Edward Sinclair - Revision history

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	\| name = Edward Sinclair		\| name = Edward Sinclair
	\| image = Edward Sinclair.jpg		\| image = Edward Sinclair.jpg
	\| caption = Sinclair as the [[w:Verger]] [[List of Dad's Army characters#Maurice Yeatman\|Maurice Yeatman]] in ''[[Dad's Army]]''		\| caption = Sinclair as the [[w:Verger\|Verger]] [[List of Dad's Army characters#Maurice Yeatman\|Maurice Yeatman]] in ''[[Dad's Army]]''
	\| birthname = Edward Sinclair Perry		\| birthname = Edward Sinclair Perry
	\| birth_date = 3 February 1914		\| birth_date = 3 February 1914
	\| birth_place = [[w:Oldham]], [[w:Lancashire]], England<ref>GRO Register of Births: MAR 1914 8d 1347 OLDHAM - Edward Sinclair, mmn = Coltman</ref>		\| birth_place = [[w:Oldham\|Oldham]], [[w:Lancashire\|Lancashire]], England<ref>GRO Register of Births: MAR 1914 8d 1347 OLDHAM - Edward Sinclair, mmn = Coltman</ref>
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1977\|08\|29\|1914\|02\|03\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1977\|08\|29\|1914\|02\|03\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[w:Cheddar, Somerset\|Cheddar]], [[w:Somerset\|Somerset]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Cheddar, Somerset\|Cheddar]], [[w:Somerset\|Somerset]], England
	\| occupation = [[w:Actor\|Comedy actor]]		\| occupation = [[w:Actor\|Comedy actor]]
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|Gladys Green\|1940}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|Gladys Green\|1940\|1977}}
	\| years_active = 1969–1977		\| years_active = 1969–1977
	}}		}}

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	{{short description\|English actor (1914–1977)}}		{{short description\|English actor (1914–1977)}}
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2022}}~~
	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Edward Sinclair		\| name = Edward Sinclair
	\| image = Edward Sinclair.jpg		\| image = Edward Sinclair.jpg
	\| caption = Sinclair as the [[Verger]] [[List of Dad's Army characters#Maurice Yeatman\|Maurice Yeatman]] in ''[[Dad's Army]]''		\| caption = Sinclair as the [[w:Verger]] [[List of Dad's Army characters#Maurice Yeatman\|Maurice Yeatman]] in ''[[Dad's Army]]''
	\| birthname = Edward Sinclair Perry		\| birthname = Edward Sinclair Perry
	\| birth_date = 3 February 1914		\| birth_date = 3 February 1914
	\| birth_place = [[Oldham]], [[Lancashire]], England<ref>GRO Register of Births: MAR 1914 8d 1347 OLDHAM - Edward Sinclair, mmn = Coltman</ref>		\| birth_place = [[w:Oldham]], [[w:Lancashire]], England<ref>GRO Register of Births: MAR 1914 8d 1347 OLDHAM - Edward Sinclair, mmn = Coltman</ref>
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1977\|8\|29\|1914\|2\|3\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1977\|08\|29\|1914\|02\|03\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Cheddar, Somerset\|Cheddar]], [[Somerset]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Cheddar, Somerset\|Cheddar]], [[w:Somerset\|Somerset]], England
	\| occupation = [[Actor\|Comedy actor]]		\| occupation = [[w:Actor\|Comedy actor]]
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|Gladys Green\|1940}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|Gladys Green\|1940}}
	\| years_active = 1969–1977		\| years_active = 1969–1977
	}}		}}
	'''Edward Sinclair Perry''' (3 February 1914 – 29 August 1977) was an English actor who played the role of [[verger]] [[Maurice Yeatman]] in ''[[Dad's Army]]''. He also made appearances in ''[[Z-Cars]]'' and ''[[Danger Man]]''.		'''Edward Sinclair Perry''' (3 February 1914 – 29 August 1977) was an English actor who played the role of [[w:verger\|verger]] [[Maurice Yeatman]] in ''[[Dad's Army]]''. He also made appearances in ''[[w:Z-Cars\|Z-Cars]]'' and ''[[w:Danger Man\|Danger Man]]''.

