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Edward Chapman

Actor | * 10/13/1901 († 75, 08/09/1977) | Harrogate, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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. William 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. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Crime

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When a woman is convicted of murder, one of the jurors selected to serve on the murder-trial jury believes the accused, an aspiring actress, is innocent of the crime and takes it upon himself to appre ...

Murder!

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1930 | 3.0/5 | 1h 42min
Mystery, Thriller, Crime
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During the Irish revolution, a family earns a big inheritance. They start leading a rich life, forgetting what the most important values of life really are. At the end, they discover they will not rec ...

Juno and the Paycock

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1929 | 2.3/5 | 1h 34min
Drama, Comedy
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An accident in the butchers shop leads Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal ammount of chaos, Pitkin finds Lindy, a little girl who hasn't spoken or smiled si ...

A Stitch in Time

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1963 | 4.0/5 | 1h 29min
Comedy
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England, 1891. Ascending writer Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) meets Lord Alfred Douglas, a young nobleman. Over the years, they will maintain an intimate relationship that will be openly criticized by Alfre ...

Oscar Wilde

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1960 | 2.9/5 | 1h 39min
Drama
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Movies with Edward Chapman as Actor(71)

as Barton1970 The Man Who Haunted Himself
as Tom Hobson1965 Joey Boy
as Mr. Thomas Grimsdale1965 The Early Bird
as Mr Grimsdale1963 A Stitch in Time
1962 Venus fra Vestø
as Gloatbridge1960 School for Scoundrels
as Marquis of Queensberry1960 Oscar Wilde
as Mr. Philpots1960 The Bulldog Breed
as Mr Grimsdale1958 The Square Peg
as George Connor1958 The Young and the Guilty
as Wilkins1957 Doctor at Large
as Mr. Stoneway1957 Just My Luck
as Edgar Selwyn1956 Lisbon
as John Elliott1956 X the Unknown
as Mr Longworth1955 The Love Match
as Duke of Fontenham1955 A Yank in Ermine
as Works Manager1954 The End of the Road
as Mr. Bunting1954 The Crowded Day
as Lowden1953 The Intruder
as Mr. Robinson1953 A Day to Remember
1952 The Cocktail Party
as Stranger1952 The Ringer
as Mr. Duncalf1952 The Card
as Father in Family Group1952 The Magic Box
as Ackland1952 Mandy
as The Admiral1952 His Excellency
as Joseph Byres M.P.1952 Folly to Be Wise
as Hoskins (uncredited)1950 Night and the City
as Mr. James1950 Gone to Earth
as Minister for War1949 The Spider and the Fly
as Chief Inspector Mitchell1949 Man on the Run
as Mr. Johnson1949 The History of Mr. Polly
as Birkland1948 Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill
as Mr. Peachy1947 The October Man
as George Sandigate1947 It Always Rains on Sunday
as Mr. Johnson1942 They Flew Alone
as Mr. Jansen1941 Jeannie
as Mr. Jones1941 Eating Out with Tommy Trinder
as Uncle Arnold1941 Turned Out Nice Again
as Mr. Blenkinsop1941 Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It
as Papadopoulos1941 Ships with Wings
as Detective Inspector Bray1940 Law and Disorder
as Charley Briggs1940 The Briggs Family
as Alf Small1940 Now You're Talking
as Dick Parry1940 The Proud Valley
as Captain Eckersley1940 Convoy
as Len Griffin1939 Poison Pen
as Sammy Sanders1939 There Ain't No Justice
as Captain Edwin Fraser1939 Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday
1939 The Nursemaid Who Disappeared
as B.J. Burrell1939 The Four Just Men
as Inspector Chortley1938 Who Killed John Savage?
as Lohrmann1938 Premiere
as Joe Morgan1938 The Citadel
as Fabrizius1936 Rembrandt
as Price1936 Someone at the Door
as Pippa Passworthy / Raymond Passworthy1936 Things to Come
as Major Grigsby1936 The Man Who Could Work Miracles
as Saverio Mercadante1935 The Divine Spark
as Mr. Gaunt1934 Mister Cinders
as Guard1934 The Queen's Affair
as Mr. 'Pinky' Wormwood1934 The Church Mouse
as Grey1934 Girls Will Be Boys
as Meyerhoffer1934 Blossom Time
as Colonel1932 Happy Ever After
as Sedeman1932 The Flying Squad
as Percy Welwyn1931 Tilly of Bloomsbury
as Dawker1931 The Skin Game
as Sam Gerridge1930 Caste
as Ted Markham1930 Murder!
as Captain Boyle1929 Juno and the Paycock

TV Shows/Series with Edward Chapman as Actor(4)

as Mr. Callon1971 The Onedin Line
1967 Champion House
1960 Maigret
1959 No Hiding Place

Full Name: Edward Chapman
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Sunday, 10/13 1901 (October) in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Tuesday, 08/09 1977 (August) in Brighton (aged: 75)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Other names for Edward Chapman (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Эдуард Чепмен"
"Эдвард Чепмен"
Edward Chapman frequently works together with these people:
Robert Hamer (8x, Crew)
Norman Wisdom (8x, Actor)
Michael Balcon (8x, Crew)
Muir Mathieson (8x, Crew)
Alfred Hitchcock (7x, Crew)
Pen Tennyson (7x, Crew)
George Merritt (7x, Actor)
Ernest Irving (6x, Crew)
Walter C. Mycroft (6x, Crew)
John Salew (6x, Actor)
William Alwyn (6x, Crew)
Robert S. Young (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:29071, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 03/30/2024