Erik Chitty - Revision history

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	\| occupation = [[Actor]]		\| occupation = [[Actor]]
	\| years_active = 1937-1977		\| years_active = 1937-1977
	\| spouse = {{Marriage\|[[Hester Bevan]]\|1936\|1977}}		\| spouse = {{Marriage\|Hester Bevan\|1936\|1977}}
	\| children = 3: {{hlist\|Ann\|Hilary\|Richard}}		\| children = 3: {{hlist\|Ann\|Hilary\|Richard}}
	}}		}}
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Chitty and former actress [[Hester Bevan~~\|Hester Bevan]]~~ married 1936, and they had two daughters and one son. He was also a keen [[Genealogy\|genealogist]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk/index.html\|title=Chitty of London: genealogy and family history\|website=chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk}}</ref>		Chitty and former actress Hester Bevan married 1936, and they had two daughters and one son. He was also a keen [[Genealogy\|genealogist]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk/index.html\|title=Chitty of London: genealogy and family history\|website=chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk}}</ref>

	==Television career==		==Television career==

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	~~{{Short description\|English actor}}~~
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=June 2013\|cs1-dates=ss}}~~
	{{Infobox person		{{Infobox person
	~~\| name = Erik Chitty~~
	\| image = Erik Chitty.jpg		\| image = Erik Chitty.jpg
	\| imagesize =		\| imagesize =
	\| caption =		\| caption =
	\| birth_name =		\| birth_name =
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1907\|7\|8\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1907\|07\|08\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = Dover, Kent, UK		\| birth_place = Dover, Kent, UK
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1977\|7\|22\|1907\|7\|8\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1977\|07\|22\|1907\|07\|08\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = Brent, Middlesex, UK		\| death_place = Brent, Middlesex, UK
	\| othername =		\| othername =
	\| alma_mater = [[~~w:RADA\|~~RADA]]		\| alma_mater = [[RADA]]
	\| occupation = [[~~w:Actor\|~~Actor]]		\| occupation = [[Actor]]
	\| years_active = 1937-1977		\| years_active = 1937-1977
	\| spouse = {{Marriage\|[[~~w:Hester Bevan\|~~Hester Bevan]]\|1936\|1977}}		\| spouse = {{Marriage\|[[Hester Bevan]]\|1936\|1977}}
	\| children = 3: {{hlist\|Ann\|Hilary\|Richard}}		\| children = 3: {{hlist\|Ann\|Hilary\|Richard}}
	}}		}}
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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Chitty and former actress [[w:Hester Bevan\|Hester Bevan]] married 1936, and they had two daughters and one son. He was also a keen [[w:Genealogy\|genealogist]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk/index.html\|title=Chitty of London: genealogy and family history\|website=chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk}}</ref>		Chitty and former actress [[Hester Bevan\|Hester Bevan]] married 1936, and they had two daughters and one son. He was also a keen [[Genealogy\|genealogist]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk/index.html\|title=Chitty of London: genealogy and family history\|website=chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk}}</ref>

	==Television career==		==Television career==
	===Early television (1936–1939)===		===Early television (1936–1939)===
	Chitty was an early player in the fledgling [[~~w:BBC television\|~~BBC television]], which started in November 1936 until it was closed at the beginning of the War.		Chitty was an early player in the fledgling [[BBC television]], which started in November 1936 until it was closed at the beginning of the War.
	* ''Pyramus And Thisbe'', 23 July 1937, Snout<ref>{{Radio Times\| genome=Y\| id=c63153c01f194ea1b76bbc9cdef5a819\| title=Pyramus And Thisbe\| date=23 July 1937\| volume=56\| issue=720\| p=46\| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)\|BBC Television]]}}</ref>		* ''Pyramus And Thisbe'', 23 July 1937, Snout<ref>{{Radio Times\| genome=Y\| id=c63153c01f194ea1b76bbc9cdef5a819\| title=Pyramus And Thisbe\| date=23 July 1937\| volume=56\| issue=720\| p=46\| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)\|BBC Television]]}}</ref>
	*''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern'', 2 March 1938, Guildenstern<ref>{{Radio Times\| genome=Y\| id=85a5b5c573d444fcbaf6e4d006ec740c\| title=Rosencrantz and Guildenstern\| date=2 March 1938 \| volume=58\| issue=752\| p=18\| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)\|BBC Television]]}}</ref>		*''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern'', 2 March 1938, Guildenstern<ref>{{Radio Times\| genome=Y\| id=85a5b5c573d444fcbaf6e4d006ec740c\| title=Rosencrantz and Guildenstern\| date=2 March 1938 \| volume=58\| issue=752\| p=18\| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)\|BBC Television]]}}</ref>

