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	'''Wallas Eaton''' (18 February 1917 – 3 November 1995), sometimes credited as '''Wallace Eaton''' or '''Wallis Eaton''',<ref name=imdb>{{cite web\|title=Wallas Eaton 1917-1995\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247891/?nmdp=1&\|website=IMDb\|accessdate=2015-09-19}}</ref> was an English [[~~film\|~~film]], [[~~radio\|~~radio]], [[~~television\|~~television]] and [[~~theatre\|~~theatre]] [[~~actor\|~~actor]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba63e7437\|title=Wallas Eaton\|website=BFI}}</ref><ref name=theatricalia>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/qrv/wallas-eaton\|title=Wallas Eaton \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref>		'''Wallas Eaton''' (18 February 1917 – 3 November 1995), sometimes credited as '''Wallace Eaton''' or '''Wallis Eaton''',<ref name=imdb>{{cite web\|title=Wallas Eaton 1917-1995\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247891/?nmdp=1&\|website=IMDb\|accessdate=2015-09-19}}</ref> was an English [[film]], [[radio]], [[television]] and [[theatre]] [[actor]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba63e7437\|title=Wallas Eaton\|website=BFI}}</ref><ref name=theatricalia>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/qrv/wallas-eaton\|title=Wallas Eaton \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref>

	He is perhaps best remembered for his voice roles between 1949 and 1960 in the [[~~BBC\|~~BBC]] [[~~radio comedy\|~~radio-comedy]] [[Serial (radio and television)\|serial]] ''[[Take It From ~~Here\|Take It from~~ Here]]''.<ref name="Gifford">{{cite news\|last1=Gifford\|first1=Denis\|title=Obituary: Wallas Eaton\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-wallas-eaton-1524830.html\|work=The Independent\|date=9 December 1995\|accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>		He is perhaps best remembered for his voice roles between 1949 and 1960 in the [[BBC]] [[radio-comedy]] [[Serial (radio and television)\|serial]] ''[[Take It From Here]]''.<ref name="Gifford">{{cite news\|last1=Gifford\|first1=Denis\|title=Obituary: Wallas Eaton\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-wallas-eaton-1524830.html\|work=The Independent\|date=9 December 1995\|accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==

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	\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1917\|2\|18\|df=yes}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date\|1917\|2\|18\|df=yes}}
	\| birth_place = [[~~w:Leicester\|~~Leicester]], [[~~w:Leicestershire\|~~Leicestershire]], England		\| birth_place = [[Leicester]], [[Leicestershire]], England
	\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1995\|11\|3\|1917\|2\|18\|df=yes}}		\| death_date = {{Death date and age\|1995\|11\|03\|1917\|02\|18\|df=yes}}
	\| death_place = Australia		\| death_place = Australia
	\| othername = {{•}}Wallace Eaton<br>{{•}}Wallis Eaton		\| othername = {{•}}Wallace Eaton<br>{{•}}Wallis Eaton
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	'''Wallas Eaton''' (18 February 1917 – 3 November 1995), sometimes credited as '''Wallace Eaton''' or '''Wallis Eaton''',<ref name=imdb>{{cite web\|title=Wallas Eaton 1917-1995\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247891/?nmdp=1&\|website=IMDb\|accessdate=2015-09-19}}</ref> was an English [[w:film\|film]], [[w:radio\|radio]], [[w:television\|television]] and [[w:theatre\|theatre]] [[w:actor\|actor]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba63e7437\|title=Wallas Eaton\|website=BFI}}</ref><ref name=theatricalia>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/qrv/wallas-eaton\|title=Wallas Eaton \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref>		'''Wallas Eaton''' (18 February 1917 – 3 November 1995), sometimes credited as '''Wallace Eaton''' or '''Wallis Eaton''',<ref name=imdb>{{cite web\|title=Wallas Eaton 1917-1995\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247891/?nmdp=1&\|website=IMDb\|accessdate=2015-09-19}}</ref> was an English [[film\|film]], [[radio\|radio]], [[television\|television]] and [[theatre\|theatre]] [[actor\|actor]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba63e7437\|title=Wallas Eaton\|website=BFI}}</ref><ref name=theatricalia>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/qrv/wallas-eaton\|title=Wallas Eaton \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref>

	He is perhaps best remembered for his voice roles between 1949 and 1960 in the [[w:BBC\|BBC]] [[w:radio comedy\|radio-comedy]] [[w:Serial (radio and television)\|serial]] ''[[Take It From Here\|Take It from Here]]''.<ref name="Gifford">{{cite news\|last1=Gifford\|first1=Denis\|title=Obituary: Wallas Eaton\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-wallas-eaton-1524830.html\|work=The Independent\|date=9 December 1995\|accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>		He is perhaps best remembered for his voice roles between 1949 and 1960 in the [[BBC\|BBC]] [[radio comedy\|radio-comedy]] [[Serial (radio and television)\|serial]] ''[[Take It From Here\|Take It from Here]]''.<ref name="Gifford">{{cite news\|last1=Gifford\|first1=Denis\|title=Obituary: Wallas Eaton\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-wallas-eaton-1524830.html\|work=The Independent\|date=9 December 1995\|accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Eaton was born in [[w:Leicester\|Leicester]], [[w:Leicestershire\|Leicestershire]], England.<ref name="Gifford"/> He was educated at the Alderman Newton School, and later would read History and English at [[w:Christ's College, Cambridge\|Christ's College]]. Eaton joined the Army in 1940, and served with distinction during [[w:World War II\|World War II]], eventually becoming a [[w:major\|major]] in charge of a [[w:Searchlight#In World War II\|searchlight battery]].<ref name="Gifford"/>		Eaton was born in [[Leicester\|Leicester]], [[Leicestershire\|Leicestershire]], England.<ref name="Gifford"/> He was educated at the Alderman Newton School, and later would read History and English at [[Christ's College, Cambridge\|Christ's College]]. Eaton joined the Army in 1940, and served with distinction during [[World War II\|World War II]], eventually becoming a [[major\|major]] in charge of a [[Searchlight#In World War II\|searchlight battery]].<ref name="Gifford"/>