	The earliest work in his belated main career was in radio before being noticed and offered small parts on television. His first appearance in ''[[Dad's Army]]'' was in the fifth episode (before audiences had been introduced to the Vicar) as the caretaker, playing the verger from the second series.		The earliest work in his belated main career was in radio before being noticed and offered small parts on television. His first appearance in ''[[Dad's Army]]'' was in the fifth episode (before audiences had been introduced to the Vicar) as the caretaker, playing the verger from the second series.

	He also appeared in several films and theatre productions, and was being offered work in [[Pantomime\|panto]] just as the series finished,<ref>{{cite web\|last=Clark\|first=Neil\|url=http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/574964/Frank-Williams-survivor-Dad-s-Army\|title=GREAT survivor of Dad's Army: Frank Williams who played vicar is STILL performing at 83\|work=Daily Express\|date=5 May 2015}}</ref>~~{{better source needed\|date=February 2019}}~~ but died soon after from a [[heart attack]] while on holiday in [[Cheddar, Somerset\|Cheddar]], [[Somerset]]. This came as a shock to the cast, and it was [[Arthur Lowe]] who stated at his funeral service, "With the loss of Teddy, it is now quite clear that there will be no more ''Dad's Army''."<ref>{{cite book \|last=Williams \|first=Frank \|date=2002 \|title=Vicar to Dad's Army: The Frank Williams Story \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RmtIWK8Sx7EC \|publisher=Canterbury Press \|page=188 \|isbn=1-85311-543-6}}</ref>		He also appeared in several films and theatre productions, and was being offered work in [[w:Pantomime\|panto]] just as the series finished,<ref>{{cite web\|last=Clark\|first=Neil\|url=http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/574964/Frank-Williams-survivor-Dad-s-Army\|title=GREAT survivor of Dad's Army: Frank Williams who played vicar is STILL performing at 83\|work=Daily Express\|date=5 May 2015}}</ref> but died soon after from a [[w:heart attack\|heart attack]] while on holiday in [[w:Cheddar, Somerset\|Cheddar]], [[w:Somerset\|Somerset]]. This came as a shock to the cast, and it was [[Arthur Lowe]] who stated at his funeral service, "With the loss of Teddy, it is now quite clear that there will be no more ''Dad's Army''."<ref>{{cite book \|last=Williams \|first=Frank \|date=2002 \|title=Vicar to Dad's Army: The Frank Williams Story \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RmtIWK8Sx7EC \|publisher=Canterbury Press \|page=188 \|isbn=1-85311-543-6}}</ref>

	==Selected filmography==		==Selected filmography==
	* ''[[The Magic Christian (film)\|The Magic Christian]]'' (1969) - Park Attendant (uncredited)		* ''[[w:The Magic Christian (film)\|The Magic Christian]]'' (1969) - Park Attendant (uncredited)
	* ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)\|Dad's Army]]'' (1971) - Verger Maurice Yeatman		* ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)\|Dad's Army]]'' (1971) - Verger Maurice Yeatman
	* ''[[No Sex Please, We're British (film)\|No Sex Please, We're British]]'' (1973) - Postman		* ''[[No Sex Please, We're British (film)\|No Sex Please, We're British]]'' (1973) - Postman

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	==External links==		==External links==
	* {{IMDb name\|0801608}}		* {{IMDb name\|0801608}}

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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Edward Sinclair		\| name = Edward Sinclair

