My father, Andrew MacLachlan, who has died aged 77, was an actor who worked for more than 30 years in television drama, film and theatre; he also did many voiceovers. Perhaps his most famous screen moment was as the giggling guard in the Biggus Dickus scene in the 1979 Monty Python film Life of Brian. Born in Anglesey, north Wales, during the second world war, Andrew was the younger son of Violet (nee Hicks) and Geoffrey MacLachlan. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Biggus Dickus scene from Monty Python’s Life of BrianAt St Edward’s school, Oxford, Andrew formed a skiffle band, the Sidney Street Ramblers. As an occasionally out of work actor, he would be found propping up the bar with his friends in the pubs of Putney, finishing the crossword.

Source: The Guardian February 04, 2019 17:26 UTC