	==Acting career==		==Acting career==
	His first stage appearance was at the Theatre Royal in his home town of Leicester in 1936. Three years later he made his London debut playing the small part of the Announcer in [[w:W. H. Auden\|Auden]] and [[w:Christopher Isherwood\|Isherwood]]'s ''[[w:The Ascent of F6\|The Ascent of F6]]'' at the [[w:Old Vic]\|].<ref name=theatricalia/> The following year Eaton played the Second Priest in [[T. S. Eliot\|Eliot]]'s ''[[w:Murder in the Cathedral\|Murder in the Cathedral]]'' in 1940 and he followed this with what was his first comedy role, in ''The Body Was Well Nourished'' by [[w:Sidney Gilliat\|Sidney Gilliat]] and [[w:Frank Launder\|Frank Launder]].<ref name="Gifford"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://calmview.bham.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=XMS38%2F3381\|title=XMS38 - Theatre Collection\|website=University of Birmingham\|accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>		His first stage appearance was at the Theatre Royal in his home town of Leicester in 1936. Three years later he made his London debut playing the small part of the Announcer in [[W. H. Auden\|Auden]] and [[Christopher Isherwood\|Isherwood]]'s ''[[The Ascent of F6\|The Ascent of F6]]'' at the [[Old Vic]\|].<ref name=theatricalia/> The following year Eaton played the Second Priest in [[T. S. Eliot\|Eliot]]'s ''[[Murder in the Cathedral\|Murder in the Cathedral]]'' in 1940 and he followed this with what was his first comedy role, in ''The Body Was Well Nourished'' by [[Sidney Gilliat\|Sidney Gilliat]] and [[Frank Launder\|Frank Launder]].<ref name="Gifford"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://calmview.bham.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=XMS38%2F3381\|title=XMS38 - Theatre Collection\|website=University of Birmingham\|accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>

	In 1944, he appeared in [[w:George Bernard Shaw\|Shaw]]'s ''[[w:Too True To Be Good\|Too True To Be Good]]'' at the [[w:Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)\|Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/9t/too-true-to-be-good/production/7y0\|title=Production of Too True to Be Good \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> Eaton enjoyed a series of good, if small, roles, appearing alongside [[w:Vivien Leigh\|Vivien Leigh]] at the [[w:Phoenix Theatre, London\|Phoenix Theatre]] in 1945 in [[w:Thornton Wilder\|Thornton Wilder]]'s ''[[w:The Skin of Our Teeth]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/3kp/the-skin-of-our-teeth/production/mqw\|title=Production of The Skin of Our Teeth \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> In films, Eaton had a role in ''[[w:Caesar and Cleopatra (film)\|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' (1945).<ref name="Gifford"/>		In 1944, he appeared in [[George Bernard Shaw\|Shaw]]'s ''[[Too True To Be Good\|Too True To Be Good]]'' at the [[Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)\|Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/9t/too-true-to-be-good/production/7y0\|title=Production of Too True to Be Good \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> Eaton enjoyed a series of good, if small, roles, appearing alongside [[Vivien Leigh\|Vivien Leigh]] at the [[Phoenix Theatre, London\|Phoenix Theatre]] in 1945 in [[Thornton Wilder\|Thornton Wilder]]'s ''[[The Skin of Our Teeth]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/3kp/the-skin-of-our-teeth/production/mqw\|title=Production of The Skin of Our Teeth \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> In films, Eaton had a role in ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra (film)\|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' (1945).<ref name="Gifford"/>

	In addition to working on the long-running [[w:BBC\|BBC]] radio comedy ''[[Take It from Here]]'', Eaton appeared in more than twenty-five films and over fifty television productions.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bl4rd\|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Take It From Here, From 02/04/1958\|website=BBC}}</ref> His debut for BBC Television was in [[Arthur Askey]]'s top- rated series ''[[Before Your Very Eyes]]'' in 1952, and he had parts in the [[Frankie Howerd]] series ''[[Up Pompeii]]'' and ''[[w:The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)\|The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]''.<ref name=independent>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-wallas-eaton-1524830.html\|title=OBITUARY: Wallas Eaton\|date=9 December 1995\|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=27189\|title=Wallas Eaton\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>		In addition to working on the long-running [[BBC\|BBC]] radio comedy ''[[Take It from Here]]'', Eaton appeared in more than twenty-five films and over fifty television productions.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bl4rd\|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Take It From Here, From 02/04/1958\|website=BBC}}</ref> His debut for BBC Television was in [[Arthur Askey]]'s top- rated series ''[[Before Your Very Eyes]]'' in 1952, and he had parts in the [[Frankie Howerd]] series ''[[Up Pompeii]]'' and ''[[The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)\|The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]''.<ref name=independent>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-wallas-eaton-1524830.html\|title=OBITUARY: Wallas Eaton\|date=9 December 1995\|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=27189\|title=Wallas Eaton\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>