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External links

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	==External links==		==External links==

	*{{IMDb name\|id=0158364\|name=Erik Chitty}}		*{{IMDb name\|id=0158364\|name=Erik Chitty}}
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050330032916/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/talent/c/chitty_erik.shtml Erik Chitty] – BBC Guide to Comedy		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050330032916/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/talent/c/chitty_erik.shtml Erik Chitty] – BBC Guide to Comedy
	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041201014110/http://movies.go.com/filmography/film?person_id=190577 Erik Chitty] – Movies.com website		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041201014110/http://movies.go.com/filmography/film?person_id=190577 Erik Chitty] – Movies.com website

	~~{{Authority control}}~~

	{{DEFAULTSORT:Chitty, Erik}}		{{DEFAULTSORT:Chitty, Erik}}

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	\| occupation = [[w:Actor\|Actor]]		\| occupation = [[w:Actor\|Actor]]
	\| years_active = 1937-1977		\| years_active = 1937-1977
	\| spouse = {{Marriage\|Hester Bevan\|1936\|1977}}		\| spouse = {{Marriage\|[[w:Hester Bevan\|Hester Bevan]]\|1936\|1977}}
	\| children = 3: {{hlist\|Ann\|Hilary\|Richard}}		\| children = 3: {{hlist\|Ann\|Hilary\|Richard}}
	}}		}}

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Early television (1936–1939)

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	==Television career==		==Television career==
	===Early television (1936–1939)===		===Early television (1936–1939)===
	Chitty was an early player in the fledgling [[BBC television]], which started in November 1936 until it was closed at the beginning of the War.		Chitty was an early player in the fledgling [[w:BBC television\|BBC television]], which started in November 1936 until it was closed at the beginning of the War.
	* ''Pyramus And Thisbe'', 23 July 1937, Snout<ref>{{Radio Times\| genome=Y\| id=c63153c01f194ea1b76bbc9cdef5a819\| title=Pyramus And Thisbe\| date=23 July 1937\| volume=56\| issue=720\| p=46\| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)\|BBC Television]]}}</ref>		* ''Pyramus And Thisbe'', 23 July 1937, Snout<ref>{{Radio Times\| genome=Y\| id=c63153c01f194ea1b76bbc9cdef5a819\| title=Pyramus And Thisbe\| date=23 July 1937\| volume=56\| issue=720\| p=46\| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)\|BBC Television]]}}</ref>
	*''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern'', 2 March 1938, Guildenstern<ref>{{Radio Times\| genome=Y\| id=85a5b5c573d444fcbaf6e4d006ec740c\| title=Rosencrantz and Guildenstern\| date=2 March 1938 \| volume=58\| issue=752\| p=18\| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)\|BBC Television]]}}</ref>		*''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern'', 2 March 1938, Guildenstern<ref>{{Radio Times\| genome=Y\| id=85a5b5c573d444fcbaf6e4d006ec740c\| title=Rosencrantz and Guildenstern\| date=2 March 1938 \| volume=58\| issue=752\| p=18\| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)\|BBC Television]]}}</ref>

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Personal life

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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Chitty and former actress [[Hester Bevan]] married 1936, and they had two daughters and one son. He was also a keen [[Genealogy\|genealogist]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk/index.html\|title=Chitty of London: genealogy and family history\|website=chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk}}</ref>		Chitty and former actress [[w:Hester Bevan\|Hester Bevan]] married 1936, and they had two daughters and one son. He was also a keen [[w:Genealogy\|genealogist]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk/index.html\|title=Chitty of London: genealogy and family history\|website=chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk}}</ref>