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	~~{{Multiple issues\|~~
	~~{{more citations needed\|date=January 2013}}~~
	~~{{disputed\|Article appears to be including info about an earlier actor of the same name\|date=January 2019}}~~
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	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	\| name = Edward Sinclair		\| name = Edward Sinclair
	\| image = Edward Sinclair ~~Verger~~.~~jpeg~~		\| image = Edward Sinclair.jpg
	\| caption = Sinclair as the [[Verger]] [[List of Dad's Army characters#Maurice Yeatman\|Maurice Yeatman]] in ''[[Dad's Army]]''		\| caption = Sinclair as the [[Verger]] [[List of Dad's Army characters#Maurice Yeatman\|Maurice Yeatman]] in ''[[Dad's Army]]''
	\| birthname = Edward Sinclair Perry		\| birthname = Edward Sinclair Perry
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	He also appeared in several films and theatre productions, and was being offered work in [[Pantomime\|panto]] just as the series finished,<ref>{{cite web\|last=Clark\|first=Neil\|url=http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/574964/Frank-Williams-survivor-Dad-s-Army\|title=GREAT survivor of Dad's Army: Frank Williams who played vicar is STILL performing at 83\|work=Daily Express\|date=5 May 2015}}</ref>{{better source needed\|date=February 2019}} but died soon after from a [[heart attack]] while on holiday in [[Cheddar, Somerset\|Cheddar]], [[Somerset]]. This came as a shock to the cast, and it was [[Arthur Lowe]] who stated at his funeral service, "With the loss of Teddy, it is now quite clear that there will be no more ''Dad's Army''."<ref>{{cite book \|last=Williams \|first=Frank \|date=2002 \|title=Vicar to Dad's Army: The Frank Williams Story \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RmtIWK8Sx7EC \|publisher=Canterbury Press \|page=188 \|isbn=1-85311-543-6}}</ref>		He also appeared in several films and theatre productions, and was being offered work in [[Pantomime\|panto]] just as the series finished,<ref>{{cite web\|last=Clark\|first=Neil\|url=http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/574964/Frank-Williams-survivor-Dad-s-Army\|title=GREAT survivor of Dad's Army: Frank Williams who played vicar is STILL performing at 83\|work=Daily Express\|date=5 May 2015}}</ref>{{better source needed\|date=February 2019}} but died soon after from a [[heart attack]] while on holiday in [[Cheddar, Somerset\|Cheddar]], [[Somerset]]. This came as a shock to the cast, and it was [[Arthur Lowe]] who stated at his funeral service, "With the loss of Teddy, it is now quite clear that there will be no more ''Dad's Army''."<ref>{{cite book \|last=Williams \|first=Frank \|date=2002 \|title=Vicar to Dad's Army: The Frank Williams Story \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RmtIWK8Sx7EC \|publisher=Canterbury Press \|page=188 \|isbn=1-85311-543-6}}</ref>

	~~He was born and married as Edward Sinclair, although his death was registered as Edward Sinclair Perry.~~

	==Selected filmography==		==Selected filmography==
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	[[Category:Male actors from Oldham]]		[[Category:Male actors from Oldham]]
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	~~[[Category:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry soldiers]]~~

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{{short description|English actor (1914–1977)}}
{{for|other people with the same name|Edward Sinclair (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Multiple issues|
{{more citations needed|date=January 2013}}
{{disputed|Article appears to be including info about an earlier actor of the same name|date=January 2019}}
}}

{{Infobox person
| name = Edward Sinclair
| image = Edward Sinclair Verger.jpeg
| caption = Sinclair as the [[Verger]] [[List of Dad's Army characters#Maurice Yeatman|Maurice Yeatman]] in ''[[Dad's Army]]''
| birthname = Edward Sinclair Perry
| birth_date = 3 February 1914
| birth_place = [[Oldham]], [[Lancashire]], England<ref>GRO Register of Births: MAR 1914 8d 1347 OLDHAM - Edward Sinclair, mmn = Coltman</ref>
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1977|8|29|1914|2|3|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Cheddar, Somerset|Cheddar]], [[Somerset]], England
| occupation = [[Actor|Comedy actor]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Gladys Green|1940}}
| years_active = 1969–1977
}}
'''Edward Sinclair Perry''' (3 February 1914 – 29 August 1977) was an English actor who played the role of [[verger]] [[Maurice Yeatman]] in ''[[Dad's Army]]''. He also made appearances in ''[[Z-Cars]]'' and ''[[Danger Man]]''.

