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	In the 1950s Walter-Ellis was seen in cabaret, revue, pantomime as well as straight dramas. In the Australian tour of ''[[Camelot (musical)\|Camelot]]'' in 1963–1965 he played King Pellinore. In London in 1966 he was Teddy Brewster in ''[[Arsenic and Old Lace (play)\|Arsenic and Old Lace]]'' with [[Sybil Thorndike\|Sybil Thorndike]] and [[Athene Seyler\|Athene Seyler]].<ref name=ww>Herbert, p. 1521</ref>		In the 1950s Walter-Ellis was seen in cabaret, revue, pantomime as well as straight dramas. In the Australian tour of ''[[Camelot (musical)\|Camelot]]'' in 1963–1965 he played King Pellinore. In London in 1966 he was Teddy Brewster in ''[[Arsenic and Old Lace (play)\|Arsenic and Old Lace]]'' with [[Sybil Thorndike\|Sybil Thorndike]] and [[Athene Seyler\|Athene Seyler]].<ref name=ww>Herbert, p. 1521</ref>

	On television in the 1960s he was known for starring in the sitcom series ''[[Beggar My Neighbour (TV series)\|Beggar My Neighbour]]'', taking over from [[Peter Jones (actor)\|Peter Jones]] as the harassed junior executive.<ref>[https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/beggar_my_neighbour/ "Beggar My Neighbour"], British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref> His cinema films included ''[[Carry on Admiral]]'' (1957), ''[[The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery]]'' (1966), ''[[Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?]]'' (1969) and ''[[The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer]]'' (1970).<ref>[https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3d0fd47 "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], British Film Institute. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref> For BBC Radio he repeated his Teddy Brewster in 1973, with Thorndike and Seyler.<ref name=bbc>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/20/20?q=Desmond+Walter-Ellis#top "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], BBC Genome. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref>		On television in the 1960s he was known for starring in the sitcom series ''[[Beggar My Neighbour (TV series)\|Beggar My Neighbour]]'', taking over from [[Peter Jones (actor)\|Peter Jones]] as the harassed junior executive.<ref>[https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/beggar_my_neighbour/ "Beggar My Neighbour"], British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref> His cinema films included ''[[Carry On Admiral]]'' (1957), ''[[The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery]]'' (1966), ''[[Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?]]'' (1969) and ''[[The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer]]'' (1970).<ref>[https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3d0fd47 "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], British Film Institute. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref> For BBC Radio he repeated his Teddy Brewster in 1973, with Thorndike and Seyler.<ref name=bbc>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/20/20?q=Desmond+Walter-Ellis#top "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], BBC Genome. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref>

	Walter-Ellis died in London on his eightieth birthday, 16 September 1994.<ref>[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1904/images/46452_B294818-00233?treeid=&personid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=FjI181&_phstart=successSource&pId=24036219 "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], Ancestry UK. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref>		Walter-Ellis died in London on his eightieth birthday, 16 September 1994.<ref>[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1904/images/46452_B294818-00233?treeid=&personid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=FjI181&_phstart=successSource&pId=24036219 "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], Ancestry UK. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref>

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	'''Desmond Walter-Ellis''' (16 September 1914 – 16 September 1994) was an English actor. He was active in a range of genres, from classic drama to cabaret, revue and musicals. He played a major part in the development of [[~~w:BBC Television\|~~BBC Television]] when it restarted after the Second World War.		'''Desmond Walter-Ellis''' (16 September 1914 – 16 September 1994) was an English actor. He was active in a range of genres, from classic drama to cabaret, revue and musicals. He played a major part in the development of [[BBC Television]] when it restarted after the Second World War.

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==
	Walter-Ellis was born in London on 16 September 1914, the son of Valentine Walter-Ellis and his wife Eileen, ''née'' Kerin.<ref name=ww/> He trained for the stage at the [[~~w:Old Vic\|~~Old Vic]] and [[~~w:Sadler's Wells\|~~Sadler's Wells]] and made his first professional appearance in December 1932. He then acted at the Old Vic, [[w:Regent's Park Open Air Theatre\|Regent's Park Open Air Theatre]], and Sadler's Wells, mostly in the classics. After repertory work, he served in the armed forces during the Second World War.<ref name=ww/>		Walter-Ellis was born in London on 16 September 1914, the son of Valentine Walter-Ellis and his wife Eileen, ''née'' Kerin.<ref name=ww/> He trained for the stage at the [[Old Vic]] and [[Sadler's Wells]] and made his first professional appearance in December 1932. He then acted at the Old Vic, [[Regent's Park Open Air Theatre\|Regent's Park Open Air Theatre]], and Sadler's Wells, mostly in the classics. After repertory work, he served in the armed forces during the Second World War.<ref name=ww/>

