Edward Chapman (actor)
Edward Chapman | |
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Born | Edward Chapman 13 October 1901 |
Died | 9 August 1977 | (aged 75)
Years active | 1930–1972 |
Spouse(s) | Constance Sparks (1931 – ?) (divorced) Prudence Nesbitt (1968–1977) (his death) |
Relatives | John Chapman (nephew), Paul Chapman (nephew) |
Edward Chapman (13 October 1901 – 9 August 1977)
Life and career
Chapman was born in
During the
Chapman first starred alongside Norman 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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[12][13] Their final performance together was in The Early Bird in 1965, Wisdom's first film in colour.[14] In all, Chapman appeared alongside Norman Wisdom in five films.[1]
After
From 1965 Chapman played mostly character 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.[1] Chapman died in August 1977 of a heart attack in Brighton, East Sussex, England at the age of 75.
Selected filmography
- Juno and the Paycock (1930) – Captain Boyle
- Murder! (1930) – Ted Markham
- Caste (1930) – Sam Gerridge
- The Skin Game (1931) – Dawker
- Tilly of Bloomsbury (1931) – Percy Welwyn
- The Flying Squad (1932) – Sedeman
- Happy Ever After (1932) – Colonel
- The Queen's Affair (1934) – Soldier
- Guest of Honour (1934) – Montague Tidmarsh
- The Church Mouse (1934) – Mr. 'Pinky' Wormwood
- Blossom Time (1934) – Meyerhoffer
- Girls Will Be Boys (1934) – Grey
- Royal Cavalcade (1935) – Narrator (voice)
- The Divine Spark (1935) – Saverio Mercadante
- Things to Come (1936) – Pippa Passworthy / Raymond Passworthy
- Someone at the Door (1936) – Price
- The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) – Major Grigsby
- Rembrandt (1936) – Fabrizius
- Love and How to Cure It (1937)
- Who Killed John Savage? (1937) – Inspector Chortley
- Premiere (1938) – Lohrmann
- I've Got a Horse (1938) – George
- The Citadel (1938) – Joe Morgan
- Marigold (1938) – Mordan
- The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939) – Jenks
- The Four Just Men (1939) – 'B. J'
- There Ain't No Justice (1939) – Sammy Sanders
- Poison Pen (1939) – Len Griffin
- Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939) – Captain Edwin Fraser
- The Proud Valley (1940) – Dick Parry
- Convoy (1940) – Captain Eckersley
- Law and Disorder (1940) – Detective Inspector Bray
- The Briggs Family (1940) – Charley Briggs
- Inspector Hornleigh Goes To It (1941) – Mr. Blenkinsop
- Turned Out Nice Again (1941) – Uncle Arnold
- Jeannie (1941) – Mr. Jansen
- Ships with Wings (1942) – Papadopoulos
- They Flew Alone (1942) – Mr. Johnson
- The October Man (1947) – Mr. Peachy
- It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) – George Sandigate
- Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill (1948) – Birkland
- The History of Mr. Polly (1949) – Mr. Johnson
- Man on the Run (1949) – Chief Inspector Mitchell
- The Spider and the Fly (1949) – Minister for War
- Madeleine (1950) – Dr. Thompson
- Night and the City (1950) – Hoskins (uncredited)
- Gone to Earth (1950) – Mr. James
- The Magic Box (1951)[17] – Father in Family Group
- His Excellency (1952) – The Admiral
- The Card (1952) – Herbert Duncalf
- Mandy (1952) – Ackland
- The Ringer (1952) – Stranger
- Folly to Be Wise (1953) – Joseph Byres M.P.
- The Intruder (1953) – Lowden
- A Day to Remember (1953) – Mr. Robinson
- The End of the Road (1954) – Works Manager
- The Crowded Day (1954) – Mr. Bunting
- The Love Match (1955) – Mr. Longworth
- A Yank in Ermine (1955) – Duke of Fontenham
- Bhowani Junction (1956) – Thomas Jones
- Lisbon (1956) – Edgar Selwyn
- X the Unknown (1956) – John Elliott
- Doctor at Large (1957) – Wilkins
- Just My Luck (1957) – Mr. Stoneway
- Innocent Sinners (1958) – Manley
- The Square Peg (1958) – Mr. Grimsdale
- The Young and the Guilty (1958) – George Connor
- The Rough and the Smooth (1959) – Willy Catch
- School for Scoundrels (1960) – Gloatbridge
- Oscar Wilde(1960) – Marquis of Queensberry
- The Bulldog Breed (1960) – Mr. Philpots
- Venus fra Vestø (1962) – Englænder
- A Stitch in Time (1963) – Mr. Grimsdale
- Hide and Seek (1964) – McPherson
- Joey Boy (1965) – Tom Hobson
- The Early Bird (1965) – Mr. Grimsdale
- The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) – Barton
Selected stage appearances
- Blue Comet by Eden Phillpotts (1927)
- The Combined Maze by Frank Vosper (1927)
- P.G. Wodehouse(1930)
- J.B. Priestley(1931)
- Chase the Ace by Anthony Kimmins (1935)
References
- ^ a b c "Edward Chapman". Archived from the original on 14 January 2009.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Just My Luck (1957)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "The Times (10/Aug/1977) – Obituary: Edward Chapman – The Alfred Hitchcock Wiki". the.hitchcock.zone.
- ^ "Production of The Farmer's Wife – Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "STAGE AND SCREEN The Theatre " 7 Sep 1934 " The Spectator Archive".
- ^ "Juno and the Paycock (1930)". Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
- ^ ""Where did you get this old fossil?": Michael Powell's first film Caste rediscovered – Sight & Sound".
- ^ "Edward Chapman – Movies and Filmography – AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "Edward Chapman – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Square Peg, The (1958)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "The Bulldog Breed (1960) – Robert Asher – Cast and Crew – AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "VENUS FRA VESTØ (1962)". Archived from the original on 9 February 2018.
- ^ "A Stitch in Time (1963) – Robert Asher – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related – AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ "BFI Screenonline: Early Bird, The (1965)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- Independent.co.uk. 31 January 2011.
- ^ Symons, Mitchell Desert Island Discs: Flotsam & Jetsam: Fascinating facts, figures and miscellany from one of BBC Radio 4’s best-loved programmes, London, Random House, 25 October 2012
- ^ Release date for The Magic Box, in IMDb.
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External links
- Edward Chapman at IMDb