as Peter

Howards' Way
1985
as Morris

ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
as Factory Guard

Softly, Softly
1966

The New Statesman
1987
as Gen. Giray

C.A.T.S. Eyes
1985

In Sickness and in Health
1985
as The Doctor

Brass Eye
1997
as Self

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers
1988
as (voice)

Citizen Smith
1977
as Chief Inspector Humphreys

Sooty
2011
as Henry Witham-Smythe

Open All Hours
1976
as Bread Man

Wish Me Luck
1988
as Victor Travussini
It's Only TV But I Like It
1999
as Self

The Green Green Grass
2005

We Have Been Watching
2017
as Self
Brett
1971

The Legend of Robin Hood
1975
as Castle Guard

The Misfit
1970
as Lofty

Beau Geste
1982
as Corporal Dupré

The Story of Only Fools And Horses
2017

Strippers: Cars for Cash
2012
as Narrator (voice)

Then Churchill Said to Me
1993
Movies (19)

Dracula
1974
as Stockton-on-Tees Clerk

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom
1976
as Scorby

The Tichborne Claimant
1999
as Rous the Landlord

Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday
2018
as Himself

Scarfe's Follies
1988

The Story of Only Fools and Horses
2002

Who Killed Lamb?
1974
as Casson

Number on End
1980
as Victor Mintell

A Turn for the Worse
1981
as (voice)

Sleepwalker
1975
as Peter

Before Water Lilies
1981
as Harry

Where Has Poor Mickey Gone?
1964
as Tim

Drive Carefully, Darling
1975

You Can't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks
2016
as Captain Peacock

Wicked Willie Rides Again!
1991

Tea for Two
2015
as Jim

Only Fools & Horses - Miami Twice - The Movie
1991
as Boycie

Podshock
2010

Boycie in Belgrade
2021
as Self/Boycie
About John Challis
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. With 60 credits spanning from 1962 to 2021, John Challis has appeared in 19 films and 41 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Challis Movies
- Dracula (1974) — as Stockton-on-Tees Clerk
- Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom (1976) — as Scorby
- The Tichborne Claimant (1999) — as Rous the Landlord
- Benidorm: 10 Years on Holiday (2018) — as Himself
- Scarfe's Follies (1988)
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