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Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman

Actor, Writer

Born October 13, 1901 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK

Died August 9, 1977

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Edward Chapman (13 October 1901 - 9 August 1977) was an English actor who starred in many films and television programmes, but is chiefly remembered as "Mr. Wilfred Grimsdale", the officious superior and comic foil to Norman Wisdom's character of Pitkin in many of his films from the late 1950s and 1960s.

Chapman was born in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. On leaving school he became a bank clerk but later began his stage career with Ben Greet's Company in June 1924 at the Repertory Theatre, Nottingham, playing Gecko in George du Maurier's Trilby. He made his first London stage appearance at the Court Theatre in August 1925 playing the Rev Septimus Tudor in The Farmer's Wife. Among dozens of stage roles that followed, he played Bonaparte to Margaret Rawlings's Josephine in Napoleon at the Embassy Theatre in September 1934. In 1928 he attracted the attention of Alfred Hitchcock, who gave him the role of "The Paycock" in the 1930 film, Juno and the Paycock. In the same year he also made an appearance in Caste (of which no prints are known to exist). He had a role in The Citadel in 1938 and appeared alongside George Formby in the Ealing Studios comedy Turned Out Nice Again in 1941.

During the Second World War he took a break from acting and joined the Royal Air Force. After training he was posted to 129 (Mysore) Squadron as an intelligence officer. This Spitfire squadron was based at Westhampnett and Debden. The squadron was heavily engaged in combat during this period and many of Chapman's fellow squadron mates were killed in action.

Chapman first starred alongside Wisdom in 1957's Just My Luck in the role of Mr. Stoneway, but the next year in The Square Peg he appeared as Mr. Grimsdale for the first time opposite Wisdom's character of Norman Pitkin. In 1960 he and Wisdom acted together again in The Bulldog Breed, playing the roles of Mr. Philpots and Norman Puckle - Mr. Grimsdale and Pitkin in all but name. Wisdom appeared alone as Norman Pitkin in On the Beat in 1962, while Chapman branched out, starring in the Danish folktale Venus fra Vestø, but Grimsdale and Pitkin were reunited for 1963's A Stitch in Time. Their final performance together was in The Early Bird in 1965, Wisdom's first film in colour. In all, he appeared alongside Norman Wisdom in five films.

After Sir John Gielgud was arrested for "persistently importuning male persons for immoral purposes", Chapman started a petition to force him to resign from Equity. Sir Laurence Olivier reportedly threw Chapman out of his dressing room when he solicited his signature for the petition.

From 1965 Chapman played mostly characters roles on television. His final role was as Mr. Callon for nine episodes of the BBC's seafaring melodrama The Onedin Line between 1971 and 1972. Chapman died of a heart attack in Brighton, East Sussex, England at the age of 75.

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Year

The Onedin Line Poster

The Onedin Line TV Series1971Mr. Callon

The Man Who Haunted Himself Poster

The Man Who Haunted Himself Feature Film1970Barton

Barrister at Law TV Movie1969Percy Brent

In Loving Memory Poster

In Loving Memory TV Series1969Jeremiah Unsworth

Star Choice - The Stars of BBC Series Pick Their Favourite Episodes TV Series1969Self - Introduces

The Morecambe & Wise Show Poster

The Morecambe & Wise Show TV Series1968Self

Champion House Poster

Champion House TV Series1967Joe Champion

Joey Boy Poster

Joey Boy Feature Film1965Tom Hobson

The Early Bird Poster

The Early Bird Feature Film1965Mr. Grimsdale

The Man in Room 17 Poster

The Man in Room 17 TV Series1965Oliver Crawford

Catch Hand TV Series1964John Collins

Hide and Seek Poster

Hide and Seek Feature Film1964McPherson

Secret Agent Poster

Secret Agent TV Series1964Sir Ralph

A Stitch in Time Poster

A Stitch in Time Feature Film1963Mr. Grimsdale

First Night Poster

First Night TV Series1963Herbert Adams

Venus fra Vestø Poster

Venus fra Vestø Feature Film1962Englænder

BBC Sunday-Night Play Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Play TV Series1960Arthur Birling

