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 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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Current items with a signature of John Challis

These are the most current items with a signature of John Challis that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnailJOHN CHALLIS *Boycie* ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH FAN PHOTO£39.99logo
thumbnailJOHN CHALLIS *Boycie* ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH FAN PHOTO CARD£39.99logo
thumbnailJohn Challis - The Green Green Grass - Signed Autograph£19.99logo
thumbnailJohn Challis Signed Box Set Large Boxset With L.O.A From Johns Wife£125.00logo
thumbnailJohn Challis Signed Only Fools And Horses 10x8 Photo AFTAL £14.99logo
thumbnailMonopoly Signed John Challis Signed Only Fools And Horses Game. With L.o.a£135.00logo
thumbnailOnly Fools And Horses / The Green Green Grass - John Challis Signed 6x4 Card£12.99logo
thumbnailOnly Fools And Horses John Challis Signed Royal Mail Picture Stamp 214/250 OFAH£399.99logo
thumbnailOnly Fools And Horses Signed By JOHN CHALLIS THAT PLAYED BOYCIE£39.99logo
thumbnail“Being Boycie” ? Book by John Challis Signed By John “Only Fool & Horses”£27.99logo
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.

After leaving school, he worked as a trainee estate agent, before he "ran away with the Argyle Theatre for Youth". Read even more about John Challis at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of John Challis

In total, we tracked 535 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 (51) was September 2021 with an average selling price of £18.99 for an autographed item of John Challis. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in November 2023 with £185.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.99 was September 2019. In average, an autographed item from John Challis is worth £10.50.

Most recently, these items with a signature of John Challis were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnailBoyce Autos Capri Ghia 1:36 Scale Each Box Personally Signed By John Challis£120.00logo
thumbnailJob Lot Signed Photos & Personal Pics & Promo Card John Challis Jeremy Irons Etc£6.50logo
thumbnailJOHN CHALLIS HAND SIGNED BOOK ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES AUTOGRAPH BOYCIE AND BEYOND£49.99logo
thumbnailJohn Challis Only Fools And Horses Autograph With Nice Inscription £4.20logo
thumbnailJOHN CHALLIS Only Fools and Horses Genuine Authentic Signed 10 x 8 PHOTO UACC£9.99logo
thumbnailJohn Challis Signed Postcard Only Fools And Horses£16.00logo
thumbnailJohn Challis “Boycie” “ Only Fools & Horses” Signed 16 X 12 Mounted Display£39.99logo
thumbnailOnly Fools & Horses actor JOHN CHALLIS signed BOYCIE photo£39.99logo
thumbnailOnly Fools And Horses - John Challis Hand Signed 10x8 Photo£14.99logo
thumbnailOnly Fools And Horses Signed John Challis Paul Barber Roy Heather Pat Murray£100.00logo

Latest News about John Challis

From Peckham to Benidorm: John Challis relishes conman role in TV comedy (02/02/15): John Challis, who starred as dodgy car dealer Boycie in the nation’s favourite sitcom, will star on ITV this Friday – as another disreputable character. Go to news article

Boyce of the people: John Challis aka Boycie to appear at Fairfields Halls (01/22/15): Best known for a high-pitched over-exaggerated yell “Marlene” in Only Fools and Horses, Boycie entertained millions for more than two decades, writes Danielle Lowe.

'Because of Boycie people think I know about cars. I'm clueless' John Challis gi (12/14/14): We ask a celebrity a set of probing questions – and only accept THE definitive answer. This week: Only Fools And Horses star John Challis Go to news article

John Challis: New plans will see country life change forever (12/01/14): Only Fools and Horses star John Challis is the 'Boycie' of a nation. Go to news article

John Challis: Bound to make a good impression as panto season creeps up again (11/17/14): Only Fools and Horses star John Challis is the 'Boycie' of a nation. Go to news article

Older News Stories about John Challis

Only Fools and Horses actor John Challis stages show in Lewes (11/2014): Only Fools and Horses fans always looked forward to the battles between Boycie and Del Boy as the two competed in a game of one upmanship.

John Challis: My friend Lynda Bellingham: loved by so many and gone too soon (10/2014): I was deeply upset by the death of Lynda Bellingham, who had so hoped to spend a last Christmas with her family. Go to news article

John Challis: Showbiz isn't all glamour - Marlene and me had to grin and bear it (09/2014): Only Fools and Horses star John Challis is the 'Boycie' of a nation. Go to news article

John Challis: Celebrity Big Brother is excruciating (08/2014): Only Fools and Horses star John Challis is the 'Boycie' of a nation. Go to news article

Only Fools and Horses star John Challis appears in a Shakespeare... (06/2014): JOHN Challis has always loved the variety an actor's life brings, which is just as well because in the last week he has been from the sublime to the ridiculous.He took a break from rehearsals for the forthcoming Stafford Festival Shakespeare production of As You Like It to fly to Spain to record two

John Challis fears following Dad into Alzheimer’s hell (03/2014): ONLY Fools And Horses star John Challis last night spoke of the heartbreak of nursing his violent and bullying father who suffered with Alzheimer’s.        

Interview: John Challis on why he'll always be Boycie (02/2014): John Challis missed out on working with the Fab Four but went to Anfield with Alan Bleasdale, he tells Arts Editor Catherine jones Go to news article

Interview: John Challis talks to The Observer about life as alter ego Boycie (01/2014): TO most John Challis IS Boycie from Only Fools and Horses. His iconic role as a second hand car dealer in the hugely popular BBC series is his most famous, but just one from a career on stage and screen that has spanned 50 years.

County-based tale for John Challis' debut novel (11/2013): Former Only Fools and Horses star John Challis met fans in a town centre book store to sign copies of his Shropshire-based debut novel.