	In the immediate post-war years, Walter-Ellis worked mainly in the fledgling television service. In 1950 a magazine dubbed him "the first actor television star", with "seventy different performances to his credit … romped to favour in television versions of the [[w:Aldwych farce\|Aldwych farce]]s".<ref>Baily, Kenneth. "Britain's First Television Stars", ''Britannia and Eve'', 1 March 1950, pp. 16–17</ref> His roles – on live television in the early days – included Mr Posket in ''[[w:The Magistrate (play)\|The Magistrate]]'', The Mad Hatter in ''[[w:Alice in Wonderland\|Alice in Wonderland]]'', Gerald in ''[[w:Rookery Nook (play)\|Rookery Nook]]'', Aubrey in ''[[w:Tons of Money (play)\|Tons of Money]]'' and Captain Absolute in ''[[w:The Rivals\|The Rivals]]''.<ref name=bbc/>		In the immediate post-war years, Walter-Ellis worked mainly in the fledgling television service. In 1950 a magazine dubbed him "the first actor television star", with "seventy different performances to his credit … romped to favour in television versions of the [[Aldwych farce\|Aldwych farce]]s".<ref>Baily, Kenneth. "Britain's First Television Stars", ''Britannia and Eve'', 1 March 1950, pp. 16–17</ref> His roles – on live television in the early days – included Mr Posket in ''[[The Magistrate (play)\|The Magistrate]]'', The Mad Hatter in ''[[Alice in Wonderland\|Alice in Wonderland]]'', Gerald in ''[[Rookery Nook (play)\|Rookery Nook]]'', Aubrey in ''[[Tons of Money (play)\|Tons of Money]]'' and Captain Absolute in ''[[The Rivals\|The Rivals]]''.<ref name=bbc/>

	In the 1950s Walter-Ellis was seen in cabaret, revue, pantomime as well as straight dramas. In the Australian tour of ''[[w:Camelot (musical)\|Camelot]]'' in 1963–1965 he played King Pellinore. In London in 1966 he was Teddy Brewster in ''[[w:Arsenic and Old Lace (play)\|Arsenic and Old Lace]]'' with [[w:Sybil Thorndike\|Sybil Thorndike]] and [[w:Athene Seyler\|Athene Seyler]].<ref name=ww>Herbert, p. 1521</ref>		In the 1950s Walter-Ellis was seen in cabaret, revue, pantomime as well as straight dramas. In the Australian tour of ''[[Camelot (musical)\|Camelot]]'' in 1963–1965 he played King Pellinore. In London in 1966 he was Teddy Brewster in ''[[Arsenic and Old Lace (play)\|Arsenic and Old Lace]]'' with [[Sybil Thorndike\|Sybil Thorndike]] and [[Athene Seyler\|Athene Seyler]].<ref name=ww>Herbert, p. 1521</ref>

	On television in the 1960s he was known for starring in the sitcom series ''[[w:Beggar My Neighbour (TV series)\|Beggar My Neighbour]]'', taking over from [[Peter Jones (actor)\|Peter Jones]] as the harassed junior executive.<ref>[https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/beggar_my_neighbour/ "Beggar My Neighbour"], British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref> His cinema films included ''[[Carry on Admiral]]'' (1957), ''[[The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery]]'' (1966), ''[[Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?]]'' (1969) and ''[[The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer]]'' (1970).<ref>[https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3d0fd47 "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], British Film Institute. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref> For BBC Radio he repeated his Teddy Brewster in 1973, with Thorndike and Seyler.<ref name=bbc>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/20/20?q=Desmond+Walter-Ellis#top "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], BBC Genome. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref>		On television in the 1960s he was known for starring in the sitcom series ''[[Beggar My Neighbour (TV series)\|Beggar My Neighbour]]'', taking over from [[Peter Jones (actor)\|Peter Jones]] as the harassed junior executive.<ref>[https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/beggar_my_neighbour/ "Beggar My Neighbour"], British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref> His cinema films included ''[[Carry on Admiral]]'' (1957), ''[[The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery]]'' (1966), ''[[Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?]]'' (1969) and ''[[The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer]]'' (1970).<ref>[https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3d0fd47 "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], British Film Institute. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref> For BBC Radio he repeated his Teddy Brewster in 1973, with Thorndike and Seyler.<ref name=bbc>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/20/20?q=Desmond+Walter-Ellis#top "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], BBC Genome. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref>

	Walter-Ellis died in London on his eightieth birthday, 16 September 1994.<ref>[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1904/images/46452_B294818-00233?treeid=&personid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=FjI181&_phstart=successSource&pId=24036219 "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], Ancestry UK. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref>		Walter-Ellis died in London on his eightieth birthday, 16 September 1994.<ref>[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1904/images/46452_B294818-00233?treeid=&personid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=FjI181&_phstart=successSource&pId=24036219 "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], Ancestry UK. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref>

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			'''Desmond Walter-Ellis''' (16 September 1914 – 16 September 1994) was an English actor. He was active in a range of genres, from classic drama to cabaret, revue and musicals. He played a major part in the development of [[w:BBC Television\|BBC Television]] when it restarted after the Second World War.