	Eaton's favourite pastime was sailing, and he made a trip to Australia in 1975 to pursue his interest, after which he settled there permanently.<ref name=independent/> He featured in the Australian soap ''[[w:The Young Doctors\|The Young Doctors]]'' in 1979 as Roland Perry, a rich friend of principal character Ada Simmonds.<ref name=imdb/> He also made a few appearances in later episodes of the television [[w:drama\|drama]] [[w:serial (radio and television)\|serial]] ''[[w:A Country Practice\|A Country Practice]]''.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OYRPAH2FrfcC&q=a+country+practise+wallas+eaton&pg=PA150\|title=The A to Z of Australian Radio and Television\|first1=Albert\|last1=Moran\|first2=Chris\|last2=Keating\|date=4 August 2009\|publisher=Scarecrow Press\|isbn=9780810870222\|via=Google Books}}</ref>		Eaton's favourite pastime was sailing, and he made a trip to Australia in 1975 to pursue his interest, after which he settled there permanently.<ref name=independent/> He featured in the Australian soap ''[[The Young Doctors\|The Young Doctors]]'' in 1979 as Roland Perry, a rich friend of principal character Ada Simmonds.<ref name=imdb/> He also made a few appearances in later episodes of the television [[drama\|drama]] [[serial (radio and television)\|serial]] ''[[A Country Practice\|A Country Practice]]''.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OYRPAH2FrfcC&q=a+country+practise+wallas+eaton&pg=PA150\|title=The A to Z of Australian Radio and Television\|first1=Albert\|last1=Moran\|first2=Chris\|last2=Keating\|date=4 August 2009\|publisher=Scarecrow Press\|isbn=9780810870222\|via=Google Books}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==

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	* Palmer, Howard (10 August 1965) [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qYYQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9JQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6807,1559844&dq=wallas-eaton&hl=en "Hilarious Night"]. ''[[The Age]]'' (''via'' ''[[Google News]]''). Accessed 2015-09-19.		* Palmer, Howard (10 August 1965) [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qYYQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9JQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6807,1559844&dq=wallas-eaton&hl=en "Hilarious Night"]. ''[[The Age]]'' (''via'' ''[[Google News]]''). Accessed 2015-09-19.

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	His first stage appearance was at the Theatre Royal in his home town of Leicester in 1936. Three years later he made his London debut playing the small part of the Announcer in [[w:W. H. Auden\|Auden]] and [[w:Christopher Isherwood\|Isherwood]]'s ''[[w:The Ascent of F6\|The Ascent of F6]]'' at the [[w:Old Vic]\|].<ref name=theatricalia/> The following year Eaton played the Second Priest in [[T. S. Eliot\|Eliot]]'s ''[[w:Murder in the Cathedral\|Murder in the Cathedral]]'' in 1940 and he followed this with what was his first comedy role, in ''The Body Was Well Nourished'' by [[w:Sidney Gilliat\|Sidney Gilliat]] and [[w:Frank Launder\|Frank Launder]].<ref name="Gifford"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://calmview.bham.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=XMS38%2F3381\|title=XMS38 - Theatre Collection\|website=University of Birmingham\|accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>		His first stage appearance was at the Theatre Royal in his home town of Leicester in 1936. Three years later he made his London debut playing the small part of the Announcer in [[w:W. H. Auden\|Auden]] and [[w:Christopher Isherwood\|Isherwood]]'s ''[[w:The Ascent of F6\|The Ascent of F6]]'' at the [[w:Old Vic]\|].<ref name=theatricalia/> The following year Eaton played the Second Priest in [[T. S. Eliot\|Eliot]]'s ''[[w:Murder in the Cathedral\|Murder in the Cathedral]]'' in 1940 and he followed this with what was his first comedy role, in ''The Body Was Well Nourished'' by [[w:Sidney Gilliat\|Sidney Gilliat]] and [[w:Frank Launder\|Frank Launder]].<ref name="Gifford"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://calmview.bham.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=XMS38%2F3381\|title=XMS38 - Theatre Collection\|website=University of Birmingham\|accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>

	In 1944, he appeared in [[w:George Bernard Shaw\|Shaw]]'s ''[[w:Too True To Be Good\|Too True To Be Good]]'' at the [[w:Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)\|Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/9t/too-true-to-be-good/production/7y0\|title=Production of Too True to Be Good \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> Eaton enjoyed a series of good, if small, roles, appearing alongside [[w:Vivien Leigh\|Vivien Leigh]] at the [[Phoenix Theatre, London\|Phoenix Theatre]] in 1945 in [[Thornton Wilder]]'s ''[[The Skin of Our Teeth]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/3kp/the-skin-of-our-teeth/production/mqw\|title=Production of The Skin of Our Teeth \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> In films, Eaton had a role in ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra (film)\|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' (1945).<ref name="Gifford"/>		In 1944, he appeared in [[w:George Bernard Shaw\|Shaw]]'s ''[[w:Too True To Be Good\|Too True To Be Good]]'' at the [[w:Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)\|Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/9t/too-true-to-be-good/production/7y0\|title=Production of Too True to Be Good \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> Eaton enjoyed a series of good, if small, roles, appearing alongside [[w:Vivien Leigh\|Vivien Leigh]] at the [[w:Phoenix Theatre, London\|Phoenix Theatre]] in 1945 in [[w:Thornton Wilder\|Thornton Wilder]]'s ''[[w:The Skin of Our Teeth]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/3kp/the-skin-of-our-teeth/production/mqw\|title=Production of The Skin of Our Teeth \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> In films, Eaton had a role in ''[[w:Caesar and Cleopatra (film)\|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' (1945).<ref name="Gifford"/>

