Roy Heather, (20 May 1935 — 3 September 2014), was a British actor best known for playing Sid in Only Fools and Horses.
He worked for an asbestos firm after leaving school, then did his National Service with the RAF. Following this, he had many different jobs but also developed an interest in acting. He was 44 when he made his first appearance in repertory theatre. During these rep days, he did Winter Journey, Reg in The Norman Conquests, the world premiere of Aurelia co-starring with Ingrid Pitt, and After Agincourt, where he debuted the role of Pistol.
He made his TV debut in a 1981 episode of It Ain't Half Hot, Mum. Series creators David Croft and Jimmy Perry didn't forget about him and quickly used him again in two episodes of Hi-de-Hi!. Following this, he was cast in the Only Fools and Horses episode, "The Long Legs of the Law", as Sid, a grubby café owner. Sid never appeared in another regular episode but appeared in twelve of the Christmas Episodes, cementing his place as one of the Only Fools regulars. After Mike Fisher was Put on a Bus due to the death of Kenneth MacDonald, Sid was given a bigger role in the final trilogy of Christmas specials as the new landlord of the Nag's Head.
During Only Fools, Heather made guest appearances in series including Just Good Friends, The Bill (as seven different characters), Terry and June, Bread (1986), Bottom, and Birds of a Feather. He also played the Old Man in Time Gentlemen Please. Following Only Fools, he played Sid once more in an episode of The Green Green Grass, a Spin-Off focusing on Boycie and Marlene, and did episodes of My Family and CASUAL+Y.
He died at the age of 79.
Works on TV Tropes he appeared in:
Series- It Ain't Half Hot, Mum, episode "Aquastars" (1981) — Corporal
- Hi-de-Hi!, 2 episodes:
- "Lift Up Your Minds" (1981) — Man
- "The Pay-Off" (1982) — Inspector Palmer
- Only Fools and Horses, 13 episodes (1982-2003) — Sid
- Reilly, Ace of Spies, episode "The Trust" (1983) — Karl
- Just Good Friends, episode "Guilt" (1984) — Tom
- The Bill, 7 episodes:
- "Suspects" (1985) — George
- "Zigzag" (1989) — Harry J. Wallace
- "On the Record, Off the Record" (1992) — Smith
- "Root of All Evil" (1994) — Mr. Meenan
- "Picking Up the Pieces" (1995) — Martin Macauley
- "After All These Years" (1997) — Frank Lilly
- "Bad Taste" (2003) — Neighbour
- Edge of Darkness, episode "Burden of Proof" (1985) — Lowe
- Terry and June, episode "Pantomania" (1985) — Deliveryman
- Bread, 1 episode (1987) — Boat Owner
- London's Burning, 2 episodes:
- 1 episode (1989) — Caretaker
- 1 episode (1995) — Bus Driver
- Poirot, episode "The Kidnapped Prime Minister" (1990) — Transport Superintendant
- As Time Goes By, episode "Getting to Know You - Again" (1992) — Taxi Driver
- Screen One, episode "Seconds Out" (1992) — Arnie Shaw
- Bottom, episode "Parade" (1992) — Mr. Man
- Birds of a Feather, episode "It Happened in Hollywood" (1993) — George Hamilton
- Grange Hill, 1 episode (1994) — Park Keeper
- The Legacy of Reginald Perrin, 1 episode (1996) — Biscuit Man
- Cadfael, episode "St. Peter's Fair" (1997) — Wat
- Time Gentlemen Please, 33 episodes (2000-02) — Old Man
- Doctors, episode "The Last Laugh" (2005) — Reg Wincott
- The Green Green Grass, episode "One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock" (2005) — Sid
- My Family, 2 episodes:
- "The Heart of Christmas" (2006) — Man in Ward
- "He's Just Not That Into Ben" (2010) — Man in Bar
- CASUAL+Y, episode "No Fjords in Finland: Part 1" (2009) — Drunken Man
