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	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1901\|10\|13\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1901\|10\|13\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[w:Harrogate\|Harrogate]], [[w:West Riding of Yorkshire\|West Riding of Yorkshire]], [[w:England\|England]], UK		\| birth_place = [[w:Harrogate\|Harrogate]], [[w:West Riding of Yorkshire\|West Riding of Yorkshire]], [[w:England\|England]], UK
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1977\|08\|09\|1901\|10\|13\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1977\|08\|09\|1901\|10\|13\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[w:Brighton\|Brighton]], [[w:East Sussex\|East Sussex]], [[w:England\|England]], UK		\| death_place = [[w:Brighton\|Brighton]], [[w:East Sussex\|East Sussex]], [[w:England\|England]], UK
	\| birth_name = Edward Chapman		\| birth_name = Edward Chapman
	\| years_active = 1930–1972		\| years_active = 1930–1972
	\| spouse = {{Plainlist\|		\| spouse = {{Plainlist\|
	*{{Marriage\|Constance Sparks\|1931\|<<!-- Unknown -->\|end=div}}		*{{Marriage\|Constance Sparks\|1931\|<!-- Unknown -->\|end=div}}
	*{{Marriage\|Prudence Nesbitt\|1968\|1977}}		*{{Marriage\|Prudence Nesbitt\|1968\|1977}}
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	'''Edward Chapman''' (13 October 1901 – 9 August 1977)<ref name=bfi>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/145\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114114949/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/145\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2009-01-14\|title=Edward Chapman}}</ref> was an [[w:English people\|English]] [[w:actor\|actor]] who starred in many [[w:Cinema of the United Kingdom\|films]] and [[w:British television\|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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/589379/index.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Just My Luck (1957)\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>		'''Edward Chapman''' (13 October 1901 – 9 August 1977)<ref name=bfi>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/145\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114114949/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/145\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2009-01-14\|title=Edward Chapman}}</ref> was an [[w:English people\|English]] [[w:actor\|actor]] who starred in many [[w:Cinema of the United Kingdom\|films]] and [[w:British television\|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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/589379/index.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Just My Luck (1957)\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>

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	\| name = Edward Chapman		\| name = Edward Chapman
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	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1901\|10\|13\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1901\|10\|13\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Harrogate]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], [[England]], UK		\| birth_place = [[w:Harrogate\|Harrogate]], [[w:West Riding of Yorkshire\|West Riding of Yorkshire]], [[w:England\|England]], UK
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1977\|8\|9\|1901\|10\|13\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1977\|08\|09\|1901\|10\|13\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Brighton]], [[East Sussex]], [[England]], UK		\| death_place = [[w:Brighton\|Brighton]], [[w:East Sussex\|East Sussex]], [[w:England\|England]], UK
	\| birth_name = Edward Chapman		\| birth_name = Edward Chapman
	\| years_active = 1930–1972		\| years_active = 1930–1972
	\| spouse = Constance Sparks (1931 ~~– ?) (divorced)~~ <br> Prudence Nesbitt ~~(1968–1977) (his death)~~		\| spouse = {{Plainlist\|
			*{{Marriage\|Constance Sparks\|1931\|<<!-- Unknown -->\|end=div}}
			*{{Marriage\|Prudence Nesbitt\|1968\|1977}}
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	'''Edward Chapman''' (13 October 1901 – 9 August 1977)<ref name=bfi>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/145\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114114949/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/145\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2009-01-14\|title=Edward Chapman}}</ref> was an [[English people\|English]] [[actor]] who starred in many [[Cinema of the United Kingdom\|films]] and [[British television\|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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/589379/index.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Just My Luck (1957)\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>		'''Edward Chapman''' (13 October 1901 – 9 August 1977)<ref name=bfi>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/145\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114114949/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/145\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2009-01-14\|title=Edward Chapman}}</ref> was an [[w:English people\|English]] [[w:actor\|actor]] who starred in many [[w:Cinema of the United Kingdom\|films]] and [[w:British television\|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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/589379/index.html\|title=BFI Screenonline: Just My Luck (1957)\|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>