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==
	Walter-Ellis was born in London on 16 September 1914, the son of Valentine Walter-Ellis and his wife Eileen, ''née'' Kerin.<ref name=ww/> He trained for the stage at the [[Old Vic]] and [[Sadler's Wells]] and made his first professional appearance in December 1932. He then acted at the Old Vic, [[Regent's Park Open Air Theatre]], and Sadler's Wells, mostly in the classics. After repertory work, he served in the armed forces during the Second World War.<ref name=ww/>		Walter-Ellis was born in London on 16 September 1914, the son of Valentine Walter-Ellis and his wife Eileen, ''née'' Kerin.<ref name=ww/> He trained for the stage at the [[w:Old Vic\|Old Vic]] and [[w:Sadler's Wells\|Sadler's Wells]] and made his first professional appearance in December 1932. He then acted at the Old Vic, [[w:Regent's Park Open Air Theatre\|Regent's Park Open Air Theatre]], and Sadler's Wells, mostly in the classics. After repertory work, he served in the armed forces during the Second World War.<ref name=ww/>

	In the immediate post-war years, Walter-Ellis worked mainly in the fledgling television service. In 1950 a magazine dubbed him "the first actor television star", with "seventy different performances to his credit … romped to favour in television versions of the [[Aldwych farce]]s".<ref>Baily, Kenneth. "Britain's First Television Stars", ''Britannia and Eve'', 1 March 1950, pp. 16–17</ref> His roles – on live television in the early days – included Mr Posket in ''[[The Magistrate (play)\|The Magistrate]]'', The Mad Hatter in ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'', Gerald in ''[[Rookery Nook (play)\|Rookery Nook]]'', Aubrey in ''[[Tons of Money (play)\|Tons of Money]]'' and Captain Absolute in ''[[The Rivals]]''.<ref name=bbc/>		In the immediate post-war years, Walter-Ellis worked mainly in the fledgling television service. In 1950 a magazine dubbed him "the first actor television star", with "seventy different performances to his credit … romped to favour in television versions of the [[w:Aldwych farce\|Aldwych farce]]s".<ref>Baily, Kenneth. "Britain's First Television Stars", ''Britannia and Eve'', 1 March 1950, pp. 16–17</ref> His roles – on live television in the early days – included Mr Posket in ''[[w:The Magistrate (play)\|The Magistrate]]'', The Mad Hatter in ''[[w:Alice in Wonderland\|Alice in Wonderland]]'', Gerald in ''[[w:Rookery Nook (play)\|Rookery Nook]]'', Aubrey in ''[[w:Tons of Money (play)\|Tons of Money]]'' and Captain Absolute in ''[[w:The Rivals\|The Rivals]]''.<ref name=bbc/>

	In the 1950s Walter-Ellis was seen in cabaret, revue, pantomime as well as straight dramas. In the Australian tour of ''[[Camelot (musical)\|Camelot]]'' in 1963–1965 he played King Pellinore. In London in 1966 he was Teddy Brewster in ''[[Arsenic and Old Lace (play)\|Arsenic and Old Lace]]'' with [[Sybil Thorndike]] and [[Athene Seyler]].<ref name=ww>Herbert, p. 1521</ref>		In the 1950s Walter-Ellis was seen in cabaret, revue, pantomime as well as straight dramas. In the Australian tour of ''[[w:Camelot (musical)\|Camelot]]'' in 1963–1965 he played King Pellinore. In London in 1966 he was Teddy Brewster in ''[[w:Arsenic and Old Lace (play)\|Arsenic and Old Lace]]'' with [[w:Sybil Thorndike\|Sybil Thorndike]] and [[w:Athene Seyler\|Athene Seyler]].<ref name=ww>Herbert, p. 1521</ref>