The earliest work in his belated main career was in radio before being noticed and offered small parts on television. His first appearance in ''[[Dad's Army]]'' was in the fifth episode (before audiences had been introduced to the Vicar) as the caretaker, playing the verger from the second series.

He also appeared in several films and theatre productions, and was being offered work in [[Pantomime|panto]] just as the series finished,<ref>{{cite web|last=Clark|first=Neil|url=http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/574964/Frank-Williams-survivor-Dad-s-Army|title=GREAT survivor of Dad's Army: Frank Williams who played vicar is STILL performing at 83|work=Daily Express|date=5 May 2015}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=February 2019}} but died soon after from a [[heart attack]] while on holiday in [[Cheddar, Somerset|Cheddar]], [[Somerset]]. This came as a shock to the cast, and it was [[Arthur Lowe]] who stated at his funeral service, "With the loss of Teddy, it is now quite clear that there will be no more ''Dad's Army''."<ref>{{cite book |last=Williams |first=Frank |date=2002 |title=Vicar to Dad's Army: The Frank Williams Story |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RmtIWK8Sx7EC |publisher=Canterbury Press |page=188 |isbn=1-85311-543-6}}</ref>

He was born and married as Edward Sinclair, although his death was registered as Edward Sinclair Perry.

==Selected filmography==
* ''[[The Magic Christian (film)|The Magic Christian]]'' (1969) - Park Attendant (uncredited)
* ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)|Dad's Army]]'' (1971) - Verger Maurice Yeatman
* ''[[No Sex Please, We're British (film)|No Sex Please, We're British]]'' (1973) - Postman

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0801608}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sinclair, Edward}}
[[Category:1914 births]]
[[Category:1977 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century English male actors]]
[[Category:British Army personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:British male comedy actors]]
[[Category:English male film actors]]
[[Category:English male radio actors]]
[[Category:English male stage actors]]
[[Category:English male television actors]]
[[Category:Male actors from Oldham]]
[[Category:Military personnel from Lancashire]]
[[Category:Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry soldiers]]

{{England-tv-actor-stub}}
{{UK-tv-actor-1910s-stub}}

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	\| name = Edward Sinclair		\| name = Edward Sinclair
	\| image = Edward Sinclair.jpg		\| image = Edward Sinclair.jpg
	\| caption = Sinclair as the [[~~w:Verger\|~~Verger]] [[List of Dad's Army characters#Maurice Yeatman\|Maurice Yeatman]] in ''[[Dad's Army]]''		\| caption = Sinclair as the [[Verger]] [[List of Dad's Army characters#Maurice Yeatman\|Maurice Yeatman]] in ''[[Dad's Army]]''
	\| birthname = Edward Sinclair Perry		\| birthname = Edward Sinclair Perry
	\| birth_date = 3 February 1914		\| birth_date = 3 February 1914
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:Oldham\|~~Oldham]], [[~~w:Lancashire\|~~Lancashire]], England<ref>GRO Register of Births: MAR 1914 8d 1347 OLDHAM - Edward Sinclair, mmn = Coltman</ref>		\| birth_place = [[Oldham]], [[Lancashire]], England<ref>GRO Register of Births: MAR 1914 8d 1347 OLDHAM - Edward Sinclair, mmn = Coltman</ref>
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1977\|08\|29\|1914\|02\|03\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1977\|08\|29\|1914\|02\|03\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[w:Cheddar, Somerset\|Cheddar]], [[~~w:Somerset\|~~Somerset]], England		\| death_place = [[Cheddar, Somerset\|Cheddar]], [[Somerset]], England
	\| occupation = [[w:Actor\|Comedy actor]]		\| occupation = [[Actor\|Comedy actor]]
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|Gladys Green\|1940\|1977}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|Gladys Green\|1940\|1977}}
	\| years_active = 1969–1977		\| years_active = 1969–1977
	}}		}}
	'''Edward Sinclair Perry''' (3 February 1914 – 29 August 1977) was an English actor who played the role of [[~~w:verger\|~~verger]] [[Maurice Yeatman]] in ''[[Dad's Army]]''. He also made appearances in ''[[~~w:Z-Cars\|~~Z-Cars]]'' and ''[[~~w:Danger Man\|~~Danger Man]]''.		'''Edward Sinclair Perry''' (3 February 1914 – 29 August 1977) was an English actor who played the role of [[verger]] [[Maurice Yeatman]] in ''[[Dad's Army]]''. He also made appearances in ''[[Z-Cars]]'' and ''[[Danger Man]]''.