Maigret TV Series1960Hubert Vernoux

Oscar Wilde Poster

Oscar Wilde Feature Film1960John Sholto Douglas - Marquis of Queensberry

School for Scoundrels Poster

School for Scoundrels Feature Film1960Gloatbridge

Somerset Maugham Hour Poster

Somerset Maugham Hour TV Series1960George Carter

The Bulldog Breed Poster

The Bulldog Breed Feature Film1960Mr. Philpots

Mr. Bossom's Day TV Movie1959Bossom

No Hiding Place Poster

No Hiding Place TV Series1959Mr. Holsworth

Portrait of a Sinner Poster

Portrait of a Sinner Feature Film1959Willy Catch

The Men from Room 13 TV Series1959Mr. Grandland

A Shaft of Light TV Movie1958John Sinforth

Innocent Sinners Poster

Innocent Sinners Feature Film1958Manley

The Man Who Sold Death TV Movie1958Adam Krane

The Square Peg Poster

The Square Peg Feature Film1958Mr. Grimsdale

The Young and the Guilty Feature Film1958George Connor

Doctor at Large Poster

Doctor at Large Feature Film1957Wilkins

Hindle Wakes TV Movie1957Nathaniel Jeffcote

Just My Luck Poster

Just My Luck Feature Film1957Mr. Stoneway

The Governess TV Movie1957Det. Insp. Rough

Armchair Theatre Poster

Armchair Theatre TV Series1956Edward Strachan

Bhowani Junction Poster

Bhowani Junction Feature Film1956Thomas Jones

Lisbon Feature Film1956Edgar Selwyn

The Crime of the Century TV Series1956Mr. Brakewell

X the Unknown Poster

X the Unknown Feature Film1956John Elliott

A Yank in Ermine Poster

A Yank in Ermine Feature Film1955Duke of Fontenham

Dixon of Dock Green Poster

Dixon of Dock Green TV Series1955Bernard Glaister

ITV Play of the Week Poster

ITV Play of the Week TV Series1955Fred Webber

ITV Television Playhouse Poster

ITV Television Playhouse TV Series1955Jim Preston

The Love Match Poster

The Love Match Feature Film1955Mr. Longworth

Bridge Across Silence TV Movie1954Self - Presenter

Shop Spoiled Poster

Shop Spoiled Feature Film1954Mr. Bunting

The Birdcage Room TV Movie1954Mr. Protheroe

The End of the Road Poster

The End of the Road Feature Film1954Works Manager

A Day to Remember Poster

A Day to Remember Feature Film1953Mr. Robinson

Rheingold Theatre Poster

Rheingold Theatre TV Series1953Dai Richards

The Intruder Poster

The Intruder Feature Film1953Lowden

Back to Methuselah TV Series1952Burge-Lubin

Crash of Silence Poster

Crash of Silence Feature Film1952Ackland

Folly to Be Wise Poster

Folly to Be Wise Feature Film1952Joseph Byres M.P.

His Excellency Poster

His Excellency Feature Film1952The Admiral

Music at Night TV Movie1952Sir James Dirnie

Point of No Return Documentary1952The Father

The Cocktail Party Poster

The Cocktail Party TV Movie1952Sir Henry Harcourt-Reilly

The Promoter Poster

The Promoter Feature Film1952Herbert Duncalf

The Ringer Poster

The Ringer Feature Film1952Stranger

The Venus of Bainville TV Movie1952Lachaise

Wednesday Theatre TV Series1952The men in John's life

The Fifty Mark TV Movie1951John Meredith

The Magic Box Poster

The Magic Box Feature Film1951Father in Family Group

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Theatre TV Series1950George Hudson

