Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1901-10-13
- Day of Death1977-08-09 (75 years)
- Place of BirthHarrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
- Also Known AsЭдуард ЧепменЭдвард Чепмен
Edward Chapman
Biography
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....Read More
Acting Career
- 1971
The Onedin Line
As: Mr. Callon
- 1970
The Man Who Haunted Himself
As: Barton
- 1965
The Early Bird
As: Mr. Thomas Grimsdale
- 1965
The Man in Room 17
As: Oliver Crawford
- 1965
Joey Boy
As: Tom Hobson
- 1964
Hide and Seek
As: McPherson
- 1963
A Stitch in Time
As: Mr. Grimsdale
- 1960
The Bulldog Breed
As: Mr. Philpots
1960Oscar Wilde
As: Marquis of Queensberry
1960School for Scoundrels
As: Gloatbridge
1958The Square Peg
As: Private Wilfred Grimsdale
1958Innocent Sinners
As: Manley
1957Just My Luck
As: Mr. Stoneway
1957Doctor at Large
As: Mr. Wilkins
- 1956
X: The Unknown
As: John Elliott
1956Lisbon
As: Edgar Selwyn
1956Bhowani Junction
As: Thomas Jones
1955The Love Match
As: Mr Longworth
1955A Yank in Ermine
As: Duke of Fontenham
1954The Crowded Day
As: Mr. Bunting
1954The End of the Road
As: Works Manager
1953A Day to Remember
As: Mr. Robinson
1953The Intruder
As: Lowden
1952Folly to Be Wise
As: Joseph Byres M.P.
1952The Ringer
As: Stranger
1952Mandy
As: Ackland
1952The Card
As: Mr. Duncalf
1952His Excellency
As: The Admiral
1952The Magic Box
As: Father in Family Group
1950Gone to Earth
As: Mr. James
- 1950
Night and the City
As: Hoskins (uncredited)
1949The Spider and the Fly
As: Minister for War
1949Man on the Run
As: Chief Inspector Mitchell
1949The History of Mr. Polly
As: Mr. Johnson
1948Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
As: Birkland
1947It Always Rains on Sunday
As: George Sandigate
1947The October Man
As: Mr. Peachy
1942They Flew Alone
As: Mr. Johnson
1941Ships with Wings
As: Papadopoulos
1941Jeannie
As: Mr. Jansen
1941Turned Out Nice Again
As: Uncle Arnold
1941Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
As: Mr. Blenkinsop
1941Eating Out with Tommy Trinder
As: Mr. Jones
1940Convoy
As: Captain Eckersley
1940The Briggs Family
As: Charley Briggs
1940Law and Disorder
As: Detective Inspector Bray
1940The Proud Valley
As: Dick Parry
1940Now You're Talking
As: Alf Small
1939Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
As: Captain Edwin Fraser
1939Poison Pen
As: Len Griffin
1939There Ain't No Justice
As: Sammy Sanders
1939The Four Just Men
As: B.J. Burrell
1938Marigold
As: Mordan
1938The Citadel
As: Joe Morgan
1936Rembrandt
As: Fabrizius
1936The Man Who Could Work Miracles
As: Major Grigsby
- 1936
Things to Come
As: Pippa Passworthy / Raymond Passworthy
1935Mister Cinders
As: Mr. Gaunt
1934The Church Mouse
As: Wormwood
1934Girls Will Be Boys
As: Grey
1934Blossom Time
As: Meyerhoffer
1934The Queen's Affair
As: Guard
1932The Flying Squad
As: Sedeman
- 1931
The Skin Game
As: Dawker
1930Caste
As: Sam Gerridge
- 1930
Murder!
As: Ted Markham
1930Juno and the Paycock
As: Captain Boyle