	==Television career==		==Television career==

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	\| name = Erik Chitty		\| name = Erik Chitty
	\| image = ~~Actor_Erik_Chitty~~.jpg		\| image = Erik Chitty.jpg
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	\| death_place = Brent, Middlesex, UK		\| death_place = Brent, Middlesex, UK
	\| othername =		\| othername =
	\| alma_mater = [[RADA]]		\| alma_mater = [[w:RADA\|RADA]]
	\| occupation = [[Actor]]		\| occupation = [[w:Actor\|Actor]]
	\| years_active = 1937-1977		\| years_active = 1937-1977
	\| spouse = Hester Bevan		\| spouse = {{Marriage\|Hester Bevan\|1936\|1977}}
	\| children = {{hlist\|Ann\|Hilary\|Richard}}		\| children = 3: {{hlist\|Ann\|Hilary\|Richard}}
	}}		}}

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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1907\|7\|8\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1907\|7\|8\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Dover]], [[Kent]], UK		\| birth_place = Dover, Kent, UK
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1977\|7\|22\|1907\|7\|8\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|1977\|7\|22\|1907\|7\|8\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = ~~[[London Borough of~~ Brent~~\|Brent]]~~, [[Middlesex]], UK		\| death_place = Brent, Middlesex, UK
	\| othername =		\| othername =
	\| alma_mater = [[RADA]]		\| alma_mater = [[RADA]]
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	'''Erik Chitty''' (8 July 1907 in [[Dover]], [[Kent]]<ref>GRO Register of Births: SEP 1907 2a 1113 / 1713 DOVER - Erik Chitty</ref> – 22 July 1977 ~~[[London Borough of Brent\|~~Brent]], [[Middlesex]]<ref>GRO Register of Deaths: SEP 1977 11 0672 BRENT - Erik Chitty, born 8 July 1907</ref>), was an English stage, film and television actor.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/r6x/erik-chitty\|title=Erik Chitty - Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref><ref name=bfi>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/50689\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115050020/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/50689\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2009-01-15\|title=Erik Chitty}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=3121\|title=Erik Chitty\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>		'''Erik Chitty''' (8 July 1907 in Dover, Kent<ref>GRO Register of Births: SEP 1907 2a 1113 / 1713 DOVER - Erik Chitty</ref> – 22 July 1977 Brent, Middlesex<ref>GRO Register of Deaths: SEP 1977 11 0672 BRENT - Erik Chitty, born 8 July 1907</ref>), was an English stage, film and television actor.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/r6x/erik-chitty\|title=Erik Chitty - Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref><ref name=bfi>{{cite web\|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/50689\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115050020/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/50689\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=2009-01-15\|title=Erik Chitty}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=3121\|title=Erik Chitty\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Chitty was the son of a flour miller, Frederick Walter Chitty and his wife Ethel Elsie Assistance née Franklin; they married in 1902. He attended [[Dover College]] and [[Jesus College, Cambridge]], where he was one of the founders of the Cambridge University Mummers, before training at [[RADA]] and becoming a professional actor.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/eric-chitty/\|title=Eric Chitty — RADA\|last=Fabrique\|website=www.rada.ac.uk}}</ref> He then ran his own [[repertory]] company in [[Frinton-on-Sea]].		Chitty was the son of a flour miller, Frederick Walter Chitty and his wife Ethel Elsie Assistance née Franklin; they married in 1902. He attended Dover College and Jesus College, Cambridge, where he was one of the founders of the Cambridge University Mummers, before training at [[RADA]] and becoming a professional actor.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/eric-chitty/\|title=Eric Chitty — RADA\|last=Fabrique\|website=www.rada.ac.uk}}</ref> He then ran his own [[repertory]] company in Frinton-on-Sea.