	In addition to working on the long-running [[w:BBC\|BBC]] radio comedy ''[[Take It from Here]]'', Eaton appeared in more than twenty-five films and over fifty television productions.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bl4rd\|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Take It From Here, From 02/04/1958\|website=BBC}}</ref> His debut for BBC Television was in [[Arthur Askey]]'s top- rated series ''[[Before Your Very Eyes]]'' in 1952, and he had parts in the [[Frankie Howerd]] series ''[[Up Pompeii]]'' and ''[[w:The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)\|The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]''.<ref name=independent>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-wallas-eaton-1524830.html\|title=OBITUARY: Wallas Eaton\|date=9 December 1995\|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=27189\|title=Wallas Eaton\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>		In addition to working on the long-running [[w:BBC\|BBC]] radio comedy ''[[Take It from Here]]'', Eaton appeared in more than twenty-five films and over fifty television productions.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bl4rd\|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Take It From Here, From 02/04/1958\|website=BBC}}</ref> His debut for BBC Television was in [[Arthur Askey]]'s top- rated series ''[[Before Your Very Eyes]]'' in 1952, and he had parts in the [[Frankie Howerd]] series ''[[Up Pompeii]]'' and ''[[w:The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)\|The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]''.<ref name=independent>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-wallas-eaton-1524830.html\|title=OBITUARY: Wallas Eaton\|date=9 December 1995\|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=27189\|title=Wallas Eaton\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>

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	==Acting career==		==Acting career==
	His first stage appearance was at the Theatre Royal in his home town of Leicester in 1936. Three years later he made his London debut playing the small part of the Announcer in [[w:W. H. Auden\|Auden]] and [[w:Christopher Isherwood\|Isherwood]]'s ''[[The Ascent of F6]]'' at the [[Old Vic]].<ref name=theatricalia/> The following year Eaton played the Second Priest in [[T. S. Eliot\|Eliot]]'s ''[[w:Murder in the Cathedral\|Murder in the Cathedral]]'' in 1940 and he followed this with what was his first comedy role, in ''The Body Was Well Nourished'' by [[w:Sidney Gilliat\|Sidney Gilliat]] and [[w:Frank Launder\|Frank Launder]].<ref name="Gifford"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://calmview.bham.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=XMS38%2F3381\|title=XMS38 - Theatre Collection\|website=University of Birmingham\|accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>		His first stage appearance was at the Theatre Royal in his home town of Leicester in 1936. Three years later he made his London debut playing the small part of the Announcer in [[w:W. H. Auden\|Auden]] and [[w:Christopher Isherwood\|Isherwood]]'s ''[[w:The Ascent of F6\|The Ascent of F6]]'' at the [[w:Old Vic]\|].<ref name=theatricalia/> The following year Eaton played the Second Priest in [[T. S. Eliot\|Eliot]]'s ''[[w:Murder in the Cathedral\|Murder in the Cathedral]]'' in 1940 and he followed this with what was his first comedy role, in ''The Body Was Well Nourished'' by [[w:Sidney Gilliat\|Sidney Gilliat]] and [[w:Frank Launder\|Frank Launder]].<ref name="Gifford"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://calmview.bham.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=XMS38%2F3381\|title=XMS38 - Theatre Collection\|website=University of Birmingham\|accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>

	In 1944, he appeared in [[w:George Bernard Shaw\|Shaw]]'s ''[[w:Too True To Be Good\|Too True To Be Good]]'' at the [[w:Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)\|Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/9t/too-true-to-be-good/production/7y0\|title=Production of Too True to Be Good \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> Eaton enjoyed a series of good, if small, roles, appearing alongside [[w:Vivien Leigh\|Vivien Leigh]] at the [[Phoenix Theatre, London\|Phoenix Theatre]] in 1945 in [[Thornton Wilder]]'s ''[[The Skin of Our Teeth]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/3kp/the-skin-of-our-teeth/production/mqw\|title=Production of The Skin of Our Teeth \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> In films, Eaton had a role in ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra (film)\|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' (1945).<ref name="Gifford"/>		In 1944, he appeared in [[w:George Bernard Shaw\|Shaw]]'s ''[[w:Too True To Be Good\|Too True To Be Good]]'' at the [[w:Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)\|Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/9t/too-true-to-be-good/production/7y0\|title=Production of Too True to Be Good \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> Eaton enjoyed a series of good, if small, roles, appearing alongside [[w:Vivien Leigh\|Vivien Leigh]] at the [[Phoenix Theatre, London\|Phoenix Theatre]] in 1945 in [[Thornton Wilder]]'s ''[[The Skin of Our Teeth]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/3kp/the-skin-of-our-teeth/production/mqw\|title=Production of The Skin of Our Teeth \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> In films, Eaton had a role in ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra (film)\|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' (1945).<ref name="Gifford"/>