Gone to Earth Poster

Gone to Earth Feature Film1950Mr. James

Madeleine Poster

Madeleine Feature Film1950Dr. Thompson

Night and the City Poster

Night and the City Feature Film1950Hoskins

Man on the Run Poster

Man on the Run Feature Film1949Chief Inspector Mitchell

The History of Mr. Polly Poster

The History of Mr. Polly Feature Film1949Mr. Johnson

The Spider and the Fly Poster

The Spider and the Fly Feature Film1949Minister for War

Whitehall Wonders TV Movie1949The Rt. Hon. Arthur Boothroyd, MP

As You Are TV Movie1948Fred Pearson

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill Poster

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill Feature Film1948Mr. Birkland

It Always Rains on Sunday Poster

It Always Rains on Sunday Feature Film1947George Sandigate

The October Man Poster

The October Man Feature Film1947Peachy

Candida TV Movie1946Mr. Burgess

Love and How to Cure It TV Movie1946

Two Gentlemen of Soho TV Movie1946Plum

Wings and the Woman Poster

Wings and the Woman Feature Film1942Mr. Johnson

Eating Out with Tommy Trinder Poster

Eating Out with Tommy Trinder Short Film1941Mr. Jones

Jeannie Feature Film1941Mr. Jansen

Mail Train Poster

Mail Train Feature Film1941Mr. Blenkinsop

Ships with Wings Poster

Ships with Wings Feature Film1941Papadopoulos

Turned Out Nice Again Poster

Turned Out Nice Again Feature Film1941Uncle Arnold

Convoy Feature Film1940Captain Eckersley

Goofer Trouble Short Film1940Goofer

Law and Disorder Poster

Law and Disorder Feature Film1940Detective Inspector Bray

Mastery of the Sea Short Film1940Self - Commentator

Now You're Talking Poster

Now You're Talking Short Film1940Alf Small

The Briggs Family Poster

The Briggs Family Feature Film1940Charley Briggs

The Proud Valley Poster

The Proud Valley Feature Film1940Dick Parry

Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday Poster

Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday Feature Film1939Fraser

Poison Pen Poster

Poison Pen Feature Film1939Len Griffin

The Chance of a Lifetime TV Movie1939'Plum' Damson, an elderly, very sporting baker

The Nursemaid Who Disappeared Feature Film1939Jenks

The Secret Four Poster

The Secret Four Feature Film1939'B. J'

There Ain't No Justice Poster

There Ain't No Justice Feature Film1939Sammy Sanders

I've Got a Horse Poster

I've Got a Horse Feature Film1938George

Marigold Poster

Marigold Feature Film1938Mordan

One Night in Paris Feature Film1938Lohrmann

The Citadel Poster

The Citadel Feature Film1938Joe Morgan

Love and How to Cure It TV Movie1937

Who Killed John Savage? Feature Film1937Inspector Chortley

Rembrandt Poster

Rembrandt Feature Film1936Fabrizius

Someone at the Door Poster

Someone at the Door Feature Film1936Price

The Man Who Could Work Miracles Poster

The Man Who Could Work Miracles Feature Film1936Major Grigsby

Things to Come Poster

Things to Come Feature Film1936Pippa Passworthy

Mister Cinders Poster

Mister Cinders Feature Film1935Mr. Gaunt

Plenty of Time for Play Short Film1935Gribble

Regal Cavalcade Poster

Regal Cavalcade Feature Film1935Narrator

The Divine Spark Poster

The Divine Spark Feature Film1935Saverio Mercadante

April Blossoms Poster

April Blossoms Feature Film1934Meyerhoffer

Girls Will Be Boys Poster

Girls Will Be Boys Feature Film1934Grey

Guest of Honour Feature Film1934Montague Tidmarsh

Runaway Queen Poster

Runaway Queen Feature Film1934Soldier

The Church Mouse Poster

The Church Mouse Feature Film1934Mr. 'Pinky' Wormwood

A Blonde Dream Poster

A Blonde Dream Feature Film1932Colonel

The Flying Squad Poster

The Flying Squad Feature Film1932Sedeman

The Skin Game Poster

The Skin Game Feature Film1931Dawker

Tilly of Bloomsbury Feature Film1931Percy Welwyn

Caste Feature Film1930Sam Gerridge

Murder! Feature Film1930Ted Markham

Juno and the Paycock Poster

Juno and the Paycock Feature Film1929Captain Boyle

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