	==Life and career==		==Life and career==
	Chapman was born in [[Harrogate]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], and was the uncle of actor/screenwriter [[John Chapman (screenwriter)\|John Chapman]] and actor [[Paul Chapman (actor)\|Paul Chapman]]. On leaving school he became a bank clerk,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://the.hitchcock.zone/wiki/The_Times_(10/Aug/1977)_-_Obituary:_Edward_Chapman\|title=The Times (10/Aug/1977) – Obituary: Edward Chapman – The Alfred Hitchcock Wiki\|website=the.hitchcock.zone}}</ref> but later began his [[English drama\|stage]] career with the [[Ben Greet]] Players in June 1924 at the [[Nottingham]] Repertory Theatre, playing Gecko in [[George du Maurier]]'s ''Trilby''. He made his first London stage appearance at the Court Theatre in August 1925 playing the Rev Septimus Tudor in ''The Farmer's Wife''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/2ww/the-farmers-wife/production/epk\|title=Production of The Farmer’s Wife – Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> Among dozens of stage roles that followed, he played Bonaparte to [[Margaret Rawlings]]'s Josephine in ''Napoleon'' at the [[Embassy Theatre (London)\|Embassy Theatre]] in September 1934.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/7th-september-1934/14/stage-and-screen-the-theatre\|title=STAGE AND SCREEN The Theatre " 7 Sep 1934 " The Spectator Archive}}</ref> In 1928 he attracted the attention of [[Alfred Hitchcock]], who gave him the role of "The Paycock" in the 1930 film, ''[[Juno and the Paycock (film)\|Juno and the Paycock]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6adc392f\|title=Juno and the Paycock (1930)}}</ref> In the same year he also made an appearance in ''[[Caste (film)\|Caste]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/features/michael-powell-first-film-caste-rediscovered\|title="Where did you get this old fossil?": Michael Powell’s first film Caste rediscovered – Sight & Sound}}</ref> He had a role in ''[[The Citadel (1938 film)\|The Citadel]]'' in 1938 and appeared alongside [[George Formby, Jr.\|George Formby]] in the [[Ealing Studios]] comedy ''[[Turned Out Nice Again]]'' in 1941.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/edward-chapman-p12354/filmography\|title=Edward Chapman – Movies and Filmography – AllMovie\|website=AllMovie}}</ref>		Chapman was born in [[w:Harrogate\|Harrogate]], [[w:West Riding of Yorkshire\|West Riding of Yorkshire]], and was the uncle of actor/screenwriter [[w:John Chapman (screenwriter)\|John Chapman]] and actor [[w:Paul Chapman (actor)\|Paul Chapman]]. On leaving school he became a bank clerk,<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://the.hitchcock.zone/wiki/The_Times_(10/Aug/1977)_-_Obituary:_Edward_Chapman\|title=The Times (10/Aug/1977) – Obituary: Edward Chapman – The Alfred Hitchcock Wiki\|website=the.hitchcock.zone}}</ref> but later began his [[w:English drama\|stage]] career with the [[w:Ben Greet\|Ben Greet]] Players in June 1924 at the [[w:Nottingham\|Nottingham]] Repertory Theatre, playing Gecko in [[w:George du Maurier\|George du Maurier]]'s ''Trilby''. He made his first London stage appearance at the Court Theatre in August 1925 playing the Rev Septimus Tudor in ''The Farmer's Wife''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/2ww/the-farmers-wife/production/epk\|title=Production of The Farmer’s Wife – Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> Among dozens of stage roles that followed, he played Bonaparte to [[w:Margaret Rawlings\|Margaret Rawlings]]'s Josephine in ''Napoleon'' at the [[w:Embassy Theatre (London)\|Embassy Theatre]] in September 1934.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/7th-september-1934/14/stage-and-screen-the-theatre\|title=STAGE AND SCREEN The Theatre " 7 Sep 1934 " The Spectator Archive}}</ref> In 1928 he attracted the attention of [[Alfred Hitchcock]], who gave him the role of "The Paycock" in the 1930 film, ''[[Juno and the Paycock (film)\|Juno and the Paycock]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6adc392f\|title=Juno and the Paycock (1930)}}</ref> In the same year he also made an appearance in ''[[Caste (film)\|Caste]]''.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/features/michael-powell-first-film-caste-rediscovered\|title="Where did you get this old fossil?": Michael Powell’s first film Caste rediscovered – Sight & Sound}}</ref> He had a role in ''[[The Citadel (1938 film)\|The Citadel]]'' in 1938 and appeared alongside [[George Formby, Jr.\|George Formby]] in the [[Ealing Studios]] comedy ''[[Turned Out Nice Again]]'' in 1941.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/edward-chapman-p12354/filmography\|title=Edward Chapman – Movies and Filmography – AllMovie\|website=AllMovie}}</ref>

