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Edward Chapman 1901 - 1977

M. Constance Sparks

Started out on the stage in 1924.
Joined the Royal Air Force during World War Two. Served as Intelligence Officer for a Spitfire Squadron during 1941 and 1942.



Year Theatre Play Character TV Character Film Character
1929 Lyceum The Show's the Thing ..... .. ..... .... ....
1930 .. .. ..... .. ..... Caste Sam Gerridge
1930 .. .. ..... .. ..... Juno and the Paycock Captain Boyle
1930 .. .. ..... .. ..... Murder! Ted Markham
1931 His Majesty's Theatre The Good Companions ..... .. ..... The Skin Game Dawker
1931 .. .. ..... .. ..... Tilly of Bloomsbury Percy Welwyn
1932 Westminster Theatre Jonah and the Whale ..... .. ..... Happy Ever After Colonel
1932 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Flying Squad Sedeman
1933 Comedy Theatre - Revue How D'You Do? ..... .. ..... .. ..
1934 .. .. ..... .. ..... Blossom Time Meyerhoffer
1934 .. .. ..... .. ..... Mister Cinders Mr. Gaunt
1934 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Queen's Affair Soldier
1934 .. .. ..... .. ..... Guest of Honour Montague Tidmarsh
1934 .. .. ..... .. ..... Girls Will Be Boys Grey
1934 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Church Mouse Mr. 'Pinky' Wormwood
1935 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Divine Spark Saverio Mercadante
1935 .. .. ..... .. ..... Royal Cavalcade Narrator
1936 New Theatre Mutiny ..... .. ..... Someone at the Door Price
1936 .. .. ..... .. ..... Things to Come Pippa Passworthy/Raymond Passworthy
1936 .. .. ..... .. ..... Rembrandt Fabrizius
1936 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Man Who Could Work Miracles Major Grigsby
1937 Globe Theatre Love and How to Cure It ..... .. ..... Who Killed John Savage? Inspector Chortley
1938 Old Vic An Enemy of the People ..... .. ..... Marigold Mordan
1938 Old Vic She Stoops to Conquer ..... .. ..... Premiere Lohrmann
1938 Old Vic The Taming of the Shrew ..... .. ..... I've Got a Horse George
1938 Old Vic / Sadlers Wells A Midsummer Night's Dream ..... .. ..... The Citadel Joe Morgan
1939 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Nursemaid Who Disappeared Jenks
1939 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Chance of a Lifetime 'Plum' Damson
1939 .. .. ..... .. ..... There Ain't No Justice Sammy Sanders
1939 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Four Just Men B.J. Burrell
1939 .. .. ..... .. ..... Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday Captain Fraser
1940 Whitehall Theatre As You Are ..... .. ..... Poison Pen Len Griffin
1940 Old Vic Excerpts from Shakespeare ..... .. ..... Now You're Talking Alf Small
1940 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Proud Valley Dick Parry
1940 .. .. ..... .. ..... Law and Disorder Inspector Bray
1940 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Briggs Family The Briggs Family
1940 .. .. ..... .. ..... Convoy Capt Eckersley
1941 .. .. ..... .. ..... Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It Mr. Blenkinsop
1941 .. .. ..... .. ..... Turned Out Nice Again Uncle Arnold
1941 .. .. ..... .. ..... Jeannie Mr. Jansen
1942 .. .. ..... .. ..... Ships with Wings 'Papa' Papadopoulos
1942 .. .. ..... .. ..... They Flew Alone Mr. Johnson
1947 .. .. ..... .. ..... The October Man Mr. Peachy
1947 .. .. ..... .. ..... It Always Rains on Sunday George Sandigate
1948 .. .. ..... .. ..... Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill Birkland
1948 .. .. ..... .. ..... Man on the Run Chief Inspector Mitchell
1949 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Spider and the Fly Minister for War
1949 .. .. ..... .. ..... The History of Mr. Polly Mr. Johnsen
1950 St Martins Theatre / Theatre Roayl, Glasgow Rosmersholm ..... .. ..... Madeleine Dr. Thompson
1950 .. .. ..... .. ..... Night and the City Hoskins
1950 .. .. ..... .. ..... Gone to Earth Mr. James
1951 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Magic Box Father in Family Group
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... His Excellency The Admiral
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Wild Heart Mr. James
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... Mandy Ackland
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Card Mr. Duncalf
1952 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Ringer Stranger
1953 .. .. ..... Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents - The Red Dress Dai Richards Folly to Be Wise Joseph Byres M.P.
1953 .. .. ..... .. ..... A Day to Remember Mr. Robinson
1954 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Crowded Day Mr. Bunting
1954 .. .. ..... .. ..... The End of the Road Works Manager
1954 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Intruder Walter Lowden
1955 .. .. ..... The Pay Off Fred A Yank in Ermine Duke of Fontenham
1955 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Love Match Mr. Longworth
1956 .. .. ..... The Crime of the Century Mr. Brakewell X: The Unknown John Elliott
1956 .. .. ..... .. ..... Bhowani Junction Thomas Jones
1956 .. .. ..... .. ..... Lisbon Edgar Selwyn
1957 .. .. ..... .. ..... Just My Luck Mr. Stoneway
1957 .. .. ..... .. ..... Doctor at Large Wilkins
1958 .. .. ..... The Man Who Sold Death Adam Krane The Young and the Guilty George Connor
1958 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Square Peg Mr. Grimsdale
1958 .. .. ..... .. ..... Innocent Sinners Manley
1959 .. .. ..... The Men from Room 13 - The Man Who Stole Cameos Mr. Grandland The Rough and the Smooth Willy Catch
1960 .. .. ..... .. ..... School for Scoundrels or How to Win Without Actually Cheating! Gloatbridge
1960 .. .. ..... .. ..... Oscar Wilde Marquis of Queensberry
1960 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Bulldog Breed Mr. Philpots
1962 .. .. ..... .. ..... Venus fra Vestø Englishman
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1963 .. .. ..... Maigret - The Fontenay Murders Hubert Vernoux A Stitch in Time Mr. Grimsdale
1963 .. .. ..... Dixon of Dock Green - The Best Policy Bernard Glaister Hide and Seek McPherson
1964 .. .. ..... Catch Hand - It's Never the Same John Collins .. ..
1964 .. .. ..... Danger Man - Don't Nail Him Yet Sir Ralph .. ..
1965 .. .. ..... .. ..... Joey Boy Tom Hobson
1965 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Early Bird Mr. Grimsdale
1966 .. .. ..... The Man in Room 17 - The Catacombs Crawford .. ..
1967 .. .. ..... Champion House Joe Champion .. ..
1969 .. .. ..... Barrister at Law Percy Brent .. ..
1969 .. .. ..... In Loving Memory Jeremiah Unsworth .. ..
1970 .. .. ..... .. ..... The Man Who Haunted Himself Barton
1971 - 1972 .. .. ..... The Onedin Line Mr. Callon .. ..
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