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Chitty and former actress Hester Bevan married 1936, and they had two daughters and one son. He was also a keen [[Genealogy\|genealogist]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk/index.html\|title=Chitty of London: genealogy and family history\|website=chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk}}</ref>		Chitty and former actress [[Hester Bevan]] married 1936, and they had two daughters and one son. He was also a keen [[Genealogy\|genealogist]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk/index.html\|title=Chitty of London: genealogy and family history\|website=chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk}}</ref>

	==Television career==		==Television career==
	===Early television (1936–1939)===		===Early television (1936–1939)===
	Chitty was an early player in the fledgling BBC television, which started in November 1936 until it was closed at the beginning of the War.		Chitty was an early player in the fledgling [[BBC television]], which started in November 1936 until it was closed at the beginning of the War.
	* ''Pyramus And Thisbe'', 23 July 1937, Snout<ref>{{Radio Times\| genome=Y\| id=c63153c01f194ea1b76bbc9cdef5a819\| title=Pyramus And Thisbe\| date=23 July 1937\| volume=56\| issue=720\| p=46\| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)\|BBC Television]]}}</ref>		* ''Pyramus And Thisbe'', 23 July 1937, Snout<ref>{{Radio Times\| genome=Y\| id=c63153c01f194ea1b76bbc9cdef5a819\| title=Pyramus And Thisbe\| date=23 July 1937\| volume=56\| issue=720\| p=46\| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)\|BBC Television]]}}</ref>
	*''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern'', 2 March 1938, Guildenstern<ref>{{Radio Times\| genome=Y\| id=85a5b5c573d444fcbaf6e4d006ec740c\| title=Rosencrantz and Guildenstern\| date=2 March 1938 \| volume=58\| issue=752\| p=18\| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)\|BBC Television]]}}</ref>		*''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern'', 2 March 1938, Guildenstern<ref>{{Radio Times\| genome=Y\| id=85a5b5c573d444fcbaf6e4d006ec740c\| title=Rosencrantz and Guildenstern\| date=2 March 1938 \| volume=58\| issue=752\| p=18\| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)\|BBC Television]]}}</ref>

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{{Short description|English actor}}
{{for|the Canadian speedway rider|Eric Chitty}}
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| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1907|7|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Dover]], [[Kent]], UK
| death_date = {{death date and age|1977|7|22|1907|7|8|df=y}}
| death_place = [[London Borough of Brent|Brent]], [[Middlesex]], UK
| othername =
| alma_mater = [[RADA]]
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| years_active = 1937-1977
| spouse = Hester Bevan
| children = {{hlist|Ann|Hilary|Richard}}
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'''Erik Chitty''' (8 July 1907 in [[Dover]], [[Kent]]<ref>GRO Register of Births: SEP 1907 2a 1113 / 1713 DOVER - Erik Chitty</ref> – 22 July 1977 [[London Borough of Brent|Brent]], [[Middlesex]]<ref>GRO Register of Deaths: SEP 1977 11 0672 BRENT - Erik Chitty, born 8 July 1907</ref>), was an English stage, film and television actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/r6x/erik-chitty|title=Erik Chitty - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref><ref name=bfi>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/50689|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090115050020/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/50689|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-01-15|title=Erik Chitty}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=3121|title=Erik Chitty|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>

==Early life==
Chitty was the son of a flour miller, Frederick Walter Chitty and his wife Ethel Elsie Assistance née Franklin; they married in 1902. He attended [[Dover College]] and [[Jesus College, Cambridge]], where he was one of the founders of the Cambridge University Mummers, before training at [[RADA]] and becoming a professional actor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rada.ac.uk/profiles/eric-chitty/|title=Eric Chitty — RADA|last=Fabrique|website=www.rada.ac.uk}}</ref> He then ran his own [[repertory]] company in [[Frinton-on-Sea]].

==Personal life==
Chitty and former actress Hester Bevan married 1936, and they had two daughters and one son. He was also a keen [[Genealogy|genealogist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk/index.html|title=Chitty of London: genealogy and family history|website=chittyoflondon.awardspace.co.uk}}</ref>