	During the [[Second World War]] he took a break from acting and joined the [[Royal Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/edward-chapman-p12354\|title=Edward Chapman – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> After training he was posted to [[129 (Mysore) Squadron]] as an intelligence officer. This Spitfire squadron was based at [[Westhampnett]] and [[RAF Debden\|Debden]]. The squadron was heavily engaged in combat during this period and many of Chapman's fellow squadron mates were killed in action.		During the [[Second World War]] he took a break from acting and joined the [[Royal Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/edward-chapman-p12354\|title=Edward Chapman – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie\|website=AllMovie}}</ref> After training he was posted to [[129 (Mysore) Squadron]] as an intelligence officer. This Spitfire squadron was based at [[Westhampnett]] and [[RAF Debden\|Debden]]. The squadron was heavily engaged in combat during this period and many of Chapman's fellow squadron mates were killed in action.

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{{short description|English actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Primary sources|date=April 2009}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Edward Chapman
| image = Actor Edward Chapman.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1901|10|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Harrogate]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], [[England]], UK
| death_date = {{death date and age|1977|8|9|1901|10|13|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Brighton]], [[East Sussex]], [[England]], UK
| birth_name = Edward Chapman
| years_active = 1930–1972
| spouse = Constance Sparks (1931 – ?) (divorced) <br> Prudence Nesbitt (1968–1977) (his death)
}}

'''Edward Chapman''' (13 October 1901 – 9 August 1977)<ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/145|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114114949/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/145|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-14|title=Edward Chapman}}</ref> was an [[English people|English]] [[actor]] who starred in many [[Cinema of the United Kingdom|films]] and [[British television|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/589379/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Just My Luck (1957)|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Chapman was born in [[Harrogate]], [[West Riding of Yorkshire]], and was the uncle of actor/screenwriter [[John Chapman (screenwriter)|John Chapman]] and actor [[Paul Chapman (actor)|Paul Chapman]]. On leaving school he became a bank clerk,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://the.hitchcock.zone/wiki/The_Times_(10/Aug/1977)_-_Obituary:_Edward_Chapman|title=The Times (10/Aug/1977) – Obituary: Edward Chapman – The Alfred Hitchcock Wiki|website=the.hitchcock.zone}}</ref> but later began his [[English drama|stage]] career with the [[Ben Greet]] Players in June 1924 at the [[Nottingham]] Repertory Theatre, playing Gecko in [[George du Maurier]]'s ''Trilby''. He made his first London stage appearance at the Court Theatre in August 1925 playing the Rev Septimus Tudor in ''The Farmer's Wife''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/2ww/the-farmers-wife/production/epk|title=Production of The Farmer’s Wife – Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> Among dozens of stage roles that followed, he played Bonaparte to [[Margaret Rawlings]]'s Josephine in ''Napoleon'' at the [[Embassy Theatre (London)|Embassy Theatre]] in September 1934.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/7th-september-1934/14/stage-and-screen-the-theatre|title=STAGE AND SCREEN The Theatre " 7 Sep 1934 " The Spectator Archive}}</ref> In 1928 he attracted the attention of [[Alfred Hitchcock]], who gave him the role of "The Paycock" in the 1930 film, ''[[Juno and the Paycock (film)|Juno and the Paycock]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6adc392f|title=Juno and the Paycock (1930)}}</ref> In the same year he also made an appearance in ''[[Caste (film)|Caste]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/features/michael-powell-first-film-caste-rediscovered|title="Where did you get this old fossil?": Michael Powell’s first film Caste rediscovered – Sight & Sound}}</ref> He had a role in ''[[The Citadel (1938 film)|The Citadel]]'' in 1938 and appeared alongside [[George Formby, Jr.|George Formby]] in the [[Ealing Studios]] comedy ''[[Turned Out Nice Again]]'' in 1941.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/edward-chapman-p12354/filmography|title=Edward Chapman – Movies and Filmography – AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref>

During the [[Second World War]] he took a break from acting and joined the [[Royal Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/artist/edward-chapman-p12354|title=Edward Chapman – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref> After training he was posted to [[129 (Mysore) Squadron]] as an intelligence officer. This Spitfire squadron was based at [[Westhampnett]] and [[RAF Debden|Debden]]. The squadron was heavily engaged in combat during this period and many of Chapman's fellow squadron mates were killed in action.