	In addition to working on the long-running [[BBC]] radio comedy ''[[Take It from Here]]'', Eaton appeared in more than twenty-five films and over fifty television productions.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bl4rd\|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Take It From Here, From 02/04/1958\|website=BBC}}</ref> His debut for [[BBC]] Television was in [[Arthur Askey]]'s top- rated series ''Before Your Very Eyes'' in 1952, and he had parts in the [[Frankie Howerd]] series ''[[Up Pompeii]]'' and ''[[The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)\|The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]''.<ref name=independent>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-wallas-eaton-1524830.html\|title=OBITUARY: Wallas Eaton\|date=9 December 1995\|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=27189\|title=Wallas Eaton\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>		In addition to working on the long-running [[w:BBC\|BBC]] radio comedy ''[[Take It from Here]]'', Eaton appeared in more than twenty-five films and over fifty television productions.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bl4rd\|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Take It From Here, From 02/04/1958\|website=BBC}}</ref> His debut for BBC Television was in [[Arthur Askey]]'s top- rated series ''[[Before Your Very Eyes]]'' in 1952, and he had parts in the [[Frankie Howerd]] series ''[[Up Pompeii]]'' and ''[[w:The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)\|The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]''.<ref name=independent>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-wallas-eaton-1524830.html\|title=OBITUARY: Wallas Eaton\|date=9 December 1995\|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=27189\|title=Wallas Eaton\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>

	Eaton's favourite pastime was sailing, and he made a trip to Australia in 1975 to pursue his interest, after which he settled there permanently.<ref name=independent/> He featured in the Australian soap ''[[The Young Doctors]]'' in 1979 as Roland Perry, a rich friend of principal character Ada Simmonds.<ref name=imdb/> He also made a few appearances in later episodes of the television [[drama]] [[serial (radio and television)\|serial]] ''[[A Country Practice]]''.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OYRPAH2FrfcC&q=a+country+practise+wallas+eaton&pg=PA150\|title=The A to Z of Australian Radio and Television\|first1=Albert\|last1=Moran\|first2=Chris\|last2=Keating\|date=4 August 2009\|publisher=Scarecrow Press\|isbn=9780810870222\|via=Google Books}}</ref>		Eaton's favourite pastime was sailing, and he made a trip to Australia in 1975 to pursue his interest, after which he settled there permanently.<ref name=independent/> He featured in the Australian soap ''[[w:The Young Doctors\|The Young Doctors]]'' in 1979 as Roland Perry, a rich friend of principal character Ada Simmonds.<ref name=imdb/> He also made a few appearances in later episodes of the television [[w:drama\|drama]] [[w:serial (radio and television)\|serial]] ''[[w:A Country Practice\|A Country Practice]]''.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OYRPAH2FrfcC&q=a+country+practise+wallas+eaton&pg=PA150\|title=The A to Z of Australian Radio and Television\|first1=Albert\|last1=Moran\|first2=Chris\|last2=Keating\|date=4 August 2009\|publisher=Scarecrow Press\|isbn=9780810870222\|via=Google Books}}</ref>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==

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	'''Wallas Eaton''' (18 February 1917 – 3 November 1995), sometimes credited as '''Wallace Eaton''' or '''Wallis Eaton''',<ref name=imdb>{{cite web\|title=Wallas Eaton 1917-1995\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247891/?nmdp=1&\|website=IMDb\|accessdate=2015-09-19}}</ref> was an English [[film]], [[radio]], [[television]] and [[theatre]] [[actor]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba63e7437\|title=Wallas Eaton\|website=BFI}}</ref><ref name=theatricalia>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/qrv/wallas-eaton\|title=Wallas Eaton \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref>		'''Wallas Eaton''' (18 February 1917 – 3 November 1995), sometimes credited as '''Wallace Eaton''' or '''Wallis Eaton''',<ref name=imdb>{{cite web\|title=Wallas Eaton 1917-1995\|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247891/?nmdp=1&\|website=IMDb\|accessdate=2015-09-19}}</ref> was an English [[w:film\|film]], [[w:radio\|radio]], [[w:television\|television]] and [[w:theatre\|theatre]] [[w:actor\|actor]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba63e7437\|title=Wallas Eaton\|website=BFI}}</ref><ref name=theatricalia>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/qrv/wallas-eaton\|title=Wallas Eaton \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref>

	He is perhaps best remembered for his voice roles between 1949 and 1960 in the [[BBC]] [[radio comedy\|radio-comedy]] [[Serial (radio and television)\|serial]] ''[[Take It From Here\|Take It from Here]]''.<ref name="Gifford">{{cite news\|last1=Gifford\|first1=Denis\|title=Obituary: Wallas Eaton\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-wallas-eaton-1524830.html\|work=The Independent\|date=9 December 1995\|accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>		He is perhaps best remembered for his voice roles between 1949 and 1960 in the [[w:BBC\|BBC]] [[w:radio comedy\|radio-comedy]] [[w:Serial (radio and television)\|serial]] ''[[Take It From Here\|Take It from Here]]''.<ref name="Gifford">{{cite news\|last1=Gifford\|first1=Denis\|title=Obituary: Wallas Eaton\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-wallas-eaton-1524830.html\|work=The Independent\|date=9 December 1995\|accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Eaton was born in [[Leicester]], [[Leicestershire]], England.<ref name="Gifford"/> He was educated at the Alderman Newton School, and later would read History and English at [[Christ's College, Cambridge]]. Eaton joined the Army in 1940, and served with distinction during [[World War II]], eventually becoming a [[major]] in charge of a [[Searchlight#In World War II\|searchlight battery]].<ref name="Gifford"/>		Eaton was born in [[w:Leicester\|Leicester]], [[w:Leicestershire\|Leicestershire]], England.<ref name="Gifford"/> He was educated at the Alderman Newton School, and later would read History and English at [[w:Christ's College, Cambridge\|Christ's College]]. Eaton joined the Army in 1940, and served with distinction during [[w:World War II\|World War II]], eventually becoming a [[w:major\|major]] in charge of a [[w:Searchlight#In World War II\|searchlight battery]].<ref name="Gifford"/>