	The earliest work in his belated main career was in radio before being noticed and offered small parts on television. His first appearance in ''[[Dad's Army]]'' was in the fifth episode (before audiences had been introduced to the Vicar) as the caretaker, playing the verger from the second series.		The earliest work in his belated main career was in radio before being noticed and offered small parts on television. His first appearance in ''[[Dad's Army]]'' was in the fifth episode (before audiences had been introduced to the Vicar) as the caretaker, playing the verger from the second series.

	He also appeared in several films and theatre productions, and was being offered work in [[w:Pantomime\|panto]] just as the series finished,<ref>{{cite web\|last=Clark\|first=Neil\|url=http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/574964/Frank-Williams-survivor-Dad-s-Army\|title=GREAT survivor of Dad's Army: Frank Williams who played vicar is STILL performing at 83\|work=Daily Express\|date=5 May 2015}}</ref> but died soon after from a [[~~w:heart attack\|~~heart attack]] while on holiday in [[w:Cheddar, Somerset\|Cheddar]], [[~~w:Somerset\|~~Somerset]]. This came as a shock to the cast, and it was [[Arthur Lowe]] who stated at his funeral service, "With the loss of Teddy, it is now quite clear that there will be no more ''Dad's Army''."<ref>{{cite book \|last=Williams \|first=Frank \|date=2002 \|title=Vicar to Dad's Army: The Frank Williams Story \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RmtIWK8Sx7EC \|publisher=Canterbury Press \|page=188 \|isbn=1-85311-543-6}}</ref>		He also appeared in several films and theatre productions, and was being offered work in [[Pantomime\|panto]] just as the series finished,<ref>{{cite web\|last=Clark\|first=Neil\|url=http://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/574964/Frank-Williams-survivor-Dad-s-Army\|title=GREAT survivor of Dad's Army: Frank Williams who played vicar is STILL performing at 83\|work=Daily Express\|date=5 May 2015}}</ref> but died soon after from a [[heart attack]] while on holiday in [[Cheddar, Somerset\|Cheddar]], [[Somerset]]. This came as a shock to the cast, and it was [[Arthur Lowe]] who stated at his funeral service, "With the loss of Teddy, it is now quite clear that there will be no more ''Dad's Army''."<ref>{{cite book \|last=Williams \|first=Frank \|date=2002 \|title=Vicar to Dad's Army: The Frank Williams Story \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RmtIWK8Sx7EC \|publisher=Canterbury Press \|page=188 \|isbn=1-85311-543-6}}</ref>

	==Selected filmography==		==Selected filmography==
	* ''[[w:The Magic Christian (film)\|The Magic Christian]]'' (1969) - Park Attendant (uncredited)		* ''[[The Magic Christian (film)\|The Magic Christian]]'' (1969) - Park Attendant (uncredited)
	* ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)\|Dad's Army]]'' (1971) - Verger Maurice Yeatman		* ''[[Dad's Army (1971 film)\|Dad's Army]]'' (1971) - Verger Maurice Yeatman
	* ''[[No Sex Please, We're British (film)\|No Sex Please, We're British]]'' (1973) - Postman		* ''[[No Sex Please, We're British (film)\|No Sex Please, We're British]]'' (1973) - Postman