Chapman first starred alongside Norman Wisdom in 1957's ''[[Just My Luck (1957 film)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/826040/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Square Peg, The (1958)|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-bulldog-breed-v86213/cast-crew|title=The Bulldog Breed (1960) – Robert Asher – Cast and Crew – AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref> Wisdom appeared alone as Norman Pitkin in ''[[On the Beat (1962 film)|On the Beat]]'' in 1962, while Chapman branched out, starring in the [[Denmark|Danish]] folktale ''Venus fra Vestø'', but Grimsdale and Pitkin were reunited for 1963's ''[[A Stitch in Time (film)|A Stitch in Time]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7a4a7af8|title=VENUS FRA VESTØ (1962)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/a-stitch-in-time-v111743|title=A Stitch in Time (1963) – Robert Asher – Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related – AllMovie|website=AllMovie}}</ref> Their final performance together was in ''[[The Early Bird]]'' in 1965, Wisdom's first film in colour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/590025/index.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Early Bird, The (1965)|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> In all, Chapman appeared alongside Norman Wisdom in five films.<ref name=bfi/>

After [[John Gielgud|Sir John Gielgud]] was arrested for "persistently importuning male persons for immoral purposes", Chapman started a petition to force him to resign from [[British Actors' Equity Association|Equity]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/the-night-gielguds-career-lay-in-ruins-ndash-and-his-cry-for-help-was-ignored-2199013.html|title=The night Gielgud's career lay in ruins – and his cry for help|date=31 January 2011}}</ref> [[Laurence Olivier|Sir Laurence Olivier]] reportedly threw Chapman out of his dressing room when he solicited his signature for the petition.<ref name=jg>Symons, Mitchell [https://books.google.com/books?id=Tvj3Ygaj7ZAC&pg=PT36&dq=Edward+Chapman+AND+Laurence+Olivier+AND+Gielgud&hl=en&sa=X&ei=TLj6UrXHE-i07QbKzICADw&ved=0CFUQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Edward%20Chapman%20AND%20Laurence%20Olivier%20AND%20Gielgud&f=false ''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]</ref>

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.<ref name=bfi/> Chapman died in August 1977 of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] in [[Brighton]], [[East Sussex]], England at the age of 75.