	On television in the 1960s he was known for starring in the sitcom series ''[[Beggar My Neighbour (TV series)\|Beggar My Neighbour]]'', taking over from [[Peter Jones (actor)\|Peter Jones]] as the harassed junior executive.<ref>[https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/beggar_my_neighbour/ "Beggar My Neighbour"], British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref> His cinema films included ''[[Carry on Admiral]]'' (1957), ''[[The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery]]'' (1966), ''[[Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?]]'' (1969) and ''[[The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer]]'' (1970).<ref>[https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3d0fd47 "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], British Film Institute. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref> For BBC Radio he repeated his Teddy Brewster in 1973, with Thorndike and Seyler.<ref name=bbc>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/20/20?q=Desmond+Walter-Ellis#top "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], BBC Genome. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref>		On television in the 1960s he was known for starring in the sitcom series ''[[w:Beggar My Neighbour (TV series)\|Beggar My Neighbour]]'', taking over from [[Peter Jones (actor)\|Peter Jones]] as the harassed junior executive.<ref>[https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/beggar_my_neighbour/ "Beggar My Neighbour"], British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref> His cinema films included ''[[Carry on Admiral]]'' (1957), ''[[The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery]]'' (1966), ''[[Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?]]'' (1969) and ''[[The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer]]'' (1970).<ref>[https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3d0fd47 "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], British Film Institute. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref> For BBC Radio he repeated his Teddy Brewster in 1973, with Thorndike and Seyler.<ref name=bbc>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/20/20?q=Desmond+Walter-Ellis#top "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], BBC Genome. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref>

	Walter-Ellis died in London on his eightieth birthday, 16 September 1994.<ref>[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1904/images/46452_B294818-00233?treeid=&personid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=FjI181&_phstart=successSource&pId=24036219 "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], Ancestry UK. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref>		Walter-Ellis died in London on his eightieth birthday, 16 September 1994.<ref>[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1904/images/46452_B294818-00233?treeid=&personid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=FjI181&_phstart=successSource&pId=24036219 "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], Ancestry UK. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref>

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{{Short description|English actor}}
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'''Desmond Walter-Ellis''' (16 September 1914 – 16 September 1994) was an English actor. He was active in a range of genres, from classic drama to cabaret, revue and musicals. He played a major part in the development of [[BBC Television]] when it restarted after the Second World War.

==Life and career==
Walter-Ellis was born in London on 16 September 1914, the son of Valentine Walter-Ellis and his wife Eileen, ''née'' Kerin.<ref name=ww/> He trained for the stage at the [[Old Vic]] and [[Sadler's Wells]] and made his first professional appearance in December 1932. He then acted at the Old Vic, [[Regent's Park Open Air Theatre]], and Sadler's Wells, mostly in the classics. After repertory work, he served in the armed forces during the Second World War.<ref name=ww/>

In the immediate post-war years, Walter-Ellis worked mainly in the fledgling television service. In 1950 a magazine dubbed him "the first actor television star", with "seventy different performances to his credit … romped to favour in television versions of the [[Aldwych farce]]s".<ref>Baily, Kenneth. "Britain's First Television Stars", ''Britannia and Eve'', 1 March 1950, pp. 16–17</ref> His roles – on live television in the early days – included Mr Posket in ''[[The Magistrate (play)|The Magistrate]]'', The Mad Hatter in ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'', Gerald in ''[[Rookery Nook (play)|Rookery Nook]]'', Aubrey in ''[[Tons of Money (play)|Tons of Money]]'' and Captain Absolute in ''[[The Rivals]]''.<ref name=bbc/>

In the 1950s Walter-Ellis was seen in cabaret, revue, pantomime as well as straight dramas. In the Australian tour of ''[[Camelot (musical)|Camelot]]'' in 1963–1965 he played King Pellinore. In London in 1966 he was Teddy Brewster in ''[[Arsenic and Old Lace (play)|Arsenic and Old Lace]]'' with [[Sybil Thorndike]] and [[Athene Seyler]].<ref name=ww>Herbert, p. 1521</ref>

On television in the 1960s he was known for starring in the sitcom series ''[[Beggar My Neighbour (TV series)|Beggar My Neighbour]]'', taking over from [[Peter Jones (actor)|Peter Jones]] as the harassed junior executive.<ref>[https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/beggar_my_neighbour/ "Beggar My Neighbour"], British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref> His cinema films included ''[[Carry on Admiral]]'' (1957), ''[[The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery]]'' (1966), ''[[Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?]]'' (1969) and ''[[The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer]]'' (1970).<ref>[https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3d0fd47 "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], British Film Institute. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref> For BBC Radio he repeated his Teddy Brewster in 1973, with Thorndike and Seyler.<ref name=bbc>[https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/20/20?q=Desmond+Walter-Ellis#top "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], BBC Genome. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref>

Walter-Ellis died in London on his eightieth birthday, 16 September 1994.<ref>[https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1904/images/46452_B294818-00233?treeid=&personid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=FjI181&_phstart=successSource&pId=24036219 "Desmond Walter-Ellis"], Ancestry UK. Retrieved 6 August 2021</ref>

==References==
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==Sources==
* {{cite book|editor-last= Herbert|editor-first=Ian |year= 1977|title=Who's Who in the Theatre |edition=sixteenth|location=London and Detroit|publisher= Pitman Publishing and Gale Research |isbn=978-0-273-00163-8}}

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