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Revision as of 16:46, 22 September 2022

Fred Ferris
Fred Ferris.jpg
Born
Frederick William Ferris

(1905-07-13)13 July 1905
Died25 January 1978(1978-01-25) (aged 72)
Occupation(s)actor, stage producer, playwright

Fred Ferris (13 July 1905 – 25 January 1978) was a British actor, stage producer and playwright.

Biography

Ferris was born in West Derby, Liverpool. In the earlier years of his career, he was known as a comic actor, featuring in the BBC Home Service's radio comedy Club Night, which starred Dave Morris and ran between 1950 and 1955.[1][2]

Ferris was briefly in Coronation Street in 1962. He played Mr Appleby, the father of Colin Appleby.

In later years, Ferris played a large number of police characters, appearing in such shows as Sergeant Cork, Z-Cars, Dixon of Dock Green and The Avengers, as well as in films such as Sky West and Crooked.[3][4] One of these parts was in the Doctor Who serial Planet of Giants.[5]

Ferris died in 1978, aged 72.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1962 A Kind of Loving Althorpe
1962 Some People Clerk of the Court
1962 Jigsaw Information Sergeant Uncredited
1966 Sky West and Crooked Police Constable

References

  1. ^ "Famous Blackpool Entertainers - Famous Blackpool Entertainers - - Blackpool Postcards".
  2. ^ "Dave Morris in CLUB NIGHT". 24 August 1956. p. 35 – via BBC Genome.
  3. ^ "Fred Ferris". BFI.
  4. ^ "Fred Ferris". www.aveleyman.com.
  5. ^ "BBC - Doctor Who Classic Episode Guide - Planet of Giants - Details". www.bbc.co.uk.

External links

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