==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[Juno and the Paycock (film)|Juno and the Paycock]]'' (1930) – Captain Boyle
* ''[[Murder!]]'' (1930) – Ted Markham
* ''[[Caste (film)|Caste]]'' (1930) – Sam Gerridge
* ''[[The Skin Game (1931 film)|The Skin Game]]'' (1931) – Dawker
* ''[[Tilly of Bloomsbury (1931 film)|Tilly of Bloomsbury]]'' (1931) – Percy Welwyn
* ''[[The Flying Squad (1932 film)|The Flying Squad]]'' (1932) – Sedeman
* ''[[Happy Ever After (1932 film)|Happy Ever After]]'' (1932) – Colonel
* ''[[The Queen's Affair]]'' (1934) – Soldier
* ''[[Guest of Honour (1934 film)|Guest of Honour]]'' (1934) – Montague Tidmarsh
* ''[[The Church Mouse]]'' (1934) – Mr. 'Pinky' Wormwood
* ''[[Blossom Time (1934 film)|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 film)|Someone at the Door]]'' (1936) – Price
* ''[[The Man Who Could Work Miracles]]'' (1936) – Major Grigsby
* ''[[Rembrandt (1936 film)|Rembrandt]]'' (1936) – Fabrizius
* ''[[Love and How to Cure It]]'' (1937)
* ''[[Who Killed John Savage?]]'' (1937) – Inspector Chortley
* ''[[Premiere (1938 film)|Premiere]]'' (1938) – Lohrmann
* ''[[I've Got a Horse]]'' (1938) – George
* ''[[The Citadel (1938 film)|The Citadel]]'' (1938) – Joe Morgan
* ''[[Marigold (1938 film)|Marigold]]'' (1938) – Mordan
* ''[[The Nursemaid Who Disappeared]]'' (1939) – Jenks
* ''[[The Four Just Men (1939 film)|The Four Just Men]]'' (1939) – 'B. J'
* ''[[There Ain't No Justice]]'' (1939) – Sammy Sanders
* ''[[Poison Pen (1939 film)|Poison Pen]]'' (1939) – Len Griffin
* ''[[Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday]]'' (1939) – Captain Edwin Fraser
* ''[[The Proud Valley]]'' (1940) – Dick Parry
* ''[[Convoy (1940 film)|Convoy]]'' (1940) – Captain Eckersley
* ''[[Law and Disorder (1940 film)|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 (film)|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 (film)|The History of Mr. Polly]]'' (1949) – Mr. Johnson
* ''[[Man on the Run]]'' (1949) – Chief Inspector Mitchell
* ''[[The Spider and the Fly (1949 film)|The Spider and the Fly]]'' (1949) – Minister for War
* ''[[Madeleine (1950 film)|Madeleine]]'' (1950) – Dr. Thompson
* ''[[Night and the City]]'' (1950) – Hoskins (uncredited)
* ''[[Gone to Earth (film)|Gone to Earth]]'' (1950) – Mr. James
* ''[[The Magic Box]]'' (1951)<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043769/releaseinfo Release date for The Magic Box], in IMDb.</ref> – Father in Family Group
* ''[[His Excellency (1952 film)|His Excellency]]'' (1952) – The Admiral
* ''[[The Card (1952 film)|The Card]]'' (1952) – Herbert Duncalf
* ''[[Mandy (1952 film)|Mandy]]'' (1952) – Ackland
* ''[[The Ringer (1952 film)|The Ringer]]'' (1952) – Stranger
* ''[[Folly to Be Wise]]'' (1953) – Joseph Byres M.P.
* ''[[The Intruder (1953 film)|The Intruder]]'' (1953) – Lowden
* ''[[A Day to Remember (1953 film)|A Day to Remember]]'' (1953) – Mr. Robinson
* ''[[The End of the Road (1954 film)|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 (film)|Bhowani Junction]]'' (1956) – Thomas Jones
* ''[[Lisbon (1956 film)|Lisbon]]'' (1956) – Edgar Selwyn
* ''[[X the Unknown]]'' (1956) – John Elliott
* ''[[Doctor at Large (film)|Doctor at Large]]'' (1957) – Wilkins
* ''[[Just My Luck (1957 film)|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 film)|School for Scoundrels]]'' (1960) – Gloatbridge
* ''[[Oscar Wilde (1960 film)|Oscar Wilde]]'' (1960) – Marquis of Queensberry
* ''[[The Bulldog Breed]]'' (1960) – Mr. Philpots
* ''[[Venus fra Vestø]]'' (1962) – Englænder
* ''[[A Stitch in Time (film)|A Stitch in Time]] '' (1963) – Mr. Grimsdale
* ''[[Hide and Seek (1964 film)|Hide and Seek]]'' (1964) – McPherson
* ''[[Joey Boy (film)|Joey Boy]]'' (1965) – Tom Hobson
* ''[[The Early Bird]]'' (1965) – Mr. Grimsdale
* ''[[The Man Who Haunted Himself]]'' (1970) – Barton
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==Selected stage appearances==
* ''[[Blue Comet (play)|Blue Comet]]'' by [[Eden Phillpotts]] (1927)
* ''[[The Combined Maze]]'' by [[Frank Vosper]] (1927)
* ''[[Leave It to Psmith (play)|Leave It to Psmith]]'' by [[Ian Hay]] and [[P.G. Wodehouse]] (1930)
* ''[[The Good Companions (play)|The Good Companions]]'' by [[J.B. Priestley]] (1931)
* ''[[Chase the Ace (play)|Chase the Ace]]'' by [[Anthony Kimmins]] (1935)

==References==
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==External links==
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