	==Acting career==		==Acting career==
	His first stage appearance was at the Theatre Royal in his home town of [[Leicester]] in 1936. Three years later he made his London debut playing the small part of the Announcer in [[W. H. Auden\|Auden]] and [[Christopher Isherwood\|Isherwood]]'s ''[[The Ascent of F6]]'' at the [[Old Vic]].<ref name=theatricalia/> The following year Eaton played the Second Priest in [[T. S. Eliot\|Eliot]]'s ''[[Murder in the Cathedral]]'' in 1940 and he followed this with what was his first comedy role, in ''The Body Was Well Nourished'' by [[Sidney Gilliat]] and [[Frank Launder]].<ref name="Gifford"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://calmview.bham.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=XMS38%2F3381\|title=XMS38 - Theatre Collection\|website=University of Birmingham\|accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>		His first stage appearance was at the Theatre Royal in his home town of Leicester in 1936. Three years later he made his London debut playing the small part of the Announcer in [[w:W. H. Auden\|Auden]] and [[w:Christopher Isherwood\|Isherwood]]'s ''[[The Ascent of F6]]'' at the [[Old Vic]].<ref name=theatricalia/> The following year Eaton played the Second Priest in [[T. S. Eliot\|Eliot]]'s ''[[w:Murder in the Cathedral\|Murder in the Cathedral]]'' in 1940 and he followed this with what was his first comedy role, in ''The Body Was Well Nourished'' by [[w:Sidney Gilliat\|Sidney Gilliat]] and [[w:Frank Launder\|Frank Launder]].<ref name="Gifford"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://calmview.bham.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=XMS38%2F3381\|title=XMS38 - Theatre Collection\|website=University of Birmingham\|accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>

	In 1944, he appeared in [[George Bernard Shaw\|Shaw]]'s ''[[Too True To Be Good]]'' at the [[Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)\|Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/9t/too-true-to-be-good/production/7y0\|title=Production of Too True to Be Good \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> Eaton enjoyed a series of good, if small, roles, appearing alongside [[Vivien Leigh]] at the [[Phoenix Theatre, London\|Phoenix Theatre]] in 1945 in [[Thornton Wilder]]'s ''[[The Skin of Our Teeth]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/3kp/the-skin-of-our-teeth/production/mqw\|title=Production of The Skin of Our Teeth \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> In films, Eaton had a role in ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra (film)\|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' (1945).<ref name="Gifford"/>		In 1944, he appeared in [[w:George Bernard Shaw\|Shaw]]'s ''[[w:Too True To Be Good\|Too True To Be Good]]'' at the [[w:Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)\|Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/9t/too-true-to-be-good/production/7y0\|title=Production of Too True to Be Good \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> Eaton enjoyed a series of good, if small, roles, appearing alongside [[w:Vivien Leigh\|Vivien Leigh]] at the [[Phoenix Theatre, London\|Phoenix Theatre]] in 1945 in [[Thornton Wilder]]'s ''[[The Skin of Our Teeth]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/3kp/the-skin-of-our-teeth/production/mqw\|title=Production of The Skin of Our Teeth \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> In films, Eaton had a role in ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra (film)\|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' (1945).<ref name="Gifford"/>

	In addition to working on the long-running [[BBC]] radio comedy ''[[Take It from Here]]'', Eaton appeared in more than twenty-five films and over fifty television productions.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bl4rd\|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Take It From Here, From 02/04/1958\|website=BBC}}</ref> His debut for [[BBC]] Television was in [[Arthur Askey]]'s top- rated series ''Before Your Very Eyes'' in 1952, and he had parts in the [[Frankie Howerd]] series ''[[Up Pompeii]]'' and ''[[The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)\|The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]''.<ref name=independent>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-wallas-eaton-1524830.html\|title=OBITUARY: Wallas Eaton\|date=9 December 1995\|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=27189\|title=Wallas Eaton\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>		In addition to working on the long-running [[BBC]] radio comedy ''[[Take It from Here]]'', Eaton appeared in more than twenty-five films and over fifty television productions.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bl4rd\|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Take It From Here, From 02/04/1958\|website=BBC}}</ref> His debut for [[BBC]] Television was in [[Arthur Askey]]'s top- rated series ''Before Your Very Eyes'' in 1952, and he had parts in the [[Frankie Howerd]] series ''[[Up Pompeii]]'' and ''[[The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)\|The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]''.<ref name=independent>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-wallas-eaton-1524830.html\|title=OBITUARY: Wallas Eaton\|date=9 December 1995\|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=27189\|title=Wallas Eaton\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>

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'''Wallas Eaton''' (18 February 1917 – 3 November 1995), sometimes credited as '''Wallace Eaton''' or '''Wallis Eaton''',<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|title=Wallas Eaton 1917-1995|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0247891/?nmdp=1&|website=IMDb|accessdate=2015-09-19}}</ref> was an English [[film]], [[radio]], [[television]] and [[theatre]] [[actor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba63e7437|title=Wallas Eaton|website=BFI}}</ref><ref name=theatricalia>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/qrv/wallas-eaton|title=Wallas Eaton | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref>

He is perhaps best remembered for his voice roles between 1949 and 1960 in the [[BBC]] [[radio comedy|radio-comedy]] [[Serial (radio and television)|serial]] ''[[Take It From Here|Take It from Here]]''.<ref name="Gifford">{{cite news|last1=Gifford|first1=Denis|title=Obituary: Wallas Eaton|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-wallas-eaton-1524830.html|work=The Independent|date=9 December 1995|accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>

