Autographs of John Challis
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 Terrance 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.
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 a year old. He grew up in Epsom, after the family moved to Tadworth in 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.
After leaving school, he worked as a trainee estate agent, before he "ran away with the Argyle Theatre for Youth".
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The most expensive item with a signature of John Challis (Only Fools And Horses Double Signed By David Jason And John Challis) was sold in December 2025 for £771.70 while the cheapest item (Photo from Only Fools and Horses signed by John Challis (Boycie)) found a new owner for £0.99 in January 2025. The month with the most items sold (12) was September 2021 with an average selling price of £19.99 for an autographed item of John Challis. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2022 with £230.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was May 2016. In average, an autographed item from John Challis is worth £12.99.
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