==Television career==
===Early television (1936–1939)===
Chitty was an early player in the fledgling BBC television, which started in November 1936 until it was closed at the beginning of the War.
* ''Pyramus And Thisbe'', 23 July 1937, Snout<ref>{{Radio Times| genome=Y| id=c63153c01f194ea1b76bbc9cdef5a819| title=Pyramus And Thisbe| date=23 July 1937| volume=56| issue=720| p=46| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)|BBC Television]]}}</ref>
*''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern'', 2 March 1938, Guildenstern<ref>{{Radio Times| genome=Y| id=85a5b5c573d444fcbaf6e4d006ec740c| title=Rosencrantz and Guildenstern| date=2 March 1938 | volume=58| issue=752| p=18| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)|BBC Television]]}}</ref>
*''Henry IV'' 22 march 1938, "Valet" <ref>{{Radio Times| genome=Y| id=9bb6ca58ef574a6b8a4219e2f8e6a1c3| title=Henry IV| date=22 March 1938| time=15:05| volume=58| issue=755| p=17| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)|BBC Television]]}}</ref>
*''The White Chateau'', 11 November 1938{{efn-ua|1=Armistice Day, 20th anniversary}}, Trooper of Uhlans/Orderly/Linesman<ref>{{Radio Times| genome=Y| id=1e29002b3143439696b04e9f60f43d63| title=The White Chateau| date=11 November 1938| time=21:00| volume=61| issue=788| p=18| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)|BBC Television]]}}</ref>
*'' Edna{{'}}s Fruit Hat'', 27 jan 1939, Cousin Sid<ref>{{Radio Times| genome=Y| id=c9ebf9521e9540b4bd20fbc5126034c5| title=Edna's Fruit Hat| date=27 jan 1939| volume=62| issue=799| p=17| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)|BBC Television]]}}</ref>
* The Tempest, 5 Feb 1939, Boatswain<ref>{{Radio Times| genome=Y| id=c7244be11f6b4c0aaf61c355c9a077ec| title=The Tempest| date=5 feb 1939 | volume=62| issue=801| p=12| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)|BBC Television]]}}</ref>
*'' The Unquiet Spirit'', 7 March 1939 "Hall Porter"<ref>{{Radio Times| genome=Y| id=845ced71882848a5a58d0d952b44736b| title=The Unquiet Spirit| date=7 Mar 1939 | volume=62| issue=805| p=16| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)|BBC Television]]}}</ref>
* ''Katharine and Petruchio'', 12 April 1939, "A Tailor"<ref>{{Radio Times| genome=Y| id=bd40fc74928746df9ab3107360f7c5e7| title=Katharine and Petruchio| date=7 April 1939 | volume=63| issue=810| p=17| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)|BBC Television]]}}</ref>
*''Annajanska, The Bolsjevik Empress'' 2 May 1939, "Stammfest" <ref>{{Radio Times| genome=Y| id=9a6c77db17cf4e9cbf2150b2642003ed| title=Annajanska, The Bolsjevik Empress| date=2 may 1939| time=22:00| volume=63| issue=813| p=15| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)|BBC Television]]}} </ref>
*''The Day is Gone'', 4 August 1939, Radio announcer's voice <ref> {{Radio Times| genome=Y| id=9a6c77db17cf4e9cbf2150b2642003ed| title=The Day is Gone| date=4 Aug 1939 | volume=64| issue=826| p=17| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)|BBC Television]]}}}</ref>
*''The Advantages of Paternity'' 12 May 1939, "Brunov"<ref name=RT814>{{Radio Times| genome=Y| id=215d978e235846cba53bf9f2dc3deb8e| title=The Advantages of Paternity| date=12 May 1939| volume= 63| issue=814| p=15| network=[[BBC Television#Early years (before 1939)|BBC Television]]}}</ref><ref>{{IMDb title|0421556|The Advantages of Paternity (1939)}}</ref>

===Television post-war (1946 onwards)===
His television credits included a major role as the aged "Mr Smith" in ''[[Please Sir!]]'', and multiple appearances in ''[[Dad's Army|Dad{{'}}s Army]]'', ''[[Raffles (TV series)|Raffles]]'', ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Danger Man]]'', ''[[Maigret (1960 TV series)|Maigret]]'', ''[[Man About the House]]'' and ''[[The Goodies (TV series)|The Goodies]]''.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition|first1=Brian|last1=McFarlane|date=2016|publisher=[[Oxford University Press|OUP]]}}</ref><ref name=bfi/> He appeared in the [[Musical film|TV musical]] ''[[Pickwick (TV movie)|Pickwick]]'' for the [[BBC]] in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b757a831c|title=Pickwick (1969)}}</ref>

