John Spurley Challis (16 August 1942 – 17 September 2021) was an English actor. He had an extensive theatre and television career but is best known for portraying Herman Aubrey "Boycie" Boyce in the long-running BBC Television sitcom Only Fools and Horses (1981–2003) and its sequel/spin-off The Green Green Grass (2005–2009), as well as Monty Staines from the seventh series onwards in the ITV sitcom Benidorm (2015–2018). Challis was an established stage actor, making appearances for companies including the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. More about John Challis
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John Spurley Challis was born on 16 August 1942 at St Andrews Nursing Home Clifton, Bristol, England. An only child, his family moved to Southeast London when he was one year old. He grew up in Epsom, after the family moved to Surrey. Challis attended the state boarding Ottershaw School near Woking, Surrey. His father, Alec, was a civil servant at the Admiralty; his mother, Joan (née Harden), was a drama teacher and keen participant in amateur dramatics.In total, we tracked 115 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of John Challis (Only Fools And Horses John Challis Signed Royal Mail Picture 165/250 OFAH) was sold in March 2021 for £461.01 while the cheapest item (JOHN CHALLIS ( 'ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES') SIGNED ALBUM PAGE + THEATRE PROGRAMME) found a new owner for £0.99 in October 2023. The month with the most items sold (5) was November 2023 with an average selling price of £8.50 for an autographed item of John Challis. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2021 with £37.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.50 was September 2020. In average, an autographed item from John Challis is worth £8.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of John Challis were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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BEING BOYCE John Challis SIGNED Paperback Illustrated Wigmore 2018 - N10 | £9.99 | ||
BEING BOYCIE by JOHN CHALLIS - signed by the author (iSB3187) | £9.99 | ||
BEING BOYCIE John Challis memoir Wigmore 2011 paperback signed + bookmark | £19.95 | ||
Being Boycie John Challis P/back Book *Signed* Only Fools & Horses David Jason | £5.87 | ||
John Challis *Signed* 'Being Boycie' - Autobiography Book 2011 Unread | £8.50 | ||
John Challis 1942-2021 *Signed* 'Being Boycie' - Autobiography Book [2011] | £8.50 | ||
John Challis being Boycie signed book | £14.00 | ||
john challis being boycie signed paperback biography | £14.99 | ||
John Challis. Being Boycie. Paperback 2018. SIGNED! (Only Fools & Horses) | £4.00 | ||
Signed Being Boycie by John Challis Only Fools and Horses Book | £24.95 |