==Early life==
Eaton was born in [[Leicester]], [[Leicestershire]], England.<ref name="Gifford"/> He was educated at the Alderman Newton School, and later would read History and English at [[Christ's College, Cambridge]]. Eaton joined the Army in 1940, and served with distinction during [[World War II]], eventually becoming a [[major]] in charge of a [[Searchlight#In World War II|searchlight battery]].<ref name="Gifford"/>

==Acting career==
His first stage appearance was at the Theatre Royal in his home town of [[Leicester]] in 1936. Three years later he made his London debut playing the small part of the Announcer in [[W. H. Auden|Auden]] and [[Christopher Isherwood|Isherwood]]'s ''[[The Ascent of F6]]'' at the [[Old Vic]].<ref name=theatricalia/> The following year Eaton played the Second Priest in [[T. S. Eliot|Eliot]]'s ''[[Murder in the Cathedral]]'' in 1940 and he followed this with what was his first comedy role, in ''The Body Was Well Nourished'' by [[Sidney Gilliat]] and [[Frank Launder]].<ref name="Gifford"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://calmview.bham.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=XMS38%2F3381|title=XMS38 - Theatre Collection|website=University of Birmingham|accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>

In 1944, he appeared in [[George Bernard Shaw|Shaw]]'s ''[[Too True To Be Good]]'' at the [[Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)|Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/9t/too-true-to-be-good/production/7y0|title=Production of Too True to Be Good | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> Eaton enjoyed a series of good, if small, roles, appearing alongside [[Vivien Leigh]] at the [[Phoenix Theatre, London|Phoenix Theatre]] in 1945 in [[Thornton Wilder]]'s ''[[The Skin of Our Teeth]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/3kp/the-skin-of-our-teeth/production/mqw|title=Production of The Skin of Our Teeth | Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> In films, Eaton had a role in ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra (film)|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' (1945).<ref name="Gifford"/>

In addition to working on the long-running [[BBC]] radio comedy ''[[Take It from Here]]'', Eaton appeared in more than twenty-five films and over fifty television productions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bl4rd|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Take It From Here, From 02/04/1958|website=BBC}}</ref> His debut for [[BBC]] Television was in [[Arthur Askey]]'s top- rated series ''Before Your Very Eyes'' in 1952, and he had parts in the [[Frankie Howerd]] series ''[[Up Pompeii]]'' and ''[[The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)|The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]''.<ref name=independent>{{Cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-wallas-eaton-1524830.html|title=OBITUARY: Wallas Eaton|date=9 December 1995|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=27189|title=Wallas Eaton|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>

Eaton's favourite pastime was sailing, and he made a trip to Australia in 1975 to pursue his interest, after which he settled there permanently.<ref name=independent/> He featured in the Australian soap ''[[The Young Doctors]]'' in 1979 as Roland Perry, a rich friend of principal character Ada Simmonds.<ref name=imdb/> He also made a few appearances in later episodes of the television [[drama]] [[serial (radio and television)|serial]] ''[[A Country Practice]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OYRPAH2FrfcC&q=a+country+practise+wallas+eaton&pg=PA150|title=The A to Z of Australian Radio and Television|first1=Albert|last1=Moran|first2=Chris|last2=Keating|date=4 August 2009|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810870222|via=Google Books}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He died in Australia in November 1995, aged 78.<ref name="Gifford"/>

==Partial filmography==
{{Div col}}
* ''[[Dual Alibi]]'' (1947) - Court Official (uncredited)
* ''[[A Man's Affair]]'' (1949) - Leonard
* ''[[Dark Interval]]'' (1950)
* ''[[Up for the Cup (1950 film)|Up for the Cup]]'' (1950) - Barrowboy
* ''[[Chelsea Story]]'' (1951) - Danny
* ''[[Adventure in the Hopfields]]'' (1954) - Junk Shop Owner
* ''Alive on Saturday'' (1957) - Garton
* ''[[Two-Way Stretch]]'' (1960) - Gate Warder (Night)
* ''[[Operation Cupid]]'' (1960) - Cecil
* ''[[This Sporting Life]]'' (1963) - Waiter
* ''[[Inspector Clouseau (film)|Inspector Clouseau]]'' (1968) - Hoeffler
* ''[[Isadora (film)|Isadora]]'' (1968) - Archer
* ''[[Lock Up Your Daughters (1969 film)|Lock Up Your Daughters]]'' (1969) - Staff
* ''[[O Lucky Man!]]'' (1973) - John Stone (Coffee Factory) / Col. Steiger / Prison Warder / Meths Drinker / Film Executive
* ''[[Mad Dog Morgan]]'' (1976) - Macpherson
* ''[[Deathcheaters]]'' (1976) - 2nd Police Sergeant
* ''[[The Last Wave]]'' (1977) - Morgue Doctor
* ''[[Save the Lady]]'' (1982) - Trotter
* ''[[Goodbye Paradise]]'' (1983) - Clyde
* ''[[Undercover (1983 film)|Undercover]]'' (1984) - Mr. Breedlove
* ''[[Annie's Coming Out]]'' (1984) - Dr. Rowell
* ''[[The Pickwick Papers (1985 film)|The Pickwick Papers]]'' (1985) - Voice
* ''[[Kidnapped (1986 film)|Kidnapped]]'' (1986) - Voice
* ''[[Minnamurra (film)|Outback]]'' (1989) - Grassmore
{{div col end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0247891}}
* Palmer, Howard (10 August 1965) [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qYYQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9JQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6807,1559844&dq=wallas-eaton&hl=en "Hilarious Night"]. ''[[The Age]]'' (''via'' ''[[Google News]]''). Accessed 2015-09-19.