==Filmography==
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* ''[[Contraband (1940 film)|Contraband]]'' (1940) – Cloakroom attendant (uncredited)
* ''[[Oliver Twist (1948 film)|Oliver Twist]]'' (1948) – Workhouse Board member (uncredited)
* ''[[Forbidden (1949 film)|Forbidden]]'' (1949) – Schofield
* ''[[All Over the Town]]'' (1949) – Frobisher
* ''[[Your Witness (film)|Your Witness]]'' (1950) – Judge's clerk
* ''[[Chance of a Lifetime (1950 film)|Chance of a Lifetime]]'' (1950) – Silas Pike
* ''[[Circle of Danger]]'' (1951) - Box-office clerk (uncredited)
* ''[[John Wesley (film)|John Wesley]]'' (1954) – Trustee of Georgia
* ''[[Time Is My Enemy]]'' (1954) – Ballistics expert
* ''[[Raising a Riot]]'' (1955) – Mr Buttons (uncredited)
* ''[[Footsteps in the Fog]]'' (1955) – Hedges
* ''[[Windfall (1955 film)|Windfall]]'' (1955) – (uncredited)
* ''[[After the Ball (1957 film)|After the Ball]]'' (1957) – Waiter
* ''[[Zoo Baby]]'' (1957) – Vulture man
* ''[[Left Right and Centre]]'' (1959) – Deputy returning officer
* ''[[The Devil's Disciple (1959 film)|The Devil's Disciple]]'' (1959) – Uncle Titus
* ''[[The Day They Robbed the Bank of England]]'' (1960) – Gudgeon (uncredited)
* ''Not a Hope in Hell'' (1960) – Joe
* ''[[Raising the Wind (1961 film)|Raising the Wind]]'' (1961) – Elderly Man at concert
* ''[[Follow That Man (1961 film)|Follow That Man]]'' (1961) – Doctor
* ''[[First Men in the Moon (1964 film)|First Men in the Moon]]'' (1964) – Gibbs, Cavor's hired man (uncredited)
* ''[[The Horror of It All]]'' (1964) – Grandpa Marley
* ''[[Doctor Zhivago (film)|Doctor Zhivago]]'' (1965) – Old Soldier
* ''[[Casino Royale (1967 film)|Casino Royale]]'' (1967) – Sir James Bond's butler (uncredited)
* ''[[Bedazzled (1967 film)|Bedazzled]]'' (1967) – Seed – Sir Stanley Moon's butler (uncredited)
* ''[[Anne of the Thousand Days]]'' (1969) – Priest (uncredited)
* ''[[Arthur? Arthur!]]'' (1969) – Uncle Ratty
* ''[[A Nice Girl Like Me]]'' (1969) – Vicar
* ''[[Lola (1969 film)|Twinky]]'' (1969) – Lawyer's elderly client
* ''[[Song of Norway (film)|Song of Norway]]'' (1970) – Helsted
* ''[[The Railway Children (1970 film)|The Railway Children]]'' (1970) – Photographer
* ''[[Lust for a Vampire]]'' (1971) – Professor Herz
* ''[[The Statue (1971 film)|The Statue]]'' (1971) – Mouser
* ''[[Please Sir! (film)|Please Sir!]]'' (1971) – Mr Smith
* ''[[The Amazing Mr. Blunden]]'' (1972) – Mr Claverton
* ''[[The Vault of Horror (film)|The Vault of Horror]]'' (1973) – Old waiter (segment 1 "Midnight Mess")
* ''Op de Hollandse toer'' (1973) – Mr Molenaar
* ''The Flying Sorcerer'' (1973) – Sir Roger
* ''[[Fall of Eagles]]'' (1974) - Hertling, German Chancellor
* ''[[One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing]]'' (1975) – Museum guard
* ''[[The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones]]'' (1976) – Sam (uncredited)
* ''[[The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (film)|The Seven-Per-Cent Solution]]'' (1976) – The butler
* ''[[Jabberwocky (film)|Jabberwocky]]'' (1977) – Second door-opener / Servant (uncredited)
* ''[[A Bridge Too Far (film)|A Bridge Too Far]]'' (1977) – Organist
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==Notes==

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==References==
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==External links==

*{{IMDb name|id=0158364|name=Erik Chitty}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050330032916/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/talent/c/chitty_erik.shtml Erik Chitty] – BBC Guide to Comedy
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041201014110/http://movies.go.com/filmography/film?person_id=190577 Erik Chitty] – Movies.com website

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