Edward Chapman

Edward Chapman

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Edward Chapman (13 October 1901 - 9 August 1977) was an English actor who starred in many films and television programmes, but is chiefly remembered as "Mr. Wilfred Grimsdale", the officious superior and comic foil to Norman Wisdom's character of Pitkin in many of his films from the late 1950s and 1960s. Chapman was born in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England. On leaving school he became a bank clerk but later began his stage career with Ben Greet's Company in June 1924 at the Repertory Theatre, Nottingham, playing Gecko in George du Maurier's Trilby. He made his first London stage appearance at the Court Theatre in August 1925 playing the Rev Septimus Tudor in The Farmer's Wife. Among dozens of stage roles that followed, he played Bonaparte to Margaret Rawlings's Josephine in Napoleon at the Embassy Theatre in September 1934. In 1928 he attracted the attention of Alfred Hitchcock, who gave him the role of "The Paycock" in the 1930 film, Juno and the Paycock. In the same year he also made an appearance in Caste (of which no prints are known to exist). He had a role in The Citadel in 1938 and appeared alongside George Formby in the Ealing Studios comedy Turned Out Nice Again in 1941. During the Second World War he took a break from acting and joined the Royal Air Force. After training he was posted to 129 (Mysore) Squadron as an intelligence officer. This Spitfire squadron was based at Westhampnett and Debden. The squadron was heavily engaged in combat during this period and many of Chapman's fellow squadron mates were killed in action. Chapman first starred alongside Wisdom in 1957's Just My Luck in the role of Mr. Stoneway, but the next year in The Square Peg he appeared as Mr. Grimsdale for the first time opposite Wisdom's character of Norman Pitkin. In 1960 he and Wisdom acted together again in The Bulldog Breed, playing the roles of Mr. Philpots and Norman Puckle - Mr. Grimsdale and Pitkin in all but name. Wisdom appeared alone as Norman Pitkin in On the Beat in 1962, while Chapman branched out, starring in the Danish folktale Venus fra Vestø, but Grimsdale and Pitkin were reunited for 1963's A Stitch in Time. Their final performance together was in The Early Bird in 1965, Wisdom's first film in colour. In all, he appeared alongside Norman Wisdom in five films. After Sir John Gielgud was arrested for "persistently importuning male persons for immoral purposes", Chapman started a petition to force him to resign from Equity. Sir Laurence Olivier reportedly threw Chapman out of his dressing room when he solicited his signature for the petition. From 1965 Chapman played mostly characters roles on television. His final role was as Mr. Callon for nine episodes of the BBC's seafaring melodrama The Onedin Line between 1971 and 1972. Chapman died of a heart attack in Brighton, East Sussex, England at the age of 75. Description above from the Wikipedia article Edward Chapman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For: Acting
Birthday: 1901-10-13
Place of Birth: Harrogate, Yorkshire, England, UK
Also Known As: Эдуард Чепмен, Эдвард Чепмен

Movies List of Edward Chapman

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Things to Come

1936 Movie
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The Queen's Affair

1934 Movie
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Murder!

1930 Movie
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X the Unknown

1956 Movie
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School for Scoundrels

1960 Movie
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The Card

1952 Movie
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The Bulldog Breed

1960 Movie
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The Square Peg

1958 Movie
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A Stitch in Time

1963 Movie
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Just My Luck

1957 Movie
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Juno and the Paycock

1929 Movie
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Hide and Seek

1964 Movie
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The October Man

1947 Movie
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Rembrandt

1936 Movie
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The Magic Box

1952 Movie
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The Skin Game

1931 Movie
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The Citadel

1938 Movie
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The Proud Valley

1940 Movie
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Gone to Earth

1950 Movie
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They Flew Alone

1942 Movie
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Bhowani Junction

1956 Movie
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Turned Out Nice Again

1941 Movie
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The Church Mouse

1934 Movie
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The Cocktail Party

1952 Movie
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A Day to Remember

1953 Movie
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His Excellency

1952 Movie
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Marigold

1938 Movie
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The Ringer

1952 Movie
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The Early Bird

1965 Movie
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Blossom Time

1934 Movie
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Mister Cinders

1934 Movie
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Man on the Run

1949 Movie
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Jeannie

1941 Movie
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Girls Will Be Boys

1934 Movie
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Venus fra Vestø

1962 Movie
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Poison Pen

1939 Movie
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The Four Just Men

1939 Movie
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Innocent Sinners

1958 Movie
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The Big Deal

1961 Movie
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Convoy

1940 Movie
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Someone at the Door

1936 Movie
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Ships with Wings

1941 Movie
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The Divine Spark

1935 Movie
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Oscar Wilde

1960 Movie
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The Briggs Family

1940 Movie
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Caste

1930 Movie
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Tilly of Bloomsbury

1931 Movie
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The Flying Squad

1932 Movie
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The Love Match

1955 Movie
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Mandy

1952 Movie
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The Intruder

1953 Movie
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Night and the City

1950 Movie
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Folly to Be Wise

1952 Movie
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Joey Boy

1965 Movie
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A Yank in Ermine

1955 Movie
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Doctor at Large

1957 Movie
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Lisbon

1956 Movie
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Now You're Talking

1940 Movie
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The Crowded Day

1954 Movie
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The End of the Road

1954 Movie
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Law and Disorder

1940 Movie
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Happy Ever After

1932 Movie
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Premiere

1938 Movie