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	His first stage appearance was at the Theatre Royal in his home town of Leicester in 1936. Three years later he made his London debut playing the small part of the Announcer in [[w:W. H. Auden\|Auden]] and [[w:Christopher Isherwood\|Isherwood]]'s ''[[w:The Ascent of F6\|The Ascent of F6]]'' at the [[w:Old Vic]\|].<ref name=theatricalia/> The following year Eaton played the Second Priest in [[T. S. Eliot\|Eliot]]'s ''[[w:Murder in the Cathedral\|Murder in the Cathedral]]'' in 1940 and he followed this with what was his first comedy role, in ''The Body Was Well Nourished'' by [[w:Sidney Gilliat\|Sidney Gilliat]] and [[w:Frank Launder\|Frank Launder]].<ref name="Gifford"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://calmview.bham.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=XMS38%2F3381\|title=XMS38 - Theatre Collection\|website=University of Birmingham\|accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>		His first stage appearance was at the Theatre Royal in his home town of Leicester in 1936. Three years later he made his London debut playing the small part of the Announcer in [[w:W. H. Auden\|Auden]] and [[w:Christopher Isherwood\|Isherwood]]'s ''[[w:The Ascent of F6\|The Ascent of F6]]'' at the [[w:Old Vic]\|].<ref name=theatricalia/> The following year Eaton played the Second Priest in [[T. S. Eliot\|Eliot]]'s ''[[w:Murder in the Cathedral\|Murder in the Cathedral]]'' in 1940 and he followed this with what was his first comedy role, in ''The Body Was Well Nourished'' by [[w:Sidney Gilliat\|Sidney Gilliat]] and [[w:Frank Launder\|Frank Launder]].<ref name="Gifford"/><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://calmview.bham.ac.uk/Record.aspx?src=CalmView.Catalog&id=XMS38%2F3381\|title=XMS38 - Theatre Collection\|website=University of Birmingham\|accessdate=4 December 2016}}</ref>

	In 1944, he appeared in [[w:George Bernard Shaw\|Shaw]]'s ''[[w:Too True To Be Good\|Too True To Be Good]]'' at the [[w:Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)\|Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/9t/too-true-to-be-good/production/7y0\|title=Production of Too True to Be Good \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> Eaton enjoyed a series of good, if small, roles, appearing alongside [[w:Vivien Leigh\|Vivien Leigh]] at the [[Phoenix Theatre, London\|Phoenix Theatre]] in 1945 in [[Thornton Wilder]]'s ''[[The Skin of Our Teeth]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/3kp/the-skin-of-our-teeth/production/mqw\|title=Production of The Skin of Our Teeth \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> In films, Eaton had a role in ''[[Caesar and Cleopatra (film)\|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' (1945).<ref name="Gifford"/>		In 1944, he appeared in [[w:George Bernard Shaw\|Shaw]]'s ''[[w:Too True To Be Good\|Too True To Be Good]]'' at the [[w:Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith)\|Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/9t/too-true-to-be-good/production/7y0\|title=Production of Too True to Be Good \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> Eaton enjoyed a series of good, if small, roles, appearing alongside [[w:Vivien Leigh\|Vivien Leigh]] at the [[w:Phoenix Theatre, London\|Phoenix Theatre]] in 1945 in [[w:Thornton Wilder\|Thornton Wilder]]'s ''[[w:The Skin of Our Teeth]]''.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/3kp/the-skin-of-our-teeth/production/mqw\|title=Production of The Skin of Our Teeth \| Theatricalia\|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref> In films, Eaton had a role in ''[[w:Caesar and Cleopatra (film)\|Caesar and Cleopatra]]'' (1945).<ref name="Gifford"/>

	In addition to working on the long-running [[w:BBC\|BBC]] radio comedy ''[[Take It from Here]]'', Eaton appeared in more than twenty-five films and over fifty television productions.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bl4rd\|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Take It From Here, From 02/04/1958\|website=BBC}}</ref> His debut for BBC Television was in [[Arthur Askey]]'s top- rated series ''[[Before Your Very Eyes]]'' in 1952, and he had parts in the [[Frankie Howerd]] series ''[[Up Pompeii]]'' and ''[[w:The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)\|The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]''.<ref name=independent>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-wallas-eaton-1524830.html\|title=OBITUARY: Wallas Eaton\|date=9 December 1995\|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=27189\|title=Wallas Eaton\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>		In addition to working on the long-running [[w:BBC\|BBC]] radio comedy ''[[Take It from Here]]'', Eaton appeared in more than twenty-five films and over fifty television productions.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01bl4rd\|title=BBC Radio 4 Extra - Take It From Here, From 02/04/1958\|website=BBC}}</ref> His debut for BBC Television was in [[Arthur Askey]]'s top- rated series ''[[Before Your Very Eyes]]'' in 1952, and he had parts in the [[Frankie Howerd]] series ''[[Up Pompeii]]'' and ''[[w:The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes (TV series)\|The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes]]''.<ref name=independent>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-wallas-eaton-1524830.html\|title=OBITUARY: Wallas Eaton\|date=9 December 1995\|website=The Independent}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=27189\|title=Wallas Eaton\|website=www.aveleyman.com}}</ref>